Cookware

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Don't y'all have carbon steel and cast iron skillets? If my Noni didn't use it at home or in the family restaurant, I don't need it at home, is how I try to decide what to buy.
But then again, Noni could've out cooked most people just using her one old beat up knife, and a C.I. skillet.

It's funny what we think we need to prepare good food these days.

I have both carbon steel and cast iron skillet. One of the reasons I was having hard time buying Hexclad pans. I got mine yesterday. Looking forward to using them.

 

[MileHighSmokerGirl]

Don't y'all have carbon steel and cast iron skillets? If my Noni didn't use it at home or in the family restaurant, I don't need it at home, is how I try to decide what to buy.
But then again, Noni could've out cooked most people just using her one old beat up knife, and a C.I. skillet.

It's funny what we think we need to prepare good food these days.

I have a cast iron skillet. I use it when its too cold to fire up the propane grill.

It's funny how people concern themselves with what other people have or what they think others should or should not have.

 

[MileHighSmokerGirl]

The pots and pans are fantastic. I made a tuna noodle casserole in the big pan last week and a cheeseburger casserole this morning. Nothing stuck in the pan and it was easy to clean with no scrubbing.

I made a rotini w/ italian sausage as well in tha 5 qt pot. Nothing stuck to the bottom.

In contrast my old set burned and stuck to the bottom of the pot every time.

I have yet to use the grille pan, the square, omelette pan, square frying pan, 14" frying pan, roasting pan or the vegetable steamer and sauce pan. The cookie sheets, bread tray and muffin pans will all get used in due time this January and February.

Over New Year's I plan to do a 4 bone standing rib roast recipe I have been dying to try. This will be done in the oven with the roasting pan.

In closing, I'm happy with everything I bought. Less scrubbing of burnt things or things that stick makes cooking more enjoyable and rewarding and I can make everything I desire when I want to.

 

[olivia11]

I have long had my eye on Gordon Ramsey's Hexclad cookware set. I've been desperately needing a quality set of pots and pans for my kitchen. I've been using garage sale and family hand me downs for years.

This morning I chose to punt on the Hexclad idea after reading this on reddit. This just saved me $1,000 at least and a lot of headache too.



Hexclad is also the source of a major lawsuit regarding teflon and PFAS.

A New Lawsuit Poses the Question: Is HexClad Non-Toxic, Really?

A new class-action lawsuit poses the question: Is HexClad non-toxic, really? Here’s what to know about their claims (and the truth about their cookware).

www.organicauthority.com

In the long list of comments I saw someone posted a video review about the top cookware.



After watching the video, rewinding a few times and reading the grades and comparing I settled on a new Granitestone Diamond cookset. I got the blue set off Amazon for $199 ($210 out the door with free shipping). For that price, I'm elated with the quantity of what I got as well as the quality. I could have gotten the black speckle set for $30 less but I'm a sucker for blue so I said why not. Merry [early] Christmas to me.

Amazon.com

Granitestone had the best grades across the charts, best no stick, best even heat distribution and the best hardness of the finish/no scratch. No PFOA, no PFAS, No PFOS and no teflon.

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I wish they had cookie trays and bread trays sold separately so I could add several of each but oh well nothing is ever perfect or 100% the way you want it.

Anyways, I'm totally excited about the new set.


Mods: If this needs to go somewhere else please feel free to move it. I wasn't really sure where to put it. Or maybe we need a Cookware Reviews and Discussion sub-forum area?

Totally getting separate trays would be such a nice option.
Still it is hard not to be excited when a new set looks this good

 

[olivia11]

The pots and pans are fantastic. I made a tuna noodle casserole in the big pan last week and a cheeseburger casserole this morning. Nothing stuck in the pan and it was easy to clean with no scrubbing.

I made a rotini w/ italian sausage as well in tha 5 qt pot. Nothing stuck to the bottom.

In contrast my old set burned and stuck to the bottom of the pot every time.

I have yet to use the grille pan, the square, omelette pan, square frying pan, 14" frying pan, roasting pan or the vegetable steamer and sauce pan. The cookie sheets, bread tray and muffin pans will all get used in due time this January and February.

Over New Year's I plan to do a 4 bone standing rib roast recipe I have been dying to try. This will be done in the oven with the roasting pan.

In closing, I'm happy with everything I bought. Less scrubbing of burnt things or things that stick makes cooking more enjoyable and rewarding and I can make everything I desire when I want to.

That sounds like a huge upgrade nothing better than cookware that doesn not fight you every step of the way.
That standing rib roast plan sounds amazing enjoy breaking in the new pieces

 

[forktender]

I have a cast iron skillet. I use it when its too cold to fire up the propane grill.

It's funny how people concern themselves with what other people have or what they think others should or should not have.

Not concerned in the least, it was just an observation, did it hurt your feelings?
If so that was not my intentions.
Dan.

 

[MileHighSmokerGirl]

Not concerned in the least, it was just an observation, did it hurt your feelings?
If so that was not my intentions.
Dan.

Not at all. No worries.

 

[gmc2003]

The pots and pans are fantastic. I made a tuna noodle casserole in the big pan last week and a cheeseburger casserole this morning. Nothing stuck in the pan and it was easy to clean with no scrubbing.

Wait a minute, let's back up here - People still make and eat tuna noodle casserole? I thought that disappeared the day the music died.

Chris

 

[clifish]

Wait a minute, let's back up here - People still make and eat tuna noodle casserole? I thought that disappeared the day the music died.

Chris

it should have...lol

 

[Steve H]

it should have...lol

Wish that was so. Ann loves the stuff. We have it once in awhile. Ann does a good job though. She adds Maggi to it. Gives it a nice flavor.