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MyRealNameToo

frugalfiz said:

born_again said:

How much...

This is MSE..

I would not even pay that much for a full set of pans...

I want something without toxic non-stick coating, and several times I have had non stick pans for £20+ that sticks after a few uses.  I think if it has a genuine lifetime guarantee it might be expensive now but good value for money in the long run.  And if I have pans without toxic coating I might live long enough for it to last a lifetime! 

It won't be any more or less non-stick than a stainless steel frying pan. Lifetime guarantee will only be on manufacturing defects and won't cover it becoming more prone to sticking as time goes on and the cooking surface picks up scratches from use

MyRealNameToo

flaneurs_lobster said:

MyRealNameToo said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

MyRealNameToo said:

Do have some very expensive pans, other than a couple of dents in lids and a lost lid they still look like new despite being a wedding present to my parents in the early 1950s and used daily since. Mother was embarrassed by how expensive they were when they got them but I'd argue over 75 years of use and they've turned out to be fairly economical. Have had various other pans before getting these and most have handles split, layers delaminate, bases warp over time etc most of which are more problematic in the world of induction cooking but not these ones. 

That's good news. Would be even better if you could tell us the name of the indestructible pans.

They were from De Buyer, stainless steel not their copper offerings. 

Ah, makes sense, I have one of their iron frypans, still good after 30+ years.

Yes, also bought one of their carbon steel frying pans that are a good price but usual maintenance issues. Their induction supported copper pans are great but with most around the £400 per pan mark well out of my acceptable price range. 

As a general rule of thumb, when commercial kitchen suppliers and high end kitchen shops both stock stuff its likely to be fairly good as not much pleases both markets. My go to for both dont stock the OP's suggested pan and the over 50% off site wide is another big red flag to me 

born_again

frugalfiz said:

born_again said:

How much...

This is MSE..

I would not even pay that much for a full set of pans...

I want something without toxic non-stick coating, and several times I have had non stick pans for £20+ that sticks after a few uses.  I think if it has a genuine lifetime guarantee it might be expensive now but good value for money in the long run.  And if I have pans without toxic coating I might live long enough for it to last a lifetime! 

The toxic part PFOA has not been used since 2013.

I think many of use will have used these most of our lives. So we already are carrying any danger to our health. Only now is it suddenly a issue. Which pan manufactures are using to boost their sales.



I'm cynical by default. 

QrizB

frugalfiz said:

born_again said:

How much...

This is MSE..

I would not even pay that much for a full set of pans...

I want something without toxic non-stick coating

Stainless steel, then, or cast iron.

I do have some titanium cookware but it's for backpacking - I don't fancy carrying a Stellar 7000 on a trail!

Grumpy_chap

frugalfiz said:

if I have pans without toxic coating I might live long enough for it to last a lifetime! 

If the pans have a toxic coating, the pans might not need to last long to still have lasted a lifetime

Ectophile

The PTFE (Teflon or equivalent) coating on a pan is pretty non-toxic.  It's a big polymer that the body can't absorb.

The same can't be said for the chemicals used to make the PTFE.  They are nasty.  The manufacturers occasionally change the chemicals they use, to avoid bans on them.  But it doesn't mean that the new chemicals aren't toxic.