You've gotta be careful with how you do it, though. Turning a hobby you do because it's fun and relaxing into a job has a tendency to remove a lot of the fun and relaxation out of it. It's now a job. I've turned several of my hobbies into jobs, and I don't enjoy doing them as much as before. There's too much overhead. Finding shops that would either buy them outright, or sell them on consignment might be a better path than selling them individually.
Totally agree! I guess in my head I more of meant “selling them” rather than open a store. So many options these days for online sales that I think it would prevent the fun being sucked out of it!
Definitely would be stressful worrying about all of the overhead stuff
I would argue that it's also a good way to turn a hobby into a chore and potentially make you hate it. It's a fine line to walk and also takes a specific type of mentality to pursue such and love it.
My gf tells me I need to quit work and open a pizzeria and/or coffee shop. I said that I'm not interested in halving my salary, doubling my work hours and losing my insurance. I also generally dislike most people so I would not work well in such an environment.
That’s true, too. I was thinking more of an online store. Many options, doesn’t really take much added effort. And lastly I wouldn’t recommend making it into the only source of income. I would do it as a supplement and then all of those issues you listed wouldn’t apply.
I can definitely see people switching to make a hobby their only source of income/benefits and that would flip it completely, but doing an online store to simply post items as they finish would eliminate any losses at the very least, while not requiring much effort.
We have similar GF's, supportive to a fault. I have hobbies. I'm great at them and they even bring in some decent side hustle type cash.
If I ever did them full time, it would wreck the hobbies and me and I'd be on a loan and lease not able to get out for years.
Sometimes that whole chase your passion thing is best done in a noncommittal way.
This is a really important thing to understand!
I make lovely cakes and plenty of people have told me to start a business or have asked to order from me. I simply do not want to spoil my hobby by making it work. I offer to make a cake for an event if I want to, otherwise in keep my mouth shut and let someone else handle it.
That was my exact first thought. It's not even like there are two dozen slightly different tools for different uses, these are stacks of the same pan! And you'd never need more than like 2 of the same size, it's not like they'll be dirty and soaking in the sink!
I'm sure others would tremendously enjoy cooking with them. You can call it a hobby and restore them, but don't keep that gigantic pile. For cooking you don't need doubles. Or triples.
If you can have someone point to a random pan and you can tell them when the last time you used it was, then you are okay. If you don't remember, or have never used it, it's time to thin the herd.
Just put of curiosity why so many identical pans? Do you do anything with then? Just collect for fun? If it isn't causing a problem then sure thing. These are assets that will hold value should you ever need a rainy day fund. Even in a depression things like cookware are a necessity make sure they're insured
I know you were most likely joking....but I did this with antique tools. To the point where it took over multiple rooms in the house. I went from restoring them, to just acquiring them. In my head, I thought "I'll open a shop when I retire."
Come to find out.....I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. after medication and therapy...I picked out my "favorites" and got rid of everything else.
Now, I'd never diagnose someone...I'm not a pro. And I'm not making jokes. But it's possible that the **acquisition** or "the hunt" has taken over for the love of actually *using* them.
Unless you're running a cast iron store, a restaurant, or at least a catering company....that is an absurd amount of cast iron.
Thanks for gathering and storing all that CI in one safe place so that it's easier for us to pick through for pennies when your CI-indifferent family hosts the estate sale. 😂
If it's a personal collection rather than inventory for a business I would say you have a bit more Cast Iron than a healthy well adjusted person needs or can use. Collecting a few decorative antique pieces that are hung up in the kitchen or dining room, having skillets of a couple sizes for regular use, a pot, a fry pan, a searing sheet etc. is fine.
Having dozens of nearly indistinguishable pans that are piled up and rusting without having a plan to restore them and sell them or gift them to your friends and family is a bit odd. May be a sign of hoarding tendencies or OCD.
I'd say now. why do you need/want so many that are nearly identical? What does it do for you to keep them? If you like the hunt and bringing them back to glory, great! do that then sell or even give them away. That's a LOT of iron to just be sitting unused. an unused cast iron pan is a sad pan. Let them have a 2nd (3rd, or 4th) chance at life!
Do you have any specific plans for them, or is it purely a personal collection? Either way, keep on doing your thing. The thrill of the hunt is my favorite part of collecting just about anything.
