Recommend some stainless steel pans please

[Coco H]

Nothing with a coating on. Just to replace the 20 year old ones whose handles fell off!
Need some large pans and a huge jam preserving pan

[grumbledoak]

After a surprisingly long search I bought a copper-bottomed Beka set with "Marco Pierre White" scrawled on them. Still happy with them, three years later. Didn't buy them for the name; they seemed pretty solid and, just as a nice touch, the stock-pot lid will fit on the frying pan so you don't need a seperate splash-cover...

[Coco H]

Thank you. I think they are too expensive for me. I have only just learnt to switch the cooker on - I was thinking more the £100-200 range not £400-500

Edited by Coco H on Sunday 6th September 12:30

[Mobile Chicane]

TK Maxx is good for stuff like this.

[juice]

All-Clad. Best Pans I've ever used.

[CatherineJ]

We have the Jamie Oliver set from Tefal.

I think we have had them for about 3 years now and they look very good.

[mrsshpub]

Have you looked at the various Stellar ranges?

Good quality IMHO & several deals on 'sets of saucepans' available on the internet within your price bracket.

[grumbledoak]

Coco H said:

Thank you. I think they are too expensive for me. I have only just learnt to switch the cooker on - I was thinking more the £100-200 range not £400-500

Ouch! They weren't that steep, not that a quick google found them for sale when I just checked. About £30-£60 each, depending on the size, IIRC. Almost certainly from John Lewis. Provided they last us twenty years they'll seem pretty reasonable.

Edited by grumbledoak on Sunday 6th September 14:27

[Tanguero]

Meyer Commercialware Stainless
Reasonable price - great quality

[oldbanger]

Tanguero said:

Meyer Commercialware Stainless
Reasonable price - great quality

I've had my Meyer stainless pan set for nearly 10 years and I reckon I'll get another few decades out of them at this rate.

And I got them from .... Argos ...

[Kneetrembler]

Fissler German Stainless Steel Saucepans & Frying pans bought 16yrs ago in Harrods still as good as new, they have a very heavy thick base.

The very best that I have ever had and will certainly see me out and most probably my children

[Agrilla]

[url]Ikea 365|
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/depar...

15 Year guarantee on non stick pans. Had ours for 8 years, and they always come up looking great (and unfortunately they have had some abuse, but dealt with it admirably!)

Comes in sizes from 10l stockpot, to 0.6l milk pan

[Bec]

We got a set last year from Lakeland - being of the female, limp wristed brigade I wanted something that had some weight to them, but were not as heavy as the Meyer type. They come with a life time guarantee, which when queried was explained as "if they break bring them back" - http://www.lakeland.co.uk/my-kitchen-stainless-ste...

Our second choice was the Jamie Oliver range, but the insulation on the handles wasn't as good

[Silver993tt]

I bought a complete set of Fissler pans when I was in Germany, one of the best. Forget non-stick pans, the coating does come off slowly (you won't see it for a few years) and it's extremely toxic.

[rlw]

Mobile Chicane said:

TK Maxx is good for stuff like this.

TK Maxx is fckiung brilliant for stuff like this. Set of very 5 high quality pans for the holiday home (better than the home set) for £45.00 reduced from over £250.00

[Simpo Two]

As the proud new owner of an induction hob last year, I needed to replace my aluminium pans fairly urgently! I looked at all the poncey ones with little photos of TV chefs on them, and finally found two saucepans and a frying pan, all with handy glass lids, well-balanced and with plastic handles (ie don't get hot) for £25 the lot in Homebase

[navier_stokes]

Check out le creuset's stainless steel range - very well made; I've got the 24cm saute pan and use it for absolutely everything.

[uncinqsix]

When it comes to stainless saucepans, just look for something with a reasonably thick aluminium sandwich base and decent heavy construction. Doesn't really matter what the brand name on it is.

[Bonefish Blues]

navier_stokes said:

Check out le creuset's stainless steel range - very well made; I've got the 24cm saute pan and use it for absolutely everything.

Another vote for this range - good quality/price balance.

[Cactussed]

Check out the Tesco Finest range.
Stainless with copper bottoms for not a lot of cash.
Good value IMHO...