What's the most 'middle class' thing you own?

Posted by GovernmentPrevious75@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 831 comments

Mines a pestle and mortar after getting sucked into what Jamie Oliver listed as an essential kitchen item. I've used it once in three years.

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CaptMelonfish@reddit

Does a proper rice cooker count? Full digital multi mode job. Honestly, I can get on with other bits whilst it cooks away, perfect rice every time.

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manxlancs123@reddit

Every Tom, Dick, and Harry has one in China, but yeah, they do seem to have an aura of semi poshness in the UK. Absolutely essential to stop fucking around with boiling rice in the pan. Perfect rice every time. I thoroughly recommend a rice cooker.

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cerswerd@reddit

I have a rice cooker but half the time I just make it in a pan. I don't really see what step the rice cooker cuts out, apart from the button flicking to warm halfway through. You still have to do all the washing and measuring. Does free up a ring on the hob though.

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manxlancs123@reddit

The main thing it cuts out is the monitoring of the rice in the pan and the not knowing if it’s done properly or not. Maybe I’m just shit at cooking and don’t know what I’m doing when I make it in the pan. It’s either underdone or stodgy and overdone. It’s the convenience of just setting it to go and forgetting about it until it beeps. For me, rice, which is essentially a sideshow, causes me more trouble than the main part of the meal. For what it’s worth, no Chinese person would ever dream of making boiled rice in a pan. I think they’re onto something.

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cerswerd@reddit

I lived in China. My ayi was like where the fuck is your rice cooker. That's why I have one. In case you are ever sans cooker, 1.5 cups boiling water to every cup of rice. Lid on, simmer on the lowest heat possible for 15 mins, leave without removing the lid for 15. Possibly different for brown rice.

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manxlancs123@reddit

Ayi always knows best!

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

I think the fancy ones are, rather than the ones that just click on and off. You get displays which can do every variety of rice. I really like mine as it takes zero thought, meanwhile others are faffing about with timing things, tea towels, checking for bubbles and the rice still isn't great. Or worse just boiling it like pasta and draining it in the sink.

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manxlancs123@reddit

Absolutely, couldn’t agree more. One of the many impulse kitchen buys that I actually get good use out of unlike all the other gadgets that are gathering dust at the back of a cupboard somewhere.

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men_in_the_rigging@reddit

Many folks I know poo pooed my rice cooker. Besmirched its very existence. Jokes on them; I'm saving £5k a year on takeout basmati and use it to clean my undies on a weekend.

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Clever_Username_467@reddit

A potato ricer.

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Rh-27@reddit

You need this [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Official-Electric-Potato-Masher-Blender/dp/B077SBVRH5/ref=sr\_1\_3?keywords=electric+potato+masher&qid=1698093349&sr=8-3](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Official-Electric-Potato-Masher-Blender/dp/B077SBVRH5/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=electric+potato+masher&qid=1698093349&sr=8-3) It will transform your life.

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HeidiKrups@reddit

Yikes. The point of a ricer is that each potato cell is squished once to avoid the damage to the cell walls that makes mash gummy/releases the water that got soaked up during cooking. This is the opposite of that.

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Rh-27@reddit

Well aware however this produces fantastic results, better than anything I've used before.

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HeidiKrups@reddit

I am doubtful but will not rule it out. Thank you for engaging...

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Clever_Username_467@reddit

That looks like it would make wall paper paste. Mash shouldn't be a slurry.

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Rh-27@reddit

Nope. It doesn't. Creamy smooth mash evetytime. Read the reviews.

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DragonRunner10@reddit

£34? My family can have the lumps.

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Rh-27@reddit

A small cost in the grand scheme of things. I've a large family and often have gatherings for dinner, so it's a no brainer. Saves so much time and effort and produces better results than anything else.

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J2750@reddit

Seconded. If you like mash, this things a gamechanger

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Clever_Username_467@reddit

If you like mash the consistency of Ready Brek.

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pb-86@reddit

I was saying yesterday that I need a better masher as the one we have at the moment is shite. My friend you have answered my prayers

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runningman299@reddit

No way is a potato ricer middle class. It’s not much more expensive than an actual masher And makes much nicer mash

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Clever_Username_467@reddit

Price isn't a factor in the equation.

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Practical_Storage201@reddit

In this case I don't think the cost is the defining factor in class. It's the fact that they are cooking something that isn't frozen and thrown in the oven for 20 minutes.

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No_Coyote_557@reddit

Microwave for 2 minutes.

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toastyroasties7@reddit

Mash (and any other basic cooking) definitely isn't a middle class thing.

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Pope_Khajiit@reddit

I like lumpy mash potato. That's how mum made it, and I've grown accustomed.

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lurcherzzz@reddit

I leave a bit of skin on for extra lump

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Pope_Khajiit@reddit

Or just really half-arse it. Like mum would

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RufusBowland@reddit

Absolute game changer. Mine’s a Denby one I got mega cheap with Tesco clubcard vouchers and my mash is now smoother than a baby’s bum.

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BeefyBob_likes_beef@reddit

I scoured the charity shops for months to get mine. Fuck I'm paying over £10 for one. Got one for £3

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limegreenbunny@reddit

It definitely makes superior mash - no lumps!

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buymorebestsellers@reddit

Silver mussel shells for removing mussels from their actual shells 😂 Alessi Philippe Stark Juicer, Mami Cutlery and Micheal Greaves cheeseboard. A spiraliser machine that turns vegetables into pretentious spaghetti versions. Kartell dining chairs Le Chameau Wellington boots Two Davidoff cigar humidors Everything else is essentially at B&M bargains level. 😂😂😂

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CliffyGiro@reddit

Been to cup coffee machine. Not sure I’d consider it middle class as such. Some middle class people claim they “love good coffee” but by that they mean Gold Blend.

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MolassesZestyclose96@reddit

How do you/ did you get a council house? Like I have no idea the criteria, is it a low salary?

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CliffyGiro@reddit

I bought it. It’s an ex-council house.

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MolassesZestyclose96@reddit

Oh ok fair enough.

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GrumpyOik@reddit

>Bean to cup coffee machine. When I read the question, this was my answer. A present from my wife during lockdown. Even more middle class than a jar of pesto.

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JK07@reddit

Is pesto middle class? Chicken pesto pasta is such a basic meal. I'm definitely nowhere near middle class

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Bugsmoke@reddit

It’s like £3+ for a jar so it’s pretty middle clasa

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

Pesto is more like a quid a jar and available everywhere. It goes a really long way too.

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Bugsmoke@reddit

Yeah but that’s not pesto it’s ‘pesto’ or ‘pesto sauce’ or whatever. It’s also not THAT widely available. You can only get sacla easily where I live and you’re looking at £3-3.50 sort of range. I currently live in a pretty deprived part of wales.

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

It is what people are talking about when they say pesto, the little jars. They do it in my local Tesco Express, in Aldi, Lidl, Co-op. I'd be surprised it was £3.50 even in my grotty little corner shop but they still do it. Green and red!

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FatStoic@reddit

At one point, probably. Fresh basil, expensive pine nuts, shaved parmesan... sure. But as a kid in the 2000s my mum would knock out tuna pesto pasta as a weeknight meal when she wanted something cheap in 20 mins, so not any more

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publicOwl@reddit

Top tip, pine nuts are really affordable at Lidl for some reason. I stock up every time I spot them in stock, they’re significantly cheaper there than anywhere else I’ve seen them

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FatCunth@reddit

Pesto from a jar is definitely not middle class. Could easily argue homemade pesto is, costs a fortune

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GoliathsBigBrother@reddit

Not if you do it Jamie Oliver's way and just use up all the stuff you have in your kitchen. Just cut some leaves from your fresh basil plants, a glug of that olive oil you bought on holiday in Tuscany, grate some of that cave aged Parmagiano Romano that's sitting in your fridge, and toast the pine nuts in your cupboard on the Aga. That way it's free.

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No_Coyote_557@reddit

Pasta? Can't get more middle class. What's wrong with chips?

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thebonelessmaori@reddit

Maybe you're not working class then.

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Swann-ronson@reddit

Bean to cup machines make shit coffee. Middle class it is not.

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Unfair_Original_2536@reddit

It's all about the beans.

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Swann-ronson@reddit

Not true. Grinder - method - beans In that order

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Unfair_Original_2536@reddit

OK I'll do the Pepsi challenge with you, I'll send you the shittest beans I can find and we'll put your espresso up against my machine one with the beans I really like.

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Dense_Appearance_298@reddit

Calm down guys, you can both be middle class ✌️

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Unfair_Original_2536@reddit

I'm pure scum but my coffee machine makes the coffee I like. Admittedly I do order my beans from a wanky shop.

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regdwigh@reddit

Is bean to cup one where you put the beans in and it does the rest?! Or one that had a grinder, espresso maker and milk frother all part of the unit. I've got the latter and been calling it a bean to cup since ever.

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Unfair_Original_2536@reddit

You just put beans in and it grinds them and dispenses a shot or double shot of espresso. The milk steamer has a separate knob and outlet. It's a Delonghi Magnifica, I'm looking forward to that guy telling me that I'm wrong and don't actually like the coffee it spots out.

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regdwigh@reddit

Today I learned! Yeha who knew people by coffee machines, are happy, and someone on reddit tells you you have to hate the coffee it produces...

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CliffyGiro@reddit

… mum said it was my turn to be landed gentry.

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AussieHxC@reddit

Nope. Shit beans are shit beans, there's no saving them and getting anything tasty out of them. I'd say grinder comes second as it provides consistency and allows you to actually apply different methods. Methods is last. They definitely make the difference between good and great but overall they have the least effect compared to the others.

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blanketsberg@reddit

Haha dude, you need to join r/espressocirclejerk if you want to gatekeep like that. I had a bean to cup for years and loved it for its ease and consistency. I upgraded to a "proper" (semiautomatic) espresso machine a few years back because I *really* got into coffee, but there is a definite place for bean to cup. It might not make a café-quality espresso, but it's certainly not shit coffee. In fact, it's much easier to make shit coffee from a semiautomatic machine than a fully automatic bean to cup (source: me).

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Ben_jah_min@reddit

What a bullshit sweeping statement.

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HighKiteSoaring@reddit

As you should There's almost this perpetuated idea that if you're in a cheap house you must have nothing nice, no hobbies, and spend nothing or else ITS YOUR OWN FAULT Sorry, didn't realise I had to be miserable *as well as* poor

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lizzlenizzlemizzle@reddit

Cheap house = more money to spend on shit to make it feel less cheap.

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Agreeable-Raspberry5@reddit

I think there's a trend in the UK to associate nice food with class. You have to eat gruts or you're posh.

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HighKiteSoaring@reddit

Not sure where that idea comes from Steak dinners, roast meals, meats, cheeses, it's all completely affordable. Even people in lower Incomes can eat like kings from the middle-ages from time to time Sure, it's cheaper to eat beans on toast or rice. But you don't have to eat unhealthily. The real issue is where people just say fuck it and eat junk food because they're too lazy to cook anything

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CliffyGiro@reddit

To be fair I’m not poor, not anymore. Well not by my standards anyway. But I spent long enough struggling to barely get buy and back then I admit I did actually spend money on things like a mocha from Costa. Which of course means I only had myself to blame for me own poverty. /s

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Rubberfootman@reddit

I feel like a truly middle class coffee machine is one of the ones that cost a grand and you have to do all the work yourself. A friend has one that is basically a boiler, coffee basket, and a long lever.

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BibbleBeans@reddit

The only people I know with the full on barista machines are douchebags, I know that won’t be the case for all but oh boy has it been a trend so far. Dodgy moustaches and tattoo combos too.

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santh91@reddit

/r/coffee is one of the most pretentious subs ever, yes a decent grinder and espresso machine will make a big difference but anything beyond 1000 quid is bonkers

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MobiusNaked@reddit

Whoops. Mine was £1100. But it does make fantastic coffee - better than 90% shops out there. Paid for itself quite quickly.

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MonkeyboyGWW@reddit

You pretentious little bean burger

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Dunk546@reddit

Do you know what else makes absolutely bonkers good coffee? A kettle and a paper filter. I used to train baristas so don't come at me with slander on my taste buds either.

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opc100@reddit

Not if you want espresso it won't.

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Dunk546@reddit

You make a robust point. However I maintain that I would prefer the filter and the £1100. (Or you know, the lack of £1100 debt more accurately.)

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MobiusNaked@reddit

Yeah but then I wouldn’t be able to post on this thread. Plus filter coffee doesn’t do it for me.

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ffjjygvb@reddit

£1000! I thought I was being fancy with a £120 electric grinder and a V60. I guess I should stay out of that sub.

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shortfry7@reddit

I get that, mine was £650 which I got during lockdown working from home and thought that was too expensive really. However £1000 to some is the same as £500 to others.

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dbxp@reddit

You pay a hefty premium with a bean to cup machine for just moving the coffee, water and milk around. Go for something with more manual elements and you save a lot. Also it's a US fussed sub and they do earn about 1.5x-2x what we do in the UK

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Agreeable-Raspberry5@reddit

I have a filter coffee machine and a grinder. That setup is more versatile than a bean to cup, probably takes up less space, and cost much less.

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big_tam4@reddit

I have a pretty decent coffee setup at home, no moustache or tattoos. Potentially a douchebag though, depends who you ask.

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FenianBastard847@reddit

Oh holy fuck🤣🤣

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snufflycat@reddit

That looks like something out of Wallace and Gromit

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Debsrugs@reddit

Yes, and poor gromit would have to polish that bastard after every use.

