Pan Up

For the most part, the concept of the two-pack just make sense. You get two power banks? Great! You can charge your phone twice as much without access to a power source. You get two flashlights? No problem. Put one in the basement, one in the trunk of your car.

But what about a two pack of pans? How do you justify buying two Anyware Ceramic Cast Aluminum Skillets that are different colors–one red, one silver–but otherwise exactly the same? After all, when collecting cookware, color matters a lot less than size and material. So, is there one good reason to buy these together? No. There are THREE. Hear us out:

1. Conduct your own stovetop 'technical challenges’

I’ll be honest: at this point, my TV consumption consists of Barry, The Good Place, baseball, and about 351 different cooking shows. And the crown jewel of them all is The Great British Baking Show. What makes it so special? Is it that everyone, despite being in competition, is so nice to each other? Is it the serene absurdity that it all takes place in a tent set up on the grounds of some beautiful English manor? Is it Nadiya? Yes to all of these. But my favorite part is the weekly technical challenge, when all of the bakers receive scant, illustration-less instructions for a pastry they’ve likely never made. With two of the exact same pan, you have a level playing field to do the stovetop-cooking version of a technical challenge at home with your friends!

2. Test pan for social media cooking photos

Trying a recipe for the first time? Stuff’s gonna go wrong. You’re going to burn something or something’s going to boil over. Moreover, your pan is going to take a beating from which it might never fully recover. There are just some culinary scars that don’t heal. And the last thing you want to be posting to Instagram is a picture of a busted-ass burnt skillet. To do so would be to admit that you make mistakes, and that’s something you never do on social media. Thus, use one pan to test recipes, and once you’re confident you can get everything just right: boom! Switch over to your pristine pan and show your friends how perfect a home chef you really (or not really) are!

3. A gift for someone you don’t want to move in with

Your friend won’t stop talking about their awful roommate situation and then dropping hints about how your leases both expire at the same time. Your significant other has that look in their eye that they’d like to take things to the next level. And you? Maybe you’re not ready, or not interested, or just need your own space. But you don’t want to have a conversation about it. So what do you do? Simple: you buy this two-pack of Anyware Ceramic Cast Aluminum Skillets, keep one for yourself, and give one to the other person in question. Because if anything, our sad attempt to justify having two of the same pan in one place has really proven the opposite: you absolutely do not need two of these for yourself. Therefore, giving one to your friend or significant other is not only a nice gesture; it lets them know, “We’re going to need one of these in each of our SEPARATE living spaces.”

What do you think? Have a better reason for buying two of the same pan? Let us know in the comments!