I have some old pots, pans that belonged to my dad.I would live to update to good quality...About time ! I bought an item not long ago, but it burns porridge easily..not happy.I have been told Scanpan, Grosevenor..what do you think?
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I have some old pots, pans that belonged to my dad.I would live to update to good quality...About time ! I bought an item not long ago, but it burns porridge easily..not happy.I have been told Scanpan, Grosevenor..what do you think?
definately go the scanpan. they might set you back a few hundred dollars, but try and get them in the sales, shop around. they will last you forever. we have them and they are terrific. easy to clean as well. i wouldn't bother with a whole set because you dont need heaps of pots, just go for a few saucepans and maybe 2 different size frypans. hope that helps !!
time to hit shops! EOFYS..Love a bargain.
My favourite pot (and we use it most days) is from a company called Chef's Toolbox. They do home party things, like tupperware parties. It's a pot, it goes in the oven, it does everything and cooks everything beautifully and cleans with just a wipe. Love it. Cost us a lot, but it's been worth it.
circulon definitely! we were given some as a present & they are awesome! i think they also have a lifetime guarantee or something similar. i have never had anything stick EVER to them! not eggs, pancakes, meat, anything! :)
DH just bought me a new Kitchenaid Set and they are just lovely to use.
I have Baccarat and le Crueset... love them all!
We have Baccarat and love them.
We've got circulon and I love them!
we have analon, wasnt a huge fan of scanpan tbh
we decided to go with Raco - not that well known i suspect, but i got sick of the non stick surface pots loosing their non-stick! so we went with the stainless pans. have only been using them for six months since we moved, but must admit, i am really impressed. we got them when Harris Scarf opened locally - for about a quarter of RRP so that helped!
Scanpan, for excellent high end quality. (literally will last you a lifetime). Would love to replace all my items with this brand. Have a look during the sales you can get 30% or even up to 50% off.
For quality cheap end, Arcosteel is actually pretty decent - but it definitely won't last you as long (although 1/4 the price).
There are plenty of decent inbetween brands too.
I have Scanpan and can't wait to replace it with Esteele. All my Scanpan pots have already been replaced once under warranty due to a manufacturing fault - the replacement batch ain't much chop either! If you Google "Scanpan" and "faulty" you will see a litany of posts on cooking forums where people complain about them.
Why Esteele? They are the only 18/10 stainless steel pans with a full bonded copper base (not just a thin covering of copper, like the Baccarat and Raco).
Scanpan may be everywhere you look, but ask around. Most (honest) salespeople will tell you about how many returns they get.
couldnt agree more rory, we had nothing but trouble with ours
WOW. Learn something new everyday. We have a couple of scanpan, and my parents have some too, and never had a problem. Checking out the cooking forums is a good idea.:
Another Scanpan loather here! All ours have failed us dismally :shakehead: I'm so disappointed especially given the $$ we spent on them even if they were on sale. All three expensive pans have been binned. We have vowed never to buy Scanpan again.
Our Raco roaster on the other hand is amazing and has had SO much use over the years (we've had it 5.5 yrs) and its non-stick coating is still going strong. I'd highly recommend Raco.
Our pots and pans are Bacarrat and they too are amazing. We will be getting a new set this year but we don't really need too, I just want to update them to glass lids and better technology. We've had them for 8 or so years and they've had one hell of a workout :)
I have some anlon pots and frypans. They arecreally good. Have had them a couple of years and they still look like new and completely non stick. I also have a tefal non stick frying pan for the same amount of time and never had a problem.
My scanpan griddle lasted 6 months before the surface was damaged.
Le chasseur cast iron is good.
Bessemer are good too.
Love my Baccarat.
We have scan pan and only one is still usable I wouldnt reccomemd it. We have one other I cant recall the brand will look after n repost but its a diamomd stremgth one and its been awesome.
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I have a circulon pan and love it but my analon saucepans need to be thrown out. They are non stick and it's coming off. The handles get really hot too I have burnt myself a few times.
I have a swiss diamond frypan which is excellent
Can I recommend mild steel frypans? They are bomb-proof, dirt cheap and never lose their non-stick surface (if you season them well). They can handle super high heat and are oven proof. They rock! I will never need to buy a non-stick pan again....
I have a Raco set - Very happy so far, just ended up with a few pieces we did not want originally, but now use.
Looked at just buying the pieces we wanted, but found some sizes were just not sold as seperates, plus when you added up the price of a few pieces, it was more than a whole set.
It was a struggle to find the right set. Really wanted to spend $1000 on the one I wanted, but my budget was much less than that. I was also fussy about how the handles connected to pots (had to connect at two point, not one screw that gets loose) and what I wanted from the lids.
I swear by my Tupperware tupperchef pot...... But they don't sell them anymore :(
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Chalk up another vote for Circulon - the only thing I have found is that you really need to be careful what kind of oil you use in them as olive seems to cake onto the teflon and burn somehow! Apparently it has something to do with the sugar content...
OR if you go to op shops and just try and find the old copper based saucepans - I'm still using my Great-grandmothers copper based pots and I have found nothing can surpass them. Nothing heats up faster or holds heat better, and I swear things just plain taste better when they come from those pots!
Mmmmm, mine are Essteele and definitely worth the cash we paid for them - we were lucky and got them on stocktake sale so a fair bit less than what they'd normaly be. Our set has a small pot, a medium pot with steamer, a large stock pot and a roasting tray. Big heavy copper bases on them and beautiful to cook with.
Only thing I'm a little miffed about is that my roasting tray won't fit in the oven that we've got in the house we're in right now.
Swiss Diamond are fantastic. I'm slowly replacing everything else as sales occur.
I dont have Le Cruesset but want some.
I'm getting rid of any 'non stick' teflon type things. I'm paranoid about chemical exposure through food.
Mmmm, that's my other pot - one of the old fashioned enamelled 6L casserole pots (Le Creuset style, but different brand) - pricey little thing but definitely worth it.
All I need now is some good frypans.