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Rubberfootman@reddit

Doesn’t it! There’s an eagle on the top too. I was rather interested in one of the cheaper models, but then I remembered I’m a responsible adult.

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snufflycat@reddit

Haha I didn't even notice the eagle! It truly is one of the most ridiculous contraptions I've ever seen and I'm a bit jealous

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miked999b@reddit

£1,650! Is that all? 😂

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AussieHxC@reddit

Yeah the ol' pavoni. That's probably on the cheaper side of mid-range espresso machines.

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Rubberfootman@reddit

What do the more expensive ones do that a £1000 one doesn’t do? We’re pushing hot water through ground coffee.

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blanketsberg@reddit

Essentially they still push water through, but better.

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Rubberfootman@reddit

They push water through, but more expensive. The biggest difference I noticed was from using good, freshly roasted, freshly ground beans.

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blanketsberg@reddit

It's not an either / or situation! I am glad you are enjoying good coffee though :)

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Rubberfootman@reddit

This is clearly your _thing_ and I will respect that (I have a different _thing_) It would be interesting to have a coffee from someone where it was their _thing_

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Kazizui@reddit

I used to work for an extravagant millionaire techbro founder and coffee was one of his many, many _things_. The coffee machine in the office kitchen was a professional unit worth about £10k and a few times a week he had a barista come in at 10am with a variety of gourmet beans for us to try out. A lot of people ooh'd and aah'd about how amazing it was but I have to say it didn't make much difference to me, it isn't my thing. I could tell it tasted different to instant coffee, but I wouldn't leap to say it was any _better_.

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WeLikeTheSt0nkz@reddit

I have and it was burnt! Lol

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CabinetOk4838@reddit

Same. My mate spent ages faffing about, tweaking this pressure thing here, and checking this other dial there. And it was ‘orrible. 😂

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AussieHxC@reddit

Lots, buts it is true that there's diminishing returns the higher you go. It's a hobby for a reason. Here is a [decent](https://decentespresso.com/overview) example of one fancy boi espresso machine. It's an especially geeky version with lots of tech built into it. Essentially you're getting more control and consistency over the entire system. Getting the best from your coffee is hard, especially with modern varieties and lighter roasts. There's also the grinder issue too by that point though. Most folk who've invested in espresso have probably also spent several hundred or more on a good coffee grinder. It's a whole other story with essentially the same aims

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CabinetOk4838@reddit

This is true for all hobbies. There’s always commercial version of the kit involved in a hobby. I do amateur radio. You can spend many many thousands on gear, or you can pick up two cheap handhelds for peanuts and still talk to your mate. So why spend thousands? Because: better, further, clearer, whatever… it’s a hobby. It’s for enjoyment. Back to coffee: same deal. We can all buy and use cheap coffee, but those who care will spend their money and enjoy it “more”. Eventually, though, in any hobby there’s no improvement to be made no matter what you spend.

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MobiusNaked@reddit

Dual boilers, auto tamping, programmable presets, build. Etc.

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RealMover@reddit

Which is easier said than done, at least consistently. It's true that as you spend more the returns diminish. But in general, the answer is: better build quality, reliability, often faster heat up times, dual boilers/thermoblocks more common (which allow you to make espresso and steam milk simultaneously), customisable user interfaces etc. Not necessary at all, but these features are a luxury many are willing to pay for.

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Money-Way991@reddit

Say what you want about this but it's one of the few things that you can buy today that will last through daily usage for multiple decades

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MaxPowerWTF@reddit

And you drink it while wearing your best steampunk cosplay.

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xanderle@reddit

Not only is it a glorified boiler with a lever, there’s no temperature control. If it gets too hot you burn your coffee so you have to put a cold towel on it.

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Dimac99@reddit

If I wasn't holding my phone over my face while I read this in the dark in bed I would have done a perfect impression of The Scream when I saw the price tag.

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LoquatOk966@reddit

I’m going to hard disagree on this one. I don’t think middle classes would as a rule be paying 1000 on a coffee machine at all. I think you’re wildly overestimating the middle class bracket. The one you linked feels more like some sort of person in finance that lives alone would buy. Looks flashy, is slower and less practical but works well. Depends on how much they love coffee perhaps if it’s their thing they might get a fully automated one for a grand but most will be 359-600 range for a good quality machine that’s easy to use.

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JohnnyBobLUFC@reddit

Good coffee shouldn't be limited to anyone.

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Fit_Manufacturer4568@reddit

I have a bean to cup coffee machine. I'm not middle class. A Nespresso is more middle class. Bang on about the environment and others should do more. Yet own a machine whose pods can't be recycled. Hypocrisy, the standard middle class trait.

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hideyourarms@reddit

I use home compostable pods, but I know the vast, vast majority of pods are just adding more plastic and aluminium to landfills.

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Fit_Manufacturer4568@reddit

If they were just aluminium. They could be recycled. Aluminium is the only product where recycling is massively cheaper and less polluting than processing the ore. The issue is it's coated Aluminium making it harder to recycle.

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Agreeable-Raspberry5@reddit

Why I wouldn't get one: environmentally bad and it ties you into a single system and that manufacturer's products.

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MobiusNaked@reddit

Hmmm. I think nepresso is to coffee as Boss is to fashion. So more flash cash, no style.

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CliffyGiro@reddit

George Clooney is the biggest hypocrite of them all.

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LJF_97@reddit

If you want to be REALLY middle class, you'd have a separate grinder and espresso machine.

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handsomehotchocolate@reddit

Just got one for free on Facebook freely. Basically brand new worth £200 so good!

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CliffyGiro@reddit

Better deal that I got. RRP on my one was £300 at the time but managed to get it for £200.

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BibbleBeans@reddit

Tbf everyone should have one as they’re the best

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Swann-ronson@reddit

They’re really not

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BibbleBeans@reddit

My groggy ass can press a button in the morning and get a fresh coffee just like that. They’re fantastic and you’ll never change my mind.

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Kazizui@reddit

That's fair enough, but it's hardly a reason for _everyone_ to have one. I drink about 2 coffees a _month_, and in a side-by-side taste test I didn't particularly favour gourmet coffee made by a barista to a cup of instant. It would hardly be a worthwhile investment for me.

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Swann-ronson@reddit

A fresh coffee that tastes like shit but fair enough if that’s what you want.

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BibbleBeans@reddit

You sure you’ve not been drinking your own attitude?

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CliffyGiro@reddit

It’s a luxury that’s for sure but it also saves me a lot of money. If I was to pay coffee shop prices for each cup of coffee I drink from it I’d be be looking at about £5000 p/a.

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danddersson@reddit

Coffee machines are a bit....ahem, common. True middle class would be a conical burr bean grinder and a French press..

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Zanderpus@reddit

That’s what we have and we’re as common as muck.

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Jewkneeor@reddit

Niche zero grinder with a la Marzocco linea mini or linea micra or even a Victoria Arduino Eagle One Prima as your espresso machine and then you’d have the French press for a dinner party and you need a larger batch of coffee. Syphon brewer if you’re really fancy and have too much money

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JLR064@reddit

Niche zero is a bit low end for a La Marzocco...

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Jewkneeor@reddit

It is, but I’m not really sure you need anything more. Niche Duo then for the extra flex

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fishter_uk@reddit

This is our kitchen gadget with the highest return on investment. Used multiple times every day, unlike the Magimix, Kitchen Aid, salad spinner, bread maker, nutmeg grater...

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DownrightDrewski@reddit

A nutmeg grater? What's so special about the design? I just use a small grater or a micro plane. I've never heard of a dedicated nutmeg grater before.

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fishter_uk@reddit

Good question. https://uk.peugeot-saveurs.com/en/tidore-manual-nutmeg-mill-in-acrylic-11-cm-4-5in.html

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DownrightDrewski@reddit

Ah, I see - that looks kind of cool and useful, but not £45 cool or useful. I probably use nutmeg once a week or so at most.

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randomdude2029@reddit

I bought a second hand (hardly used) De Longhi Eletta bean to cup machine with milk frother for £350 (new £700 at the time) off ebay about 5 years ago to replace a Dolce Gusto pod based machine which was costing a lot to run in pods. It's made over 10k espresso shots and still going strong, even after half a wooden clothes peg accidentally got into the bean hopper and wormed its way into the mechanism. Costs about £25/month to run in beans and filters (hard water area) and that's around 4 double shots a day and 3 cups of foamy milk (I'm excluding the cost of the milk!)

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Technical-Elk-7002@reddit

Magimix? That sounds like copycat of the og thermomix

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CourtneyLush@reddit

Nope. It's a French made food processor. They've been going for donkeys years. I'm fairly sure they've been going since the 60s.

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Technical-Elk-7002@reddit

Ah, never heard of them

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CourtneyLush@reddit

If you've ever watched any cooking shows, you've probably seen [one](https://www.johnlewis.com/magimix-4200xl-food-processor/satin/p1958401?s_ppc=5dx92700073863204264_mixed_technology_BAU&tmad=c&tmcampid=2)

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CliffyGiro@reddit

I was confident I’d get a good return on investment. We had already been getting lots of use from our chemex and mokka pot.

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cosmicspaceowl@reddit

Aneurin Bevan reportedly was criticised for enjoying lobster and champagne and replied "only the best for the working class." The idea that working class people should only like basic things is a recent concept arising from middle class people seeking to appear working class without having to actually give up any capital.

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MercuryJellyfish@reddit

Ah, just claimed my Bean-to-cup too. I guess the real middle class thing is when you get obsessed with having a separate grinder, tamping it by hand and having a lever-pulled machine.

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Agreeable-Raspberry5@reddit

I have a separate grinder because of lack of counter space and also it's more versatile - you can use said ground coffee in a V60. No espresso machine here though (so a less expensive grinder that isn't required to do espresso grind).

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Swann-ronson@reddit

Bean to cup machines make shit coffee. Middle class it is not.

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jazzsmells@reddit

I enjoy the coffee my Sage machine makes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Swann-ronson@reddit

People also enjoy Greggs and McDonald’s. I’m not sure what that means!?

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jazzsmells@reddit

Because I count myself as a coffee snob and I disagree with you. You’re writing off all bean to cup machines?

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Swann-ronson@reddit

I’ve not used all the Sage ones but let’s just say this. Pret use bean to cup machines that cost 1000’s and their coffee is among the worst on the high street. If 1000’s can’t automate a decent coffee then the Jura and delonghi ones that cost a lot less have no chance. You can’t automate something that requires a skill to make. Not yet anyway. And sorry but you’re not a coffee snob if you own a bean to cup machine.

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santh91@reddit

It is mostly about the beans though, Hoffman with professional multi boiler espresso machine won't be able to make a good coffee from Pret beans

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jazzsmells@reddit

great, well I have and it’s not much different to a flat white from one of the local independent shops in London. jfc

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JLR064@reddit

I don't think they're thinking of the Sage machines when they think of bean to cup. Some Sage just have a built in grinder, they're not really fully/ super automatic where you don't have to do anything, so adjustments are limited.

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CliffyGiro@reddit

What do you use to make coffee?

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Swann-ronson@reddit

A very good burr grinder and a filter with good beans

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CliffyGiro@reddit

A v60? Cause to be honest with you, I have the grinder and the Hario v60 and the chemex. If I’m having a filter coffee that’s what I’ll use. Bean to cup isn’t shite because it isn’t a filter mate. You’re just a pretentious fud.

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Swann-ronson@reddit

Not sure where I mentioned that bean to cup is shite because it’s not a filter. That’s in your own head. Bean to cup is shit full stop. No need to compare.

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CliffyGiro@reddit

That’s your opinion. It makes you seem like a pretentious fud but it’s your opinion nonetheless.

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ooooomikeooooo@reddit

The reason bean to cup machines aren't good is because there is no control. Every bag of beans you get are different and require a different grind size. It even changes if you keep a bag for a while. A bean to cup machine can't control the grind precisely enough to account for that variability. A bean to cup can make a good cup of coffee, if you are lucky and the grind size/temp/brew time line up but really you are just not likely to get the best out of the beans.

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

My sister is a bit pretentious like that with coffee. Has a coffee machine like you would normally only see in a coffee shop. Over £1k apparently.

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smackdealer1@reddit

It may hurt you to realise that just by owning a home that makes you....middle class.

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CliffyGiro@reddit

Are you aware that what you’ve just wrote is completely incorrect?

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mikethet@reddit

One day I'll invest in one but for now I'm happy with my Nespresso machine. Capsules work out at 13p each. Good for a quick cup with regular milk or can use the frother if I'm feeling fancy. Obviously not the same as a proper coffee machine but I'm not a massive connoisseur so as long as it's better than instant I'm happy!

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Leading_Study_876@reddit

You are quite correct. And if you go to TK Maxx, you can often find some really nice Italian compatible cartridges at a significant discount. Next step up is probably a stove-top “[Moka pot](https://www.seriouseats.com/best-moka-pots-7570691)” rather than blowing a grand on a fancy bean-to-cup machine. As the above review says, the Bialetti ones are hard to beat. I recently moved from my old aluminium one to a stainless steel one, and it’s brilliant. And looks lovely in the kitchen. And - one last tip - if you’re buying supermarket ready ground coffee for your new moka pot, it’s really hard to beat Lavazza Qualita Rossa, for sensible money. Illy is nice, but twice the price.

