Cookware
Most cookware is designed to be used for multipurpose cooking. Whether saut?ing, broiling, roasting, or frying, quality cookware pieces are able to handle all cooking methods. Stainless steel is perhaps the most durable, as it can handle acidic ingredients and its surface is quite tough. However, stainless steel needs aluminum or copper at the bottom to increase the conduction of heat.
Shop for quality designed cookware. The pots and pans and other pieces must be both functional and safe to use. Heavy pots that resist denting and warping are desirable. The handles of the pieces are important, too. Good handles are strong, comfortable, and attached securely. A good clue to a quality handle is that it makes maneuvering the piece quite easy. Lids should have large, easy to grip handles, and should fit snugly over the lip.
These qualities found in good cookware will come at a price. But, you get what you pay for. High quality pots and pans pay off in the end, because they will last longer- up to four to ten times longer than cheaply made cookware sets. And good skillets, stock pots, saute pans, and other quality cooking utensils exhibiting quality perform better.
When shopping for cookware, it is important to know the difference between each type of piece. The following are quick descriptions of their function and you will learn what to look for in each.
Sauce Pan:
These are the culinary workhorse in the kitchen. From the simple dishes to complex, they can handle it all. Because of their many functions and uses, it's good to have at least two different sizes of them. If you are making fine sauces, make sure they conduct heat well and do not have a non-stick surface.
Stock Pot:
Well designed stock pots are taller than they are wide. Stock pots normally hold around two gallons. Soup pots can be only as tall as they are wide, and hold around one gallon. Stainless steel with an aluminum core or disc on the bottom is the best material for these kinds of pots.
Saute Pan and Skillets:
These types of pans are short and wide, often having a flared lip on the side, or even a pour spout. Definitely consider ones that conduct heat efficiently and are made with stainless steel-wrapped aluminum or lined with copper. The highest quality saute pans or skillets normally do not have a not-stick surface, and they have a long handle and a lid, no matter the size.
Roasters:
Proper roasters fit for quality cooking have easy to grip upright handles on the short sides of the pan. Good roasters are made of copper, stainless steel with an aluminum or copper core, or anodized aluminum. Your roaster pan should be sized so that there are 2 inches of space between the pan and sides of the oven. Measure your oven before purchasing a roaster pan.
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