Which type of cookware do you enjoy using? Stainless, Anodized or other

[katiemack Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close katiemack]

We have used an Oneida Anodized set for a few years now and have been really happy with it.

What brand and type of cookware do you find improves your cooking?

[vacation_family99 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close vacation_family99]

I like the anodized cookware. I have pieces from Cooks, Calphalon and another brand. Much better than the teflon cookware that I had from the
90s!!

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

No big preference, but I wish they would go with stainless in timeshares based on the mangling I've seen. I often wonder what some of those timesharers' home kitchen's pans and tableware look like.

[billymach4 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close billymach4]

Recently we have been cooking with Cast Iron cookware from "LODGE".

We went retro!

[jericap Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close jericap]

I have some anodized and some stainless. They both clean up very well. I had a Farberware set for 25+ years...I used them everyday, they looked brand new. I gave those to my son. I still have my 12 qt Farberware and still use it quite frequently. I have some caphalon pans, anodized...They're okay..I do find that I do not have to use as high of heat on them though. The pans seem to get hotter and stay hot for a longer period of time. Probably my favorite pan is my All Clad roasting pan. That pan does roasted potatoes and any type of roast beautifully.
I also have a 12 inch all clad fry pan....Is it a heavy pan.. one of my favorites...not so much! It has hot spots, I always burn stuff in that pan...UGH!

Then there's my old stand by 12 inch farberware electric fry pan.....It's about 17 years old and works like a charm!!!!

[shaggy Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close shaggy]

I;m looking for a new set myself. I am so confused. I just don't want to spend a fortune but I do want some that will last a long time and look good. Anyone tried cook essentials off QVC? shaggy

[katiemack Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close katiemack]

Just wondering, what type of cooktop are you all using: gas, electric? I think it depends on your cooktop how well a pan/pot cooks....

[bjones9942 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bjones9942]

I use a lodge cast iron skillet I inherited from my mother (it's probably about 60-70 years old), and I use revereware for pots. I also enjoy my $5.99 skillets from the webstaurantstore.com (they were having a special - skillets $5.99, rubber handles were around $2).

Cooktops - gas. Too many years on a fussy first-gen corningware cooktop that was either on high or off.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

It depends on what we're cooking.

If it's that tradional roast, nothing beats the waterless cookware I got 40 years ago.

[longtimer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close longtimer]

My favorites are the Calphalon. They are easy to clean and food cooks well without burning. My DH has a cast-iron skillet that he loves to cook in. While the food he makes in it is really good, the pan is way to heavy for me to use for everyday cooking. I can;t imagine how our grandmothers carried all those heavy pans to the stove!
BTW - I have a gas range and oven - wouldn't use anything else. I love that the heating temperature can be more fine tuned, the burner gets hot immediately and cools fast. We turned down a new house purchase a few years ago because it had an electric range and oven.

[shaggy Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close shaggy]

I have a smoothtop range which I really love. shaggy