You can never have enough...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

I am saving mine and collecting generous offerings from friends in order to get the casserole pot that requires two full pages and thousands of dollars of grocery spend. Having switched over to all stainless steel and tossed all the non stick stuff out that pot really is the only one that would get any use in my kitchen. I had a look in passing at it yesterday and thought it looked a bit lightweight in comparison to the pieces I have, so will have a closer look next week when I go in to top up the plonk supplies.

Decades ago, early 2000s maybe? - they did a promo with Optica double bottomed stainless steel cookware. I was living in Blenheim at the time and managed to pick up one tiny saucepan which proved to be a really good pot, so years later when I spotted the full set of those saucepans plus a couple on TradeMe for $50 I bid and won the lot. From memory the postage was another $20 odd, so on my limited budget it was an investment. But one I have never regretted. Boy those pots are lovely to use. And I doubt they will ever wear out. Plus I rather like seeing them all clean and shiny on dispay on my open shelf system - open shelves because bending to low cupboards is a bit dicey these days!

So if you see any Optica pots and pans going cheap, grab them!