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AussieHxC@reddit

You need ~~jesus~~ [James Hoffmann](https://youtu.be/EvMwNnAtTL8?si=ibsHnNURfqx_BOgA) in your life. If you do ever want to fall down the rabbit hole, then hunt down a proper independent coffee shop and try out a good espresso or get a v60 of something weird.

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mikethet@reddit

Honestly I drink coffee for caffeine. As long it doesn't taste like piss then I'm happy.

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CliffyGiro@reddit

I know you’ve already bought the Nespresso machine but please, don’t buy anything Nestlé from now on. They are utterly terrible.

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mikethet@reddit

I tend to buy the Lidl own brand capsules, mostly because it's cheap

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PatserGrey@reddit

Keep it. I'm not the coffee drinker in our house but I have noticed some counter top reorganisation of late, the cheap LOR nespresso thingy now has permanent pride of place where the expensive Delongi machine used to be, nothing wrong with it but she tells me that the quality/effort ratio falls to the newer gadget - there are pods stashed everywhere, everywhere. I'm sure she'll cart the proper yoke out when we have company though...

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CliffyGiro@reddit

But… r/fucknestle

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sandystar21@reddit

I wanted to say my delonghi ese pump coffee machine but I have been trumped with the bean to cup. I brought some fantastic hazelnut flavored pods back from France though.

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Fight_Disciple@reddit

>Been to cup coffee machine. Where's cup coffee machine? When did you go there?

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DrMalcolmPractice@reddit

> Not sure I’d consider it middle class as such. You know those brutalist high rises that climb to the sky you get in big cities like London and Manchester ? oh they've all got bean to cup machines mate yeah... you can't move for De'Longhi Magnifica Evo's jesus.

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doubledgravity@reddit

A Le Crueset hummus fountain

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see_you-jimmy@reddit

HA!

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see_you-jimmy@reddit

Hummus. A wardrobe with draws inside it. One of those bath caddy tray things to hold my book on whilst I bath

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SilverellaUK@reddit

Drawers?

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see_you-jimmy@reddit

Specifically inside a wardrobe. Tell me you had draws inside a wardrobe as a child and I will hold you in the highest of esteem.

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Swann-ronson@reddit

A working class view on what middle class is. As if hummus was ever middle class 😂

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

I feel like it *was*, as in people would have made it, been in the know, maybe gone to a health food or Asian market to get it. Now it is about 60p in every supermarket and corner shop and super basic. People here are sounding like Peter Kay with "garlic bread!" in how outdated they are. It was pesto further up the page.

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Swann-ronson@reddit

People think unusual foods are posh. You just have to look in the UK food subreddit to see how bad the UK are at cooking so anything would be usual. Hummus is the cheapest food in the Middle East. Nothing whatsoever posh about it.

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theocrats@reddit

My mate calls me 'posh' because I wear a scarf. It was rough where we grew up. If he found out I eat hummus I'd never hear the end of it!

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ajguk@reddit

Try Ramona’s hummus if you haven’t already. £3 in Tesco or Sainsbury’s. The jalapeño one is life changing!

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see_you-jimmy@reddit

Picked up a tub and then put it straight back on the shelf, carried on with my 70p Sainsbury's street cheap and cheerful hummus haha. If Nectar offer me a deal I will try it.

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uberduck@reddit

Anya Hindmarch Universal Bag, Waitrose version

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hhfugrr3@reddit

An avocado.

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FenianBastard847@reddit

Ah but do you grow plants from the stone

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hhfugrr3@reddit

No, I'm too drunk on prosecco to know how.

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FenianBastard847@reddit

For when you sober up… push three or four cocktail sticks into the stone, about half way up. Then place it over a glass, pour in water until about 1-2cm if the stone is covered. Place out of direct light and ensure no draught. After a while the stone will start growing a root, when it’s about 4 cm long you can pot it up, it’ll grow a shoot. Pretty pot plant for free but it’ll never grow any fruit.

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Jazzlike_Rabbit_3433@reddit

What’d happen if you put it under a grow light?

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FenianBastard847@reddit

Dunno!

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Jazzlike_Rabbit_3433@reddit

Google suggests they grow well under an led lamp but still take ten years to fruit. There’s no way I don’t kill a plant in ten years. Tesco it is!

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NotTheOnlyOutcome@reddit

That was good until the last 5 words

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OlegSvetlanovic@reddit

Monstera plant

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CherrieChocolatePie@reddit

-pestle and mortar -pizza stones -grapefruit knives -fancy butter knives -slow juicer -Kenwood -chocolate fountain -popcorn machine -olive wooden spoons, spatula's and planks with special wax to comdition it -Pyrex things, the kind that doesn't shatter easily -Excalibur dehydrator

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BrisJB@reddit

Dozens of empty Gu dessert pots.

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SnooLobsters8265@reddit

Did you know that a Pringles lid fits perfectly on top of them?

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CherrieChocolatePie@reddit

And non-Pringles brands lids work just as well.

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BabyAlibi@reddit

Listen to the rich lobster with the expensive pringles!

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danmingothemandingo@reddit

I actually heard that in zoidbergs voice

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_FreddieLovesDelilah@reddit

[Hey rich lobster](https://youtu.be/vZZdO4BGeX8?si=IszvSDYuLeBAjk4Z)

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CherrieChocolatePie@reddit

Me too! The vegan cheesecakes are delicious 💜!

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bacon_cake@reddit

Keeping them is the least middle class thing!

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BrisJB@reddit

Good point … busted 🤦🏻‍♂️

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GoliathsBigBrother@reddit

If you were middle class you wouldn't have these, you'd have donated them to a charity shop and genuinely think that somebody would buy them.

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EastOfArcheron@reddit

A limited edition lithographof a Jean Cocteau sketch.

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FlyBuy3@reddit

German chef's knives

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Strawberrylacegame@reddit

A barbour jacket for the dog

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Joined_For_GME@reddit

Bet the dog’s a Jack Russell.

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Strawberrylacegame@reddit

Thankfully not. A whippet 😅

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Joined_For_GME@reddit

Just as mental 😂😂

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Stokehall@reddit

They need all the protection they can get, they are always 1 thornbush away from a trip to the vet!

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OhNoXo@reddit

I have a Barbour jacket for my jack russell. But I grew up in next to the factory and bought it for a fiver...not got quite the same appeal up here apparently

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blueskyjamie@reddit

Golden retriever

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Agreeable_Ask_6150@reddit

Ah, but do you have 4 golden retrievers?

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l2ulan@reddit

And a Land Rover Defender 110 to put them in?

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ffjjygvb@reddit

And a wax jacket and a shotgun? I think we’re leaving middle class territory.

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l2ulan@reddit

Swap the GRs for lurchers and you'll be heading in the other direction. Rural class is different.

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Agreeable_Ask_6150@reddit

Lurchers scream "nomadic" class to me if you get my drift

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ffjjygvb@reddit

Apparently wax jackets mean different things inn different parts of the country too.

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quite_pyro@reddit

it's what you take off a babybel right?

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silkandlacex@reddit

I raise you a dalmatian!

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Jenkes_of_Wolverton@reddit

Handy for whenever you are invited to weekends of partridge shooting

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Fickle-Curve-5666@reddit

Only the nouveaux shoot on a Saturday

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contractor_inquiries@reddit

My golden retriever is the piers Morgan of the dog world Angry, shouty, mildly racist, responds to dog whistles Love him though

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StriveForBetter99@reddit

Nice

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prustage@reddit

Take your pick: * Breadmaker * Vacuum wine bottle stopper\* * EV charging point * Smart lighting The stopper has never been used. Wine gets drunk way too quickly for us to worry about it going off.

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Funky_monkey2026@reddit

I'm Cypriot so a pestle and mortar are (is?) something used on a regular basis. I own a Daunt Books tote bag and a Waitrose carrier bag. Is that middle-class enough?

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Eyeous@reddit

What are you grinding out of interest? If I lived in Cyprus I would weigh about 500kg given how delicious the food is.

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Funky_monkey2026@reddit

Depends. Could be sugar and cinnamon, toasted cumin, chilli flakes, some garlic. I usually use a little whizzer thing that blitzes dry ingredients though instead of a pestle and mortar, but if I'm making garlic bread, I use the p&m.

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treeseacar@reddit

I take my Waitrose bags for life to Lidl.

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Cheshireset@reddit

I take my heron food bags to Waitrose.

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BojimHorseguy@reddit

i am a heron. i haev a long neck and i pick fish out of the water w/ my beak. if you dont repost this comment on 10 other pages i will fly into your kitchen tonight and make a mess of your pots and pans

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treeseacar@reddit

My heron bag is my gym bag

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happyspanners94@reddit

That's the idea -make sure it looks like you accidentally stumbled In while looking for the local farmers market- not that you would debase yourself by shopping in Lidl

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mikolv2@reddit

They really are for life, I've had mine for 4-5 years and still good as new.

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GoliathsBigBrother@reddit

Taking Waitrose bags to Lidl isn't middle class, but walking out with them and assuming anybody cares is!

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Figusto@reddit

>a pestle and mortar are (is?) when referring to "a pestle and mortar" as a single unit or set, it's considered correct to use the singular form "is" because you're treating it as a collective noun. So, saying "a pestle and mortar is..." is the appropriate usage in this context.

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Funky_monkey2026@reddit

İsn't a pair of trousers a singular terms, or a pair of slippers? Where are my trousers, where are my slippers?

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Ronald_Bilius@reddit

My slippers are missing. Or, my pair of slippers is missing.

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Funky_monkey2026@reddit

My pair of slippers is missing, but also one of my slippers is missing. Or one of my slippers is missing?

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Figusto@reddit

Trousers might refer to one item, but it's a plural noun. You should say "my trousers are missing" because "trousers" is a plural noun and you use "are" when referring to plural subjects. Don't blame me - I don't make the rules!

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Funky_monkey2026@reddit

What's a trouser? I'm playing the "I'm a foreigner" card here, although I was born, educated, and bred in London.

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cremedelapeng2@reddit

A leg covering.

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mynameisollie@reddit

I use one all the time for grinding spices. I wouldn’t say they’re that exotic 😂

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CuriousPalpitation23@reddit

I'm English and use my pestle and mortar most days. I think OP just doesn't use spices.

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mikethet@reddit

A proper foukou if you're Cypriot although it's not really a sign of being middle class, it's just a basic essential!

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Funky_monkey2026@reddit

Just got a flashback of me being about 5, smacking my sister in the back of the head with one. The big solid brass ones!

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ames_lwr@reddit

BrewDog shares bought 10 years ago

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Gertsky63@reddit

Bifold doors and an induction hob

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Throwaway-CrazyEx@reddit

Based on this thread so many things. Seems like anything that isn't cheap shit qualifies you as middle class according to this post. But my answer is an extensive collection of ancestral Cousances cookware from before they got taken over by Les Creuset. I'm the 4th generation with it. If hand me down pans are actually scabby not middle class probably Dubarry wellingtons or a Schoffel gillet.

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ooooomikeooooo@reddit

I'd say anything that isn't essential but fancy/fashionable/desirable makes it middle class. If you are making the choice to buy a several hundred pound gadget to make a slightly fancier version of the thing you make without it then that's the definition of middle class. It's frivolous spending.

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Throwaway-CrazyEx@reddit

Plenty of chavs (or whatever the modern equivalent is) wearing expensive designer gear they can't really afford. That doesn't make them middle class.

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ooooomikeooooo@reddit

Definitely agree but that's something to "peacock" in whereas kitchen gadgets are not something everyone else sees.

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JohnnyBobLUFC@reddit

Handing down expensive high quality stuff is putting you on the edge of upper class.

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Hadenator2@reddit

I’ve got a selection of Schoffel gilets, in various colours and states of decay. They are just too bloody comfortable.

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Nerbelwerzer@reddit

You can find a lot of Cousances stuff at bargain prices on eBay because most people don't realise they're the OG Les Creuset. Luv me cast iron gratin dishes.

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cari-strat@reddit

Oof, fell in love with Dubarry country boots many years ago, saved up forever for a pair and the bloody things fell apart in no time. I guess there's a difference between posing at a cross country event and actually wading round in horse shit for 12 hours a day!!

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Fleder-maus@reddit

That’s verging on upper class. If you’d bought them in a charity ship for a tenner thatc would be middle class

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ChiaraRimini@reddit

You win

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Ianbillmorris@reddit

Bread machine that I never use?

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latrappe@reddit

I got one a few years back. Used it a lot then hardly ever. In the last 6 months I've started using the dough function only to make white or brown bread, but then I either shape it and bake in the oven, or put in my own bread tin and bake in the oven. You still have all the ease of fucking everything in the machine, it does the kneading etc, but you get a loaf in the shape you like, with a better crust and feel like you actually made it. Even though you didn't.

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ajguk@reddit

You have all the ease of…sorry, what?

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latrappe@reddit

I liver in Scotland. In Scotland the phrase "fucking everything in" translates to "gently place items delicately in". So "fuck those clothes in the machine you wee shite" translates to "could you kindly pick up your dirty laundry and place in the washing machine, my dear child".

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ajguk@reddit

Ha love that, I just thought it was an unfortunate typo!

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Poppit_like_im_not@reddit

Do you have one with a yeast autofeeder? Changed our lives.

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Spike-and-Daisy@reddit

…*heads straight to Amazon*…

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Poppit_like_im_not@reddit

I recommend the Panasonic yr2550 series, not cheap but if you genuinely want to make bread regularly it's great, also great for pizza dough among others.

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Spike-and-Daisy@reddit

On it!

