Questions tagged [cookware]
For questions about identifying, choosing, and using kitchen vessels for preparing food such as pots, pans, and dutch ovens and includes containers such as cake/muffin tins and other bakeware. These come in a wide variety of materials including cast iron, stainless and carbon steel, copper, aluminum, ceramic and glass, and stone. This tag should not be used for questions about cooking utensils like whisks or ladles.
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By definition, cooking is the process of preparing food by applying what? [closed]
Cooking is collectively made up of what necessary ingredients?
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What to look for in a pot?
What to look for in a pot. I'm supposing somebody that's just starting to live alone or a couple. Help me complete this list.
Size: small, but not too small. Maybe 2L or 3L.
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Pots and Pans in the dishwasher
Settle a longstanding feud in our household for me: is it safe to put pots and pans in the dishwasher?
Assume we have both stainless steel and various non-stick pans. Assume we have frypans, sauce-...
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Iron cast cookware: rust-ish or black coat even on new cookware, is it safe?
Some time ago I got iron cast dutch oven, alomost right away I noticed that when I wash it (just water, no soap) when I wipe it with white paper towel I get something black on it (see pictures).
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Stainless steel pan
It's stainless steel pan. After using it for steaming chicken, fish, the pan has got brown/stains (pls see picture). Cannot be removed with baking soda and stains are smooth. Should I continue to use? ...
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Fat free cooking in 18/10 stainless steel cookware
I'm considering a set of stainless steel cookware from either AllClad or Inoxia
Both cookwares are made of 18/10 stainless steel but Inoxia states you can cook fat free in their cookware:
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Is it really necessary to avoid using soap on a cast iron skillet?
Hello Seasoned Adviced community!
When talking about cast iron skillets, it is common to hear the advice "don't ever use soap to wash the skillet." However, I rarely hear specific reasons for why it ...
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What squeezes out juice better, auger or press?
I'm thinking to buy manual juicer. I considering two options: plastic auger one or thick aluminium press.
Like this:
And this:
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Why avoid olive oil in Gotham Steel pans?
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Gotham Steel is a ceramic coated titanium pan. It's the brand with the commercials where they put a mixer in the pan, supposedly to show that it doesn't scratch if you use metal utensils. ...
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Is there a way to un warp a pan bottom? [duplicate]
I have recently moved into a new home, and for now, I'm stuck with a horrible electric glass top stove. My old place had a gas stove with a continuous grate across the cooking surface. All my pans ...
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My hotpot has a stand attached to it
So my dad bought a hot pot. I know what you cook in a hot pot. It says in the bottom "Hot Pot." But the bottom isn't what I expected. Normally, a hotpot is in a bowl shape. But this one has somewhat a ...
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Skillet rust (?) and next steps with regard to seasoning
Yesterday, I got a cast-iron skillet, and the first thing I did was try to season it. I washed it vigorously with soap and water, then rinsed it for several minutes.
After drying it with a paper ...
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What size pan should I use if I want to split a recipe in half that calls for a 13x9 inch pan?
I have a recipe that calls for 13x9 glass pan, which I have used over and over successfully. This year for holidays I would like to split the recipe so that I get two smaller end products to give as ...
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What is the way to use a readymade double boiler with whistle?
I have purchased this double boiler.
It is written that we have to fill water after opening the whistle.
How much water am I supposed to fill? How do I know that?
I filled it completely with water....
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What is this type of cookware called?
I asked a question about a "Wonder Pot" a bit ago, and this item came up on a search. I don't think it's a wonder pot though. The center hole is effectively much smaller, and there are not any vents ...
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non-rusting sauce pot for boiling water
I am trying to find a way to boil 1-2 quarts of water for 10 minutes and want to be absolutely sure that the pot doesn't leak any chemicals into the water. I have tried 3 stainless steel sauce pots ...
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Teflon vs. Porcelain lined cookware (stove top)
We've had awful luck with non stick pots and pans no matter how much we spend on them. Most have been Teflon coated. We recently bought a bunch of "high quality", expensive, porcelain lined aluminum ...
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enamelled pot with a chip on the outside on the bottom
I have an enamelled pot with a chip on the outside on the bottom. This isn't a problem, is it? It is about an inch long and maybe an eighth of an inch wide.
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Is using a frying pan to boil water for pasta a good or a bad idea?
I just found out how my girlfriend makes pasta: She uses a (non-stick) frying pan to boil the water. I told her she should use a cooking pan. When she asked why I did not have a response. After some ...
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How to clean an all-clad stainless steel pan
I accidentally left one of my all-clad stainless steel saucepans on the stove & the water in it boiled off... I used Bar Keeper's Friend(BKF) & I was able to remove all the spots in the ...
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Why have a stainless steel griddle instead of simply a stainless steel pan?
I've seen a lot of gas cooktops that have stainless steel griddles built into them. This seemed like a useful feature, but it occurred to me that I could just throw on a stainless steel pan, ...
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Is there a guide to traditional culinary knives by cuisine?
I went to a nearby supermarket that caters to a Spanish South American and Brazilian/Portuguese clientele. In addition to their excellent onsite fishmonger and butcher, the cookware section had a ...
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Roasting rack? I'm stumped as to what this is....Help! :)
A friend gave me a bunch of her old inherited cooking accoutrement and I'm not entirely sure what the function of this is. Anyone know?
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What materials would work for a waffle iron?
I'm somewhat curious if I could make myself something like this (though without the retro enclosure, at least initally):
While cast iron would probably be the best material, I'm not sure if I can ...
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Can the non-stick coating be removed from cookware and still be useable?
I have an old but very useful baking sheet. It is heavy-gauge aluminum, and in reality having had it for so long it is unlikely that I would be allowed to replace it. Here is a photo to give any idea ...
