which saucepans to buy?

danz0l

Vampgirl wrote: »

I'm working from home today so I just popped into the kitchen and measured them The milk pan is 4" deep and the biggest one is 5" deep, the other two are in between. I use the big one for soups, boiling potatoes, and for batch-cooking pasta sauces & chilli.

I know what you mean about this money-saving thing ending up costing you money, but the wayI look at it its about making the right long-term choices first time so that you don't throw money away on rubbish that you end up having to replace

Thanks Vampgirl. They actually look deeper in the photos, how strange

Yes i am a firm believer in getting quality at the start. We've had our wok for 12 years and our steamer for about the same and they have been excellent. Both tefal and more than justified the money we spent.

I'm currently going through replacing all the things that are coming to the end of their usable working life. Our pans are still mint but i do find them restrictive on what i can use them for, being that they can stick on high heat and its a nightmare to boil milk without burning them.

I'm going to work on her, wish me luck

As a matter of interest do you use plastic or metal kitchen utensils with these ? I would assume plastic would be safer yes ?

Vampgirl

danz0l wrote: »

As a matter of interest do you use plastic or metal kitchen utensils with these ? I would assume plastic would be safer yes ?

I use a mixture of utensils: mostly wooden or plastic, but I do use metal ones as well: tongs for turning things in the frying pan, whisks for sauces and sometimes a normal desert spoon for a quick stir and they haven't done any damage.

npsmama

Is stainless steel the way to go for a wok if I use an oil mister? I am on Slimming World and need something to cook stir frys in with minimum oil.

Bargain_Rzl

Can anybody recommend a good pan for doing stir-fries etc on a ceramic hob?

I do have a wok which I bought when I had a gas hob but obviously it's not ideal on a ceramic hob as the heat distribution is all wrong.

Any ideas?

prettypennies

http://www.shop-com.co.uk/Marco_Pierre_White_Hard_Anodised_Range_28_cm_Wok-46525162-60905681-p!.shtml?sourceid=309

http://www.twenga.co.uk/dir-Homewares,Pots-and-pans,Wok-3112


How about a Marco Pierre White Wok.

I don't have the wok but I do have the saute pan from the same range and it is fantastic to cook with. Very even heat distribution and nothing sticks to it.

I picked mine up in TKMAXX

Bargain_Rzl

Thanks for the recommendation prettypennies :A

Is your hob ceramic?

southernscouser

Does anyone know? :undecided

Just that I've seen a set with an alleged RRP of £170 for £50. Think it's these ones, plus it comes with a baking dish thing worth £25! :undecided

http://www.viners.co.uk/scp/Cookware/products.asp?partno=560479

pigpen

They are supposed to be the best!!

I have one of the massive sauté pans. it was reduced from £80 to £10.. how could I refuse? It comes up perfect every time.. none of the manky gack most stainless steel pans get.. I intend replacing my tefal pans with them eventually..

southernscouser

Thanks pigpen.

Is stainless steel good then? People did tell me in my thread but it all went over my head!

snoozer

Yes, Viners are an excellent make. I had some for about 15 years then passed them on to DD when she moved into her own flat and they are as good as new (although they were notr non-stick). I took the opportunity to buy some new ones that will work on the induction hob I am getting.