Recommend me cookware!

[glen]

I use these:
http://www.restaurantequipment.com/frypans.htm
You can order them online or buy them at your local restaurnt supply.

 

[anno]

most of my cast iron stuff was my grandmother's.. so it's 90 years old or so, and was made to be used on wood stoves. it was wonderful until we got a glass top stove.. but is not so wonderful now.

I use circulon on the stove top now. calphalon, fiesta and pyrex in the oven.


anno

 

[olds]

Another vote for Calphalon. One thing to consider when making a purchase like this is that you can't just throw the pots/pans into a cupboard for storage. You run the risk of damaging the cooking surface. They shouldn't be stacked together. We place paper towels between them when nestling them. My brother has a rack that hangs from the ceiling where he stows his.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Unless you're going to display your pots & pans, I'd suggest getting into it slow & picking up good cookware on sale, piece by piece, I have quite a collection. I've been eyeing the frypans glen recommends, they look very practical.

So far I prefer the Calphalon anodized stuff for most uses, and have quite a collection of stainless steel cookware, but I strongly recommend staying away from non-teflon stainless steel frypans, they take a very dedicated cook to keep them up & use them correctly. Stainless steel pots are a little more slob friendly because I don't use the extreme temps with them, and they clean easily.

I don't like the Le Cruet(?sp) enamel cookware, have seen it chip fairly easily, & it's very heavy.

I have Calphalon, Emerilware, Anlon so far, & really enjoy not using the thin, discount chain store cookware

Stay away from the cheap line of Calphalon, look for the "Professoinal" stuff, I think the cheap Calphalon is their "Basic" line.

 

[Chess]

HSN, and the other show on television seems to sell some decent cookware, i just use what my parents gave me, and it works good enough