kenwood pans

brummiebird443

hi everyone, i hope i'm posting this in the right place. after saving up for a while i have splurged out on 2 stainless steel heavy duty kenwood pans, a normal milk pan, (good for cooking up stuff for my 2 children or cooking for me and hubby (pasta, rice etc) and one slightly larger (currys, bolognase ...) but i'm finding that they are constantly overflowing, whether the lid is on or not, the pans arent full to the top or anything, its happened with everything i;ve put in them. I count myself as quite a competant cook, not the worlds best but i think i can hold my own when it comes to feeding my family and friends but i really dont know what i'm doing wrong.
I've not had this problem with any of my other cookware, in fact the cheapy pan i got from tescos 4 years ago is miles better then these ones. Am i doing something wrong? i'm mortified that i've spent all this money on them, hoping that they were going to last for years but i'm reaching a stage where i dont want to use them !!!!
on the instructions it said that i should lightly oil the inside of the pan after each wash but i havent done this, is this where i'm going wrong?
Please help!

dannahaz

Hi Brummie

You may find that you have the heat up too high?

I would guess that these pans have thicker & better bases than your previous pans, which means they heat up quicker and require significantly less heat to keep them at a constant simmer/boil/etc.

squeaky

Yep - I'd agree with danna. Mine are the same. It can be surprising how low you can turn the heat under a thick bottomed pan. And then if you put a lid on you usually need to turn the heat down again!

brummiebird443

thanks for the replies. the thing is, they are turned down to the lowest mark on the cooker. I did a rice pudding yesterday, left the milk on the gas at the lowest point, went into the tv room, came back a couple of minutes later and it had overflowed, i hadnt even put the lid on. i will persevere, but cooking is becoming a right chore at the moment!

dannahaz

Hi again

If you already have the gas turned down, maybe you could try using a smaller burner? Most hobs have at least two different sizes, try it on the smallest?

Milk does tend to go really quickly,so it might be somtheing you just have to stand and watch. At least you are saving gas as it's obviously heating much faster than you are used to.