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Ianbillmorris@reddit

No, but that sounds amazing!

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Leicsbob@reddit

Mine gets loads of use.

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Qasar500@reddit

A bay leaf

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Steppy20@reddit

Do you reuse it in all your stews?

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Qasar500@reddit

Yes, it’s special

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SilverellaUK@reddit

Try it in rice pudding. It's amazing.

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

I take bay leaves and rosemary from a garden near my house, as they overhang the road.

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BeeKindR2@reddit

Buying whole spices, instead of ground up. Say whole nutmeg - lasts ages & ages slower than ground. Though maybe slightly more expensive than ground. The same goes for whole cinnamon, star anise. Making your own sourdough. Having a spiraliser! A record player.

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KeyNoise2434@reddit

A house?

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RedbeardRagnar@reddit

My 4 bed detached house

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_Odi_Et_Amo_@reddit

I had to scroll further than I expected to see the true marker of the middle class... home ownership.

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sandystar21@reddit

That’s all I can claim, I have nothing of value in it and it’s rapidly falling into disrepair.

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TwopintsyaPrick@reddit

Le Crueset butter dish. Proper butter is *the only way*.

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JohnnyBobLUFC@reddit

Pah a proper butter dish is a temperature controlled one so it's always at the perfect temperature to spread.

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happyspanners94@reddit

Butter is one of the only things I splash out on, you really can tell the difference with the decent stuff

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ayebutnobutayebutno@reddit

I have an Alfille butter dish. These are a game changer. It's temp controlled to keep the butter perfectly.

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AlvinTD@reddit

I was looking at these as we struggle with hard butter in winter, you think it’s worth the money, then?

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ayebutnobutayebutno@reddit

Yes, it keeps the butter just right, not too hard or too soft. Can spread straight onto fresh bread, no issues, no waiting on the butter getting soft. OK, it is twice the price of a normal version at £45 but I would go buy another if I needed to as I don't think it is overly expensive.

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getoffthebandwagon@reddit

To be fair, any proper one (like Le Creuset) holds its temperature well, as long as it’s out of sunlight.

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jessietee@reddit

Ok my comment on here was a joke one about buying lurpak, now I want one of these instead 😂

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treeseacar@reddit

Lidl knock off salted butter in my le crusset butter dish.

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iambobgrange@reddit

Is that the one with the big visible crystals of salt in the butter? That’s stuff’s amazing

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will8981@reddit

That stuff is the title and it's like 20p more than regular butter. I can stretch for that

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ronnie_dickering@reddit

Two cars.

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Grimdotdotdot@reddit

So... What is four cars?!

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ffjjygvb@reddit

That depends. Are they - a track car - inherited - something you justified as an investment - restored - a newish Volkswagen camper van or motorhome Or - a spare parts car to keep your other identical car working - something you got from a customer at the garage you work at that’s needs some bits fixing so you can flip it - a work van that work force you to take home - an early 90s campervan with moss on it.

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Grimdotdotdot@reddit

I guess you could call the Puma a track car, but it was only £500. There's a modified 1990 Range Rover for driving in the mud, a 15 year old convertable Merc as my daily driver (nothing gets the ladies' attention like an old fat man in a drop-top) and a Tiguan that my wife drives. At any given time at least one of them will require work :-)

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double-happiness@reddit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moka_pot

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Sto_Kerrig@reddit

National Trust membership

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quite_pyro@reddit

I once bought a year's membership and never got around to actually going to any of them before it expired.

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ffjjygvb@reddit

I once saw a very well to do looking chap dressed in tweed walking around a motorway services looking at the food options and looking apprehensive. My wife and I had been discussing using national trust as stops on long journeys as it’s more chill when you have a baby with you. Anyway, seeing that chap made us think that NT properties could basically be middle class motorway services if they had rapid electric car chargers.

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OneRandomTeaDrinker@reddit

I bought one in the Lake District just for the parking! An under 25s membership was £42, we parked at 6 different car parks free as members saving us about £30, I’ve just got to do it three more times before next august to have saved money. And I probably will because I can take the dog to nice national trust owned parks with my free peking.

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Stealthy99-@reddit

Leaf blower

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silkandlacex@reddit

Solid silver grapefruit spoons and fish knives? No idea why those two items should match, but they do.

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jimbo8083@reddit

A bookcase with books on it.

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Sasspishus@reddit

Maybe a fee hundred years ago but that definitely isn't a middle class item now when both books and a bookcase are pretty cheap

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HarassedPatient@reddit

1 in 10 UK households don't have any books at all.

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Sasspishus@reddit

Source?

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HarassedPatient@reddit

https://www.aviva.com/newsroom/news-releases/2017/03/uk-book-habits-by-region-aviva-reveals-nations-bookish-habits-on-world-book-day-17744/

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Sasspishus@reddit

Do you have a more recent source? Would be interesting to see how it's changed, and whether that includes ebooks

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bacon_cake@reddit

We don't but we read for hours a day. Kindle!

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HarassedPatient@reddit

True - having 100 books in something a bit bigger than a phone was so useful when I was in hospital last. I have a Kobo that cost me £50 in 2010 and still works fine, and only needs charging about once every six months.

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BlitzballPlayer@reddit

I think it falls under the social/leisure umbrella of class rather than financial. Reading novels and going to the theatre and museums are actually very cheap or even free, but considered middle class. Going to the pub or a football game are considered working class but are quite expensive. Just goes to show the whole concept of class is really silly these days, yet our country is still quite obsessed with it.

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Sasspishus@reddit

I don't consider reading to be a middle class thing at all, they even teach us working class kids to read these days! And books are free from the library or cheap in charity shops

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Steppy20@reddit

Being taught to read, and having a passion to read books in your free time are very different. I think that in general reading books is falling out of favour due to the alternative of smart phones. Even long after TVs were popular it wasn't as convenient as being able to whip something out of your pocket and lay around anywhere at home to watch something. You also had to contend with utter shite on TV the majority of the time and the scheduling was determined for you. I primarily watch YouTube or play video games for my entertainment. However I'll still lay in bed when it's dreary outside, stick some music on, and read. That's the bit which is key to this whole debate.

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Sasspishus@reddit

>Being taught to read, and having a passion to read books in your free time are very different....reading books is falling out of favour Agreed, but I disagree with this being a working class vs middle class thing.

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Dingletron1@reddit

I don’t disagree with you, but on a recent zoom call someone saw a bookshelf in my background and thought I was being super lah-de-dah.

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Sasspishus@reddit

How bizarre!

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ItsSuperDefective@reddit

I can see why theatre and museums would be classified that way, but reading books really isn't a class thing at all.

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cosmicspaceowl@reddit

Working class culture used to celebrate reading and lifelong self education was seen not as pretentious but as something worth spending your time on. My grandparents left school at 14 and always read and talked about books - learning for its own sake and seeking out new experiences were good things. They wanted their children and grandchildren to have opportunities they didn't have and they knew knowledge and thinking for yourself were the keys to that. At some point the "getting above yourself" voices have become much more prominent and have been allowed to take over the cultural mainstream. This is a politics free zone so I'll just suggest that we should all think carefully about why that might be and who it benefits.

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Stokehall@reddit

Bespoke oak bookcase with books in it

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Bulimic_Fraggle@reddit

That must make my council flat a very middle class dwelling, as I have got 5 of those.

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No-Body-4446@reddit

If your bookcase is bigger than your tv, you are middle class.

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Habren_in_the_river@reddit

What about if you use your spare bedroom as a library? Asking for a friend

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Bulimic_Fraggle@reddit

My smallest bookcase is bigger than my TV, does that make me pish?

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Joined_For_GME@reddit

Five bookcases or five books?

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LoquatOk966@reddit

Feel like this thread is half a bingo card / half on my wish list. Ooni pizza oven on my list for next.

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Sasspishus@reddit

I feel like I don't know what half the things on this list even are

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LoquatOk966@reddit

Really? Is there anything in particular that has stumped you? Not seen anything I don’t know myself but there’s a lot of comments.

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Sasspishus@reddit

I think a lot of them are brand names maybe but I don't know what for

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Ryanaston@reddit

To me, middle class things would be anything expensive and entirely unnecessary. By that logic I’d say my 32 inch gong. It does get almost daily use though, as we usually smack it when dinners ready.

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madreselva_@reddit

A Velvetizer.

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Ethicsgradien7@reddit

Barbour jacket.

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trainpk85@reddit

I live in the north east and they are made here so the factory has a shop attached to it. I don’t think I’ve ever paid more than £50 for a Barbour jacket. My kids stopped wearing them in primary school cause they were bored of always getting the same type. They rewax them for a tenner as well.

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April29ste81@reddit

Growing up in Shields they were always seen as a chav item due to how cheap and abundant they were. We used to go on school trips to the factory too since it was just down the road

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trainpk85@reddit

Yep same here. I wouldn’t let my kids have them now they are older. Even switched from Barbour wellies to joules because I felt Barbour was chavvy haha

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Forum_Lurker42@reddit

It's always had a whiff of Essex boys in range rovers, tweed flat caps, and hunters wellies. Like cosplaying as a upper-class land owner or farm owner. My brother dresses like this (minus wellies) to drive his quashqui

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trainpk85@reddit

That’s actually really funny.

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slimdrum@reddit

They still are a chav item, only those chavs are now in their 40s

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NotTheOnlyOutcome@reddit

I have one. And I got one for my partner's dog. Poshest cockapoo in the park!

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lurcherzzz@reddit

I'd rather have a belstaff trialsmaster, I think that would still count.

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cegsywegs@reddit

3 barbour coats.. different colours, and styles for different occasions!

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Ethicsgradien7@reddit

I didn't want to admit to having 2, but I don't feel so bad now cos you have 3...you weirdo.

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Plugged_in_Baby@reddit

That, and Dublin River boots.

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Rh-27@reddit

Came here to say this.

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Loose_Acanthaceae201@reddit

Jam spoons. It's like a sundae spoon but with a kink in the handle so you can rest it on the edge of the jam jar and not get (1) crumbs or butter in the jam or (2) sticky fingers.

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Nouschkasdad@reddit

I have one sundae spoon with a big fake ice cream on the end. I am lactose intolerant and use it exclusively for eating peanut butter straight out the jar when it gets to be nearly finished.

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Forum_Lurker42@reddit

Goes perfectly in the drawer next to your cake forks.

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Loose_Acanthaceae201@reddit

... I do indeed have a slot in the drawer purely for cake forks. Heathen teenager uses a cake fork to eat knockoff supernoodles.

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ConfusedMaverick@reddit

Never thought of them as jam spoons... Honey spoons (for runny honey) surely? The honey can dribble off the spoon back into the jar. An ordinary tea spoon can stand in a jam jar without sinking into the jam... Maybe I am not middle class enough to understand

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JK07@reddit

We got given a set of these as an engagement present, I keep forgetting we have them.

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001luscioushair@reddit

I’ve never heard of this but now I’m 💯 adding it to my list.

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Loose_Acanthaceae201@reddit

Cheap, but surprisingly useful. Never put a knife in the jam ever again!

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Nouschkasdad@reddit

Membership to a sailing club (if that counts as a thing I own)

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Nouschkasdad@reddit

For extra points- my daddy pays for it.

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Elgin-Franklin@reddit

Are filter coffee machines a middle class thing? A decent pair of binoculars.

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lurcherzzz@reddit

Nah, not unles you have a subscription for single origin fairtrade organic coffee beans.

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Warriorz7@reddit

Bastard, I'm officially middle class.

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lurcherzzz@reddit

We found him lads

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dubhghall6616@reddit

Wax jacket and a side by side shotgun. By comparison I drive around all day every day in a 17 year old rusty transit van.

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will8981@reddit

I've been wanting to get my sgc for years now but just moved into a house that needs a huge amount of renovation which will mean moving out for a while so I feel I can't leave a firearms safe on a site full of builders with no roof. But I will eventually get a sxs just because they look so cool even though I expect I will mostly use an O/U.

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dubhghall6616@reddit

Yeah sxs is like driving a fiat Panda Vs bmw

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will8981@reddit

Especially when I've seen them at auction for like 50 quid

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Rubberfootman@reddit

Le Creuset corkscrew. At the till it was a lot more expensive than it had seemed on the shelf - I didn’t want to make a fuss.

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magicalthinker@reddit

I've got a Le Creuset cast iron skillet. I feel extremely posh about it, and I am middle class anyway, but this particular item came from my friend's dad.

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ffjjygvb@reddit

Mine isn’t le creuset but I have a fancy levering contraption that I got on offer in Tesco. It was actually cheaper than the basic corkscrews that I intended to buy. It does have an unfortunate side effect that people think I must be knowledgeable about wine, I’m not, I just enjoy using the contraption to open a bottle.

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

My father bought my sister a matching set of Le Creuset stuff, in installments due to the price, so over several Christmases and birthdays. She had no interest in them and didn't want them, but once she was 3 pans in it was too late to tell him 🤣🤣

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Zanderpus@reddit

What no one tells you about Le Creuset is that it’s so bloody heavy. You need three hands and big muscles to cope. (Or at least I do.)

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Kazizui@reddit

I have a lovely (non-Le Creuset) enamelled cast iron pan that my wife refuses to use because she can barely lift it even when it's empty, let alone full of food. Makes a great chilli though.

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listingpalmtree@reddit

A friend bought us one for Christmas and I thought it was a bit ridiculous, but I always reach for it instead of the normal one.

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pajamakitten@reddit

I have a few Le Creuset bits, but all from TK Maxx. It's great because they were all half price or better.

