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Looking on Amazon, they seem to have 4 lines. Contemporary StainlessOne Infused AnodizedSimply Calphalon NonstickCommercial Hard-Anodized
You're missing at least one line Tri Ply Stainless.Looking on Amazon, they seem to have 4 lines.
Contemporary Stainless
One Infused Anodized
Simply Calphalon Nonstick
Commercial Hard-Anodized
I think I heard somewhere that dishwashers are not good with teflon. That and they make cookie sheets rust.
I hand wash the pots and pans when I do dishes...
I'm fine with a cookie sheet rusting every couple years if it means I don't have to hand wash it. Pots and pans have to be able to go in the dishwasher. I hate handwashing.I think I heard somewhere that dishwashers are not good with teflon. That and they make cookie sheets rust.I hand wash the pots and pans when I do dishes...
I'm not sure what that means as far as the dishwasher goes.
Is there a reason for this, other than even heat distribution?
They're supposed to. My wife got a set a couple of years ago and although we've done everything that we are supposed to do in terms of care etc a couple of the pans are not holding up.
I just recently decided that I am going to start purchasing some All-Clad one piece at a time. I don't know that there will ever come a day, where I decide that I can afford to get a full set, but if I do a pan here, a pot there, eventually I'll have it, and it will last me a lifetime.
This is what kills them for me.
All-Clad Stainless-Steel 14-Piece Cookware SetPrice: $1,069.95
We can rule these out. I'm not dropping $1100+ on pans.
Thanks for the above posting, I will give TJ Maxx a shot. Amazon has deals on individual pieces once in awhile too.
We have Anolon Advanced cookware that we got as a wedding give about 4.5 years ago, and it's still as good as new, despite getting pretty heavy use. No idea if it can go in the dishwasher, but it's got a very effective non-stick coating, and it rarely takes much effort to get them clean in the sink. IIRC, it costs less than Calphalon, too.
When I was first married I had the hard anodized Calphlon set. You cannot wash it in the dishwasher (unless you are okay with voiding the warranty) and I seemed to have messed up the non-stick coating of a couple of the pans (the two I used the most, of course). I replaced the messed up pans and still had problems so I decided no more Calphlon. I went with the copper core All Clad set and while it is dishwasher safe it loses its luster, but other than that it is a great set. I would have definitely started with copper core set if I would have known what a great product it was.
Le-Creuset is great.Joe Bryant said:
I thought it was nuts to pay that much for a pot but I found a great price. They're out there if you look around. There is also an outlet in South Carolina if you're traveling that way.The advantage of it is the white enameled inside lets you see how things are cooking. Much easier to do a roux for a gumbo when it's white instead of a black cast iron bottom.
Cool. Thanks - I did not know this.J
I'm sure it s a store by store thing, based on availability. They had a really nice dutch oven there that had a scratch or chip in it so it was marked down 50%. I almost got it but am probably going to go cast iron for that as I like to cook on my Big Green Egg and am not sure how the La Crueset would hold up.Joe Bryant said:
Thanks! I just added all three of these to my Christmas list. I think these will handle most of my needs.Ive been wanting to replace my non-stick set baesd on what Ive read. I got a beautiful stainless steel wok last year and use it all the time.Joe Bryant said:
I agree pretty much wholeheartedly with what you've said. Sets typically end up where you're paying for a couple of the pieces that don't get used (like a double boiler in some sets) and you might end up with the ones you want in sizes that don't suit your needs. I have a very mismatched set of pots including some Calphalon, some cast iron, some All-Clad, and a couple of cheap nonstick ones. I will say that a good cook can cook with most cookware but if you are a fledgling cook it pays to have better equipment as it is a lot harder to burn something into charcoal, etc. if you don't have some paper thin pots that burn everything. The one area of cookware that a good cook can't really do without though is knives, but that is a different topic. Whenever I go to anyone else's house and help out in the kitchen and find a bunch of worthless knives I know that it's going to be a royal pain to deal with. It pains me to see someone spend the price of a good 8" chef knife on a set of worthless junk that won't cut anything. Anyhow, back on topic. Definitely buy the pots you need including a 12" skillet, a couple of saucepans (2-3 qt), and as large of a Dutch oven as one can afford. A cast iron skillet, and an inexpensive nonstick skillet for eggs/omelets should round out the bunch. As one needs pieces, add to the collection or put them on Xmas lists. Sets are a bad, bad idea unless you have the $$$ to buy a set of really nice stuff and break the bank. Amazon has great prices on individual pots from Calphalon and All-Clad and often have deals on shipping as well. I've bought much of my Calphalon stuff from Amazon.Ebay is another location that one can sometimes find some deals. I've seen good prices on Le Creuset stockpots on eBay, both new and used. They last forever.
I have a few Calphalon hard-anodized pieces, a 1 1/2Q pot, a 10" saute pan and a saucier that are absolutely indispensable.
