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02-20-2008, 07:34 PM
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Lets talk cookware: Stainless steel or Teflon or ...?
What do you prefer using stainless steel cookware or Teflon cookware or any type of cookware like cast iron pans?
I hate my teflon cookwares....  ....ruined by over heating and scratched by using stainless steel utensils. I like cast iron pans but darn heavy.  Anyone has any preferences!?!?
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02-20-2008, 07:50 PM
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I've always preferred teflon over stainless myself. We got a really good quality teflon set for a wedding gift a couple of years ago and I really like them.
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#3
02-20-2008, 08:13 PM
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I'm thinking of going back to stainless. The "good quality" teflon set (Caphalon) we got for our wedding also has the teflon coming off even though I've only used plastic/wood utensils. Maybe heat is too high. Or else use the $5 teflon pans from Ikea and throw them away when they get too scratched. Can't beat the nonstick when then pans are new.
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02-20-2008, 08:26 PM
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I couldn't tell you what model mine are but I know they are Padernos. I only use plastic or wooden utensils like yourself and the teflon looks brand new after almost 3 years. So far so good at least.
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02-20-2008, 09:18 PM
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It really depends on what you are cooking. Frying an egg on stainless steel? Mess waiting to happen. But if you are searing a filet then making a pan sauce, stainless steel is the only option in mind.
I don't like teflon either, way too soft. Try anondized instead...much harder and still nonstick. Cast iron is great, but realy only for anything slow cooking. Corn bread, stews, roasts, etc. Just takes too long to heat up and cool off if you are cooking something for less than 1/2 hour.
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02-20-2008, 09:18 PM
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My wife and I have mostly Calphalon (anodized aluminum) that we got for our wedding. Now, I kind of wish we had some good stainless steel like All-Clad. Not that the Calphalon is particularly bad, but it's easier to see the color of what you're cooking with stainless. I think it's good to have a couple pieces of nonstick cookware for things like scrambled eggs, but for most cooking we just use the regular stuff. A cast iron skillet is nice to have as well -- if well-seasoned, it's practically nonstick.
On a related note, one of our favorite pieces of cookware is our Le Creuset French Oven (9 quart I think). It's great for browning/searing/braising meat, for soups and stews, and seems indestructible. 5.5qt.jpg)
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02-21-2008, 12:36 AM
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Did you know the discovery of Teflon was an accident?
This might be boring to some people, but I think it's interesting: http://whitetrout.net/Chuck/Teflon/teflon.htm 
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02-21-2008, 12:40 AM
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02-21-2008, 09:07 AM
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PEI, but alas they probably couldn't compete without the benefit of Asian labour rates.
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02-21-2008, 11:33 AM
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Waterless Cookware is awesom. My mom got a set when my parents got married and they still have it today and it looks practically brand new. My mom cooks like crazy too! PLUS it has a Lifetime Warranty!!!!
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02-21-2008, 12:44 PM
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Mine are going on 10 years now, so maybe it's time to replace them anyway. Can't remember when they started losing teflon, but it's been at least 4~5 years. Just the fact that Caphalon was/is so expensive, I figured it would last longer. The pans itself are great and I sometimes wonder if the hard anodized version would've been a better choice than teflon. Hope yours lasts longer. I've recently discovered how great nonstick spray (like PAM) is. Almost like new teflon. 
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02-21-2008, 02:38 PM
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Good input from everyone.
 Ok, I had to admit, I bought a set of cookware through Pampered Chef Show. It is nice set and expensive like Caphalon. It only gives out a 5 years warranty...which I bought my set 5 years ago. Since I am the main cook in the our home. I do use bamboo utensil ware to wooden spoons and spatula to stir my foods...somehow it gets scratched or the over heating the pots and pan. Now, I am about to throw them out and searching for new set/brand like ALL-Clad, Henckels. Which I have heard and done my research regarding these brand names. Quote:
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02-21-2008, 02:43 PM
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I cook with both actually, it all depends on what i'm cooking. all the cooking I do and I don't own a cast iron pan. I guess it's great for western cooking, which I don't cook much often.
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02-21-2008, 02:58 PM
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It all depends what you are cooking-frying, I preffer to use teflon. If it's gotta finish off baking in the oven, I usually start off with using cast iron. Everything else I use steel cookwear.
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