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Post by Isla Vadubble on Dec 2, 2008 10:12:27 GMT
My daughter and her husband have decided that they want a set of pans for Christmas.
I have bought very expensive pans in the past and they have proved to be not so good.
What do you all think are the best sort to get please?
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Post by Bea Sotted on Dec 2, 2008 11:57:55 GMT
Hi Isla,
Can highly recommend Tefal pans (Tefal Compact PTFE Pan Set) available from all over the place. As these come with foldable handles (both the saucepans and lids), they're space-saving, too!
Bea xx
P.S. Glad to see you're back in the land of the living! ;D
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Post by clarevoyant on Dec 2, 2008 19:16:30 GMT
I won't touch anything non-stick! I do have a set of really rather expensive John Lewis 18/10 stainless steel pans, they are used daily and have been for years, they are fabulous and still look new.
Oh, and nice to have you back!
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Post by Isla Vadubble on Dec 3, 2008 9:43:39 GMT
Thank you both. I had been looking at the Tefal Compact range which I had been thinking about for myself but had forgotten about them. I will have another look.
Faery, I also have very spensive s/s pans which keep looking good so I shall also consider these.
I have heard that a copper (I think copper but that colour anyway) base is best for even heat distribution.
I will be off to check out pans as soon as I am able to battle the slippy pavements and the crowded shops.
Erm - may just od it all on-line eh
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Post by tigerlily on Dec 3, 2008 12:42:54 GMT
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Post by Fi on Dec 3, 2008 13:34:44 GMT
I bought a set of very good stainless steel over several years. They still look as good as they did 20 years ago. However, when we moved house we chose an induction hob for the kitchen, without realising that stainless steel doesn't work on induction hobs. It is possibe to buy plates that sit on the hob and then transfer heat to the pan on top of the plate. However, they cost £45 each, so I decided to get new pans, and chose Le Creusot, since we already had several of their casseroles. The price was also heavily dicounted since we bought most of them at the same trime. They do make pans that look like stainless steel, but will work on any hob. The onhly drawback was that I didn't read the instructions on the frying pans, heated them to a too high temperature, and wrecked the non-stick surface on both of them. I bought one medium sized replacement about 36 months ago, read the instructions and am very happy with its performance. Some cooks think Le Creusot pans are too heavy, and it's also a bit of a nuisance that the cast iron pans should not go in a dish washer because it ruins the enamelled surface, but I like them because they look good - in fact I don't keep them in cupboards, but dispaly them on open shelves when they are not in use. The splashes of bright reds and orange are really cheering in the depths of a cold dank winter.
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Post by Peek on Dec 3, 2008 17:39:49 GMT
I bought a set of Meyer pans last year. Got them in House of Fraser , 3 good sized pans and a frying pan were in the set, they have glass lids with air vents either side of the rim which proves useful for straining the veg and they are stainless steel. Have to say they're the best pans I've had so far. This isn't the set I bought, but the pans are the same style : www.lawsonshop.co.uk/productinfo.php?pid=6817
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Post by Nobbin on Dec 5, 2008 18:58:12 GMT
LE CREUSET - BUT YOU NEED TO WORK OUT BEFORE YOU CAN LIFT THEM.
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Post by meltemi on Dec 9, 2008 15:51:14 GMT
I won't touch anything non-stick! I do have a set of really rather expensive John Lewis 18/10 stainless steel pans, they are used daily and have been for years, they are fabulous and still look new. Oh, and nice to have you back! Mel. agrees only 10 years left on their 25 year guarantee to go..still look very good...
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