Grill Pan Wars.

[PallygatorRockodile]

It's a shared kitchen one. We have two ovens, and two fridges, and two freezers.

We also have two vegetarians. The argument started because one of the meat eaters didn't put tinfoil in the grill pan this was "witnessed" by one of the vegetarians. [To note: I never put tin foil in the grill plan]. All hell has broken out as it turns out the vegetarians also weren't putting tin foil in the grill pan either and are now banging on about contaminated food. One of the people that uses the kitchen is a total slop, but I just wash everything before I use it to ensure it's clean [nothing to do with meat contamination].

I feel this:

1. Two vegetarians should tinfoil the grill pans as this is much less tinfoil waste than the rest of us doing it.
2. They should have never expected us to use tinfoil in the first place.
3. No, they shouldn't get to have their own fridge, freezer and oven, because there are only two of them, and ten of us. It would actually make meal times quite difficult as many of the "meat eaters" have similar schedules. Vegetarians tend to sleep in late, eat late, go to bed late.
4. Both the grill pans were brought by two of the meat eaters - I brought one and someone else brought the other. Oven's, fridges and freezers provided.

However, I wanted to get some opinions before I input into this as it's become an all out war with doors being slammed all night, shouting, people's things being removed from the kitchen. It's childish and stupid.

Bonus points if anyone can give me a good compromise to share with everyone. I don't care if people eat meat or don't eat meat (I eat very little), but I do care that we all are able to prepare meals and store food items in a way that's pretty timely and fair.

Point out that they are free to purchase their own grill pan and until they do, they take their chances or wash the bloody thing before they use it - oh, and they can stop being so bloody childish!

I hated sharing as a mature student. I just wanted to slap, day in day out - slap slap slappity slap especially the total fucking princess who kept the whole house at 26degrees, even when she went out, and then complained the bills were high - I took to turning the boiler off at the switch, which she never did find (nasty cobwebbed cupboard)

... and Curious nails it in one!

How fucking entitled is it to use someone else’s kitchen equipment and actually moan!? They are complete dicks

Curious Yeah, that's the other thing I thought, but I think, as we've both let everyone use them, that they have now morphed into "communal items".

Could just take them and put them in a cupboard locked with a combination password that is only shared with the meat eaters.

I think it's bonkers, it's caused so much upset and it's now actually a horrible environment to live in [and it wasn't that great to start with]. I need to move!

the total fucking princess who kept the whole house at 26degrees, even when she went out, and then complained the bills were high

I had this a few months ago; our bedroom [shared bedrooms] was warmer and more humid than the freaking Greenhouse at Kew Gardens.

This is brilliant!!!!

OP what age are those involved in this scenario?

We have one 18 year old, then me [early 30s], then late 30s to 50s.

Everyone just washes up the grill pan after they use it??

@PaperTrain We do, apart from possibly one person [who doesn't wash anything but that's a woe for another day...]

They haven't realised the frying pans are actually in the same situation...

Point out who bought the grill pan and that therefore they are for meat usr. They can either wash them prior to use or purchade a vegetarian only grill pan.
If fridge is sn issue they can get tupperware to make a veggie section
And they can grow the fuck up

And the morphing into communal items if purchased by specific folk they can just morph right back.

When you do move out make sure to take your grill pan with you.

Take both out of circulation. Keep yours in your bedroom, and suggest whoever bought the other does the same. It will be a pain for all of you, but it might just get the message across that they're not communally owned, and that they should just be washed every time they're used if you choose to put them back in the kitchen.

They buy their own pans,explain who the original pan belong to and you are happy for anyone else to use it as long as it's washed after but they are not forced to use it.

You could designate 1 fridge to put meat in but anything else can go in either fridge.
I've never known a vegetarian actually get fussy about fridges unless you're storing unwrapped steak that is dripping everywhere.
Yes to finding a new flat share.

God, I hate vegetarians like that. And I say that as a vegetarian.

Because they think the world revolves around them, being nice only feeds the entitlement. Lay claim to your grill pan. Tell everyone they can borrow it if they ask and return it, cleaned, after use. Same with frying pan.

They are objecting to a clean grill pan having previously been used for meat?? But surely any kitchen pot/knife/plate could have been used for meat at some point. Unless they have their own things which are to be exclusively vegetarian, it's ridiculous!

I’m veggie and if I was sharing a kitchen/utensils, i’d buy my own and not share them.

Is this a house or work place? Just thinking about the logistics of storing stuff. I’d still buy my own though and either keep them in my room or in a plastic box by my desk.