Saucepans... sorry.

[defblade]

Been asked to post by SWMBO; it's possible this should be on Mumsnet, but as I don't want to encourage my beloved anywhere near that snakepit, here'll have to do

Saucepans.
We need new ones.

Electric hob.
Not too heavy - her arthritis plays up from time to time.
Possibly nice to look at as they will live on a rack of some sort (being nested in a drawer has done 50% of the killing of the last lot).
Nice to use.
As long a life as possible.
An interior it's possible to save once she'd let the potatoes boil dry for half an hour. Again. So no honeycomb textured non-stick.
Dishwasher safe.
Budget - hmmmm. Will pay for quality, but they are only bloody saucepans.


So, any good suggestions a bit away from the very average stuff that's in our local dept store?

[CorradoTDI]

I'd make sure they're induction compatible to future proof.

Look at the Jamie Oliver Tefal range, they're heavyish but not like cast iron and the cheaper stainless ones they do now with silicon handles are lighter. Tefals non stick is as good as any imo, should last a lifetime!


EDIT -

Like this -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jamie-Oliver-Tefal-Stainle...

I've the ones with the chunkier handles but these new ones are lighter and quality looks just as good and solid -

Edited by CorradoTDI on Monday 29th December 21:39

[Hoover.]

I've just gone for Greenpan... Micheal Roux range.... very happy, used on ceramic in it's final days before I went induction....

nice weight, not to heavy, with some nice touches not seen on the cheaper pans I replaced them with

[Turn7]

http://www.ecookshop.co.uk/ecookshop/product.asp?p...


Lifetime guarantee,no non stick to fall off and not as heavy as cast.......

Been using them for the last few years and no sign of any issue so far...

[Murph7355]

We have a couple of Procook ones. Find them very good and will replace our others with them when they give up the ghost.

I think ours are from this range:

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Often offers to be had...

Edited by Ollie_M on Friday 11th September 16:53

[miniman]

Our Le Creuset TriVita stainless pans have done a decade so far and are barely marked.

[Scantily]

Procook elite tri ply stainless pans, ours have been superb, and it is very nice to be able to chuck them in the dishwasher and not treat them with kiddy gloves. This is our set - (MOD NOTE: LINK REMOVED UPON REQUEST OF COMPANY MENTIONED)

Non stick coatings of any kind have a limited lifespan, no matter how expensive and high end the pans are it's always going to come off. Our set came with a couple of quality, heavy non stick frying pans just for ease of use, but I don't expect them to last many years and will chuck them in the bin when the coating starts to comes off.

A tip - don't buy tefal frying pans, the metal isn't thick enough and they will warp, they just can't deal with high temperatures. Another failing of non stick coatings is that high heat degrades them, which kind of makes them pointless.

Edited by Scantily on Monday 29th December 22:48

Edited by Ollie_M on Friday 11th September 16:54

[AAD44H]

Le Creuset stainless steel is the way forward, set of 3 for £200, will last a lifetime.

[Piglet]

Procook have 20% off at the moment and free shipping over £60, I've bought quite a lot from them, the service and quantity is great.

My finger is hovering over the order button for saucepans, I'm just trying to work out what combination I want, it's quite useful to have a couple of non sticks to go with the steels.

[onomatopoeia]

defblade said:

Electric hob.

Provided "electric" doesn't mean "induction" then one possibility is Meyer Anolon. The non stick coating is anodised and in several years of owning mine they are all still in excellent condition - I use wooden spoons and don't put them in the dishwasher though, but otherwise am not the most sympathetic owner of cookware. They are aluminum so not too heavy.

[Piglet]

What sizes/combinations do you find useful? I don't want to end up with a whole pile of saucepans which clutter up the kitchen, there are only two of us but I usually batch cook so mainly cook quantities for 4 or 6. I've got two decent stock pots already which are fine (one full sized stock pot and one that's half sized). I do need a new frying pan as my two twenty year old tefals took a dive off the hanging rack and are no longer round, I've got a cast iron saute pan though so I don't need one of those.

Too much choice......

[Bec]

Depends what you are looking for, but Lakeland do a reasonable range of pans http://www.lakeland.co.uk/p11030/Lakeland-Stainles...

I chose them because they weren't too heavy, and 3 years on they are still like new.

[defblade]

Right, think I'll point her at Procook for now and see what she fancies.

Thanks folks

[allergictocheese]

I have 4 or 5 Circulons now and for me they've been fantastic (daily use, I do all the cooking at home). Great non-stick yet I get away with using metal utensils and generally abusing them.

[drfrank]

Sainsburys are doing half price copper tri-ply pans with a 10yr guarantee.
Three pans 20cm, 18cm and 16cm. All their other pans are also on offer (1/2 price)

[drfrank]

Sainsburys are doing half price copper tri-ply pans with a 10yr guarantee.
Three pans 20cm, 18cm and 16cm. All their other pans are also on offer (1/2 price)

[craig1912]

AAD44H said:

Le Creuset stainless steel is the way forward, set of 3 for £200, will last a lifetime.

Had a full set of these for three years and seem like they will last for ever. The non stick frying pans are OK too but one we have used a lot is now definitely less non- sticky!

[hondafanatic]

craig1912 said:

Had a full set of these for three years and seem like they will last for ever. The non stick frying pans are OK too but one we have used a lot is now definitely less non- sticky!

I'm Le Creuset everything (that's not meant in a Director Of Several Companies way, I just see them lasting a lifetime) except their frying pans.

I was going to get one but a friend of mine had a huge to and fro with the company when he noticed the non-stick worn off very quickly.

One of the highlights he encountered included a small print defence that they are not to be used on a high heat as this will damage the nonstick coating. No exact temperatures given, just "not too hot".

[jogon]

hondafanatic said:

I'm Le Creuset everything (that's not meant in a Director Of Several Companies way, I just see them lasting a lifetime) except their frying pans.

I was going to get one but a friend of mine had a huge to and fro with the company when he noticed the non-stick worn off very quickly.

One of the highlights he encountered included a small print defence that they are not to be used on a high heat as this will damage the nonstick coating. No exact temperatures given, just "not too hot".

Yep there cast iron stuff is great but Le Creuset non stick frying pans are junk..




Both been replaced twice under 'life time guarantee' but after a few months they start to shows signs as above. Given up on them now.

[Mobile Chicane]

jogon said:

hondafanatic said:

I'm Le Creuset everything (that's not meant in a Director Of Several Companies way, I just see them lasting a lifetime) except their frying pans.

I was going to get one but a friend of mine had a huge to and fro with the company when he noticed the non-stick worn off very quickly.

One of the highlights he encountered included a small print defence that they are not to be used on a high heat as this will damage the nonstick coating. No exact temperatures given, just "not too hot".

Yep there cast iron stuff is great but Le Creuset non stick frying pans are junk..



Both been replaced twice under 'life time guarantee' but after a few months they start to shows signs as above. Given up on them now.

I would agree with this.

By contrast, my cheapie John Lewis non stick frying pan is still going after six years of almost daily use.

Only down side is that it's aluminium.