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I was given a set of three stainless steel saucepans when I got married in 1962 and I still have all three although I have lost two of the smaller ones lids .They have been in constant use for the past almost 48 years I have no idea where they were bought but I would recommend S/S to anyone.Mine have copper bottoms and even if I burn anything in them ( usually spuds if I don't watch them) I just throw a handful of salt in them and fill with cold water and leave overnight and they come up brilliantly with a bit of elbow grease next morning. My DD says when I snuff it she wants them as they are so hard-wearing, she's got a long wait though

gairlochgal

I also recommend the Stellar pans. My 12 yr old commented today on how sparkly ours still look and I realised they are about 2 yrs older than her They cost a lot at the time but have been amazing value for money.

Slinky_Malinky

liz545 please can I ask you a question about your Swift pans? Do they have any rust marks on the bottom?

The reason I ask is a few months ago I bought a couple of Swift SG pans like this...

http://www.just-cooking.co.uk/acatalog/Swift_SG_Cookware.html?gclid=COiCmpmz_54CFRgslAod0mtgLg

I wanted them to replace my very old Prestige stainless steel pans. I was very pleased with them but shocked when I noticed rust marks have appeared on the bottom of the pans and around the edge where the bottom part of fixed to the body of the pan. They have been through the dishwasher but are dishwasher safe and this never happened on my old pans. I suppose I should contact Swift but I don`t know what they would do if anything. I had planned to buy more of these pans but haven`t bothered until I sort out this rust. I will email them next week to see what they say.

Just interested to know if this is common thing with Swift pans.

Lily-Lu

frosty wrote: »

have you looked on the viners website www.viners.co.uk they have a set for £84.00 25yr Guarantee,and there is a 20% off code on hotdeals bringing them down to £67.20 and they have free express del.Might be worth a look.

I've got a set of 3 viners stainless steel pans that came with a 10yr guarentee. They're over 13yrs old now, and I haven't had a bit of trouble with them. The handles, lids are all still in tact. And I suspect I'll get a few more years out of them yet. I think I paid around £30 for them at the time. They've been used daily ever since, so an absolute bargain. When the time comes to replace them, I'll definitely be buying Viners again

debtmess

i ahve a set of le cruset pans brought in germany nearly 6 years ago, there very hardwearing addmittedly heavy when in use

wanted a stovetop kettle but they dont sell the colour i have anymore

MrsE_2

http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_331002924997_-1

I have these. I was going to get the Le Cruset steel ones, but something put me off them, I think they may have had steel lids (or maybe steel handles).

Anyway these are quality steel pans, with glass lids & nice rubber coatings on the handles so you don't get your hands burnt.

On offer too!

ETA the Le Cruset have steel lids (no see through) & steel handles (get hot), I thought that quite poor for such expensive pots, thats why I went for the Circulon.
I LOVE Le Cruset cast iron & enamel though.

liz545

Slinky_Malinky wrote: »

liz545 please can I ask you a question about your Swift pans? Do they have any rust marks on the bottom?

The reason I ask is a few months ago I bought a couple of Swift SG pans like this...

http://www.just-cooking.co.uk/acatalog/Swift_SG_Cookware.html?gclid=COiCmpmz_54CFRgslAod0mtgLg

I wanted them to replace my very old Prestige stainless steel pans. I was very pleased with them but shocked when I noticed rust marks have appeared on the bottom of the pans and around the edge where the bottom part of fixed to the body of the pan. They have been through the dishwasher but are dishwasher safe and this never happened on my old pans. I suppose I should contact Swift but I don`t know what they would do if anything. I had planned to buy more of these pans but haven`t bothered until I sort out this rust. I will email them next week to see what they say.

Just interested to know if this is common thing with Swift pans.

No probs - mine don't have any rust on them, but the ones I have don't have the rubberised handles, mine have metal handles. I'd definitely contact Swift, it can't be right for them to be rusting so quickly!

socks_uk

liz545 wrote: »

For saucepans, I'd go for stainless steel rather than non-stick, because the non-stick coating can sometimes flake off into your soup!

From what I understand, hard anodised saucepans and frying pans aren't a coated pan. So there's no 'non-stick coating' to flake off.