12/14/2025
Reddit, I need some outside perspective on this, because my roommate, L, is making me feel like I'm being completely unreasonable, but I really don't think I am. A bit of background: I love to cook and bake. It's my main hobby and a huge stress reliever. Over the years, I've invested in some really nice, professional-grade kitchen equipment. We're talking a high-end stand mixer, a powerful Vitamix blender, a food processor, and a set of really sharp, well-maintained knives. These weren't cheap; I saved up for them, and I take meticulous care of them. When L and I moved in together, I made it clear that these were my personal items, but I was happy to share them if he asked and if he knew how to use and clean them properly. He agreed. Initially, things were fine. He'd occasionally ask to use the blender for a smoothie, and he'd clean it. Great. The problems started a few months ago. I'd come home to find my stand mixer left out, uncleaned, with dried batter on it. Or my food processor would be put away with food bits still stuck in it. I found one of my good knives stabbed into the counter tip and another in the sink, soaking in water (a big no-no for good knives, as it dulls them and can cause rust). I brought it up gently, multiple times. 'Hey L, could you please make sure to clean the mixer after you use it? The batter gets really hard to get off.' Or, 'Just a reminder about soaking the knives, it's really bad for them.' Each time, he'd give a vague 'Oh, sorry, my bad,' but nothing would change. The worst incident was when I went to make a smoothie, and my Vitamix, which can blend anything, was making a terrible grinding noise. I opened it up, and there were tiny shards of what looked like... plastic in the bottom. When I asked L, he sheepishly admitted he'd tried to blend a frozen plastic container that had some leftover soup in it, because he was 'in a hurry.' He said he didn't realize it was plastic. The blender was barely usable, it sounded off, and I had to get a new blade assembly, which cost me a pretty penny. After that, I was furious but tried to stay calm. I told him, 'L, this is expensive equipment. I can't keep replacing parts or spending hours cleaning up after you. If you can't use them properly and clean them, I'm going to have to put them away.' He just shrugged and said, 'Whatever, man, I'll try harder.' He didn't. Last week, I found my stand mixer running with a metal spoon in the bowl, clanging against the paddle attachment. He'd walked away to take a call! Thankfully, I caught it before it completely destroyed the motor or bent the paddle, but there were new scratches on the bowl and paddle. That was the last straw. I went out and bought a small, lockable cabinet for my kitchen. I moved all my expensive appliances into it, along with my knives. I left a basic set of cheap pots, pans, and cutlery in the main kitchen, along with a...
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