Cooks - which type of pans?

I love my le cruset but i know a lot of people dont like them for one reason or another, got them in debs sale think they were just over £100 (atho a couple of years ago) and have 3 sause pans, griddle and casserole dish which can be used as a pan plus stand.

we have also go this which is nice to use not to weighty but enough not to move on the hob if you have to do a one had stir, and easy to "flip" food over as well. http://www.lakeland.co.uk/circulon-elite-24cm-frypan/F/C/cooking-baking/C/cooking-baking-pots-pans/C/pots-pans-frying-pans-frypans/product/12275 (sorry for long link)

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I love my le Creuset griddle pan & use it loads.

I don't bother with non-stick - I think they lose their no-stickiness after a while. If I could, I'd buy Iittala pans.

http://www.iittala.com/web/Iittalaweb.nsf/en/products_cooking_all_steel

However, they are expensive, but will last a lifetime.

We have this range from John Lewis and can't fault them - nice and light to lift.

https://www.johnlewis.com/search/john-lewis-hard-anodised-cookware

Also have a Le creuset casserole pot which I wouldn't be without.

And a tefal frying pan.

I have the same Le Creuset set mentioned above - 3 pans, a casserole, griddle and stand. The casserole is great as you can use it on the hob and in the oven. I paid £180 in Debenhams 6 years ago. They have been used daily, washed in a dishwasher and look like new. Food doesn't stick that easily either. If you can afford the extra, I'd recommend 100%.

I use stellar stainless steel pans, i love them. bought them when i was a student and i don't expect to need to replace them ever.

We have Bialetti but they are need of replacement - so I would say steer clear of them. I have a couple of Le Cruset which, although very heavy, I love and would have the full set if I could afford it

We have a Le Creuset seconds shop near us and I got a set of 3 pans from there for around £100, the only thing wrong with them was they didn't come with the box and recipe book (which I wasn't bothered about anyway!)

I couldn't be without them, I think they're fab.

Thanks ?

We have these, which are amazing! They are non stick but you can use metal utensils in them.

http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_19804_745154_-1

Definitely stainless steel. the teflon comes off non-stick eventually, and apparently anodised things may let release some harmful whatsits? no idea, this came from my mum who always says she's heard terrible things on radio 4 ridiculously early in the morning.

but i say stainless steel because of the fantasticness of being able to get a fork in there (or whatever) without fear of damage, and they are really easy to clean - dishwasher mainly but if you get stuck you can give 'em a good old scrub without having black flakes all over everything forevermore.

Hello

We've got Le Creuset too. Trivita range which is stainless steel rather than enamel.

Love them, as does my H - he took some persuading because of the price tag (but there are great deals to be had and I do believe they'll last a lifetime). They are heavy bottomed without being heavy pans, distribute the heat very evenly and you can get great results at what I think are lower temps than previous pans. They aren't non stick but are very very easy to clean, even after the odd burning or porridge incident. Because they're stainless steel you can use a scourer on them if needed and the whole pan + lid can go in the oven. Dishwasher safe too.

My only criticism would be (and this is a bit of an odd one) - there is no vent/hole in the lid to allow steam out. This doesn't cause any issues with the cooking but it does mean than a couple of times we have put a hot (in use) lid down on the counter (or our glass chopping board) and the steam has created a vacuum, meaning it gets, er stuck. When it cools you can pick it up again but we have gone several hours, and once a day with lids stuck to our counters - ooops!

We too got 3 of them from debenhams when they had a 20% off blue cross, and an extra 50% off one (the casserole - wahey!) as it had no box. The saute pan we bought from Amazon.

Your set of 4 - what pans did you want the 4 to be if that makes sense? 2 saucepans, a casserole and a frying/saute pan?

Here is a link to the trivita range. I am salivating over those Iitalla ones too now though! haha

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_kh?url=search-alias%3Dkitchen&field-keywords=trivita

I've got circulon ones and I can't recommend them enough, even my mum has some now!

I got new Meyer Select pans for Christmas, they're light, non stick and they have strainers in the lids. We got four pans and a frying pan for £80

I've had my Tefal ones for 8 years and they are still going strong.

Would recommend buying them individually and getting exactly the sizes you want though, rather than getting a set.

We got a set of 5 Jamie Oliver ones from Makro, for £100. The same set in Debenhams/John Lewis is £200,

We love them!

I don't really see the point of bbuying sets of pans. You need different kinds for different things imo.

I have a couple of Le Creuset pans (a casserole and a griddle pan)
A couple of hard anodised non-stick pots with glass lids (heavy-ish)
A large stainless steel saute pan
A small SS milk pan
A large SS stock pot/casserole (all Judge - cheapish but vg quality)
A stainless steel steamer
A couple of NS frying pans

I'm with SophieM on this one.

We have a shallow le crueset pan and another grill pan (from M&S, and actually quite good).

Our main saucepans are stainless steel Hahn pans. They are excellent quality (the handles don't get warm for aggggges) and I love them. They aren't that cheap though, and I'm sure there are cheaper brands out there that are perfectly acceptable.

Since buying SKKs, I'd never use or recommend any other pan again

By the way, it's worth looking on www.blueshoots.com - they have fabulous discounts on things like pans.

yep, we have those. they last and last and take a real beating.

i was a le creuset hater for years until my mother gave us hers, and i reluctantly tried them. i now routinely use a large casserole dish and a smaller cocotte-type dish which was fab, and are great for oven to table type things.

My mum has these and they are superb, I would buy these if I had to buy new pans.

I don't like Le Cruset pans as they are so heavy although I do like the oven dishes we got as engagement and wedding gifts.