Cookware: where buy it for life enthusiasts and home cooks agree

so in my mind and I'll give you my opinion in my mind I would much rather buy a l cruset knowing that if I ever wanted to sell it I could get 75% of what I paid for it back without any hassle then try to save some money and get this have a subpar product and at the end of the day never be able to sell it and get my…

recommendation Tested it Le Creuset vs. Lodge Enamel — Compare and Contrast.

all I know is that these are both things that are going to last you pretty much forever until you drop it and break a hole through your floor

durability Tested it Le Creuset vs. Lodge Enamel — Compare and Contrast.

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a nice little thing of note is that the lodge comes with a stainless steel handle on the top the L Crusade does not however this is good up to about 500 a little bit over 500° that's good for an infinite amount of temperature but when you think about it you really shouldn't be using this above 500° anyway so I feel…

handling Tested it Le Creuset vs. Lodge Enamel — Compare and Contrast.

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This means that of these three, the traditional mass produced lodge model is the most durable. It's basically indestructible

durability Tested it Cast Iron vs Enameled Cast Iron: Which is Better? | Gear Heads

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We'll first look at our traditional winner from lodge. This is by far the least expensive of the bunch and it is a really great bargain.

value Tested it Cast Iron vs Enameled Cast Iron: Which is Better? | Gear Heads

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but it's also the heaviest of the three options at eight pounds

handling Tested it Cast Iron vs Enameled Cast Iron: Which is Better? | Gear Heads

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but for me I don't want to have to replace my pots and pans every 18 to 20 months because the non-stick coating is wearing off on them so I won't be using these anymore I'm going to be switching to like a stainless steel all clad type of pot and pan and I'm not really sure what brand to buy yet

recommendation Stopped using it I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

and in fact the 8 in pan that I always use to cook my eggs in you can see here hopefully um it's missing this is where it's the non-stick coating really started to scrape off and right there my eggs stick there all the time and it's very hard to kind of avoid that section when you're cooking cooking eggs in an 8 in…

durability Stopped using it I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

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but I don't believe that 18 months is long long enough for a cookware of this class and price

value Stopped using it I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

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Owned 18 months, no longer

Said he had a field and he had trouble with eggs early on and he resolved to just quit cooking eggs for a while. He went and cooked a bunch of other stuff and said he circled back around to eggs later on and then they were non-stick.

durability Passing on someone else's experience Field Cast Iron Review: Egg Problems & Great Gratins

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Now, Chris also said later that uh all that cooking he did, he was in some sort of um hurricane relief situation, and I don't know if he was cooking for first responders or for people in a shelter or what have you, but when one of the hurricanes hit, he was doing a ton of cooking and used his field.

use-case fit Passing on someone else's experience Field Cast Iron Review: Egg Problems & Great Gratins

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During my testing, it warped significantly. The center curved downward, and the pan wobbled on the cooktop.

durability Tested it Don’t Buy Induction Cookware Until You Watch This (13 Brands Tested)

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their handle starts off skinny towards the bottom and gets a little wider in the middle but then tapers off and I actually prefer that for my hand It just fits my hand really really well

handling Owns it If I Started Over, I'd Only Buy These Pots & Pans

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Heritage Steel's titanium line is really exceptional cookware

best in class Owns it If I Started Over, I'd Only Buy These Pots & Pans

the titanium line is a little bit more expensive not much though so if you want a higher-end line of cookware without spending an absorbent amount of money the Heritage steel titanium line is really exceptional

value Owns it If I Started Over, I'd Only Buy These Pots & Pans

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I can honestly tell you that the first time my wife and I cooked on the Heritage steel pans there was a flavor component that we had been missing for the last 18 19 months while using hexclad the crust the my art effect the golden brown whatever you want to call it that we are getting out of these pans for our food is…

performance Owns it Our Journey From Hexclad to Stainless Steel

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so after spending about 2 weeks researching and quite honestly going down a very steep Rabbit Hole the clear winner for us was Heritage steel

best in class Tested it Our Journey From Hexclad to Stainless Steel

the transparency in their messaging in their marketing and on their website was so clear no marketing terms no crazy claims of what it can and can't do it's just this is good ass cookware okay and we think you'll like it like I like that messaging that's direct to the point and I appreciate that

recommendation Owns it Our Journey From Hexclad to Stainless Steel

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This pan by Smithey is around $200 compared to the Lodge's, $44 a quarter of the price.

value Tested it Cast Iron vs Enameled Cast Iron: Which is Better? | Gear Heads

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You can see right here this pan is really smooth to the touch, whereas this one is a little rougher.

performance Tested it Cast Iron vs Enameled Cast Iron: Which is Better? | Gear Heads

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I recently tested six of the highest-rated cast iron skillets on the market, and according to my tests, Smithey is the best overall. It had the best heat retention, the smoothest non-stick surface, the widest pour spouts, and one of the better-designed handles.

