Hello, me again, another painfully boring question. looking to get in some new saucepans and frying pans, currently looking at Le Creuset... again any suggestions ?
Thanks for your reply mate. Can you explain why? This is more aimed at the saucepans tbh I’m fed up of buying stuff that doesn’t last!
Walk away from the kitchen I had to pull my mum’s LC frying pan and casserole out of the cupboards and handle them on the stove/in the oven and wash the bloody things up because they were too heavy for her. What do you have, induction, gas, electric or direct heat ? There is an unproved suspicion that the long term use of early aluminium pans has been a contributory factor in Alzheimers. Heavy base gives a more even heat, I prefer clear lids which have a bleed hole to limit pressure build up and boiling over. IMO, there isn’t a non stick finish that stands the test of time, I prefer stainless steel. Buy the best quality you want to afford. Andy
I find most are fine if you cook without burning food onto them. So I cook a bit cook slower, on lower heat; generally the food tastes better too -cause its never burnt!
What about the Meyer Steelon range, I’ve had these for many many years and they have been used by various girlfriends thru the years with no complaints. I even sent a few back to them after using them for about 4 years as I thought the coating may of had a problem. They checked the set over and replaced the entire set with a brand new set with a nice apology letter. I think they come with a lifetime guarantee or certainty a very long guarantee. I’ve had mine for well over 20 years and still going strong.
Oh just keep in mind various brands of saucepans are not compatible with the new Halogen hobs, just in case you go down that road with any future kitchen refits.
As you live a bit of healthy body rubbish the stone ware flying and wok are great as you need very little oil and they clean so easily. Got ours from Robert dyas Another tip would be whatever saucepans you buy make sure they can go in the oven
It's your birthday today and your talking about bloody saucepans,you need a frying pan round the back of the head fella,.....hope you had a positive one.
Sounds like it,..i've nothing special on the saucepan range,they've all been working for nineteen odd years without any problems and all hand me downs i think for memory.
Yes and i still have my late grandparents ones stored in crates from 94...now they've done some cooking over the years.
These John Lewis own-brand pans seem to last for ever. They are stainless steel, so there is no non-stick coating to wear out (as it always will). https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewi...ss-steel-lidded-saucepan-set-3-piece/p2647369 It looks as if the 3-pan set is currently out of stock, but individual pans are available. Personally, I like the traditional enamelled Le Creuset pans and dutch ovens, etc., but I wouldn't use them to, say, boil potatoes or pasta, or eggs. Also, their stuff costs a fortune these days, and they don't seem to make the pans with cast iron handles any more (wooden handles don't go so well in ovens or dishwashers). eBay can be worth a look, but there is a fair bit of demand out there.
I have been using both steel and aluminium pans and frying pans from https://www.mauviel.com/en/the-collections/ for the last decade and am impressed with both the quality and longevity They aren’t cheap but should last a lifetime. (Also a fan of the dualit toaster, having had one for 30 years and still going strong!)
