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If dh buys a kitchen gadget, then he should be the one who learns to use it!

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Timeforabiscuit · 12/08/2022 13:35

DH is bored, recovering from cancer treatment, and wants to return to work

He also thinks my cooking lately has been "lacking", so I have of course recommended that he takes up more of the cooking - this is apparently a bad idea, he doesn't want to.

He does like buying stuff and has bought an air fryer, spoken at length of its economy, energy saving and time saving potential and ability to supply a bountiful array of tasty healthful meals.

I have made the appropriate noises, sounds lovely, if you want to use an air fryer - then of course you can buy one.

It has arrived today, "d"h has lovingly unboxed, rearranged the kitchen for best effect (which I have pointed out is in the middle of the food prep area, and he has now moved to the blindingly obvious place to put it in the kitchen).

What should our first meal be I wonder aloud, as he excitedly shows the dishes available at the touch of a button.

"Oh, I thought you would be the one learning to use it"

Like fuckitty fuck I want to learn to use the bloody thing, the whole point was he'd practice using his brain to operate the bloody thing prior to going back to work!

I have told him that he must be aware that is the ultimate sexist trope, if I truly was in the 50s then I'd not be working all day today upstairs while him and the kids are busy watching netflix!

Apparently, if he does it, he will break it, and ruin it, which would be my fault.

Disclaimer dh is not completely recovered from brain surgery, but by christ AIBU?

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Sparklingbrook · 12/08/2022 13:38

I see where you are coming from and he does need to learn but seriously, learn to use it as well-you won't regret it, and they aren't difficult to master.

DenholmElliot1 · 12/08/2022 13:39

Cheeky git lol! My ex husband used to do similar. Brought a breadmaker because home made bread is lovely right? He never once used it, just assumed that I would do it. I didn't.

Timeforabiscuit · 12/08/2022 13:57

For full disclosure he does have form for this - so I should have spotted the signs!

Also purchased by DH;

  • A bread maker - similar to@DenholmElliot1 reasoning! Had a paddle in the middle which split the loaf in half
  • an ice cream maker - who doesn't love icecream! And you love all those exotic flavours you can't get easily! But I love EATING it not MAKING it, and it's a irritating faff making the custard, compared to just wafting into an air conditioned waitrose for pistachio ice cream
  • stupid weird vegetable cutter which makes ribbons out of courgettes - I'm only guessing this from the picture on the box, inside it has a billion small plastic parts and a space shuttle size instruction book, apparently I would relish making salads more appealing!

What I actually want is a kitchen aid and a pizza oven, but I'm adult enough to know that I want the lifestyle that involves using those things rather than them enhancing my life.

@Sparklingbrook it will be worth it I'm sure, I just don't want to learn it today, and if I don't ill get whinging everyday about why we aren't using it!

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