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kamemoro@reddit

oh no! is that the one with a little ball that pulls the cork out by itself? i got that in a promotion when getting my skillet — don’t think i would have ever paid the retail price! sorry you got pressured into it but hope you’re getting a good use out of it.

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MembershipFew989@reddit

I had one of those... Ex wife got it in the divorce 😂

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Rubberfootman@reddit

Did you get the car in exchange?

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MembershipFew989@reddit

I kept the house... But at what cost without my fancy corkscrew..

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Rubberfootman@reddit

The damn thing even came in a little wooden case - madness!

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Briglin@reddit

I bet he misses that when he's are struggling with that tricky third bottle

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Rubberfootman@reddit

There’s nothing tricky about the third bottle when you’re divorced. I bet he’s just getting started - yet again - about how “she” went behind his back with Dave from work.

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Successful_Shape_829@reddit

Ive got a pestle and mortar and use the pestle to smash the bag of ice when i get it out the freezer.

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Independent-Guess-79@reddit

It’s got to be the chive scissors. Completely unnecessary but really quite useful for sprinkling fresh chives onto your jacket potatoes.

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anemoschaos@reddit

Love it! I use embroidery scissors, I didn't know you could get kitcheny chive ones.

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Takemedownbitch@reddit

I am the proud owner of a sword.

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mcbeef89@reddit

I am the proud owner of a dress sword worn by my (I think) great -great grandfather to the coronation of (I think) George V

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Takemedownbitch@reddit

Damn that’s sick, mine is an officers sword form I think WW1? Not a family heirloom though I bought it on a whim at an auction

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mcbeef89@reddit

my father said that growing up, there was also a giant broadsword in the family home which was so big he couldn't lift it - but sadly that got donated to some military museum in Edinburgh so no chance of getting that one day. my brother collects swords, he's got dozens of them. some are tourist shit like ornamental samurai swords, but he's also got some great ones like an 1850s American cavalry sword

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will8981@reddit

I've Voight 2 swords at auctions. First one I sent my friend to collect his new present without telling him what it was. Second one I gave to another friend so he would have to explain to his mum why he has returned with a sword. Both bought for about £25. Need to get a third for myself to keep.

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Takemedownbitch@reddit

Wish I could say mine was £25, cost £60 with commission fees

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breakbeatx@reddit

Used to knight your loyal servants?

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Takemedownbitch@reddit

A mixture of knighting loyal servants and beheading disloyal ones

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Soggy_Answer3682@reddit

Oh, and a Mercedes 4x4z Took out a business loan to buy it over 5 years. It’s old and knackered, but sooo powerful and comfy. I’m skint now and can’t afford the upgrade, but if you can, do it, they’re great.

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Soggy_Answer3682@reddit

Jimmy Jane sex toys and a bunch of libidex rubber catsuits. When middle class meets middle age, pretty kinky, and this stuff’s not cheap.

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gogginsbulldog1979@reddit

One of those £500 KitchenAid artisan food mixers. No one bakes cakes in my house, no one's used it - it just sits in the kitchen looking pretty.

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Charming_Pirate@reddit

Easily a £2,000 Smeg Retro fridge freezer. Broke down after a year too.

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Kazizui@reddit

Counterpoint - I bought one in 2008 and it's still going strong. It has been relegated to the garage now though and only contains milk and beer; which, now I think of it, is my most middle-class thing. A Smeg fridge in the garage.

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Charming_Pirate@reddit

Ok you win, a smeg fridge in the garage is the most middle class entry. Second only to keeping your original Dali paintings in the downstairs lavatory.

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Kazizui@reddit

Don't be ridiculous. I'd have to move the Matisse.

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

Always thought I would like one, but purely because of the name and being a Red Dwarf fan.

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goingnowherespecial@reddit

They're tiny inside as well. We had one in a house share, and it also broke down after a few months. Definitely form over function.

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Kat8844@reddit

A baby grand piano, a wine rack and a kitchen island and as of the end of the week a Range Rover 🙈, although technically that’s my partners.

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destria@reddit

KitchenAid stand mixer. It gets a lot of use though, I'm pulling it out maybe 3+ times a week for bread and cake.

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PatserGrey@reddit

Nah, had to stick to my working class roots and go for the kenwood, heavy buggers they are

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SarkyMs@reddit

I thought having a kenwood made you middle class, I must have started very low down.

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PatserGrey@reddit

Ah possibly, what do I know, I'm Irish we don't do the "class" thing

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xmastreee@reddit

I agree. I have both and I prefer the vintage Kenwood. The variable speed is way better that the 1, 2, 3 of the Kitchen Aid. And the shape of the bowl, the KA likes to throw the contents around like a baby chucking its toys out of its pram. Even on the slowest speed.

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CourtneyLush@reddit

I've had my Kenwood 24 years. It sits out on the kitchen work top and gets used at least once a week, handy for weightlifting when you clean under it. Not sure how working class it is, it cost a packet, even then.

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McFuckin94@reddit

We had a Kenwood, which was my nana’s Kenwood probably from the 60’s or 70’s and absolutely no joke it only died a couple of years ago. Thing randomly blew, and we couldn’t find anyone to fix it so had to get rid. Absolutely cannot find anything to replace it 😭

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PatserGrey@reddit

True enough but was a good chunk cheaper than the big branded one you see on all the cooking shows...which I'm always sceptical of

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CourtneyLush@reddit

I know the one. I know a couple of people with one and they always seem a bit .... less robust than Kenny. I suppose you'd be less likely to decapitate your toes with one of them, if you dropped it.

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dottymouse@reddit

I love mine. The only problem is getting persuaded that you need all the attachments!

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SarkyMs@reddit

I want the potato peeler one.

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Littlemouse0812@reddit

I use the food processor and blender bits for mine allllll the time but I think I only get the mincer bit out once a year when I make pierogi at Christmas. And the mincer attachment probably cost more than just a stand alone mincer…

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dottymouse@reddit

I really regret buying the big kitchenaid food processor and wish I'd just bought the attachment. I love my ice cream bowl although it causes arguments when I try to keep it in the freezer all the time because of the amount of space it needs!

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tilman2015@reddit

I want to get the grinder at some point!

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Independent-Guess-79@reddit

Just download it. It’s free

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jjgill27@reddit

The splash guard is a must have though!

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dottymouse@reddit

Meh, for a £350+ appliance you'd have thought there would be something more effective than their splashguard. I'm looking into getting one from Germany that's been recommended with a silicone bit that sticks on to the majority of the bowl.

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beepboopbeep9@reddit

This is also my answer. In laws we're getting a new one so gave us their old kitchen aid. Absolute weapon of an appliance

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EllebumbleB@reddit

I've had mine for nearly 20 years, had it fixed once because it was abit shaky when in use. Excellent piece of kit.

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trainpk85@reddit

I’ve got one but I keep my Mail in it and also packs of paracetamol

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CuriousBreath@reddit

And crumbs, don’t forget crumbs

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trainpk85@reddit

I’m not even that sure what to do with it. It’s literally just an ornament in my kitchen and is the same colour as the toaster/kettle/bin/microwave I’ve seen on bake off that you can make cakes and bread with them but that seems like a lot of work. I have a bread bin the same colour.

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

My father bought one of them. I asked him why as he rarely cooked anything more adventurous than burgers and chips. He said it was mainly for show when he came to sell the house. Similarly spent several grand on posh cast iron radiators then refused to turn the heating on ever.

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_Dan___@reddit

I’ve used mine about three times in two years… 😂

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EconomyFreakDust@reddit

I have a very nice Kenwood one. It retails at like £200 but kept swinging down to £100 ish during sales so nabbed it during a sale. It's very nice.

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Accomplished_Week392@reddit

I was going to say my kitchen aid toaster. Cost a lot for a toaster, but had it years now.

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Pieboy8@reddit

A Lock and Co hat. An American tourist left it in one of our rental card at my old work....we emailed and left messages but they never came back to us so 7 months later it came home with me....its too small for my head though so my son has ot for dress up 🤣

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Perception_4992@reddit

A instant boiling water tap.

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DeadlyMoo@reddit

I remember having our kitchen done a couple of years ago the guy tried to upsell a Quanker tap and I thought "why on earth would I want one of those?" Boiling water has never been a problem in my entire life. Google kettles if you dont want a tea urn plumbed in under the sink permanently.

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Perception_4992@reddit

If you have to ask how much a quooker tap is it’s too expensive for you! I went down the used cheap version from fb and a diy fit route, I enjoy it’s convenience, but at even “only” £150 it’s hard to justify over a £10-20 kettle.

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desirewrites@reddit

Where are you getting a kettle at that price? I just got one and it cost £50 😂

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Perception_4992@reddit

Er, nearly anywhere. But like any consumer item, you can spend more if you’d like. Those wanky pour over kettles are nearly £200.

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Necessary_Figure_817@reddit

A cleaner.

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MelodicAd2213@reddit

You OWN them???

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

As long as they FEEL like they own the working class help, that's middle classed.

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ffjjygvb@reddit

I think owning them is upper class. Middle class are more like awkward not knowing if they should try to be friendly or let them get on with it, worrying about if they should offer them a cup of tea etc. There’s often questions about how to behave with tradespeople on r/askuk.

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Necessary_Figure_817@reddit

Don't worry, we water and feed them.

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Thandoscovia@reddit

You are a good master, and I’m sure the pleb is grateful. Surprised, sure - after all, food and water doesn’t magically appear anywhere else for free

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HarassedPatient@reddit

Does a collection of fossils we've picked up from the beach displayed on the mantle-place count as middle-class?

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ben_vtr@reddit

Audi S4 Avant

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WomanReader1@reddit

Had a juicer once. Complete waste of time and money - just buy orange juice if you fancy it.

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limegreenbunny@reddit

I got a juicer about eight years ago to do a month long juice fast. I was so sick of the sight of it after the month was up that I gave it away immediately. Absolute bastard to clean too.

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EconomyFreakDust@reddit

Juice fasts are a stupid American import designed by stupid Americans.

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willybarrow@reddit

In actual fact someone I know did one of these and found out they was diabetic by landing themselves in a juice induced coma

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Mscienc3@reddit

It's just nicer way of saying you're going on a crash diet, because that concept isn't as 'wellness' as a juice fast

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lurcherzzz@reddit

For people with self inflicted diabetes due to a diet of shite, a juice fast is probably an excellent idea.

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EconomyFreakDust@reddit

It really isn't. Juice fasts aren't good for you and aren't beneficial. We certainly weren't taught to suggest juice fasts to patients in med school.

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VolcanicBear@reddit

I would think the mistake there was doing a month long juice fast.

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limegreenbunny@reddit

Oh absolutely! That was not one of my finer moments.

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VolcanicBear@reddit

I carb loaded for a middle distance triathlon with fruit juice last year. Admittedly all shop bought so probably not as healthy as home made stuff, but man... the effect that two or three days of 5l of fruit juice had on my digestive system.... Hate to think about a month of that 😅

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limegreenbunny@reddit

I did it primarily because I was desperate to try to reduce the number of migraines I was getting, and I’d been told that a juice fast had helped a friend of mine. I didn’t notice any digestive changes that I remember, fortunately! Psychologically it was bloody hard though; I was constantly thinking of food. Spent hours scrubbing the stupid juicer clean each day too.

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Gallusbizzim@reddit

Too many years ago, I used to hide bits of the juicer at work so it was always broken. I hated cleaning it.

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VolcanicBear@reddit

Yeah I don't think I've been more than 24 hours without food and that was rough enough for me. My wife used to get quite frequent migraines so can (pretend I) understand trying anything to get rid of them. Not sure why they stopped tbh.

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fenaith@reddit

I bought a juicer.... So I can juice raspberries and make gin cocktails.

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maddog232323@reddit

See, the thing about juice from most places is you get all the fibre and most of the vitamins, but if it's been pasteurised, a fuck-lot of the micro-nutrient content has been neutralised.

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Ok-fine-man@reddit

The clean up is suchba pain. So badly designed.

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MadWifeUK@reddit

Don't know if it counts, we have a beautiful view of fields and the sea from the utility room, which is right beside the boot room.

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Competitive-Cry-1154@reddit

The boot room qualifies on its own.

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Steppy20@reddit

I don't even have hard flooring on entering my flat. But I put that down to a stupid designer who thought "carpet in the entry leading to a hard floor kitchen and living space makes perfect sense"

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Debsrugs@reddit

Fish knives

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b3ta_blocker@reddit

A gouty toe.

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Brevard1986@reddit

My uncles, my dad, my brother and me :-( genetics is such a pain!

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b3ta_blocker@reddit

Allopurinol is your friend

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Mscienc3@reddit

Gout Havers Unite! (don't tell them it's not really got anything to do with diet, we can keep pretending we all eat like Kings that way)

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Intrepid-Camel-9797@reddit

My first words to my doctor, when he diagnosed gout, were 'but I'm not an old man and I hate Port!' (As a woman, in her 30s at that point) I was gutted to learn it could be genetic and relieved I didn't have to give up steak.

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Mscienc3@reddit

Well I'm a man, and don't exactly have a healthy lifestyle when it comes to drugs and alcohol, so I wasn't surprised when I was diagnosed haha! But yeah, similar relief when I found out I could still have steak and beer 😂

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BlitzballPlayer@reddit

That’s a proper monarch’s illness, that. Puts you well above middle class!

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DXBflyer@reddit

😂👍

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TitferAndDaisies@reddit

A barometer.