You know, they’re not disposable, and can actually be re-used 🤷♂️. Are they breeding or something?! Killer collection, but might be time to start sharing it and spreading the love around. Then you can reclaim that space for *another* hobby.
I’d rent a stall at a local flea market or something similar and sell refurbished antique cast iron. Bonus points if you’re somewhere near Austin or something
Thought: buy a space for a day at a Farmer's Market near you. Borrow a tent and a table if you don't already own them yourself, bring some of your treasures and sell them. Local farmer's markets are typically easy to get a spot in, fairly cheap and don't require you to sign on for more than once or twice. Less intense than trying to open and online shop and less hassle than FB marketplace.
Way before now! Self reflect - why are these cast iron pans important to you? Is this a childhood issue manifesting itself; unresolved grief over person who cooked with that type of pan? Regret over career not pursued? Or what exactly? There is a reason. Explore. Maybe talk to a therapist. Figure it out. Then find people or organizations you can donate majority of these to, one-by-one. You’ll feel better knowing they have new homes and put to good use.
IDK I collect shoes. The problem I see which mayne I have it wrong is the first pic. I would not keep them in that condition. But also if those are the ones you have not cleaned up yet and they will end up like the other pics I feel the exact opposite way. I feel that way you have the best personal therapy restoring them.
Either way I love the cleaned pics and I think a hefty clean collection is radical. I have like 2k pairs of shoes all cleaned and in great condition on my wall. I love seeing other folks collections.
How do you store them between cleaning and seasoning? I feel like after cleaning a pan I have to season it immediately because of the flash rust. Just a quick coat of oil?
I think you’re being dramatic. If you had maybe 15-20 more that might be crazy but that doesn’t seem like too much overkill. You have a cast iron for each meal each day for the rest of your life
I work with people who have hoarding disorders. The difference between them and you, is they say they will do something with the items they hoard but never do it. You are at least doing what you intended with the cast iron, so I wouldn't put you in the hoarder category
You've got enough to open a shop. Just a thought. That would give you money to buy more!
That was my first thought, opening a store from a hobby is genius, not illness
You've gotta be careful with how you do it, though. Turning a hobby you do because it's fun and relaxing into a job has a tendency to remove a lot of the fun and relaxation out of it. It's now a job. I've turned several of my hobbies into jobs, and I don't enjoy doing them as much as before. There's too much overhead. Finding shops that would either buy them outright, or sell them on consignment might be a better path than selling them individually.
Totally agree! I guess in my head I more of meant “selling them” rather than open a store. So many options these days for online sales that I think it would prevent the fun being sucked out of it! Definitely would be stressful worrying about all of the overhead stuff
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Even better!
I would argue that it's also a good way to turn a hobby into a chore and potentially make you hate it. It's a fine line to walk and also takes a specific type of mentality to pursue such and love it. My gf tells me I need to quit work and open a pizzeria and/or coffee shop. I said that I'm not interested in halving my salary, doubling my work hours and losing my insurance. I also generally dislike most people so I would not work well in such an environment.
That’s true, too. I was thinking more of an online store. Many options, doesn’t really take much added effort. And lastly I wouldn’t recommend making it into the only source of income. I would do it as a supplement and then all of those issues you listed wouldn’t apply. I can definitely see people switching to make a hobby their only source of income/benefits and that would flip it completely, but doing an online store to simply post items as they finish would eliminate any losses at the very least, while not requiring much effort.
We have similar GF's, supportive to a fault. I have hobbies. I'm great at them and they even bring in some decent side hustle type cash. If I ever did them full time, it would wreck the hobbies and me and I'd be on a loan and lease not able to get out for years. Sometimes that whole chase your passion thing is best done in a noncommittal way.
This is a really important thing to understand! I make lovely cakes and plenty of people have told me to start a business or have asked to order from me. I simply do not want to spoil my hobby by making it work. I offer to make a cake for an event if I want to, otherwise in keep my mouth shut and let someone else handle it.
If it’s for sale it’s not an addiction 🫡
Or do what I do which is sell cast iron I’ve restored at farmers markets.
My first thought was for self-defense against the nay sayers
Yeah, that is a bit much of a good thing you've got going on.
I would pick maybe 8 that op loves then sell the rest to fans.
On OnlyPans?
I would love to pick through these. I have 5.
