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lcherian
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What brand pots and pans do you have?
I need a new set, and I have a $650 gift certificate to macy's. everyone seems to rave about all-clad and calphalon, but are they really worth it? anyone have experience using these pots and pans vs. cheaper sets?
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cjb88
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
we have cuisinart and they have been great so far!
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jennandrob
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
i have calphalon....their low-end line.
I love them!
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| Posted 10/15/06 9:15 AM |
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lcherian
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Posted by cjb88
we have cuisinart and they have been great so far!
ya i'm also looking at a cuisineart set which is 400 dollars less than the all-clad set that i'm eyeing.
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| Posted 10/15/06 9:19 AM |
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Redhead
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Calphalon
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| Posted 10/15/06 9:24 AM |
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lululu
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Calphalon
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2PreciousBlessings
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
I have Calphalon and Wolfgang Puck.
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| Posted 10/15/06 10:31 AM |
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smdl
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Wolfgang Puck
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kimmie
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
analon
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shellibean
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
I got an Analon set for my shower, and CANNOT wait to break that box open and cook with them. After years of using cheap pots, I can almost guarantee that you would be happier investing in a top-quality set that you will have for a long time!!!!!
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| Posted 10/15/06 11:26 AM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
we have Emeril (made by All-Clad) and a few non-stick pieces from an old set I bought years ago.
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| Posted 10/15/06 11:50 AM |
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Nicole728
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Circulon (sp?)...I love them
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| Posted 10/15/06 12:13 PM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
I have a set from Costco (Kirkland Brand) that I got six years ago and I absolutely love them. They are really heavy and they are just really good!
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Sassyz75
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
my one piece of advice is to not buy a set but to buy open stock- you don't need everything that comes in the set and different brands are good for different things.
For that budget you can get a few really great pieces.
I would say everyone should have a cast iron skillet- I use mine for EVERYTHING- it holds heat the best- yes, it's a little high maintenance- but there is nothing like it for searing meat.
Second to that is an enameled case iron dutch oven- I have a 4.5 quark le crueset- again, something I use ALL the time. They have a Le Creuset 5 Qt oval for $185.00.
I would also get a 12-14 inch chef's skillet (Calphalon seems to be great & it cleans VERY easily- i have a roasting pan that cleans very well)- some of them have the non-stick- others are pure stainless- i always think it's good to have one of each.
I like grill pans- I have one that flips (one side is a grill and one side is flat for pancakees- it's great b/c it sits over two burners).
A big stock pot is a must- there is a calphalon pasta set on sale right now at Macy's which includes the colander insert- that seems like a good value @ $59.99
A roaster- I have the All-Clad petite roaster- is is AMAZING i use it all the time and it's about $175
YOu probably need a 1.5-2 quart sauce pan and maybe one bigger than that too.
anyway- that's what I would do- sometimes w/ the sets you get things you never use that take up space and not every brand is the best for every type of pot.
Of course you can always get bakeware too!
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Sassyz75
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Posted by lcherian
Posted by cjb88
we have cuisinart and they have been great so far!
ya i'm also looking at a cuisineart set which is 400 dollars less than the all-clad set that i'm eyeing.
I have some cuisenart pieces and they are great.
as I posted above- my most often used pieces are:
case iron pan
le creuset french oven
2 cuisentart sauce pans
all clad roaster
1 cuisenart stock pot
everything else just takes up space.
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| Posted 10/15/06 1:16 PM |
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charon54
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
We have Farberware, which we registered for because all the others were so expensive. I hate it. We have been slowly getting Calphalon to replace the Farberware. Amazon has sales on Calphalon all the time and we are buying one piece at a time. It's worth the investment!
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| Posted 10/15/06 1:44 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Posted by Sassyz75
sometimes w/ the sets you get things you never use that take up space and not every brand is the best for every type of pot.
I agree with this. that's why we registered for the small 7-piece set of Emeril cookware, not the bigger one. we added a few extra pieces that we wanted.