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knityourownlentils@reddit

I got mine in the charity shop for a tenner, can I still join in?

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liseusester@reddit

I inherited mine. It doesn’t work any more but every quote for repair makes me wince in horror so it stays on the wall, blissfully proclaiming that every day will be fair.

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breakbeatx@reddit

I inherited mine too, don’t really know how it works/how to read it, I just know that you tap it (preferably with a car key) every time you pass it, right?

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liseusester@reddit

Yeah, I think so. This one definitely did work when I was a child but one too many house moves has meant it no longer does.

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MCDCFC@reddit

Retro

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Foundation_Wrong@reddit

I’ve had my Le crueset oval dish since 1978, used it at my wedding reception as a serving dish.

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Collymonster@reddit

I have a cafetiere. It has been sat in a cupboard unused for roughly 7 years.

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Effelumps@reddit

Occassional self-loathing and vacuum cleaner, having upgraded from a dustpan and brush a few years ago. Little fancy soaps, I got them for a present a few years ago.

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grandpiano2020@reddit

Ninja air fryer. Does that count?

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Non-Combatant@reddit

From some comments I've seen on UK reddit just the fact I don't live in literal poverty makes me middle class to some people.

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Dingletron1@reddit

A jar for keeping the shallots in.

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pbfhpunkshop@reddit

Grapefruit spoons, and it annoys me when my husband uses them for anything other than grapefruit. I'm the only one that eats grapefruit and haven't for years, but when I see him use them for stirring coffee it irks me so much.

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Affectionate_Base827@reddit

A sourdough starter

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CooldownReduction@reddit

A golf club membership (and a Scotty Cameron) A bread maker Custom Japanese kitchen knives Worldwide travel insurance

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_kar00n@reddit

Dyson hoover and fan

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ocelotrevs@reddit

My climbing shoes and harness.

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DangerousMango6@reddit

Selfridges crystal champagne flutes. Given as a wedding present, too scared to use them in case I break one! They're in their original box in the cupboard.

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handsomehotchocolate@reddit

When’s your next significant wedding anniversary. Crack them out then and celebrate!

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Automatic_Data9264@reddit

We live in a house in tiny village surrounded by miles and miles of green hills. There's castle ruins less than 3 or 4 minutes walk from my doorstep and we own a lurcher and drive a muddy, battered, old 4x4. Not sure if that's more aristocratic than middle class but we hardly have 2 pennies to rub together.

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handsomehotchocolate@reddit

Subs bloody lovely to be fair

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handsomehotchocolate@reddit

Comically oversized La cruset heavy jug that is used once a year for a dinner for 18 people.

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No-Photograph3463@reddit

A 2k road bike which lives in my bedroom.

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Longjumping-Volume25@reddit

A ralph lauren quarter zip

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80081380085@reddit

A quince tree. Wish I was joking as I don’t like quince jelly. Any ideas for alternative uses?!

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teti-tet@reddit

Polish people make delicious liquor made of quince it’s called pigwówka or nalewka z pigwy. You can search for recipes

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80081380085@reddit

Dziekuje bardzo!

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SiSkr@reddit

Quince + sugar = syrup that you can add to tea. Delish!

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Anandya@reddit

Persian and Afghanistan have a few recipes using Quince with lamb.

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80081380085@reddit

Very true, thank you. Unfortunately I’d rely on that for friends as I’m a veggie, which of course is my own problem!

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HighlandsBen@reddit

Stew them with apples and make crumble!

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80081380085@reddit

Thanks - will hopefully make a list of ideas

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Connect-Smell761@reddit

An indoor sauna.

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royalblue1982@reddit

A house.

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DVPL0ver@reddit

You’re upper class now my friend. Do you have a title too?

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Colascape@reddit

In Scotland he would now be a laird

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Cardabella@reddit

That's when you inherit one

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hiddenemi@reddit

Peasant, do not presume Royal Blue doesn’t have a title

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SavingsSquare2649@reddit

Please do not converse with the plebs

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Charlie_Yu@reddit

The only correct answer.

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monitorsareprison@reddit

housing situation in the uk is an absolute disgrace..

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tcpukl@reddit

I'm getting an extension and ripping the shitty conservatory down.

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FaithWandering@reddit

You're landed gentry now fella

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FelicitousJuliet@reddit

Maybe 50 years ago, that's high class now.

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mk6971@reddit

Mine is a Jamie Oliver branded pestle and mortar! Barely gets used!

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T_pas@reddit

Since when are pestle and mortar middle class? 🤣

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

It is funny because it is so basic, like stone age basic. But there is an association there with celebrity chefs knocking up their own spice mixes, pestos etc which generally people these days just buy.

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chappersbarfo@reddit

Check this cunt out he's got a toaster thinks he's the fucking Sultan of Brunei.

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Optimal_Collection77@reddit

A man cave with an arcade cabinet A pasta maker Kids that eat houmous

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diggerbanks@reddit

An avocado.

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jazzsmells@reddit

Grand Piano But it’s my job so I don’t feel too coy about this. And I was in a relationship with the manager of a piano shop at the tjme…

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b3ta_blocker@reddit

Were you A Minor?

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miked999b@reddit

Haha I love this. You B Sharp!

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GandalfsNozzle@reddit

A salad spinner

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theoriginalShmook@reddit

Does a wasted private school education count?

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trainpk85@reddit

Lol I went to private school and came out with a posh accent and some average a levels. I then got pregnant while I was at uni so my mum was furious she wasted all that money. I went back to uni and ended up quite successful but work in construction/infrastructure and married a massive rough Geordie and my accent is somehow rough as fuck and she hates it and says she has wasted her money despite me being a chartered engineer.

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WiseIceBerry@reddit

Can definitely relate to the first part. Went to a private school in Liverpool until year 3, had the poshest accent in a 50 mile radius, and then when I had to move schools it didn't change too much. I'd rather speak like this than with a Scouse accent any day.

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theoriginalShmook@reddit

This is making me giggle, thanks 🤣

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gravityhappens@reddit

Oh I have one of those, my parents like to remind me often how much money they burnt for me to turn out very average

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theoriginalShmook@reddit

Mum doesn't mention it, I think she's just happy they gave me the opportunity (dad has passed), but I'd have got the same crap A levels at a comp. I say 'wasted', but I did meet my wife there and have a really good set of friends for which I'm very grateful for, though.

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b3ta_blocker@reddit

I hear Seb's in banking now?

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HonkersTim@reddit

When I got married a relative gave us a posh backpack / picnic set thing, with cutlery (inc cheese knife and board), plastic champagne flutes, scottish wool blanket etc. Used it maybe 3 times in 20 years.

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WiseIceBerry@reddit

Barbour jacket. It might look a bit Tory but it's great and lasts decades.

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TheRealGabbro@reddit

A boat. And it’s quite a big boat. Sorry.

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No_Coyote_557@reddit

Bullseye?

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TheRealGabbro@reddit

“Let’s have a look at what you could’ve won. You could’ve won a speedboat”

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WotanMjolnir@reddit

Bullseye had two different 'star' prizes depending on whether they actuakly won it or not. I'm sure the prize they won was the speedboat, because (legend has it) either the producer or one of their friends had a company that sold speedboats so they got them cheap. The prize they didn't win was the nice, expensive holiday that they could just show stock footage of rather than actually buy it.

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No_Coyote_557@reddit

Did you get a bendy Bully too?

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cari-strat@reddit

My dad got pissed at the pub and came home the proud owner of a boat one night. We lived in Wolverhampton, which is pretty much as far from the sea as you can get, in England.

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discombobulated38x@reddit

Grapefruit knife.

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gouplesblog@reddit

A wine aerator. It makes the £4.79 Shiraz from Aldi taste better.

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fergie@reddit

A waxed gilet.

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Appropriate-South314@reddit

A set of knives from Flint and Flame with my name engraved. I spent about £300 on three knives (one of which was a bread knife) and still somehow think I got the better end of the deal. They make light work of even the toughest of butternut squash and crustiest loaf of sourdough.

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AlternativeChoice108@reddit

A water filter lmao. It only costs 30 quid to be fair but its definitely something you'd see in Alfie Daye's house.

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geltance@reddit

A sous vide slow cooker

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SeraphCraft@reddit

Last year I was forced to use Himalayan rock salt on the ice outside of my house as we simply didn’t have any other salt. Never felt more middle class (also never looked like a bigger prick to our neighbours)

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breakbeatx@reddit

A coffee bean grinder, and not middle class but how did I live 40 odd years without my trusty osthyvel?

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Mr_Benevenstanciano@reddit

Waitrose club card

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the_real_mr_rabbit@reddit

Stocks and savings

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VolcanicBear@reddit

I have a pretty hefty pestle and mortar I use almost exclusively for drug preparation.

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Bicolore@reddit

What drugs come in a form that require this?

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BeefyBob_likes_beef@reddit

Any that require cutting with a card when you don't want to ruin your gold card. Also, reusable real silver straws. One does not walk into to Tesco with battered Monzo card that's clearly suffered from years of abuse.

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Bicolore@reddit

I think you need to find higher quality suppliers. Sounds like you're consuming some Netto level stuff.

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DontEatTheBats@reddit

MDMA certainly benefits from some pestle and mortar action.

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VolcanicBear@reddit

I have previously used it for mashing seeds with LSA in, and whilst I had some effects it wasn't as noticeable as you'd want. I mainly use it for grinding up already vaped cannabis to make butter with.

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Mscienc3@reddit

Also good for crushing up pills that have fun drug + paracetamol to do a cold water extraction and remove the paracetamol!

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MorningToast@reddit

Levels here my man.

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Bicolore@reddit

>I have previously used it for mashing seeds with LSA in. I thought for a second there you meant cheap glass wear. How appropriate middle class of me. I think you’re a lot more into weed than I am🤣 butter? 🤣

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Riovem@reddit

LSA being called cheap wasn't what I expected to see after crying at spending £75 on two LSA glasses for a friend's wedding registry

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ProtoplanetaryNebula@reddit

Got me in the first half there.

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Oozlum-Bird@reddit

I have a Waitrose branded chopping board

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ChangingMonkfish@reddit

Would Joseph Joseph also fall into this class of item?

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WotanMjolnir@reddit

I had a Joseph & Joseph folding chopping board. It was great for about 6 months, then failed along the folds.

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Oozlum-Bird@reddit

Reckon so, I’ve also got a set of those!

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Uncoolusername007@reddit

TIL that inanimate objects have their own class system!

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Cheshireset@reddit

Le creuset pans.

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BonkersMoongirl@reddit

A tractor

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stealroundchimp@reddit

probably the cello (i dont play but i wanted to learn) discretionary hobby items in general imo

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Missbhavin58@reddit

A bread making machine. I did use it occasionally till hubby went on a diet

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Dramatic-Injury-7079@reddit

A dualit toaster, for all the yummy toasted middle class panteone I will eat

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CuteMaterial@reddit

An electric Brompton.

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Many-Host-4159@reddit

An Audi A3

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AF_II@reddit

ooni pizza oven (I use my pestle and mortar all the time!)

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Gow87@reddit

Without a doubt the best thing I ever purchased. I use it, and my pestle and mortar, regularly.

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BoxmanPwnz@reddit

I got a bloody Gozney Roccbox myself

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Mork-of-Ork@reddit

A VW Passat.

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Ok_Okra4730@reddit

Cockapoo

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PoiHolloi2020@reddit

I have an espresso machine, a moka pot, a cafetiere, a Turkish coffee pot and a coffee bean grinder, so I have a fair number of coffee boxes ticked.

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notmerida@reddit

when my partner and i moved in together we realised that between us we had 3 coffee machines, 3 moka pots, a greek coffee pot, a turkish teapot, an aeropress, two cafefieres and two coffee bean grinders.

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NaturalSuccessful521@reddit

Pffft. Not even a siphon!?

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Kaylee__Frye@reddit

I've got a V60, aeropress, Vietnamese coffee pots, nel drip filter, chemex and a mokkamaster. It's a bit silly really.

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Odd-One-Out@reddit

What's your espresso machine? Is it an E61?

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history2506@reddit

A small soft fruit garden.

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dood1es@reddit

A le creuset casserole pot. Work have a reward points scheme so it was basically free and it gets used multiple times a week. Actually I have le creuset egg cups too from the same scheme when I wanted to use up all my points before maternity leave - used maybe twice in six years!

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FakeNathanDrake@reddit

It's a toss up between the mortar & pestle (never used), the KC registered working-line labrador, the Volvo estate, certificates from sailing lessons or a detached house. I'm not even from a middle class background, nor do I have a middle class job, but can't deny there are some pretty damn middle class tendencies there!

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Calcio_birra@reddit

A Škoda Octavia

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piekard@reddit

A cockapoo... TBH he was a fraction of the cost they are nowadays and obviously he's priceless to me now

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Responsible-Ad-1086@reddit

Sous Vide bath

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Mucho_Capita@reddit

A garlic press.

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Harrry-Otter@reddit

Probably a tie between the sous vide and the decanter.

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Grimdotdotdot@reddit

Sous vide is a cooking technique - you either mean a vacuum sealer or a precision heater (or both).

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Harrry-Otter@reddit

Correct, I do mean than.

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Dirtynrough@reddit

Wouldn’t it make more sense to put the tie in the wardrobe ?

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Spinach_Initial@reddit

I was given a pestle & mortar at the start of my PhD. Decided to keep it and looked up the price one day, £3K lol

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Real_Mikaeel_Muazzam@reddit

How on earth is a mortar and pestle so expensive in the UK, in India one costs less than 10 Pounds. A really expensive one would go for 150, but 3000 seems too much.

