which saucepans to buy?

1012donna

I have le creuset and they are very good but like everyone else has said they are heavy. Good investment though as they do last for years and years.

GoldenEye

Le Creuset are excellent too. My parents own a few that they bought in the 80's and they're still going strong. They're particularly good for oven cooking. For stove-top cooking I still prefer the newer Anolon/Circulon.

lynzpower

wendym wrote:

Hi lynz.

My vote is for Le Creuset with double handles, so you're not trying to lift all the weight with one wrist.

And is there any way you could take a car to France for the day?

In Fresnoy-le-grand there is the Le Creuset factory shop, where they sell ends of lines etc. I treated myself for our 25th wedding anniversary...until then my pots could have been used by the BBC props dept for programmes about the way poor people used to live!

The shop is open Tues to Sat, 9 to 12 and then 2 to 6 (from memory) and you could come home via a supermarket for edible goodies.

There are also Le Creuset shops in various McArthur Glen outlets, which is less fun but more practical.

Hope the packing up is going OK.

Wx

:rotfl: quality wendy

oooh i DID see on teolly once people going over the channel to buy cookware - and maybe we could tie in a nice trip to le hypermarche for booze for our housewarming party as well

See what OH thinks, I cant see him wanting to drive to france for pans, but for booze- I think it might appeal

Penny_Watcher

Le Creuset for me every time. I have some old stuff with wooden handles which you're not supposed to put in the DW.

Santa brought me a big set for Christmas last year Thank you Santa :xmassmile These beauties have black plastic handles which are DW safe. The frying pan is V heavy but manageable. The casserole things have double handles which is useful.

I used to use non stick until I non stuck them all by putting them in the DW.

stilernin

Le Creuset for oven cooking and good stainless steel for most things on the hob.

I chose pan lids that were level when inverted on the pan and the smaller pan was stacked on top. Might have taken more cupboard space to have a tower of four pans but oh so easy to lift three at a time to get to the large one at the bottom.

mrs_baggins

I bought some pans years ago from this company http://www.cookware.co.uk/shop/. They were v expensive at the time (about £150 for 12 pieces) but they have stood the test of time and have taken a lot of abuse. I have seriously burnt 3 pans and it came up (almost like new- it was v badly marked!) you can use stainless steel utensils to stir in and they are good quality steel and not too heavy for me.

wendym

My 25th anniversary trip was the first real holiday (not counting the odd week with my mother, who was kind enough to live at the seaside) we had had since our honeymoon...I didn't admit that the prospect of Le Creuset was the most exciting bit for me!

I'd definitely try selling the idea of booze for the house-warming!

seraphina

We were fortunate enough to get the Le Creuset stainless steel Trivita range for our wedding present. We have all the saucepans as well as a big stock pot. I love them - they are lighter than the cast iron Creuset saucepans but superb quality. I also have two cast iron cocottes which see almost constant use as well.

I also have a brabantia flat, wide lidded frying pan (stainless again) which we picked up for £10 in a Tesco sale - this is also fantastic.

I have a Stellar jug-like saucepan which I use for sauces - this was a freebie from my mum and it is great quality.

If you are looking for slightly cheaper stuff, the Ikea 365+ stuff is great - in fact it's the only non-stick range I will buy now (all the other stuff has failed me). I was dispatched off to uni with a single Ikea saucepan and it is still going strong, non-stick coating intact despite me frequently making baked beans with a fork!

twistyfing

I'd love Le Creuset but they are too heavy for me (my wrist is painful lifting lightweight pans when they are full).

However, I have recently discovered a brilliant (but expensive) non stick frying pan made by SKK, apparently the only non-stick pan that Delia reccommends.

Now saving up for the wok.....

System

Hi Lynz, Great quality and they have a variety of cracking colours. They are of course very heavy. If you find yourself in Northern France their main factory in Fresnoy le Grand does excellent deals - bit like an outlet store!