I bought a HUGE set of cookware many yrs ago and never used some of the pieces.
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| Posted 10/15/06 1:47 PM |
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mommy2Alex
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Posted by Sassyz75
my one piece of advice is to not buy a set but to buy open stock- you don't need everything that comes in the set and different brands are good for different things.
For that budget you can get a few really great pieces.
I would say everyone should have a cast iron skillet- I use mine for EVERYTHING- it holds heat the best- yes, it's a little high maintenance- but there is nothing like it for searing meat.
Second to that is an enameled case iron dutch oven- I have a 4.5 quark le crueset- again, something I use ALL the time. They have a Le Creuset 5 Qt oval for $185.00.
I would also get a 12-14 inch chef's skillet (Calphalon seems to be great & it cleans VERY easily- i have a roasting pan that cleans very well)- some of them have the non-stick- others are pure stainless- i always think it's good to have one of each.
I like grill pans- I have one that flips (one side is a grill and one side is flat for pancakees- it's great b/c it sits over two burners).
A big stock pot is a must- there is a calphalon pasta set on sale right now at Macy's which includes the colander insert- that seems like a good value @ $59.99
A roaster- I have the All-Clad petite roaster- is is AMAZING i use it all the time and it's about $175
YOu probably need a 1.5-2 quart sauce pan and maybe one bigger than that too.
anyway- that's what I would do- sometimes w/ the sets you get things you never use that take up space and not every brand is the best for every type of pot.
Of course you can always get bakeware too!
Great advice. I totally agree with this. This is how I buy my pots and pans and have most of the same things. I have a good selection of Le Cruset which I love for soups, stews, chilis. Cusinart for sauteeing and pan searing. Non-stick for eggs and grilled cheese and the like.
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Tine73
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
We have a Caphalon set. We use all the pieces. I really lik eit, but they are heavy sometimes. Thats the only down-side (so far!)
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lcherian
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Posted by Sassyz75
my one piece of advice is to not buy a set but to buy open stock- you don't need everything that comes in the set and different brands are good for different things.
For that budget you can get a few really great pieces.
I would say everyone should have a cast iron skillet- I use mine for EVERYTHING- it holds heat the best- yes, it's a little high maintenance- but there is nothing like it for searing meat.
Second to that is an enameled case iron dutch oven- I have a 4.5 quark le crueset- again, something I use ALL the time. They have a Le Creuset 5 Qt oval for $185.00.
I would also get a 12-14 inch chef's skillet (Calphalon seems to be great & it cleans VERY easily- i have a roasting pan that cleans very well)- some of them have the non-stick- others are pure stainless- i always think it's good to have one of each.
I like grill pans- I have one that flips (one side is a grill and one side is flat for pancakees- it's great b/c it sits over two burners).
A big stock pot is a must- there is a calphalon pasta set on sale right now at Macy's which includes the colander insert- that seems like a good value @ $59.99
A roaster- I have the All-Clad petite roaster- is is AMAZING i use it all the time and it's about $175
YOu probably need a 1.5-2 quart sauce pan and maybe one bigger than that too.
anyway- that's what I would do- sometimes w/ the sets you get things you never use that take up space and not every brand is the best for every type of pot.
Of course you can always get bakeware too!
good advice! sorry for the dumb question, but what's a roaster? 
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mrsv
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Calphalon and love it!
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| Posted 10/15/06 4:45 PM |
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nov04libride
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
We have KitchenAid. I like them.
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| Posted 10/15/06 4:54 PM |
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lorich
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
we have Emeril (made by All-Clad)
Us too! LOVE them!
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~Colleen~
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
Kitchenaid - they are 5-ply and I love them! Water heats up almost instantaneously.
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| Posted 10/15/06 5:55 PM |
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bklyngirl
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Re: What brand pots and pans do you have?
we got our set at fortunoff and loce them. they're just heavy
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