which saucepans to buy?

rach

they do look really good.

let us know how you get on with them!

update: just used my pans for the first time (its been a crazy week and the only things i've eaten at home are cereal and toast!!) - made soup (see soup thread) in the stockpot....lovely. they pans are fab...stockpot perfect size and cooked really well. am very pleased as i spent a long time working out which pans to get.

lynzpower

HI all

OK, about to move house and out of the proceeds Ive decided to "treat" myself ( god i sounds SAD!:rolleyes: ) to a new set of pans.

I currently have one of those cheapie sets from M&S ( 3 metal saucepans for 8.50) some rank trays which are fit for the bin and a decent griddle pan ( M&S) couple of cake tins & a loaf tin.

I do fancy cruesets, my folks have them but im balking a bit at the cost.

What pans do you have or what do you recommend?

Lynz
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Plum_Pie

Can't recommend a brand. Can recommend buying the best ones you can afford. (My sis and I still use some of our late grandmother's kitchen equipment, not OS just old!)

newlywed

Think about the weight of them empty and what the weight will be full of food.... before you buy.

Le cruset looks lovely but my cousin with arthritis says she'd never ever lift them with food in.

magnolia65

I bought mine from Homebase in 1995 and they are called Judge (My mum said at the time "oh stainless steel pans...thats a bit old fashioned"

They are still going today and I think I will get another 5 years out of them.

julbags

Only thing about Creusets is that they are really heavy, even without being full. I have a Creuset frying pan that is lovely - I don't use it very often cause it is a bit unwieldy and you also have to remember that the iron retains heat well and is still annihiliating your food behind your back even though you've turned the heat off! I do lust after a large oval cocette (sp?). IKEA are doing they're own version of cast iron cookware now.

Getting some pans that can put up with a bit of abuse and you really like using makes cooking really pleasant. I've used crappy pans most of my adult life until I move in with my BF, he had some really nice pans. I brought the Creuset frying pan which I bought after destroying yet another cheap fry pan.

organic_wanabe

I love Le Creuset and they are great but they are heavy. Also don't look so good now that I have been washing them in the DW. My current favourite is one that is non-stick but unlike my Le Creuset, I can't stick it in the oven if I decide I want too.

Jet

plain and simple stainless steel pans would be the best I think. I've got three (all different makes) In fact I think one is made by tesco's and it's my favourite!

Le cruset are lovely - I have a casserole pot and love it, but the frying pan I had was so heavy it was almost unusable and the non stick peeled off! urgh.

Thistle-down

I just bought this Stellar set here: Stellar and am really, really pleased. They are extremely good quality, and the draining lids are fantastic. I went for stainless steel saucepans because I wanted to be able to use a masher or hand blender in them without worrying about scratching the surface up. There is a slightly different Stellar set here: Stellar

I was able to get them for a tiny bit less from our local department store.

I have heard very good things about the Judge Vista saucepan sets for sale at Robert Dyas here: Judge There are two different sets - one has the draining lids

I was looking at them when I bought the Stellar ones - they had a heavy thick base and were very well made. In fact I almost bought them because for the money they are a fantastic deal (they were full price in our local store, Robert Dyas is def a bargain) plus there is a thread on here and people who bought them are very happy. Saucepans

Both sets have individual extras you can buy - non-stick milk pans, frying pans, etc that match. The only reason I didn't buy the Judge ones is we already had a few pots that sort of matched the Stellar ones.

I thought I would prefer non-stick but I really love the stainless steel - it cleans up beautifully and nothing has stuck yet.

Hope this helped a bit

loopylass

Hi
We have just bought a set of 5 saucepans/frying pan from woolworths we thought we had to buy online but luckily our local store had them in stock

prestige stainless steel with a lifetime guarentee was £100 now £50

They are a good set of pans very solid we are very pleased with them it comes with
14cm,16cm,18cm and 20cm saucepans with glass lid and 24cm frying pan
its on the website and they are in the big red book

http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/product/index.jhtml?pid=50518552
i hope this works lol