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re: What set of pots and pans would you recommend?

Posted on 8/11/17 at 8:50 am to
Posted by busbeepbeep
When will then be now?
Member since Jan 2004
19539 posts
Posted on 8/11/17 at 8:50 am to
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I like all clad


+1 for All Clad. I recently moved, so I took the opportunity to throw out/donate some old stuff and upgrade.

Got a good sale deal on this 7 piece All Clad for ~ $220.

So I got these, a couple of lodge cast iron skillets, and a set of Costco non-stick skillets. Pretty much all I need.

Barkeepers Friend, a little bit of a soak, then scrub off, and hand dry, and they look like-new.

This post was edited on 8/11/17 at 8:51 am
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
21534 posts
Posted on 8/11/17 at 5:57 pm to
Tramontina tri-ply is good stuff and a good bit cheaper than All Clad. Review sites like sweethome and Cooks Ill will usually say AC is the superior product, but the tri-ply is a close second that is a bargain.

I think Tramontina makes cheaper lines of product that are thinner, so make sure you are looking at tri-ply.

Kenji did a comparison here. LINK

Here is sweethome's take: LINK

Cooks Illustrated reviewed sets, and All Clad 10 pc. ($799) was the winner. Tramontina tri-ply 8 pc. ($144.97) was runner up and the Best Buy.

I have some Tramontina tri-ply, but I use Le Creuset for almost everything. The Tramontina dutch oven gets a lot use on popcorn night. It's perfect for that.
Posted by Ric Flair
Charlotte
Member since Oct 2005
13879 posts
Posted on 8/11/17 at 9:00 pm to
Sets just come with too many unnecessary pieces, imho. Get a nonstick 12' skillet, a cast iron skillet, a round Le Creuset type pot (6 quarts or so), a larger Le Creuset type Dutch oven, a small stainless steel sauce pot with lid, and then add other pieces as you go along.

Look at Marshall's/Homegoods/Tuesday morning/T.J. maxx for some good pieces.
Posted by mallardhank
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2006
1340 posts
Posted on 8/11/17 at 10:02 pm to
Le Creuset Dutch ovens and Stock pots
All clad coated fry pans
Plain cast iron skillets and Dutch ovens
Some overlap but I really like the cast iron.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
175705 posts
Posted on 8/12/17 at 3:06 am to
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Le Creuset Dutch ovens and Stock pots

IMO just overpriced garbage just like All Clad

A decent Lodge is every bit as good as Le Creuset. Get Staub for about the same price point.
Posted by kcon70
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2016
2707 posts
Posted on 8/12/17 at 2:37 pm to
Lodge cast iron.
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