Your favorite pots and pans for cooking

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binariiangel
binariiangel Posts: 146 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Good morning everyone,
My house burnt down on March 27, 2012 everyone (including all the animals) got out safely. Though unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) I now have to start over, this means that I get to choose my new set of pots and pans. The only problem is I have never had the chance or the extra money to buy whatever set of pots and pans I want. So I wanna know what your favorites are or if you had the chance to buy your dream set what they would be. Thanks in advance!

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  • love2cycle
    love2cycle Posts: 448 Member
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    I have some Farberware pans that I have had for over 20 years! I love them, and they still look great. I have others that I use, but these are the best that I have had.
  • hilarysgiants
    hilarysgiants Posts: 132 Member
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    Sorry to hear about your house, but happy everyone (and pets) made it out ok. I have the Racheal Ray hard anodized non-stick post and pans and LOVE them! I have had them for a few years and they are wonderful and very easy to clean. They are great to cook with as well. They were a little more expensive, up front, but would buy them again in a heartbeat! They are worth the extra cost, in my opinion!
  • binariiangel
    binariiangel Posts: 146 Member
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    love2cycle,
    I've heard really good things about farberware, though I know companies like T-Fal aren't what they use to be 20 years ago, and that's what I had before that my grandmother got my parents when they got married, but they are no longer made in the U.S. and are now more like other companies & are now being made in Mexico. So hopefully farberware is still a great company.

    hilarysgiants,
    That's the one that I'm looking into getting. Rachel Ray is one of my favorite chefs, and I figure if I'm going to have a set of pots and pans for a long time then I should get them from someone like that.
  • michmill98
    michmill98 Posts: 83
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    My saucepans and big lidded skillets are the Pampered Chef Professional line and they're 10+ years old. I've had to replace the saute pan - went with Caphalon for that one and absolutely love it. I also have two enamelled cast iron dutch ovens - one is from Caphalon and one is the Martha Stewart line from Macy's. I hand wash all of my pans - dishwashers are hard on nonstick coatings.

    My husband typically works on long term (think months/years) projects around the country. Since it isn't always feasible for me to move with him, we got him a set of Farberware about 5 years ago for his "home away from home". It's held up okay but it isn't something that I would purposely buy for the main house.

    Sorry to hear about the fire. Our house was broke into several years ago and it was a pain to replace the few electronics and jewelry they took. I couldn't imagine the stress you're under to get your life back in order.

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