Divorced- New Kitchen utensils/pans etc needed!

bigjvj

Hi everyone

As the title says, i'm just finalising my divorce, and am starting out from scratch again.

I'm looking for advice/links for brand new, very good quality kitchen pots, pans, crockery, utensils, etc, but at very keen prices!! I want stuff that'll last me years and years! I don't mind spending good money on good products, but i do LOVE value for money!

All ideas help appreciated!

Thanks to all :beer:

Bikertov

Try Ikea - if you can be bothered to queue !

They have great ranges and sets of cooking stuff, that are quite trendy and good value. And if you want to change designs in a few years, you won't have spent a fortune.

For saucepans though, I would suggest spending a reasonable amount on something like Circulon, http://www.circulon.com/cs/Satellite/Page/circulon/1162475169783/Page/HomePage.htm if you do a lot of cooking - they should last you for years.

Owain_Moneysaver

IMHO, QVC (the telly shopping channel) "cooks essentials" pan sets are pretty good value if you get a set as a Todays Special Value - individual pans tend to be more pricey.

rachbc

I'm a big fan of stellar pans and got mine at half price for a set of 4 about 10 years ago and they are still doing superbly well. About £100 for the set I think.

Stone ware and cast iron I'd go for Le Crueset but thats a serious investment for the casserole dishes.

Never spend lots of crockery as I'd only break it so its always been supermarkets and ikea for that for me, same for cutlery and glasses.

WestonDave

Stellar are the cream of the crop but they are a bit expensive. If you want the next best thing look out for Judge pans - they are made by the same company (Horwood) but tend to come with plastic handles rather than stainless steel (but then I never get on with metal handles as they always get hot!). I bought a set when I first bought a house in 1998 and they are still as good as new now - one loose handle that needs tightening occasionally but other than that, you'd barely know they weren't bought yesterday. The advantage of stainless steel over enamel or non stick, is that you can pretty much guarantee getting it clean without damaging it - if its really bad you can get the Brillo on it with no worries.

Tesco have some pyrex stuff on cheap at the moment in our local store if you are looking for casserole type dishes. We've got Denby crockery - if you go for the classic ranges like Imperial Blue then you can just replace items if they break (although our seem pretty bomb proof - well 5 and 2 year old boy proof!), and you can also get seconds from the outlet stores that you'd struggle to know weren't perfect (slight colour marks in the glaze that would be covered by food in use!)

1984ReturnsForReal_2

http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_331002926197_-1

£75

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Errata

Try Denby for crockery if you can face the thought of it lasting for the next 40 years.

beaney50

TK max or homestore have really good quality kitchen items at cheap prices.

ellies_angel

Host a Pampered Chef or Jamie Oliver at Home party and invite lots of people and get your new kitchen stuff free from your commision!

Fire_Fox

I have a single Stellar pan which is good, but honestly my IKEA 365 pans are better! My ex (a label snob chef) was happy to cook with them, and two 'foodie' mates have commented how sturdy the frying pans are. The non-stick is the top grade of Teflon and the prices are excellent. This is my favorite pan which is in constant use for roast dinner, soups and stews:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70101166

If you definitely want the security of brands such as Stellar then go to TK Maxx: I recently found some beautiful Rosle utensils for under a fiver apiece, these retail for £20-30. Habitat do some really heavy and rigid non-stick bakeware at sensible prices.

rachbc

any non stick will peel eventully - get good quality non stick and then 1 medium price non stick frying pan that you can replace when it goes