Pots and pans

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We have always had shitty student type pots and pans. Obviously that’s the reason my cooking is so shit.

We want to get a new set but my head is spinning. We need a frying pan, big, medium and small pot and a wok at the very least.

Do you have any that you were impressed by? Any you would recommend? Copper, aluminium or what.

I’ve got a Circulon frying pan - it’s brilliant - really good non-stick, cooks everything nicely and even goes in the dishwasher.

I've got Circulon and Le Creuset stuff, but all bought from TK Maxx or outlet stores, so cost a lot less.

Circulon. Also some Judge stainless steel.

I love my non stick tefal pans. They do sets on groupon and I got a 32cm frying pan to match off amazon and a big frying pan with sides and a lid to match from tk maxx which is a thing of beauty and usefulness!

They’re the easiest thing ever to clean and sturdy but not heavy. I like le creuset stuff but it’s too heavy for my weak wrists

I have le creuset pans used almost daily that are about 30 years old and still going strong. I used to buy one each month or so from John Lewis. They've been worth every penny!

Yes, I’ve got Le Creuset saucepans - I really like them too. You do really have to use plastic utensils with them as a eg metal masher scratches them to buggery though.

I've got a set of Le Creuset stainless steel saucepans, plus a lidded large frying pan and a stockpot/steamer. They are 11 years old and are still perfect. They go in the dishwasher but will also scrub up well with a Brillo pad if needs be.

I'm gradually replacing all my old cheapie pans with Staub ones - not cheap, but probably cheaper than buying new cheap ones constantly, if that makes sense!

Another vote for le creuset!

Everything I've bought from Procook has been fine.

We had a Tefal set for absolutely ages, the stainless steel ones. I think it included a frying pan and 3 or 4 pots.

We had to replace them but only after more than 15 years, and we often use a few pots per dinner so they were in fairly constant use. They always cleaned up very well too.

I think they were about £45 altogether but obviously that was a while ago.

Mine are Prestige with copper bottoms. Had them 30 years, still going strong and you don't need to be a weightlifter to pick them up.

I do get through non-stick fry pans like billy-o though and I have a lovely big non-stick chefs pan from Lakeland.

I have mostly mid priced stainless steel pans - two big stock pots, two medium and two smaller pans. Most of these are used daily and have lasted for ages. I did have a le Crueset frying pan for about 25 years but I didn't look after it very well and it accumulated so many layers of carbon that in the end I chucked it - since then I've been using a copper bottom frying pan from Sainsburys that cost about £30 and is brilliant.

Had an Analon griddle pan but again didn't look after it very well and it's pretty gubbed now (maybe 15 years old) - bought a ceramic one and am getting on well with that.

We got a set of Stellar stainless steel pans for a wedding present, 16 years ago and they're as good as new. Also have a big stainless steel stock pot from ikea, a circulon non stick wok from tk maxx which is more than 12 years old ( I was pg with ds1 when I bought it) and a cheapy tefal non stick pan from Tesco which is great and newish (2 ? Years old) we have some le creuset as well but it hurts my wrists to lift

Green Pan are great, non-stick but ceramic so no toxins www.greenpan.co.uk/ John Lewis sells some of the range.

Circulon everything here - lasts years and the odd one that hasn’t I have had replaced under their lifetime guarantee
Try outlet stores, debenhams sometimes have a starter set on offer and even eBay
Also sign up with circulon themselves for sale and outlet offers

My tefal frying pan has just been binned (sob) this week after 14 years with me and 5 years with my nan before me. A worthy investment I'd say 😁

Le Creuset set, inherited from my mother and grandmother. It just works although scrambled eggs are a nightmare to clean afterwards!

I then have a non-stick wok and a tiny non-stick frying pan.

I have some Prestige with copper bottoms and some le creuset ones; all are brilliant. You can get bargains on eBay, but the older ones might not be dishwasher proof, so make sure you check if that’s important to you

Thanks all. I will get googling. Dishwasher friendly is essential.

I gave away all my Le Creuset. I just couldn’t lift them safely as they were so heavy when filled.

My Mum gave me a very expensive non stick Le Creuset large frying pan with lid. It is not cast iron, it is stainless steel. It is very heavy , takes ages to heat up (we have a halogen hob) and the non stick isn't particularly non stick. So I wouldn't recommend one of those. It makes me sad 😢 as I know she wanted it to be my trying pan for life and she spent a fortune on getting me exactly what I wanted - on paper - and I hate it and use one I bought in Sainsburys.

We have Judge here. No problems at all.

www.wayfair.co.uk/kitchenware-tableware/pdx/meyer-select-stainless-steel-6-piece-cookware-set-umy1238.html

I have this set and they are absolutely fabulous. Really good price as well as I paid £180ish for mine a few years ago and that was in the sale! Just bought a separate wok.

I have some fake Le Creuset from Lidl. I use it more than my real Le Creuset