/ck/ - Food & Cooking

All-clad is the only approved stainless pan.

Viking or All-clad.

get a saute pan with a lid instead of a frying pan

>>12380380
Sometimes the splayed sides of a normal frying pan are better than the straight sides of the standard saute pan.

Though you can get splayed saute pans TOO.

>>12380374
>>12380379
Holy fuck these are expensive, do they last?

>>12380380
Why?

>>12380391
>do they last?

Yup, i've been using an all-clad frying pan for at least 8 or 9 years that my mother got sometime in the 80s. So it's at least 28-30 years old. Still in great shape.

>>12380369
Demeyere are niceypricey
All Clad are also nice
i have a couple All Clad sauce pans and a large Demeyere frying pan
i like both brands and doubt you’d ever have to replace either
that being said, the Demeyere handles are more comfortable. i think this matters more with a larger pan

>>12380374
brand loyalty is idol worship

What's the difference between cheap and expensive ones? I suppose expensive ones are thicker, but is there anything more?

>>12380391
Why

more versatile

but really, just get both

>>12380469
If he's scared of $150 frying pans, $250 frying pans probably aren't his cup of tea.

Demeyere IS nice, but they're very much a premium brand.

>>12380472
might as well buy the brand that invented stainless steel cladding. All others are knockoffs.

>>12380379
Cooks Standard is basically the same quality for half the price.

>>12380369
If you want steel get non stainless you can season it and make it non stick. Stainless steel is the 2nd biggest meme behind non stick. Literally for women who like them because they are shiny and pretty

>>12380507
It's not basically the same quality, it's probably 2/3rds the quality at 1/2 the price.


You pay for quality. I find the all-clads tend to have a better finish, are thicker, and heat more evenly.

all clad factory seconds go on sale pretty regularly

>>12380535
I guarantee my cooks standard pan works just as well as your bitch-ass, needlessly expensive all-clad, you motherfucker

>>12380485
point taken. i guess i wasn’t paying attention.
my point of view is:
i’m a mediocre cook, but i like using nice tools
within reason price is not an issue

>>12380369
All-Clad.
Calphalon if you don't want to pay a premium

>>12380391
>do they last?
They'll out live you and your children if you don't do something stupid like let them corrode

What about the Emeril pans? Saw set of them at a thrift store for less than $5 each looked brand new

What's the consensus on Ceramic coated pans?

>>12380601
>if you don't do something stupid like let them corrode
How could that even happen? Leave tomato sauce in it for like six months?

>>12380369
For me, it's muh cast arn

>>12380369
The best pans I own are copper lined with stainless steel. Heavy bottom, excellent heat control, sticky enough for pan sauces etc but non-stick with enough fat.

>>12380668
i like cast iron and i have one that’s 50+ years old
it was my primary pan for many years
recently i bought a nice stainless and a nice teflon

>>12380577
It can be and has been scientifically proven that it doesn't.

>>12380577
>my knock off is better than the original.
Capitalism isn't suppose to be a race to the bottom, anon.

>>12380391
>Holy fuck these are expensive
Stainless is stainless. A thicker bottom may ensure more even heat distribution of the heat source and retain more heat for searing, on the other hand it will make the pan respond more slowly to changes in heat. Honestly I'd be perfectly fine with any IKEA pan. Rather than an expensive stainless pan I'd get an affordable one and a carbon steel pan which is ideal for all frying jobs.

>>12380658
they work great when new, but they lose their non-stick properties very quickly. You're better served with some quality teflon coated pan.

>>12380871
>quality Teflon
>gourmet cheese whiz

Just get Ikea sensuell.

Good enough that it doesn't make sense to pay more, cheap enough that it doesn't make sense to search for anything cheaper.

>ask for stainless steel pans
>cast iron fags keep saying use cast iron

look i have had sex before so i dont need the shitty cast iron

>>12381133
>I dont know how to season my man's pan

>>12380369
While the other anons are right about All-clad, it's pretty pricey. I have some, and they're great, BUT for a much less expensive option, if you have an IKEA near you, they have some great stainless. I bought a saucier there about 8 years ago, and it still works beautifully, I use it nearly every day.

>>12381213
Cast iron!

>>12380369
de Buyer is the only right answer.

Cuisinart 3-ply and Tramontina 3-ply are good alternatives to All-Clad. Cuisinarts are made in France and Tramontina is made in Brazil, some your not supporting the insectoid Chinese horde. All-Clad is obviously amazing. I have a mix of d3, d5, mc2 and Cuisinart/Tramontina pots/pans usually bought from TJMaxx/HomeGoods

>>12380668
nobody wants this medieval shit gramps

>>12382083
>I'm more retarded than iron age africans who could easily care for it and have pencil thin arms weaker than my 5'3" grandma who had no problem manipulating it.
Good goy, teflon is your speed!

>>12380782
>deliberately wasting money on something just cuz it's a more expensive (meme) brand

>>12380369
>using nonstick
jesus christ get your shit together faggot

>>12382154
That is literally what this thread is about you moron.

