cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31788244
Right now I’m looking for either I think some ceramic cookware or stainless steel cookware, and I’m trying to make it a buy once cry once type of purchase, which would I think lean more towards stainless. I would just like a recommendation of how to compare durability/food safety and whatnot that isn’t paid for via advertising dollars. Even direct recommendations for a brand I can look into are welcome.
Thanks in advance
Go to your local kitchen supply store. Even reasonably sized city will have one. Some stuff will be cheap in price and last forever in a house setting, some things will be expensive but will also last forever in a house setting.
They are built to be used heavily and harshly and last for years in a commercial kitchen so a home kitchen will not be a problem.
If you get stainless steel pans just know that you need to heat them up to the point where water splashed in rolls like tiny marbles around before you add oils to cook food to get a non stick surface.
I strongly agree with this. You aren’t necessarily going to get fancy brand names, but you can get a stainless frying pan with a big billet of aluminum on the bottom for heat distribution for $20. Spending 5 times that amount basically just gets you a mirror finish, a brand name, and the ability to put it in a dishwasher (and who does that with pans?).
Carbon steel pans are another one. You shouldn’t need to spend more than $10 on a carbon steel pan. The materials are cheap and they can be easily mass produced. There’s nothing that should make it expensive.