Cookware

[timborow]

Magna Lite

We have a set of Magna Lite Classic. It cooks well and is durable, but is a pain in the b_t to clean. Things stick to it. We also have one of those expensive Towncraft electric skillets that things are not supposed to stick in. Well, let me tell you everything sticks in it. Tim

 

[jamiel]

I've got a little bit of everything, because matched sets are for bridal showers!

I've got some of my grandmother's old WearEver cast aluminum dutch ovens and a nice Farberware skillet from her, a cheap TFal omelet pan, a lightweight kettle for pasta (boiling water in a heavy pan is silly--just wastes energy) and a variety of both nonstick aluminum and stainless steel saucepans.

One neat piece that I've got is an aluminum clad Corning Ware saucepan which predated Visions. It does a small batch of baked beans perfectly.

JL

 

[jamiel]

I've got a little bit of everything, because matched sets are for bridal showers!

I've got some of my grandmother's old WearEver cast aluminum dutch ovens and a nice Farberware skillet from her, a cheap TFal omelet pan, a lightweight kettle for pasta (boiling water in a heavy pan is silly--just wastes energy) and a variety of both nonstick aluminum and stainless steel saucepans.

One neat piece that I've got is an aluminum clad Corning Ware saucepan which predated Visions. It does a small batch of baked beans perfectly.

My house in Atlanta has a cooktop with cast iron electric plates. One time when I was just learning to use it, I was trying (and failing) to brown some stew beef in the above-mentioned WearEver dutch oven. It is slightly warped, so doesn't make good contact with the cast iron plate (no problem with coils)

Anyway, after cussing and fuming, I pulled out a Calphalon sauteuse and was done in 5 minutes (sputtering because I'd wasted 1/2 hour on the task). Nice hot burner, good heavy pan makes for good browning!
JL

 

[spiralactivator]

Has anyone ever tried de-warping their pans? I found out how from an old West Bend cookware manual. Turn the pan upside-down on the table, place a flat piece of wood over the warp, and strike it with a hammer until the bottom of the pan is flat. It really works!