Kitchen

[Fressa]

I've had good luck with Cook Essentials, Rachael Ray,and Analon.  I purchased them for myself and my kids either on QVC, BBB and Kohl's.   

[EatWell]

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@Sue98wrote:

Any suggestions?

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Cast iron cookware.

Good luck.

[GingerPeach]

Can someone tell me what putting pans in the dishwasher has to do with their warping?

I understand not putting in non-stick pans, and maybe it's overall better to wash by hand, but the warping part I don't think I understand.

Thanks, everyone!

[Cindipup]

In my opinion Breville cookware is the best!!!! Tops!!!!  There aren’t any rivets inside any pot, so none of your food gets stuck behind it.  The are so well-made, wipe clean instantly and are a pleasure to cook with.

[jpie]

I've had great luck with Circulon with the non-stick surface.  

[EatWell]

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@GingerPeachwrote:

Can someone tell me what putting pans in the dishwasher has to do with their warping?

I understand not putting in non-stick pans, and maybe it's overall better to wash by hand, but the warping part I don't think I understand.

Thanks, everyone!

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Nothing to do with warping.

[EatWell]

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@Cindipupwrote:

In my opinion Breville cookware is the best!!!! Tops!!!!  There aren’t any rivets inside any pot, so none of your food gets stuck behind it.  The are so well-made, wipe clean instantly and are a pleasure to cook with.

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@Cindipup

Where is the cookware made?

[chickenbutt]

IMO, aside from proper care (hand washing, no high heat, no extreme temp changes), I think the main thing is buying quality.

I wouldn't buy aluminum cookware unless it's hard anodized.  Just the regular aluminum, porcelain/enamel coated, is junk.  It's too thin and plain aluminum like that over conducts so it's not only not a good cooking choice, but it could warp at some point, especially with high heat.

Good quality triply stainless, hard anodized aluminum, good quality cast iron - those are integrous enough that there would be no way, with normal use, any of those would warp.

[ECBG]

I still have my complete set of copper bottom Revere Ware which I love because of the double boiler.

 The only things I have replaced are small, no stick pans for eggs  and a few large ones when our sons were teenagers and wouldn't turn the heat down.

[novamc1]

I don't know how to describe my newer large, rimmed baking sheets by two different brands, except to say that they are heavy in weight and have a bumpy diamond-shaped  raised surface on top and bottom.  

Two are by Nordic Ware, and the third came as part of a FOOD & WINE  baking set recently ordered from HSN.

They have not warped, and as soon as I saw how well they worked at high oven temps, I packed up my large Cuisinart  baking pans and sent them to Goodwill.  Those were nice-looking, hefty pans with a nonstick surface, but they warped even at moderate temperatures.  I was quickly fed up with them.

Have never experienced any warping with a fry pan, saucepan or  any other type of pot or pan--only  with flat baking sheets used in an  oven.