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  • Sly
    Let's do some business!
    • Sep 2004
    • 31375
    #1

    GFY Cooks: Pots and pans?

    Odd question I know. I still have my pots and pans from when I first moved out on my own, they were hand me downs, so needless to say I need new ones but haven't the slightest idea what is good and what isn't. I was thinking one of those $60-100 sets with a couple sauce pans, a big pot, and a frying pan would work nice but there's so many different brands, styles, and makes.

    What would you suggest? I'm not overly concerned about price but this isn't a culinary institute, so just something good that will last a long time and maybe stay under $125.
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    • Solid Bob
      Confirmed User
      • Apr 2006
      • 1213
      #2
      On the frying pan part you have to get cast iron if you really want to cook like a pimp. I don't know any difference between pots and pans, lol.
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        • Solid Bob
          Confirmed User
          • Apr 2006
          • 1213
          #3
          On the frying pan part you have to get cast iron if you really want to cook like a pimp. I don't know any difference between pots and pans, lol.
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            • machinegunkelly
              Confirmed User
              • Jun 2003
              • 3303
              #4
              Go to wallmart and buy your basic $100 set check for thick bottoms on the pans and you're set .

              THEN get a nice cast iron frying pan and keep it oiled after every wash to keep the rust out / flavour in .

              Burning your cast iron pans is good too , but the average house oven doesn't get hot enough.
              dead.

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                • L-Pink
                  working on my tan
                  • Mar 2005
                  • 39151
                  #5
                  I use All-Clad, definitely the best. More expensive but well worth it. Look for sales.

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                    • tony299
                      lurker
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 57021
                      #6
                      go to macys and you can get a decent set spend a little more you go super cheap you will be replacing in a yr

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                        • Sly
                          Let's do some business!
                          • Sep 2004
                          • 31375
                          #7
                          So for frying get a nice cast iron and pots get elsewhere? It sounds like I should ditch the "set" idea and buy them individually.
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                            • baddog
                              So Fucking Banned
                              • Apr 2001
                              • 107089
                              #8
                              I still have the pots and pans I bought my first ex-wife . . , Amway waterless coookware . . . cost me several hundred 30 years ago, but lasted forever

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                                • L-Pink
                                  working on my tan
                                  • Mar 2005
                                  • 39151
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by machinegunkelly
                                  Go to wallmart and buy your basic $100 set check for thick bottoms on the pans and you're set .

                                  Actually the thick bottom provides uneven heat.

                                  All-Clad is stainless steel with an aluminum core that retains heat and evenly distributes it along the bottom and up the sidewalls of the cookware.

                                  Less expensive cookware is usually anodized inside and out, anodized surfaces react and can alter the taste of some foods.

                                  You can also store leftovers in All-Clad pots as the food will not react with its surface, anything tomato based especially.

                                  As poor a lay as my ex-wife was she was a great cook. This is good commercial shit. Get cheap plain white resturant dishes, plain silverware and look like a resturant.

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                                    • machinegunkelly
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jun 2003
                                      • 3303
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Sly
                                      So for frying get a nice cast iron and pots get elsewhere? It sounds like I should ditch the "set" idea and buy them individually.

                                      Basically yeah
                                      As long as the pots ya get look nice and have a nice thick bottom so you're not burning everything , they don't warp etc.

                                      Get a nice cast iron pan for fryin , and maybe a nice teflon for eggs and shit ( Not if you have any birds though ) and you're golden.
                                      dead.

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                                        • MissEve
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Aug 2002
                                          • 583
                                          #11
                                          Dont buy a big set. Go to cooking.com and check the sale section, buy the set of two Calphalon commercial nonstick skillets for everyday use. Buy a good cast iron frying pan to sear meat, chicken and fish and season it properly. You can buy inexpensive stock and sauce pans. You can find good deals on amazon or ebay sometimes. Good luck

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                                            • MissEve
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Aug 2002
                                              • 583
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by machinegunkelly
                                              Go to wallmart and buy your basic $100 set check for thick bottoms on the pans and you're set .

                                              THEN get a nice cast iron frying pan and keep it oiled after every wash to keep the rust out / flavour in .

                                              Burning your cast iron pans is good too , but the average house oven doesn't get hot enough.

                                              You should never use soap to wash your cast iron frying pans! Boiling water and a good scrub only!

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                                                • L-Pink
                                                  working on my tan
                                                  • Mar 2005
                                                  • 39151
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by MissEve
                                                  You should never use soap to wash your cast iron frying pans! Boiling water and a good scrub only!

                                                  Read the above quote again, perfect advise ... soap ruins the "seasoning" of the pan.

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                                                    • brand0n
                                                      been very busy
                                                      • Nov 2002
                                                      • 26983
                                                      #14
                                                      t faul?

                                                      t foul

                                                      somethin like that.. those work
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                                                        • Skunkie
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Aug 2006
                                                          • 142
                                                          #15
                                                          If you have or are thinking of getting a parrot, don't get teflon.

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