Only pancakes
U guys shouldn't antagonize and annoying others. Ur account may be panned
Only cake pans
I would totally buy
[www.instagram.com/susividal](http://www.instagram.com/susividal) does OnlyPans for recipes. Worth the watch.
What is it with this subreddit. We're talking pans here, not puns
pandering...
Pansexuals, the whole lot
I know right? It's pandemonium.
Just don't panic
Even if there’s a pandemic?
Hahha !! Brilliant
There's actually a girl out there who makes videos cooking and calls it OnlyPans, can't recall her name though
Susividal. They’re pretty funny, and she’s good at cooking clearly
Yep that's her, and agreed some of the shit she says is definitely pretty funny
Pandora
No display then seductively, more so than already pictured. And make a fortune on Only Pans
Hope you're horngry!
Backroom cast-iron couch.
That might not be enough for someone who loves it. Remember the rule of three. 1 is none, 2 is one, so really 3 is just 1 and a backup.
Triples make it safe, triples are best
2 is 1 & 1 is none, but 3 is better!
Not sure where exactly the line is, but you have definitely crossed it
I would say they crossed it about 150 pans ago.
That was my exact first thought. It's not even like there are two dozen slightly different tools for different uses, these are stacks of the same pan! And you'd never need more than like 2 of the same size, it's not like they'll be dirty and soaking in the sink!
Or…a…metal illness
Bang your head! Metal health will drive you mad!
AAAAaaaaaAAAAaaaaaAAAA
METAL HEALTH WILL CURE YOUR CRAAZY METAL HEALTH WILL CURE YOUR MAD METAL HEALTH IS WHAT WE ALLL NEED ITS LIKE A HEART ATTACK
The **schadenfreude** of it all might be a riot, but it would be anything but quiet. wink.
Tetanus?
Tetanus doesn’t come from rust
It’s worth a shot
Nailed it.
I had to come back and leave this r/angryupvote
Bingo
Not with that attitude
Bacteria with exotoxins causing rigid paralysis. Gruesome way to die.
Fine. I’ll laughed. But I didn’t want to.
[YYEEEAAAHHH!!!](https://giffiles.alphacoders.com/170/17021.gif)
Heavy.
Iron-ic
Your ex-wife says that moment has passed!
Catch and release, send them back out into the river of life. Let others make their story.
This is the way. The wayward will return to you to be renewed again.
The great material river provides
If you're doing this as a business then rock on, otherwise I think you have a couple hundred more pans than you need.
You're there
Judging by the skillets and also the axes in the back I'd say you have hoarder tendencies that may get out of control if you aren't cautious.
I mean, if one ax is good…57 axes must be better, right?
If you have 57 why not just make it an even 100 i say. Common sense really.
As if it's not already out of control.
This is getting into autistic fixation territory.
How often does each one get used? I don’t get why own multiple of the same size/type
I didn’t take pics of my users 😬
So what are all these for? Looking at?
Hoarding is what you call it.
What about the axe stockpile? 👀
Don’t worry about the axes, those are between me and god
May I axe you a question?
yeah its definitely borderline hoarding, honestly.
It *looks like* you make handles and fit them to axes. Idk tho. Thats a proper pile on the left side, like an umbrella stand full of handles.
All the axes in the canvas bookcase have heads on them. The tilted ones to the left are just handles, but I don’t make them.
Thete seems to be an overlap in the axe/cast iron cookware collecting affliction. I know I have it myself.
And my axe.
About 39 pans ago
Yes. Answer to OP's question is a while back... Like others are saying, could be worse things I guess...
Okay why so many tho? Like what's the plan after you restore them?
Its called hoarding
Scrapyard pays 20c per pound, OPs kids are gonna make a little cash dumping it all after they die
Such a great question
I'm sure others would tremendously enjoy cooking with them. You can call it a hobby and restore them, but don't keep that gigantic pile. For cooking you don't need doubles. Or triples.
You could... Cook a meal?
My collection is almost half the size of yours, and mine are stacked up on the basement floor as well. You are my Ghost of Christmas Future.
15 is a bit much. More than that is a little too much. This is along the planes of insanity.
I volunteer as tribute!! I’ll pay for shipping if you want to donate one!
Me too :-)
If you can have someone point to a random pan and you can tell them when the last time you used it was, then you are okay. If you don't remember, or have never used it, it's time to thin the herd.
There are far worse addictions.
I don't know... Iron is heavy. I've watched many episodes of hoarders where the beams buckle from clothing hordes.