best in class Tested it Best Non-Toxic Cookware? I Tested All-Clad, Made In, Le Creuset & More

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Between you and me, I think the Titanium series is beautiful and the quality is slightly better than the Eater, but you're probably better off just saving a buck and getting the Eater series cookware as the performance is pretty much the same.

recommendation Owns it Heritage Steel Cookware Review: Eater vs Titanium

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Both handles are hollow and they have this bump underneath that prevents you from burning your hand.

handling Tested it Heritage Steel Cookware Review: Eater vs Titanium

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These handles are similar to Made In handles, except they fork right before the body of the pan to disperse heat and keep the handle cool.

handling Tested it Is Heritage Steel the Best American-Made Cookware? My Honest Review

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which doesn't sound like a lot but when you're holding it in your hand and you've got carpal tunnel like I do this is a heavy heavy heavy pan

handling Owns it If I Started Over, I'd Only Buy These Pots & Pans

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so uh but I do like to use that for heavier jobs like steaks and pan sauces and stuff like that just because it does hold the heat extremely well

performance Owns it If I Started Over, I'd Only Buy These Pots & Pans

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this this is um a weapon and also an extremely well-made pan this is from De this is their Atlanta Series this is a seven ply now this one is I think this is almost 6 and 12 lbs this one

durability Owns it If I Started Over, I'd Only Buy These Pots & Pans

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I like the heat coverage I get. I like the heat retention in the pan. I like the triple layer of the cooking. And I just think that they look right, they feel right, the weight is right, and the cooking retention in the pan is perfect for my style.

performance Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

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I use mainly Hestan pans. That's the pan of choice for me. Uh, and the copper bond is the choice of the pan that I like the most.

best in class Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

This is good for for soups. It's good for cooking whole pieces of nice chicken thighs and things like that. So, it's got nice flat area, nice wide base, good heavy weight to it, and it will retain that heat as well brilliantly.

use-case fit Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

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the industry line is five layers thick but uses a patented treatment on the surface of the pans called silox silox and that resists fingerprints and is supposed to make it easier to clean so that's pretty cool

performance Our Journey From Hexclad to Stainless Steel

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If you want to spend less or prefer lighter cookware that's a little easier to maneuver, go with Industry.

recommendation Tested it Demeyere Atlantis vs. Industry Cookware (Key Differences & How to Choose)

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With Industry, you get the same Silvinox surface treatment, rivet-less handle design, and high-quality steel as Atlantis but at a significantly lower price.

value Tested it Demeyere Atlantis vs. Industry Cookware (Key Differences & How to Choose)

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'Cause I got a similar All-Clad set for my wedding 13 years ago and I have to say, it looks brand new and I've used it for all those 13 years.

durability Owns it Made In vs All-Clad: Which Cookware Set is Best? | Gear Heads

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Owned 13 years

This is restaurant performance gear right here.

performance Owns it Made In vs All-Clad: Which Cookware Set is Best? | Gear Heads

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Both of these sets performed beautifully, aced all our tests.

performance Tested it Made In vs All-Clad: Which Cookware Set is Best? | Gear Heads

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durability Tested it Le Creuset vs. Lodge Enamel — Compare and Contrast.

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the finish on the lodge is definitely a more uh bargain finish I would say it has lots and lots of orange peel it's not polished there are definitely little pin marks and pin holes everywhere uh it's just sort of a you you can tell they're trying to save money and make it a bit more budget conscious the same is very…

appearance Tested it Le Creuset vs. Lodge Enamel — Compare and Contrast.

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value Tested it Le Creuset vs. Lodge Enamel — Compare and Contrast.

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the other reason that I really like the brazers and that I think that if you're going to get one or the other maybe a brazer might be a good choice is because you can also sort of use it as a sauté pan or a pan on your stove top if you ever want to use you know a little cast IR in enamel pan so that's pretty exciting…

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Le Creuset — Braiser vs. Dutch Oven.

you can easily fit two of these little guys inside of your oven one on top of the other on two different racks if you're trying to do two of the same food or you know you have a large party

use-case fit Tested it Le Creuset — Braiser vs. Dutch Oven.

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do you need both my answer is no um again i would have loved to be able to say yes but purely from a practical point of view i would say no

recommendation Owns it Le Creuset Dutch Oven and Braiser Do You Need Both?

and I kind of forgot about it until about the beginning of this past November November 2023 when I noticed that my 8 in and the 10-in and the 12-in and even the walk in some places and we barely ever used the walk was actually missing the non-stick Coating in some pretty big large areas and the walk we very seldom…

durability Stopped using it I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

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We don't use the walk that often, but when we do, it was nice to have.

use-case fit Owns it 18 months with Gordon Ramsay's Hexclad cookware, was it worth it?🤔