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Fudgy_Madhatter@reddit

I have a full set of sterling silver cutlery including a ladle. I have never used them ( too scared of my own knife and fork skills, and that of others to ever use it. It was gifted to me very gradually by my late godfather and family each Christmas, birthday, communions…

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Professional-Arm-24@reddit

Skis

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DontEatTheBats@reddit

Roomba

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Mag-NL@reddit

Owning a mortar and pestle is not middle class at all, quite the contrary. What is very middle class though is owning a mortar and pestle and never using it.

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Otherwise-Falcon-729@reddit

A library.

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chonkyclouds@reddit

I have no idea what's considered middle class or what isn't. I have a mortar and pestle as well though, I do actually use it pretty often too. I also have two Henry hoovers - one for upstairs and one for downstairs. I just don't trust myself to lug a hoover up and down the stairs all the time because I know I'll slip and fall. It's just safer this way. We also have a tub of Lurpak in the fridge, which is probably takes the cake.

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Chimp-eh@reddit

Drinks globe stocked with some nice single malts and gin… lots of gin

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TwopintsyaPrick@reddit

Take the Gin out, and add more Single Malts…

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Chimp-eh@reddit

I drink the Gin, my wife drinks the whiskey

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uranushasmoved@reddit

woah...

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Leading_Study_876@reddit

…dude. Like malt whisky - with an “e”. I know they do make some in Ireland, but I bet that wasn’t what he was talking about. Incidentally, the rule for gin and whisky is - gin before dinner, whisky after. If you’re still drinking gin at 11pm it’s a recipe for depression…

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Chimp-eh@reddit

Call me mr depressed then

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7ootles@reddit

Take the single malts out and replace them with bourbon. Seriously, single malt tastes like smoked vinegar.

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

I would like one of those, but decided several years ago that I am not to be trusted with spirits in the house.

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Odd-Ad-3721@reddit

Mind my roul doulton with the hand painted periwinkles!

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slm_slm_slm@reddit

Salary

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sirforher@reddit

Stirling silver grape scissors

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Metric_Pacifist@reddit

A butter knife

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Bearwires79@reddit

Not sure about this one, I’ll have to ask my butler Farquart to see what he thinks is the most ‘middle class’ thing I own

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I_mostly_lie@reddit

I’m guilty of not knowing where working class ends and middle Class begins?

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tcpukl@reddit

How is a pestle and mortar middle class? It's great if you want to grind your own spices and pestos.

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manxlancs123@reddit

Ba dum tish!

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Healthy_Cell6377@reddit

Salad spinner

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robertodurian@reddit

Nespresso coffee machine. I love it.

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Food_face@reddit

pestle and mortar, kitchenaid, mandellin (sp), cricket gear, private school uniform and bread maker

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

Private school uniform. Did you go to private school or is it a kink?

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Food_face@reddit

Neither, daughter has just finished

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Mscienc3@reddit

I got gifted a granite pestle and mortar - a Jamie Oliver one in fact - and it's possibly been the gift I've ever used most outside of clothes. Homemade spice mixtures galore, and you can buy the fresh, ungrounded spices and do it yourself for a fresher taste, same goes with herbs. I can make my own pesto with it, and it's also useful for grinding up decarbed weed to make edibles and certain pills to extract fun ingredients from. I use it several times a week. It's extremely middle class, so yeah, that too for me.

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Fives2206@reddit

A fancy gold watch i inherited

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serapica@reddit

Grind coffee machine that I’ve never used

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PutAdvanced1230@reddit

Dualit kettle and toaster

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Stackfest@reddit

A book collection

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Stackfest@reddit

A lordship

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GadgetGal606@reddit

I swear by my Victorinox vegetable peeler that I bought on a whim from Zurich airport

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men_in_the_rigging@reddit

I bought one at Gatwick and they immediately took it off me as I went through security. Best five minutes of my life.

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GadgetGal606@reddit

It’s sure to get mine after security

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Anandya@reddit

To be fair? Their knives are the go to for good mid range serious knives. Mine lasted til some lunatic cut things directly on my granite surfaces...

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b3ta_blocker@reddit

Does that make it peel faster?

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StriveForBetter99@reddit

Life

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Admirable_Handle9946@reddit

\>Mines a pestle and mortar after getting sucked into what Jamie Oliver listed as an essential kitchen item. I've used it once in three years. This is a frequent issue I have with reddit, the definition of "Working Class" and "Middle Class" is so odd.  If you own a bag from waitrose or a pestel and morter you're "Middle Class"\~ But if you own a company that employs people, and you drink down the pub you're "Working Class"

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bored_toronto@reddit

An expensive Swiss watch I bought when I used to earn more money.

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dubhghall6616@reddit

Such a waste of money my one never gets worn. Sat on my bedside covered in dust usually falls behind my bedside table.

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bored_toronto@reddit

Only wear mine for job interviews and it needs servicing. My family threw out the original box and papers when I moved out.

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EconomyFreakDust@reddit

Just wear it. Insure it if you're worried about it getting nicked.

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dubhghall6616@reddit

I can't I'm an electrician I regularly scrape my arms up against brickwork and under floorboards. It's also quite conductive and presents an electric shock risk which I have experienced before 🤣

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EconomyFreakDust@reddit

I work with patients, I can't wear a watch on the ward. Doesn't mean I can't wear it to and from work, as well as out and about. I actually have a Rado watch sitting somewhere that I've somehow fucking lost due to my incompetence.

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Marklious@reddit

Are you planning on selling it? I have one that I know I am not going to sell, so I just wear it knowing it's losing value. If I had kept it pristine it would be worth way more than what I paid for it, but well... fuckit.

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dubhghall6616@reddit

I left all the documents and receipts when I moved out of my flat with my ex. So it's basically worth nothing. I pulled off one of the chrono buttons opening a bottle of beer one night. To get it serviced and have a new button is £380. Plus it's a Tag so it's worth about 25p on the second hand market 🤣 unbelievably stupid purchase. My G shock is much more suited to my job and lifestyle.

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Marklious@reddit

> I pulled off one of the chrono buttons opening a bottle of beer one night. I want to believe that you used the crown/pushers as a makeshift bottle opener. I think that would be enough of a bad-ass move to justify getting the watch in the first place.

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dubhghall6616@reddit

I wish I could add a picture of it covered in dust missing a button you'll have to take my word on it 🤣

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Marriott_1@reddit

A peloton bike

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AE_Phoenix@reddit

A cake fork.

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Few_Floor8965@reddit

How has no one said Maldon Sea Salt yet

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Few_Floor8965@reddit

Nespresso coffee machine, cant live without it now though

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sk2097@reddit

Potato ricer

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Hmmmm13242@reddit

*mortar and pestle.

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AbbreviationsNo3558@reddit

Air fryer

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Top-Hat1126@reddit

A BMW

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Silly_Two9754@reddit

An air fryer.

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

A flat largely funded by my father downsizing.

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KingofCalais@reddit

A shearling coat i suppose, unfortunately its too warm to ever wear but if i decide to move to Antartica it may come in handy.

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oyfe77@reddit

I use mine every Sunday to grind salt and peppercorns for my roast beef.

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FireSpiritBoi@reddit

Mother of pearl globe, I wanted one for 15 years, bought it second hand from some guy on his deathbed for £70

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

Sorry you're dying mate. Now...about this globe?

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FluffyBunnyFlipFlops@reddit

I have a hot tub. My wife once hit me with the filter. My friend described it as 'the most middle-class argument ever'.

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jessietee@reddit

I feel like lockdown made hot tubs very working class, every fucker had one a couple years ago!

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

And now not one of them can afford to use it due to energy prices 🤣🤣🤣

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Ok_Introduction_1882@reddit

I ve got a yoghurt maker i bought during the covid lockdown. Its still unused in the cupboard.

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MDF87@reddit

A suit, that I've worn once in the 10 years I've had it.

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

I own two Prada suits...from a charity shop ha. Benefits of living in a posh town, you get some nice hand me downs from the actual posh people. Also hardly worn as I work from home.

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cari-strat@reddit

My husband has finally outgrown his suit, which was bought for our wedding in 2002, so he is officially a middle aged fat bastard with nothing to wear for the inevitable funerals that our lives now revolve around.

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hadawayandshite@reddit

A sense of superiority

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ARK_Redeemer@reddit

Do you also combine that with a "signature look of superiority"? 😄

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chapmouse@reddit

My CrushGrind salt and pepper grinders that set me back £40 each. They are an absolute joy to use and get daily use, every time I use salt and/or pepper.

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Fabulous-Wolf-4401@reddit

I think it's annoying that people think a pestle and mortar is somehow middle class - it's a tool, like a spanner or an allen key. It's as simple to use as the instruction 'stir everything up with a stick'. I use my late mother's pestle and mortar a lot, in fact I use it every other day. I don't think it's necessarily essential, but it beats getting the damn food processor out and then having to wash everything up.

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darktourist92@reddit

An Aeropress for coffee.

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WonderfulThomas@reddit

Pasta drying rack

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helpful__explorer@reddit

Electric car

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Booboodelafalaise@reddit

A set of towels from The White Company. They are NOT for family use! The family can look at them, but only guests are allowed to use them.

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MelodicAd2213@reddit

Napkin rings, a set of dainty silver cake forks, soup spoons, porcelain tiered cake stand plus china tea cups with saucers

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Consistent-Whole-686@reddit

Bidet

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Rinabarina@reddit

Snap. My husband's Italian, for them a bidet is not posh. To me it is. Just don't talk about it.

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AnybodyNo8816@reddit

A brabantia ironing board. Only name that came up when searching for tall ironing boards.

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lockslob@reddit

Waitrose shopping bag? NOT having a Sky subscription? Villeroy and Boch bog?

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Fraggle987@reddit

Boiling water tap. I'm always horrified when visiting friend and discover they still use an electric kettle!

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mozzy1985@reddit

A set of Le Creuset pans. I mean I’ve had them 10 years almost. The fuckers will probably outlast me so I’d say money well spent.

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LetterBoxdBrain@reddit

A criterion Collection

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

Mine is probably also my pestle and mortar. Also bought because TV people used them. Used once or twice years ago and, I believe, currently in a box of stuff I dumped in the garage when I moved house last November and haven't looked at since.

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blobfish1987@reddit

I’m not sure I’d class a pestle and mortar as middle class item to be honest , because it dates back to the Stone Age .

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photism78@reddit

Persian rug.

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freefallade@reddit

Toss up between a sauna, a brick built pizza oven, or a great dane...

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Tenpumpkin77962@reddit

Probably a blender or air fryer

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confused_mani@reddit

Does a fridge and pantry stocked with mainly M&S food count?

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TinyRodents@reddit

One of those fake Lordships in Scotland. Me and my Dog have certificates of some bs lordship for a 1x1cm plot of land in Scotland. Just funny to have. (I got it for free when TheSpiffingBrit released the coupon exploit).

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turboRock@reddit

A kitchenaid. Built like a tank.

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Princeoplecs@reddit

My pestle and mortar gets used for grinding up fish food into powder for the fry (baby fish not cooking lol). Other than that a man cave in my house.

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acceberbex@reddit

Last used mine to try and mash up some bird seed and oats when I had rescue ducklings whilst I was waiting for delivery of a more suitable food. Nice to see the pestle and mortars are being put to proper use! (although before that, it was probably 8 years since I last used it)

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Princeoplecs@reddit

I actually bought mine for the purpose of crushing up fish food lol, has the bonus effect of the fish being used to the foods i feed the adults so they dont get preoccupied with one food source.

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prasaysno@reddit

It is interesting because pestle and mortar is deemed to be a poor person tool where I grew up (China)

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MorningToast@reddit

Hobbies

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Solasta713@reddit

A Brompton folding bicycle and a Barbour Ashby wax jacket

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MsScaryPoppins@reddit

A wood burner, a le Creuset stock pot and a Fortnum & Mason Hamper.

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prasaysno@reddit

Double incomed parents

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BabyAlibi@reddit

A Michael Kors jacket.

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bushidojet@reddit

I mean I have a pestle and mortar but I did nick it off my dad. It’s mainly used to grind up my cats antibiotics tablets for when gets filled in by another cat in a fight he almost certainly started (he’s not the brightest cat on this earth). I do deeply love my carpet cleaner though, it’s the filthy water that makes it all worthwhile!

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Fap_cake_decorator@reddit

Napkin rings

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Fleder-maus@reddit

Can i have your pestel and mortar?

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kinotico@reddit

A leather lounge chair and footrest. I have seen it in a house i worked in and it was love at first sight. It’s the most expensive thing in my flat and it stands out so much compared to my crappy furniture. I fart on it a lot.

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ChangingMonkfish@reddit

A Tesla

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JackSpyder@reddit

An ISA.

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PsychologicalClue6@reddit

Lululemon workout clothes

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rising_then_falling@reddit

A set of bone handled cutlery that includes fish knives. A pasta maker. An oil painting of my mother done in the 50s A canvas bell tent for glamping

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Colossalsquid888@reddit

American style fridge freezer covered in magnets from everywhere we've been

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Daddybearcub@reddit

Pickled walnuts

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Rafiq07@reddit

Wait.. why is a pestle and mortar middle class? How else do you crush and grind your fresh garlic, ginger, etc? Surely, it would be more "middle class" if you used already crushed frozen garlic/ginger or that paste that comes in tubs all prepped for you.

