asking to borrow - cheeky fuckery?

[PolkerrisBeach]

We are getting our kitchen replaced in a couple of months. It's a big job, involves knocking a wall down and it will be at least 2 weeks without full use of a kitchen.

We have a microwave and can plug fridge and freezer in elsewhere in the house. I won't have use of anything else apart from a toaster and a kettle though. Was planning on asking on Facebook whether anyone could lend us any cooking equipment like a george foreman grill, a plug in hob, toastie maker etc etc etc.

DH thinks this is cheeky fuckery and we should just buy stuff. My point is that it's wasteful to buy stuff for using over a very short period only and that we're usually more than happy to lend heaters when someone's boiler breaks down.

If someone I knew asked me, I'd happily hand over my GF grill.
If you are near me - you can have mine.
And you can borrow my slow cooker!
They are handy as well.

Don't think it's cheeky - but you will end up offered with all the useless appliances out of the back of kitchen cupboards. You'll probably end up with more breadmakers than Greggs.

That's not cheeky! It's not like you're asking them to pay for the new kitchen

It will become cheeky if you don't give them back, mind.

I don't think it cheeky at all. If you were a friend of mine and asked on fbk (and I could help) I would.

People should share items not used often rather than buying more for short term use that are then either discarded in the back of a cupboard or thrown out.

Not CFery at all. I'd lend stuff to a friend on FB too. But only from my friend list not a stranger from community groups, Buy Sell Swap pages etc.

No its fine. You would be up for full replacement cost if something happened to it while it was in your care though. Or what if you gave it back in the same condition but they insisted you damaged it.

Another option is to buy second hand and then resell once you are finished with it for the same price.

It’s not cheaky. People don’t have to lend you things if they don’t want!

I'd probably personally ask the people who I feel comfortable borrowing from if they could help me. I'd hate to accept help from the wrong person who then feels that you are eternally owing to them

I’d happily lend you whatever I had that I wasn’t likely to use, that’s not cheeky at all

I also think a general post on Facebook is more likely to be less pressure on individuals

I don’t think it’s cheeky. I’m sure there are plenty of people with stuff knocking about the back of the cupboard that’d be happy to pass it on.

Could easily afford replacement cost if something happened. It's not about not being able to afford to go out and buy a plug in hob or a grill thing, it's that it just seems so wasteful as we are unlikely to want/need to use them again once we have a working kitchen.

Might do a shout out and see if anyone offers. It's not happening until November so we have time to get sorted. (Don't want a breadmaker though!!)

I think it's absolutely fine - I rarely use my slow cooker and would be happy to lend it to a friend. If someone lends you something give them a bottle of wine.

I don't think it's cheeky, I would gladly lend. Although , could you batch cook before kitchen is pulled down and then reheat in microwave? Things like chilli, spag Bol, shepherd's pie?

Not cheeky, totally normal thing to ask friends. Its the kind of thing someone who had a George foreman collecting dust they'd notice and be happy to lend you. Otherwise people will keep on scrolling. Do it!

You need a halogen oven, forget the rest

could you batch cook before kitchen is pulled down and then reheat in microwave?

That's the plan. Make massive batches of chilli, freeze and then use those microwave pouches of rice. Don't think you can get microwaveable pasta though? Kids seem to think we're living on takeaway and McDonald's for the duration, they're going to be gutted.

A gas BBQ might be helpful as well.
I know it's cold outside in November but as long as it's not chucking it down, you should be good to cook on it.

Try and borrow a halogen cooker and a hotplate. We were without a kitchen for 4 months, they were a godsend.

I don't think it's cheeky and would happily lend you stuff. We're caravanners and I have quite a few handy cooking things such as a halogen oven that I'd offer out to anyone that needs them!

And you can cook pasta in the microwave.
Just had a google.

We have a big multi-cuisine thing that is a slow cooker, oven, deep fat fryer etc depending on what you need to cook. We bought it because it was on special offer, after buying my mother in law one (as she needed a new deep fat fryer) and realising our oven cut out on us on Christmas Day!
Luckily we have a combi oven, but my husband loves turkey, I prefer lamb and we have roast potatoes, rost parsnips, roasted cauliflower with cheese and various other oven-y bits.
If someone asked me to borrow it because they don’t have an oven I’d happily hand it over.

It's fine as long as you hand them back. I think most people will totally get why your asking and be happy to help x

We had this and to be honest, trying to cook anything was too depressing so it was pretty much ready meals and takeaway for a couple of weeks - you also don't want to be creating any more washing up than you have to.

Was worth it for a lovely new kitchen though!

We've just been through the same thing, two weeks without a kitchen and managed with the micro wave, fridge freezer and toaster.
It's sort of like camping for two weeks but not that bad and ready meals and sandwiches and take-aways. It's do-able!
Good luck.