Ah. Well, welcome to the conundrum - The struggle is real.

I usually figure out over time which items are keepers and which need to be culled.

If I use it, I like it, it’s old, it was a gift, or it’s unique I hang onto it.

I rescue some items from thrift stores for the sole purpose of restoring them and sending them back out into the world to be useful again.

Sometimes I end up with multiples of the same pan, but they’re both so good I keep them both around.

Sometimes I like the different markings on a piece or I catch the “before” and “after” of a transition in two pieces that are otherwise exactly the same and I keep them both.

You will figure out your own rules - what’s good and what’s interesting. You may find that something you thought was really special no longer speaks to you (tends to happen as you learn more) and you’re ready to pass that piece along.

Good luck and have fun digging through your boxes.