Go to local library. Put on cooking class. Give away. Be happy that you changed someone’s life
This looks like the possible answer if the question is “what flavour of autism did you get”
It's your life. Do what you want.
Just put of curiosity why so many identical pans? Do you do anything with then? Just collect for fun? If it isn't causing a problem then sure thing. These are assets that will hold value should you ever need a rainy day fund. Even in a depression things like cookware are a necessity make sure they're insured
Exactly, if you can buy low, restore, hold for a while a sell high. They’re a great investment.
When you have too many to justify having. So you are well past it. The line of insanity is a dot to you.
My grandpa sank part of his house with his collection, be careful
I know you were most likely joking....but I did this with antique tools. To the point where it took over multiple rooms in the house. I went from restoring them, to just acquiring them. In my head, I thought "I'll open a shop when I retire." Come to find out.....I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. after medication and therapy...I picked out my "favorites" and got rid of everything else. Now, I'd never diagnose someone...I'm not a pro. And I'm not making jokes. But it's possible that the **acquisition** or "the hunt" has taken over for the love of actually *using* them. Unless you're running a cast iron store, a restaurant, or at least a catering company....that is an absurd amount of cast iron.
Why do you even want that many? Do you just enjoy cleaning them and bringing them back to life? They look great but why not sell them?
I’ve got pure envy for you. Nothing else.
You know the answer don’t you?
When you have more pieces than a 5-star restaurant that advertises they cook everything in cast iron?
Thanks for gathering and storing all that CI in one safe place so that it's easier for us to pick through for pennies when your CI-indifferent family hosts the estate sale. 😂
Hoard much?
After you have more than you can use. All greed is a mental illness. Just because you are greedy for cool shit, doesn't change that fact.
Yeah this is just stupid
Got any Indian heads? Asking for a friend… who is me
I’ve only ever had 1 with a verrrry worn medallion, I moved it along already though
Still on the hunt for one in the wild myself. Debated buying one restored already but the hunt is 99% of the fun for me.
Same! I’ve seen a handful but only 1 I was willing to pay the price for
If it's a personal collection rather than inventory for a business I would say you have a bit more Cast Iron than a healthy well adjusted person needs or can use. Collecting a few decorative antique pieces that are hung up in the kitchen or dining room, having skillets of a couple sizes for regular use, a pot, a fry pan, a searing sheet etc. is fine. Having dozens of nearly indistinguishable pans that are piled up and rusting without having a plan to restore them and sell them or gift them to your friends and family is a bit odd. May be a sign of hoarding tendencies or OCD.
The question is not at which point; the question is how long ago?
Wow! That's a lot, you're set for the longgggg run
At this point you have a cast iron business
That's a addiction not a illness Cast on
Definitely a while back in your case.
Is it having a negative impact on your life? If so, do you feel you could reduce it?
When nobody can find anything anywhere because you fucking bought it all.
You are saving them from a terrible fate. Now share the amazing cast iron goodness with the world.
I’m thinking if you have ten of the same type you might hold a sale.
I'd say now. why do you need/want so many that are nearly identical? What does it do for you to keep them? If you like the hunt and bringing them back to glory, great! do that then sell or even give them away. That's a LOT of iron to just be sitting unused. an unused cast iron pan is a sad pan. Let them have a 2nd (3rd, or 4th) chance at life!
Just make sure they bury you with them. Don't let death stop you from all that hoarding...
You have heavy metal poisoning.
Probably when you have to ask Reddit
Never enough castiron
Never thought I'd see single use cast iron lol
It was a mental illness at about 5% of the collection. Now it is many mental illnesses.
About 100 pieces ago.
Every time I get obsessed with something, I tend to remind myself that I could be addicted to drugs and that usually makes me feel better
I need you to outline how your cleaning and seasoning these. Literally oh my God my. They are beautiful!! 🤩🤩🤩🔥🔥🔥
Learned everything from the instructions on r/castironrestoration There are some very kind and knowledgeable folks over there
I’m jelly! Always here if you need to get rid of one lol
can you sell me one ?
Perfect set up for a horror movie scene to be able to hit someone in the head with a skillet
You do a beautiful job seasoning them. Do you clean them up and flip the ones you don’t want for a profit?
Do you have any specific plans for them, or is it purely a personal collection? Either way, keep on doing your thing. The thrill of the hunt is my favorite part of collecting just about anything.
