Stainless Steel saucepans

calleyw

I want to replace my non stick pans with stainless steel.  Money is tight so it will be stop gap until I have some more money to upgrade in a couple of years.  I have been looking at ikea and they don't look to bad for the price.  I need a stockpot as I batch cook at once a week. And then another couple of pots.

So please give me ideas and links

Emmia

calleyw said:

I want to replace my non stick pans with stainless steel.  Money is tight so it will be stop gap until I have some more money to upgrade in a couple of years.  I have been looking at ikea and they don't look to bad for the price.  I need a stockpot as I batch cook at once a week. And then another couple of pots.

So please give me ideas and links

I'd go with IKEA. We have several stainless steel pans from there, that work well, and although we could upgrade, we haven't chosen to as the IKEA pans do the job.

I also have a great stainless steel Le Creuset pan, but I expect that's going to be well out of budget.

Floss

IKEA or Sainsbury's. My s/s pans are Sainsbury's with a glass lid. They come in a set or singly, there's also a stockpot.

Rodders53

Ikea 365+ pots and pans are good value and solidly built.  Suitable for all hob types (inc induction).
Buy in sets or individually.

Their fry-pans have non-stick coatings though if wanting to avoid that material completely.

Flugelhorn

I really like my IKEA pans 
I have the smaller (5L) one of these but this might be OK for your batch cooking https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/ikea-365-pot-with-lid-stainless-steel-80484353/

Emmia

Rodders53 said:

Ikea 365+ pots and pans are good value and solidly built.  Suitable for all hob types (inc induction).
Buy in sets or individually.

Their fry-pans have non-stick coatings though if wanting to avoid that material completely.

It's actually quite tricky to find a non stick free frying pan. We have one which is Stellar branded.

Edit: IKEA do one, but it's not really "budget":  https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/finmat-frying-pan-copper-stainless-steel-90555712/

KxMx

White vinegar keeps them clean, spray inside, leave a minute or so to dissolve the residue, wipe if necessary for anything stubborn then wash up as normal. 

Emmia

KxMx said:

White vinegar keeps them clean, spray inside, leave a minute or so to dissolve the residue, wipe if necessary for anything stubborn then wash up as normal. 

This sounds very faffy, I just use fairy liquid and wash as normal or shove them in the dishwasher 

KxMx

I don't have a dishwasher, and find the residue from cooking vegetables doesn't come off with normal washing up liquid. 
Pasta, soup or sauces doesn't leave the same residue. 

Hence the white vinegar.

It isn't a faff, one spray at the beginning of washing up  dissolves the residue quite quickly (occasionally I need to also wipe) and then I just pop it into the sink at the end and wash as normal.

Not much different to those who rinse and/or scrape dishes before putting them in the dishwasher 🙂

DullGreyGuy

KxMx said:

Not much different to those who rinse and/or scrape dishes before putting them in the dishwasher 🙂

Most dishwasher brands say not to rinse before using their dishwasher. 

I would imagine both dishwasher and hand washers scrap the big bits off plates before washing. 

KxMx said:

I don't have a dishwasher, and find the residue from cooking vegetables doesn't come off with normal washing up liquid. 
Pasta, soup or sauces doesn't leave the same residue. 

Hence the white vinegar.

It isn't a faff, one spray at the beginning of washing up  dissolves the residue quite quickly (occasionally I need to also wipe) and then I just pop it into the sink at the end and wash as normal.

Not sure what you're having problems with, our pans are SS and irrespective of if hand washing our using the dishwasher dont have any issues with cooked vegetables but if you find spraying vinegar helps you then carry on.

KxMx

I live in a "very hard" water area
(highest level for the UK) and the residue is from limescale.
I prefer not to cook with pans containing limescale, so always use a spray of vinegar to clean after each use.