Comments on: Let’s Talk Pots and Pans

By: Alyse

Alyse — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 03:45:22 +0000

I cannot live without my 6 1/2 quart dutch oven.
I also use my half sheet pans every day. I know they are not pots but they are pans.

By: justina

justina — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:03:22 +0000

My cast iron skillet of course, I make cakes, and cornbread, fry bacon and a lot more, and my cookie sheets that I bought at Sam’s and don’t remember the brand they have circles on it. I bake a lot more than cook.

By: marlab

marlab — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 14:39:27 +0000

I have a set of Saladmaster pots & pans from the early 70’s that my mom had bought for my grandmother. I remember the salesman came to our house and cooked a dinner with the pots/pans for demonstration. Like the old Tupperware parties! They are stainless steel and still look great. On Ebay they are considered “vintage”. I still think they look better than the newer style. Use my iron skillets, too. Over the years I have tweaked my wares so there is really not anything I don’t use.

By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:09:42 +0000

I adore my Le Cruset Cast-Iron Braiser and use it more than any other. It is worth its weight in gold! Not only is it a dream for braising, it is great for sauteing, perfect for one pot stove top meals, and goes from stove top to oven. It has also become my favorite baking dish for savory things. I always use it for mac and cheese and it is perfect for casseroles like king ranch chicken. Least used is my cast-iron grill pan as cleaning it is a nightmare!

By: Bev Howard

Bev Howard — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:54:13 +0000

I love my cast-iron/enamel Dutch oven! Least used, my 8″ non-stick frying pan.

By: slammie

slammie — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 22:40:13 +0000

Favorite? Wok Least favorite? Griddle pan from Calphalon – no real lip/edge to it and I like to add a lot of oil to the pan to get the sides of the pancakes crunchy (LOL)

I do use my Lodge Dutch Oven a lot during the fall/winter though.

By: Patricia @ ButterYum

Patricia @ ButterYum — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:51:20 +0000

Oops… I forgot to mention my very favorite Swiss Diamond non-stick skillet. I also own scanpan and all-clad skillets and they’re okay, but nothing performs like Swiss Diamond. We use it everyday to make eggs and it still looks and performs like it was brand new after nearly 2 years (did I mention my husband and teenagers use it too?). Worth every penny.

By: T Spar

T Spar — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:45:39 +0000

For health reasons I threw out all my Teflon pans years ago. I’ve tried many non-stick alternatives over the years, but nothing was quite like Teflon until I tried recently bought a Zwilling Henckels ceramic coated fry pan. Its every bit as good as Teflon, but with a safe and strong ceramic coating. FIVE STARS – worth every penny!

By: JulieW

JulieW — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:32:38 +0000

Auntie Tracy,

I hope you see this. Don’t feel like you have to get an expensive Le Creuset to enjoy the benefits of enameled cast iron. Try one made by Lodge or Tramontina at a much more reasonable cost and reviewed highly by their users. I have both Le C and Lodge. Is Le C nice? Yes. Is it necessary? No. Lodge cooks and cleans nicely too.

By: JulieW

JulieW — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:23:06 +0000

My favorite is my 5 1/2 quart Le Creuset Dutch Oven. I never knew I could love a pan until I got that one. Worth every penny I paid for it! I use a 12″ non-stick fry pan a lot too and an 8 qt. stainless stock pot, mostly for pasta. I also have a pressure cooker and other stainless sauce pans I use pretty regularly.

Like others, my least favorite is my cast iron grill pan. What a pain to clean! Just not worth it.