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Durability of hard andonised metal (aluminum)
Products like Hawkins Contura Black Pressure Cooker are hard anodised but haven't specified the metal used in the body, here. Others explicitly mention they are made from anodised aluminium.
I want ...
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Ceramic Cooktop (non induction) getting damaged after use
We just moved into a brand new unit(just constructed) and it has a Ceramic cook top. We have only been there 2-3 weeks, and cooked maybe < 10 times.
After a few of our cooking sessions, I am ...
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Could You Use A Dutch Oven as A Casserole
Is there some scientific reason as to why a recipe would suggest using a casserole dish instead of using dutch oven. I understand (that usually) one is ceramics and one is cast iron, but does that ...
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Stainless Steel Pan -- gray bottom. Why?
Just started using a stainless steel pan. First thing I cooked in it was bacon followed by some fried rice. Stuff stuck to it, but a quick soak and it all came off. However, once I cleaned and dried ...
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Could you show how nonstick Hard Anodized Aluminum is with an example? Say you leave pasta cooking for 1 hour
goal -- im having a very very hard time finding out if 'Hard anodized aluminum' is nonstick, or if i should go with 'nonstick coating' on a jumbo cooker/pot
heard that nonstick coating wears off over ...
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Skillet warps when hot -- Is it toast?
A griddle I've had recently appears to have adopted a strange behavior -- It's flat when cold, but after being on the stove for a little while it bows upward away from the burner. This makes doing ...
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Can I use this reversable griddle on a glass top?
A local bargain store has a few of these for sale, and I'd like to pick one up because 1.) It's thick so it's unlikely to warp (A problem I'm having with my current griddle) 2.) It's flat without a ...
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Where can I buy borosilicate (Pyrex) bakeware in the U.S.?
Because of the shattering dangers of the apparently inferior lime glass that Pyrex uses for manufacturing in the U.S. as exposed by Consumer Reports, I'd like to replace my Pyrex with borosilicate ...
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How can I measure the performance of my stovetop pots and pans?
Am I looking for the ratio of burnt dishes to fine dishes? Well-cooked to not? My general happiness? When should I replace a pot or pan? I am unsure where to begin.
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Which cookware material should be used to retain the heat of the prepared tea?
I have glass, plastic, stainless steel, earthenware, and melamine vessels.
Which one of out of them should be used to retain the heat of the prepared tea for a long duration?
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Identifying Cast Iron Skillet - with weird pattern
My mother gave me an old skillet she had, and to me, it looked like a normal cast iron. I wanted to 'clean' it the way I normally clean and season my other pans, by scrubbing it with chain mail ...
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Should I fill up a double boiler or leave an air gap?
I have a double boiler that looks like this:
I have been trying to use it to warm soup, but the soup heats up very slowly.
Currently, I have just an inch or two of water in the bottom, so the ...
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Induction cooking pan bottom is concave - will this affect performance?
I've just installed a convection cook top, I've researched it and am confident in my purchase. My question has to do with cookware. I've read reviews and bought a Cuisinart set that is "induction ...
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What are the rings on the bottom of a frying pan called and can you use them on a glass cooktop?
I got a 12" frying pan as a gift and it has many raised, concentric metal rings on the bottom, on the outside, where it would touch the stove.
I don't know what this type of bottom is called so I can'...
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What differences will happen if you use a rectangular baker to bake cookies instead of a tray?
Hey so I have these rectangular bakers that I use to make lasagna. Unfortunately I don't bake cookies that often so I don't have a standard cookie tray. I decided to bake some cookies though so I ...
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Where can I find an extremely slim wooden stirring spoon?
A friend of mine has this very slim wooden stirring spoon. It's handle is a little thicker than a pencil, and the spoon itself is about 1.5 inches wide.
It does any amazing job of stirring and ...
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Do tomatoes or tomato pastes damage stainless steel cookware?
I enjoy making a good ragu, and I often want to let it sit in the stainless steel cookware so I can have leftovers the next day (not a commercial setting). But I'm concerned about the acid from the ...
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Disposable cookware
So I am moving into a new apartment tonight but the movers do not get here until tomorrow and I just realized that I forgot to bring any of my kitchen stuff down with me.
I have a set of nice ...
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Copper-lined stainless steel vs pure copper skillet
I want to invest in a copper skillet, the heating characteristics intrigue me.
When searching, I found a copper-lined stainless steel skillet, which has the bonus of being induction-compatible. I had ...
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Griddle pan vs. Large frypan?
I used to have a Lodge cast iron griddle that fit over 2 burners but the middle wouldn't get hot properly so I put it in the closet.
Instead I bought 2 separate stainless steel demeyere brand ...
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Who first put ridges on Ramekins and why?
These white things are called Ramekins. Why do they have the ridges around them and who was the first person to make the ridges on them?
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Baking in drinking glasses -- heat vs. logo paint, other issues
I've made this chocolate Guinness cake (Nigella Lawson) before. It's delicious and looks good. But it would look even better baked in pint glasses (or half pint). It's a moist, slow-baking cake so ...
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Nonstick cookware or not?
I am looking to replace my >10 year old Calphalon nonstick cookware. I can see the nonstick surface coming off the pans, and am starting to worry about how much of that is getting into our food.
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Chef at restaurant seemed to be using really flimsy pans
I was at a restaurant and sat at the chef's table where I could see the chef making the entrees.
He seemed to be using thin pans that were battered and dented. I couldn't tell what material they ...
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Is it safe to microwave Pyrex containers immediately after removing them from the freezer and removing the plastic lid?
I am attempting to bulk prep some frozen convenience food and have determined that a standard Pyrex glass container would be ideal for freezing (non-liquid) meals (think burritos or tacos), but I want ...
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