As things need livening up, if your pots and pans are light and long lasting, tell all.............

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I need some new ones - don't want anything too heavy, but good quality.

Are copper bottom ones good?

Circulon . Officially not dishwasher safe though, but come clean very easily.

I think Robert Dyas has these in their sale - will have a look - thanks .

I have recently bought some Jamie Oliver Stainless Steel pans and love them. They are not the lightest of pans but certainly not what I would class as heavy. They have a lifetime guarantee which is a bonus.

Circulon are good - my Mum has them. Don't get Meyer, I did and all the non-stick chipped off.

Thought Circulon were Meyer? I had Meyer previous to these and they were great only the outside of the pans didn't survive in the dishwasher (inside still great), Meyer's response "the pans are dishwasher safe but not dishwasher proof".

Circulon is one of a range of saucepan types made by Meyer. My Mum had some Meyer ones that looked a bit like my Circulon ones on the outside but didn't have the circular ridges inside, and they didn't last well at all (sounds like they may be the same type as SorenLorenson's). Mum put hers in the dishwasher though.

My Circulon ones were definitely not supposed to go in the dishwasher, and they never have been (dh does the washing up ). They are 6.5 years old now and look and perform as good as new.

Yes, Circulon are Meyer (I knew that, of course I did ) but my non-circular ridged Meyer pans didn't last well at all. Mine had deep lids with drainage holes, so you could hold the lid on tightly and drain vegetables etc. I liked the design but - considering how expensive they were - they didn't last well at all.

have cdn made ones called paderno and they are the business
still shiny new
can bung in dishwasher
v modern looking
nice for pots and pans

Buy from second hand shops.
I always do and have some cracking pans.

Spend the money saved on clothes,fashionista!

I think you might be right, moondog. I have one of my Mum's pans - I bet it's 40 years old and it's the business. It's huge and I use it to make soup.

In the words of the lovely suzywong..

"everyone should have a pan big enough to boil a human head."

Yes,it's true!
My omelette pan is one my sister (in France admittedly) found in a jumble at the side of the road with a whole load of other ones.
Mind you,thisis the woman who once walked home with a (small) double bed frame that she found in the street balanced on her head.

anolon same make as circulon but much better - even scrambled egg and porridge come off. md is right though, can't beat proper second hand pans for boiling etc. i think it is down to handles.

and you can't put any pans in a dishwasher. ever.