Kitchen pans recommendation

[Goostacean]

Possibly not quite the right topic, but following on from the “ideal kitchen” thread... I’m looking to replace my full set of pans. Any recommendations please?

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Circulon.

Ikea 365 for stainless steel pans for pasta, rice, veg etc (don't need non stick). Circulon non stick for frying and saute pans.

Interesting... I’ve not heard of Circulon before. Clearly not up to date on my pan knowledge...!

Agree with the other posters - love my new frying pans from circulion

have some lovely friers by Fissler but they are ridiculously expensive.

Get glass lids, either included or as separates.

We had some Le Creuset but DP can't lift them when full.

These, from Dunelm

I’ve got just one fairly big Ikea 365 pan - don’t need any more, sadly, as the ones we have are fine.

Anyway the 365 one is lovely. Looks great & washes easily. It has a metal lid, with a small vent, but I think they have glass lids now which is better.

I've recently got a WOLL saute pan I'm very impressed with, has a lid, can take handle off and pop in oven. Is diamond coated and very non stick. Use it for pretty much everything!

Shiny stainless steel is the easiest to clean long term, I’ve discovered after many many years.

However badly stuff gets burnt on it will come off, with a good soak & a scouring pad, without damaging the surface.

Circulon Professional series. Fucking fabulous. I'm sloooowly replacing all my old stainless (hahahaha bollocks to the elbow grease required to keep them that way) pots and pans with these, you can basically rinse them clean and the nonstick is hard enough that it's safe for using metal instruments in.

So helpful, thanks! Was expecting more Le Creuset fans tbh...

I think the ubiquity of dishwashers is a problem with friers. It cleans away that tasty coating of burned fat that prevents things sticking.

The answer to the question "how do you stop food sticking to a stainless pan" is "...you can't."

Le creuset stainless steel, we've had ours 15 years and they are still going strong. They go in the dishwasher regularly and come out looking brand new. I don't think we will ever need to replace them.

I second the Woll frying pans. Our first one lasted 10 years and we replaced it only because we changed to induction hob.

We have All clad saucepans and as the saying goes “will see me out”!

Good quality stainless steel for everything except frying/wok.

Mine are meyer and almost 20yrs old (gulp).

My parents bought Le Creuset stainless steel when their 40yo wedding present ones needed replaced. DF does most of the cooking and is really pleased with them.

I use mainly decent stainless steel (I have some with a glass lid with little draining holes), but for non stick so far I've liked the IKEA oumbarlig (sp?). I've had my frying pan for 3 years so far, it's dishwasher safe and looks like new. And it was inexpensive.

I've had my Stellar saucepan set for nearly 15 years. It looks as shiny and new as the day I bought it and gets used and put in the dishwasher every day.

Sorry, meant to add it is a stainless steel Stellar set.

My saucepans, completely forgot this, are all Polaris, they were seconds bought through John Lewis, my parents bought one or two for me for my birthday/Christmas but I bought the remainder, they are now around 40 years old and still as good as new. No idea why they were seconds, and no signs of wear and tear either. However Polaris are no longer made I believe they stopped a few years ago, but I have seen them secondhand.

Had a Circulon frying pan ages ago - last millenium - the coating does come off. So I'd say the pan lasted years not decades. In contrast we've some ordinary Tesco stainless steel pans with stainless steel lids (hate the glass ones) that have lasted for decades. Also a very heavy frying pan from some 'chef' range.

Unless you manage to somehow buckle the bottom of the stainless pans they will out last you with no worrying about whether you're eating the coating as per 'non-stick' ones.

Just soak and scrub any really badly burnt pans, use some Astonish and they come up like new.

Oh and they're great to cook with.

John Lewis Stainless Steel Pans. Wedding present in 2003, only have 2 and they are my only pans (besides frying / griddle pan) so can honestly say they've been used pretty much every day in those 15yrs.

Look brand new still.

I bought myself a set of pro oil gourmet pans with silicone covered handles so they are able to go in the oven. I really like them!

I’ve analon pans which i’ve had 11 years, the coating is just starting to come off and i’ll replace with same. They cost £100 new so at a cost of less than £10 a year they are cheap and I cook a lot. I hate stainless steel, EVERYTHING sticks. I have glass lids which are fab and the pots are ovensafe

I can't use le cruset, they're just far too heavy!!

Whatever you get you need stainless steel. Personally we have the Le Creuset ones and they are faultless.

Prior to this we have used a variety of non stick which all lasted about a year. We have two Le Creuset non stick frying pans - one was replaced after 2 years and the other is on its way out after 2 years. I don't think it matters how much you spend on non stick, I don't think it's made to last.