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What kinds of pots and pans would you want?
DH promised to get me some new cookware that we badly need for Christmas. He got me the kirkland anodized, which I had requested thinking it did not have an extra non-stick coating. Wrong. It does and I don't want to deal with the scratching of that and other issues. So that is probably going back and the search goes on. What kind would you get if you could? Needs to be able to go in the oven too. TIA!
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO
Re: What kinds of pots and pans would you want?
PAIF and SAIF welcome. IVF questions welcome, too.
I have been slowly accumulating Le Crueset. I have a 5qt dutch oven and then an omelet pan and medium size sauce pan. i love them!!
Our main set is non stick caphalon which we really like. I also have a few le creuset, 2 caphalon skillets that are stainless, and a small set of kitchen aid enamled cast iron. Everything we own can go in the oven.
Of the 4 I really like the kitchen aid stuff and the non stick caphalon.
The kitchen aid has a nice rubber handle that helps keep it cooler, it also cleans better than the le creuset stuff.
The non stick caphalon is nice for eggs and other sticky things. It doesn't peel off, well hasn't for us and we have had them for about 4 years.
Bar Keepers Friend is a godsend for this! You can get it at Home Depot and I think grocery stores have it, too.
PAIF and SAIF welcome. IVF questions welcome, too.
I go with a weird mix. A mega cheap non-stick pan from WalMart (Paula Deen) has worked great for us and held up surprisingly well, and since it is cheap, I don't spend my time worrying about maintaining the surface perfectly.
My two biggest stock pots are IKEA, one is ancient, like 15 years old, and still going strong, one is newer and I love them.
Then a hodge podge of Le Cruiset, Ware Ever, etc. rounds it out.
So I guess I'm of no help.
I'm becoming more of a mix and match fan. I had 2 nonstick Calphalon pans for cooking eggs and other things that are best with nonstick, but the nonstick stopped working so I need to replace these two pans. I have ss Calphalon pans that work well for most things. I love that the handles don't get hot. For pots, I mostly use the Le Creuset, and my favorite baking pan is also LC. I have a cheapie huge pot from Target for boiling spaghetti.
My next fry pan will definitely be Le Creuset, and I'd also like a bigger LC pot so I could get rid of the cheapie pot.
If I was starting fresh, I'd probably go for a combination of Le Creuset and either Calphalon SS or All-Clad SS (depending on my budget).
I just wanted to mention that we have had the Kirkland pots and pans for two and half years and absolutely love them. They are still in really good shape, with hardly any scratches. We make an effort to use rubber utensils, but they have been scraped with metal utensils and they are fine. They can't go in the oven, because of the rubber handles, but overall we are really really happy with them. I would even consider getting them again if we ever need to replace them - you especially can't be the price.
Just in case you decide to keep them