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practicalcabinet@reddit

I have, and use, a letter opener. It's actually quite useful, and it has a penknife blade in the handle for opening boxes.

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breadcrumbsmofo@reddit

Probably the macbook. It’s a few years old now but it’s still going very strong. Probably won’t replace it for a good few years yet

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LondonCycling@reddit

Yer maw's platinum dildo.

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jigoflife3@reddit

A horse

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lurcherzzz@reddit

People think having horses makes you posh. It makes you poor, ruins all of your clothes, rogue fencing staples bugger the washing machine, and everything smells of horse. I do like the smell of horse, saddle soap and especially stockholm tar. Also boiling linseed in the pressure cooker would on occasion detonate and artex the kitchen ceiling in brown goop. Maybe it's middle class, but it sure is a rollercoaster.

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Sasspishus@reddit

Horses are a massive waste of money and time so of course they're a middle class things

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jigoflife3@reddit

Oh I couldn’t agree more, I always smell like shit and look like a tramp. But people perceive it as me being cousins with the queen

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Practical_Storage201@reddit

I was struggling to think of anything until you reminded me my wife owns 2 Icelandic ponies whom we have stabled on our 1.5 hectare property.

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jigoflife3@reddit

🤣🤣🤣

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Old-Acanthopterygii5@reddit

But pepper in grains and ground them with it. You'll never buy grounded pepper again

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Lessarocks@reddit

Coffee grinder. I use it to grind spices because the I threw my mortar and pestle away.

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Pallortrillion@reddit

The way you’ve said mortar and pestle that way round makes me uneasy

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joeschmoagogo@reddit

Damn! Y’all rich af!

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Fair_Woodpecker_6088@reddit

My girlfriend just got my dog a little Barbour coat so we can match while I’m walking him wearing mine.

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lurcherzzz@reddit

I found a disguarded dog coat on a nearby bit of wasteland. It fits most of my lurcher. We look well posh now.

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Vespaman@reddit

How is a pestle and mortar middle class?

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CourtneyLush@reddit

Dualit toaster. It was a wedding present. We've been married 20 years and it's still going strong.

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Rare-Bumblebee-1803@reddit

Mouseman 12 inch diameter fruit bowl.

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RufusBowland@reddit

If you have fruit in it when nobody’s I’ll that makes you posh. (Les Dawson wisdom for the young ‘uns)

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InvisibleGrill@reddit

Lovely!

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Rare-Bumblebee-1803@reddit

It is. I inherited it from my parents. My dad bought it in 1972.

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Yoguls-Returns@reddit

A soft close toilet seat. Now I can poop in the night like a ninja

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igual88@reddit

Espresso coffee machine. Dehydrator Heavy cast iron casserole pot

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CherylTuntIRL@reddit

Private pilot equipment (just not the plane - I'm not upper class).

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TheGreenPangolin@reddit

Also a pestle and mortar. I have autism and with that comes sensory issues about food textures. I want my herbs and spices to be as smooth of a powder as possible. I don’t want bits in my food. So the pestle and mortar makes things taste better in my opinion by giving better mouth feel. That said, I never use it.

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Future_Direction5174@reddit

A Phillips vegetable and fruit juicer. My husband insisted he wanted one. I found it a massive pain to clean out after use, I did do it 3/4 times and then told him next time HE would have to do it. I think he used it once more, and it’s been in our cupboard ever since.

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Professional_Elk_489@reddit

A book

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Psimo-@reddit

Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser hot chocolate machine. It’s something like £100 but we use it all the time. Despite the fact you could just use a pan on the hob. Actually, I think I’ll make one now.

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ZoltanGertrude@reddit

Woodburner.

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lurcherzzz@reddit

Depends if it is decorative or needed to keep you alive in winter.

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555fir978@reddit

A pasta maker, which I bought after attending a hand made pasta workshop at my local deli. Never used since purchase!

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TheLifeof4D@reddit

I'm told by Reddit that golf is middle class so I guess my set of clubs.

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Diseased-Jackass@reddit

Car for the weekends.

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annawhowasmad@reddit

I also have a pestle and mortar and I use it every day… because I accidentally bought whole peppercorns and don’t have a pepper grinder. I’m faffing about with a pestle like I’m in some cottagecore fantasy when the reason is simply incompetence. That said, the affectation has grown on me. Makes me feel like a medieval witch.

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LondonLeather@reddit

Miele appliances are stupidly expensive but completely worth it and reliable.

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UniquePotato@reddit

A 150 year old sideboard that was handed down through 5 generations.

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purplepeopleater205@reddit

A Neff slide and hide oven, but I think I need a few more in a kitchen that isn't falling apart to be properly middle class

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sandystar21@reddit

Don’t you really need an aga or reyburn?

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purplepeopleater205@reddit

That's more upper class surely

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sandystar21@reddit

Probably, I knew a guy with an aga but he had a regular oven for actually cooking in. I think they also heat the house.

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BookwormAirhead@reddit

Egg coddlers. I only know two people outside of my family who even know what a coddled egg is…

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Kaylee__Frye@reddit

Approximately eight different coffee making gizmos and a grinder.

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MCDCFC@reddit

Two Olive Trees either side of my Front Door

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sandystar21@reddit

I don’t own much but I try and have 2 foreign holidays a year and send my kids on any school trips they like…I guess that’s not middle class though. I am a member of the caravan club ……

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Psychological_Can215@reddit

A lumie light, thermomix, wax jackets and border terriers

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BobBobBobBobBobDave@reddit

A Le Creuset butter dish

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Laylelo@reddit

Dolce and Gabbana panettone tin. Times two.

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Danielharris1260@reddit

I have one of those boiling water taps. Also have a milkshake machine

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El_Zilcho@reddit

Smart home stuff. I haven't touched a light switch in over a year.

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osantal@reddit

Vitamix blender. It’s used multiple times a day and is more expensive than my oven.

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CatchItonmyfoot@reddit

A Volvo and I’m not even sorry.

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tcpukl@reddit

An extension.

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upadownpipe@reddit

Air purifier. For the summer pollen dahling

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fenaith@reddit

A wood-fired hot tub.

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tilman2015@reddit

An actual KitchenAid mixer.

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popcorn1555@reddit

My own house

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OldLondon@reddit

My subscription to hello fresh or my barista coffee machine

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hkmadl@reddit

KitchenAid

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BeefyBob_likes_beef@reddit

I live on a council estate and I love and cherish my pestle and mortar. How else would I make my middle eastern, African or far east spice mixes?

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orbtastic1@reddit

Nobody got a Bordallo Pinheiro fruit bowl or lobster tureen?

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Paulstan67@reddit

A briefcase, containing some white gloves and an apron.

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Agreeable_Guard_7229@reddit

Woodburner, Bamix stick blender, vintage champagne glasses, cake stand and le Creuset pots and pans. However I also have an iPhone 5s and still use my CD player. I also have a cheapo sandwich toaster and a plastic food mixer that are about 20 years old so that probably cancels all the other stuff out lol

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pocketdisco@reddit

Your second paragraph puts you into the upper class

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Agreeable_Guard_7229@reddit

Haha tell that to all of my relations under the age of 25, they all take great pleasure in ridiculing my phone. Apparently my 10 year old niece has a better phone than me. I don’t care, I have small hands so my phone suits me perfectly. I hate larger phones

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No-Jellyfish-8224@reddit

I'm with you, the 5s was the last decent iPhone. Same with the pixel 4

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mynameisdamn@reddit

Probably leather shoes. Don’t currently own trousers or a shirt though so I guess I’m not fully middle class yet

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No-Echo-8927@reddit

A metal plate that lets my non-induction steamer work with my fancy induction hob.

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phizzlek@reddit

A drinks cabinet

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LoquatOk966@reddit

I have a drinks cabinet too antique wooden one filled with expensive glassware shelves for the top half with space at the bottom of the top half to display the fancy booze. Two glass frames doors that lock at the top and wooden cabinet at the bottom half to bulk store the rest. Have a full cocktail shaker set and everything.

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reckonair@reddit

Sage Barista Pro

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Gallusbizzim@reddit

Grapefruit spoons but they were given to my parents as a wedding present.

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banwe11@reddit

Rolex Day Date

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AdHumble4072@reddit

Probably my Vitamix.

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Eastern_Idea_1621@reddit

Cafetiere travel mug

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Pixiebel81@reddit

Mezzaluna knife

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WeightyUnit88@reddit

A mezzaluna. We use it to slice pizza.

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bornfromanegg@reddit

I have a peppercorn funnel.

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jessietee@reddit

Always buy the big tubs of lurpak….can’t really think of anything else, is having a £700 guitar middle class bc I have one of those? 🤷‍♀️

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AlbaTejas@reddit

My home (subject to mortgage)

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luckeratron@reddit

An electric car probably although I do also own a Dualit toaster which is pretty ra ra.

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EnviousMule@reddit

A pasta machine

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knityourownlentils@reddit

Show Labrador (rescued), English heritage membership (discounted through work).

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Emilyx33x@reddit

probably my pilots license

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TokyoRedTwist@reddit

A cello.

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Apprehensive_Plum755@reddit

I bought a fruit straining set this year for making preserves. The first time I used it I was worried that I'd become a bit "too middle class" and then I realised that I was making it on my kitchen island whilst listening to Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat being played from Spotify on my Samsung fridge. So pick any from that list 😂

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gravityhappens@reddit

Le creuset Dutch oven

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dodgycool_1973@reddit

I have a bottle of Perrier in the fridge.

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Futhamucker1@reddit

Index funds

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ComposerThen6483@reddit

Silver cake forks, Royal Doulton dinner serve (Nankin design), lead crystal wine glasses, brandy balloons & whisky glass, kenwood chef mixer. I've had my pestle & mortar for donkeys years

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FloofBallofAnxiety@reddit

Does the Royal Doulton have hand-painted periwinkles?

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ComposerThen6483@reddit

No, it's blue & white

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wuspinio@reddit

Orla Kiely print gilet and collection of Moorcroft.

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Plugged_in_Baby@reddit

A horse.

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murder_droid@reddit

My kitchen is full of middle-class shit. I liberated most of it from various places of employment(chef). But I have been gifted a few ridiculous things like a camembert roasting dish and a wine keeper thing that blasts gas into your wine bottle so it doesn't get oxygenated.

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ArtistEngineer@reddit

A degree from a university.

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DavenportPointer@reddit

Grape scissors.

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Minimum-Pay-4169@reddit

Wine from waitrose and good quality korean skincare with 7 steps. All my teas and hot chocolates (many of them) are Whittard, hotel chocolate and t7.

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Keycuk@reddit

Lots of LeCreuset but I counter balance it by going on holiday to Benidorm

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MercuryJellyfish@reddit

Bean to cup espresso maker. Though obviously a decent manual machine would be *more* middle class.

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Lavande-et-Lilas@reddit

A small car that I actually own

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ukcsthrowaway@reddit

A wood burner .

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Teawillfixit@reddit

I have a cheese board with the little cheese fork and tridents... I do sometimes use it as a plate, but use it maybe once a year for cheese.

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upside-downpineappl@reddit

A car

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crumblingruin@reddit

A Tantalus.

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TheStatMan2@reddit

Probably a fancy-ish company lease car that is a bit nicer than strictly necessary but was kind of the only option.

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KeyApricot27@reddit

My Kamado smoker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgmCApnHRyI

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dubhghall6616@reddit

I love mine it gets absolutely caned. Everything from breakfasts, cheese burgers to curry and roast dinners.

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PushDiscombobulated8@reddit

9-in-1 air fryer Ninja soup maker.

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gp1218@reddit

A cockapoo

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abeagleindungarees@reddit

Does the Beagle count?

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SkipperTheEyeChild1@reddit

Aga

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karlware@reddit

An Oyster shucker.

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Used-Appearance-9272@reddit

A pot of nescafe azura

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Apprehensive-Gain208@reddit

Those old school white and blue ceramic tins for baking capple crumbles in, they are rubbish and everything either stick or burns in them.

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zharrt@reddit

Multiple types of pesto

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focalac@reddit

A sofa.

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bendezhashein@reddit

Turbo trainer

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Flibertygibbert@reddit

Menu card holders. Just silver plate though, so I'm not showing off 😂😂😂

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001luscioushair@reddit

According to my daughter’s friends, fancy tupperwares. Fish cutlery - I don’t know if that’s middle class or not, but they don’t seem to be a thing here.

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hassan_26@reddit

An Apache Helicopter

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vientianna@reddit

Pasta machine

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Any-Tap-68@reddit

I have a selection of three different tie clips (I wear a tie maybe 5 times a year) Partner and I also have a bean to cup coffee machine and steamer.

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Swann-ronson@reddit

Bean to cup machines make shit coffee. Middle class it is not.

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GingerbreadMary@reddit

Magimix.

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MembershipFew989@reddit

Used mine this evening! But uh yeah.. about 3 years since last use

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mitchanium@reddit

Nutribullet, tbf I use it a lot.

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Th4t9uy@reddit

Olive spork, works great pickles too.

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BibbleBeans@reddit

Heirloom furniture?

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PennykettleDragons@reddit

Yeah... I always wanted one of those... It sirs at the back of the pantry doing nothing.. On the plus side.. it's granite or something similar... So if I get trapped in my pantry during a home invasion / zombie apocalypse... I've got something REALLY heavy to throw!!

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Inner-Device-4530@reddit

Grapefruit spoons, and no one in the house likes grapefruit.

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