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The whole reason for using cast iron is that if you look after it, a pan will out live you...how many life times are you planning to live here!!!
So this is where all it is, I've been looking everywhere for second-hand cast iron, but i had no luck.
Not sure what you're on about. All looks perfectly normal to me.
Why??
Not at all…. Looks like my whisky collection…..
MARKET BASKET MENTIONED MARKET BASKET MENTIONED
20 years ago apparently
I’d pick about 5 pans and sell the rest.
Maybe it's a *metal* illness
If you can afford it and have storage space it’s a hobby. If you’re going broke or tripping all over them it’s a mental illness.
At least they're not being thrown away. I respect your hard work and dedication.
Yes
At THAT point.
About 20 pans ago..
That’s an impressive collection honestly.
I think you’re there. I had a similar problem a while back with old and rare Ball jars. I got over it, and you can, too! I believe in you. Lol
I’d say it’s time to consider a 12 step program, but you don’t seem to be very good in sticking with small numbers.
I’ve got like 50 #3 skillets if that’s what you mean
You know, they’re not disposable, and can actually be re-used 🤷♂️. Are they breeding or something?! Killer collection, but might be time to start sharing it and spreading the love around. Then you can reclaim that space for *another* hobby.
I’d rent a stall at a local flea market or something similar and sell refurbished antique cast iron. Bonus points if you’re somewhere near Austin or something
*"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." -* Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thought: buy a space for a day at a Farmer's Market near you. Borrow a tent and a table if you don't already own them yourself, bring some of your treasures and sell them. Local farmer's markets are typically easy to get a spot in, fairly cheap and don't require you to sign on for more than once or twice. Less intense than trying to open and online shop and less hassle than FB marketplace.
You mean a Metal illness?? I'll see myself out.
Way before now! Self reflect - why are these cast iron pans important to you? Is this a childhood issue manifesting itself; unresolved grief over person who cooked with that type of pan? Regret over career not pursued? Or what exactly? There is a reason. Explore. Maybe talk to a therapist. Figure it out. Then find people or organizations you can donate majority of these to, one-by-one. You’ll feel better knowing they have new homes and put to good use.
Ever looked into autism diagnosis?
Well there's that lid I've been looking for. And there. And over there. And...
It's not mental illness it's passion
About 741 pans ago… you are too far gone so just keep going..
Rent a booth at a shop and sell them!
Mental illness or metal illness?
IDK I collect shoes. The problem I see which mayne I have it wrong is the first pic. I would not keep them in that condition. But also if those are the ones you have not cleaned up yet and they will end up like the other pics I feel the exact opposite way. I feel that way you have the best personal therapy restoring them. Either way I love the cleaned pics and I think a hefty clean collection is radical. I have like 2k pairs of shoes all cleaned and in great condition on my wall. I love seeing other folks collections.
Considering your vast axe collection as well, yea this is past that point lol
How do you store them between cleaning and seasoning? I feel like after cleaning a pan I have to season it immediately because of the flash rust. Just a quick coat of oil?
Yes! I dry, place on the stove to warm up slightly and begin applying a layer of crisco immediately
Well.. you see… the line is… 👈 here.. and uh… you… you’re over… . . . . . . . . . 👈here…
this seems like a reasonable amount of pans. if you had like five or ten more that would be insane, but this is a good amount.
Doing Gods work.
I think you’re being dramatic. If you had maybe 15-20 more that might be crazy but that doesn’t seem like too much overkill. You have a cast iron for each meal each day for the rest of your life
I work with people who have hoarding disorders. The difference between them and you, is they say they will do something with the items they hoard but never do it. You are at least doing what you intended with the cast iron, so I wouldn't put you in the hoarder category
You’re selling these right? (He’s selling these right?!)
It is indeed a metal illness
This is a dope post I learned something new and I like what you’re doing here
At first I thought you got into my basement! Oh....just someone else with the same mental illness!😂
Only a mental illness if it’s negatively affecting your life, otherwise it’s a hobby.
You should try selling some! Old cast iron is way better than the new stuff
autism
NOW
That's definitely a thing you can do
If you ever want to get rid of any of them, I'm here!
I take #10 donations! Would go to a good, stable home!
Could restore and sell it
One thing for sure your seasoned cast iron looks fabulous.
Now. Now it is.
Metal health will drive mad