Should we buy new saucepans?

[RavenousBabyButterfly]

I think we should. Our current ones are about 25 years old from M&S, cost about £70 for the set so I'm more than happy that we've had our money's worth from them. The bases of the pans have corroded leaving razor sharp edges on the bottom. Probably 25 years of being put through the dishwasher. I've tried to attach a picture.

We can very easily afford new pans, this is not a question of doing without something else in order to get them. DH is adamant that as they are still functional we should keep them and just file off the sharp edges. He thinks that buying new ones would be a waste of money.

So WIBU to buy new ones? He's so sure he's right that he told me to post this

Whoever does the most cooking gets to decide.

Definitely get yourselves new pans.

I really have to recommend (and it kills me to say this as it's usually just useless gimmicky useless shite they sell) JML Copperstone pans. I have the frying pan and I get absolutely giddy using it. It's bloody brilliant. No fat needed, you can just throw an egg in there, no grease whatsoever and it cooks perfectly and just slides out. They really are fantastic pans. I've got the full set ordered.

I wanna see a pic Maria!

I would be unsure too OP - would be concerned about metal falling into food and cutting my insides - internal bleeding. I think get new ones.

You need to get some new pans!

To be honest, if they have corroded like that then I don’t think they were terribly good quality in the first place. I have pans nearly as old as that and they look like new. If you don’t want to spend too much, IKEA has some really good stainless steel pans.

A ceramic frying pan is a wondrous thing. As is a proper crêpe pan.

I'm with Maria on pans.

Mine are by Mauviel - link to 4 pan set below. Worth shopping around though.

Mauviel 16x18x20CM Saucepan Set M'Cook https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003NI6KNC/ref=cmswwrcppapiii_ytLQCbBZ4RXFY

Tbh if he's expecting them to last 25 years then don't be shy about buying quality so you're not in this silly situation again in a couple of decades....

My inherited dresser where I keep pans etc

if you replace them, at least make sure that they go to be used by those who are not as rich as you

Why? Do people less rich than me not mind getting their fingers sliced open by their pans?

I wouldn't want to give them to anyone in the state they're in (says it all really doesn't it).

Mauviel M’Urban 1830 Stainless Steel Saucepan 16, 18, 20 cm metallic silver https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DUE1WLO/ref=cmswwrcppapiii_izLQCbF40TW1X

Same pans but much better price.

Do the mauviel ones not have lids?

Built in dresser for china etc

Nearly £350 for a set of pans?
I didn’t realise they could cost that much.
I want a big lidded pan for making curries and stuff if anyone has any recommendations. The inner coating is peeling on mine (clearly cheap rubbish. I think my mum gave me it).

With expensive pans the lids are usually purchased separately

~Useful saucepan tip~ Tefal are way cheaper on French Amazon, even after factoring in the postage.

You buy the lids separately.

Thank you for indulging me :) Maria Lovely dresser.

The more old and run down the kitchen the better the food / cooking :)

Traditional kitchen —> traditional cooking

In the second link they are just shy of £200.

Yes - they are pricy but will last a lifetime.

That said there is obviously a middle ground and you can get a set of good pans (just not the very best quality) for less.

My DM has stainless steel Stellar pans that she's had for donkeys years and are still in good nick.

A quick look on Amazon and you can get a 5 pan set from Stellar for under £150.

It’s more economical and far more ecological to buy very good quality saucepans that will last a lifetime. And good quality steel pans are really easy to maintain and won’t harm your health.

MariaNovella

I don’t mean to sound bitchy, but the inherited dresser isn’t “enormous” (and looks like it dates from about 1989). And the built-in dresser isn’t a dresser: it’s a thin cupboard, with a sliding front.

But I imagine your pans are good.

Agree 100% Maria.

However it doesn't sound like money is so much of an issue here - rather that the OP's DH doesn't "value" pans.

I suspect he doesn't cook much???

As you say it's much easier to cook with good pans.

Pans and knives are kitchen equipment I've never compromised on.

Your comment about units made me laugh.

I feel similar, but more about people spending £500 on a Kitchen Aid mixer that gets used once a month (if that) but have blunt (and thus dangerous), crappy knives and shit pans in daily use.

--I'm not knocking kitchen aid mixers - I have one myself, but I wouldn't have bought it at the expense of good pans or knives.

All my induction hob suitable pots and pans come from IKEA. Not expensive and very nice. A big selection to choose from.

prtscn

I got this from asda for curries etc.

It's brilliant.

The inherited dresser looks smaller in the picture than it is in RL - it was hard to get the right angle. It’s a 19th century Belgian dresser. And, yes, the sliding doors on the built in dresser aren’t original - they are their to keep the dust away. You cannot see the whole dresser in the picture - it’s in a passage that’s quite narrow.

My point is that all my kitchen cupboards were FREE. Food isn’t improved by expensive cupboards but it is - vastly - by expensive pans.