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Helios said:
hows the collar bone? rest up
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getting there.. foot is worse today.. thanks..

So @momofthegoons, @Squiby @Helios do you all have old stuff.. ??? Im on the charity shop hunt for older cookware.. got a nice wood handled ss milk pan..
Its very expensive to buy this stuff new here.. if you can even find it.. everyone sells non stick crap..
My first week trying to fry eggs in the morning with my ss pan was a nightmare.. very fraustrating..
But now i can cook anything perfect with no sticking.. there is a temp range that makes the ss fibres vibrate at the right frequency and become non stick but gotta keep it in the magic window... also i find avocado oil works best...
Nextup i want all ss pots and pans..
 
Kellya86 said:
Its very expensive to buy this stuff new here.. if you can even find it.
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Cast iron is very expensive. I've been collecting pieces my entire adult life. My first few pieces were a Le Creuset sauce pan and two small skillets. I bought them new for a few hundred dollars. They last a lifetime and those first pieces are 40 years old now and look and perform like brand new.

Mostly I've added to my collection by treating myself to a piece here or there during sales as an Xmas present to myself. I've also found a couple pieces at second hand shops for next to nothing. Another option is the more affordable Lodge brand (here anyway) which is a very basic cast iron line, no bells and whistles but it performs as well as any cast iron if you season it properly.

Kellya86 said:
But now i can cook anything perfect with no sticking..
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Yes, there is definitely more technique involved with plain cookware. But nicely seasoned cast-iron is as good as it gets imo. Beats nonstick every day of the week.

I hope you are all healed up soon!!
 
This is what I cook with... and it's safe for my birds.
(Note While I do try to polish the bottoms, the copper no longer looks quite this clean!)
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Vitolo said:
This is what I cook with... and it's safe for my birds.
(Note While I do try to polish the bottoms, the copper no longer looks quite this clean!)
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Oh i wish i owned these...

I recently bought good knives as well..
I feel like all this stuff is only going up in price, and like @Squiby said it will last a lifetime...

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Gotta have good knives if you like cooking..
 
There is a way to determine if your SS pan is in the no stick zone. Drop a couple of drops of water in the pan if they go marbleie and dance around the pan you're good to go. I' sure there's a youtube video.

Carbon steel pans are also non stick if properly seasoned and cared for. My wok for example can fry and egg with zero stickage. :naughty2: I like em.

I love cast iron, have pans from 7 to 14 inches and a dutch oven. These are all raw cast with ground bottoms. Grandma's pans, no idea where some of them came from. I doubt the lot of them cost 40 buck. Seems that all the newer cast iron is straight from the sand cast and has a textured surface or it costs silly amount. Also have one ceramic dutch oven style pot for acidic sauces etc.

Victorinox (the Swiss Army Knife folks) makes excellent full line kitchen knives and stunningly reasonable prices. Not a sexy as some but they are high performers and don't require a mortgage to obtain.
 
Planck said:
a dutch oven
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Right on, old man! An original enameled Dutch oven takes no prisoners (holds onto no scruff or crap). It is the easiest piece of cookware for chefs.... novice to pro, to learn to use and maintain!
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Vitolo's Dutch Oven
 
Planck said:
There is a way to determine if your SS pan is in the no stick zone. Drop a couple of drops of water in the pan if they go marbleie and dance around the pan you're good to go. I' sure there's a youtube video.
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Yeah i figured this out.. the internet told me at happens at 205, but for my pan its about 165..
I cant wait to have a gas hob.. electric is shit..
Think they about to ban gas hobs here though.. and logburners..
 
Yeah there's talk of banning gas hobs (<love that) in North America too. It's from the same folks who believe schools are teaching kids to be transsexual and baby meat is a for realz pizza topping favorite of the "radical left".

hey if you have a gas stove on most one can remove the diffusion plate from the burner, it's great for wok cooking. You probably need a bbq lighter to ignite the gas with no diffusion plate.
 
I’ve always had a roaster like the one above. Inexpensive, simple and does the job. My mom always had a roaster like that as well. Mine isn’t cast iron. It’s also called a Dutch oven. Sometimes called a french oven.

I found these cotton candy grapes at the grocery store. I haven’t seen them in awhile. Nice and sweet, different than your average grape - more tasty. I tried to make an elegant picture. Elegant for me anyway, grapes are in a dessert bowl.
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