>>12380369
All-Clad is top choice, but I also have a much cheaper Calphalon that's good

>>12380668
I don't use cast iron because you can't wash it in a dishwasher otherwise they're fine

>>12382145
>>brand recognition is the only reason to buy different products

A lot of the time the extra expense is well justified. Other times it's not.

>>12380369
Good:
Demeyere
All-clad

Make sure you don't overpay for pans with features you don't need. With that being said, most kitchens in homes (outside the US) are moving toward induction more and more and it could be a wise choice to get pans compatible with that for future-proofing's sake.

Key thing: don't invest in any good cookware before you have the discipline to care for it OR before you learn heat control — they'd be wasted money for you.

>>12382330
Why do you wash your pans and not just wipe them out?

>>12382350
Gas is still king. A bit more of a hassle to install and maintain of course.

>>12382352
Well just because I'm lazy. And don't want to get my hands in grease from the pan. Why do you wash your plates and not just wipe them out?

>>12382402
> Gas is still king
That's until you tried cooking on an induction cook top

>>12382330
I wash mine in the dishwasher. Mind you, they'been seasoned for 70 years or so. Thanks grandma!

>>12382461
I have. Not as good.

>>12380472
All clad does have some advantages though. Cheaper multiclad pans will either have only the base sandwiched with aluminum or not have enough stainless steel and the bimetallic pan will eventually bow and warp

Tramontina makes some damn good pans for half the cost of allclad

>>12382447
Mostly because my plates aren't heated to many times pasteurization temperatures every time I use them. I just use paper towels on my pans and my hands never get that greasy. I just wipe em off with a paper towel and throw it all away.

>>12382339
Tell me what an all clad can do that a cooks standard cannot.

>>12380609
I have a super old emeril nonstick fry pan. Has the most comfortable handle I've ever used

>>12382826
Flex on poorfags

>>12382826
All vlad is made in the USA so your money goes to rednecks buying meth instead of soulless chinese bugmen.

Also if anyone wants to get some all clad pans there are a few outlet stores on ebay with fantastic prices. I have bought a few factory seconds and they are perfect just with some cosmetic scratches on the outside, and they are still covered by the lifetime warranty.

>>12380668
The only cast iron I can find online is pre-seasoned with ZOG oil. Should I unironically visit an antique store bros?

>>12383369
They are mostly on opioids these days from the mass existential void of postindustrial lifestyle haha

>>12380374
All-Clad handles suck.

>>12380374
>riveted
Shit pan!

>>12383422
Stargazer sells unseasoned pans. They are almost too smooth tho so its very easy to strip the seasoning. Look at field cast iron. Or go full weeb and get an iwachu cast iron like I did. Only problem is they come coated in wax and its a pain to get off. Best way is burning it off on a grill. You could always just get a lodge and strip it with oven cleaner.

>>12380658
>eating Chinese lead
yikes

>>12382078
Only mutherfucker ITT who knows what they're talking about.

Everyone else overpaying or suggesting stupid shit.

>>12383471
Thanks anon

>>12383486
Here is a link for the superior Nippon cast iron. Shit is crazy expensive everywhere else.
https://naturalimport.com/inc/sdetail/7960

Any benefit flavour wise?
Deglazing is the common theme I see.

>>12383624
In terms of just cooking food there is no difference in flavor. However deglazing is fantastic for things like steak, gives a quick pan sauce tons of flavor. And you can really only get a good fond on stainless. Deglazing cast iron can strip the seasoning.

>>12380478
All-clad have copper insulation,

And cheaper stainless steel will warp over time if you don't tske care of them.

>>12383477
All-Clad is great and all, but just retarded expensive. Granted, I have some, but I did not pay anywhere near even retail.
My random pan arsenal
>Cuisinart MC 5.5 quart saute pan
>Tramontina MC 5.5 quart saute pan
>Cuisinart MC stock pot
>Lincoln 2 quart sauce pan
>8" All Clad mc2 pan
>12" All Clad mc2 pan
>10" Tramontina ceramic pan
>Basic ass small Cuisinart non-stick pot w/lid for heating up leftovers because no microwave

>>12380369
all-clad

DO NOT buy a cheap one from amazon, fuck the reviews

>>12380391
Tramontina tri-ply is almost as good and 40% cheaper.

>>12383369
>>12383337
Ok so??

>>12383431
Are you handlet? They are amazing

>>12383908
Meme pan worshiper

>>12383887
This. Don't pay retail price. If anything bum them off your Boomer mother who has succumbed to her laziness in pursuing cooking as a hobby and reverted back to her Alzheimer's inducing teflon ways pretending that it's just as good.

>>12385395
man chinese commerce is really go out full force since the trump tax on chinese goods.
the man must be doing something right.

>>12385417
There is nothing wrong with buying Chinese goods as long as you are not an impulsive Amazon Wal-Mart clothes-shopping BITCHKEK with no self-control and take a moment to research your product options.