Possible to keep your nonstick cookware for more than 6 months?

[slycat]

Here's what i don't get. I bought plenty cookware before, even some higher end Calphalon stuff
but all of them start sticking and looking 'rough' after like 6mths use. Those things are tough as hell
so they don't break but whats the use after they lose their non-stick quality?...Even fried eggs start to
stick.

I don't think i'm treating them an rougher...i wash them in warm water, soap, sponge...sometimes i have to
scrub harder coz stuff inevitably gets stuck. My question is what good is the lifetime warranty?...and how do u
keep yours in pristine non-stickiness even when heavily used? i dun think its possible..

 

[Moonbeam]

I recycle aluminium.

 

[Afro000Dude]

You have to use plastic spatulas too. No metal. Ever.

 

[Nocturnal]

What about the higher end cookware? Do they make any differences?

 

[Jugernot]

Yes, just don't use metal tools on it. It'll last forever...

 

[kranky]

I have some non-stick stuff that I bought 15 years ago and it's as good as new. You must be using metal utensils instead of plastic.

 

[tm37]

I have two sets of T-FAL and it has lasted quite a while.

I got the first set when we got married (7 years ago)

It has some sratches from metal objests but that is all.

 

[slycat]

no...really!
i'm strict about that...i use either those wooden spatulas or the plastic ones.
maybe i'm scrubbing too hard when i wash them?

how do u clean yours? u know sponges that have 2 sides...ones the lame soft part and then the other is
like prickly rough...i use the rough side mostly coz the soft side would never work well enough.

 

[slycat]

stupid repost

 

[shopbruin]

my $3.00 nonstick pan from ikea lasted... 1 month.

but my 12.95 ikea nonstick pan lasted a good 10.

one of these days i'll get the good stuff... i've been really kind to my newest one though. washing it with a sponge and warm water... no throwing in the dishwasher...

 

[DT4K]

I've got some Wearever commercial quality nonstick saute pans that I got at Costco about 5 years ago and they are still in great shape. So I don't know what you are doing to yours, but if you get good quality nonstick, it should last at least a couple of years.

 

[DT4K]

I always wash mine by hand. I use those sponges you find at all the stores that are yellow and have the rough side that is green. I use the green rough side every time but never have to scrub very hard.

 

[Moonbeam]

There a green scouring pad on a yellow sponge that will affect teflon and a blue on plue pad that's ok. You really shouldn't need to scrub too hard if you soak the pan a bit first. Try just using the sponge side.

 

[slycat]

the thing is i've realized the coating on the calphalons are different from the ones on cheaper pans.
the calph one u can hardly even tell it apart from the regular metal...its like fused in or something...wonder if
its even a coating. The cheapo ones u can very easily tell the coating from the rest of the pan.

 

[grrl]

I have a Farberware pan that's about 10 years old. It's still in very good shape. I only use a sponge or the webbing-wrapped sponges to clean it.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Shanti
I always wash mine by hand. I use those sponges you find at all the stores that are yellow and have the rough side that is green. I use the green rough side every time but never have to scrub very hard.

the rough side is even bad for some silverware.

its like sandpaper.


it explains everything. never use more then the soft side of the sponge.

let it soak if anything is stuborn.

 

[Eli]

LOL!

We have nonstick pans that are like 10 years old and are still virtually perfect. You cannot use metal, ever.

It could also be your cooking technique. You can't let the cookware too hot...

 

[KK]

We just bought a nonstick skillet that says you can use metal in it. I don't know if I should trust that or not.

KK

 

[Haircut]

If you have stuff that's stuck onto the pans then just leave them to soak for a couple of hours and it should wipe off fairly easily.

You really shouldn't be scrubbing them at all.

 

[Chaotic42]

I dunno man. I've had my Wally-world non-stick pan for like 3 years. Still works like a charm.

 

[0roo0roo]

he wasn't scrubbin, he was scourin.

 

[Ornery]

When you find yourself having to use special plastic utensils and extra care and scrubbing with your 'non stick' cookware, don't you stop and wonder what's the point? I saw my parents go through that with their Teflon stuff, and decided to skip the whole non-stick thing. We purchased a set of Revere cookware 25 years ago and it's still good as new. I can use 50 grit emery cloth on it if I want to! It's no more trouble to grab a Brillo than a green & yellow pad if the need arises.

 

[glen]

I have had these Lincoln Wear "Ceramiguard" pans for over 3 years and they still look like they did when they were brand new.http://www.restaurantequipment.com/frypans.htm
These are commercial pans intended for restaurnt use, yet they are very inexpensive.

 

[flot]

I've got some calphalon 'professional nonstick II' pans that I've used for about 3 years. I mostly use the soft side of a sponge but occasionally get pissed off and use the rough side to clean them. Pans are holding up great, although I'll admit that you can see some wear on them (just a dulling of the finish) where I've scrubbed too much with the green size of a sponge... actually I also have a nonstick cookie sheet and that shows the sponge-marks much more clearly...

 

[dman]

Do you condition them w/ a bit of oil before use? I find that helps, even if it's not necessary or required. (I use both, teflon type pans and non-coated aluminum... both kinds have held up well).