Fry pan recommendations?

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cmkellie
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Registered: 11-18-2008
Fry pan recommendations?
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 Wed, 12-01-2010 - 12:55pm

Hey ladies, I could really use some help choosing a new go-to frying pan. I'll preface this with saying I'm no ace in the kitchen, so don't laugh at me!

The pan I have now is used daily to cook just about everything from pancakes to stir fry. It's this Calphalon. It's been a perfect go-to pan for us for all of our needs. It's also the most I've ever spent on a single pan, expecting it to last for a long time. I took good care of it, always washing it by hand, but everything seems to stick to it now and it looks as if "someone" has used a sharp utensil on it.

Anyhoo.... I'd like to buy a new pan and am wondering what to get. I've heard about the dangers of teflon and other non-stick coatings, so I think it might be good to avoid those, but I worry with my sub-par cooking skills that I really need the non-stick help.

I'm willing to spend a little more on it, if it will last a long time. Or maybe I should stick (no pun intended) with the cheaper teflon and just replace it on an annual basis? I hate to send so much waste to the landfill. :(

Any advice or suggestions? TIA!

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k_roni
Community Leader
Registered: 02-27-1999
In reply to: cmkellie
Re: Fry pan recommendations?
 Thu, 12-02-2010 - 12:59am

Home or commercial, I can't recommend anything better than cast iron.

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cmkellie
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Registered: 11-18-2008
In reply to: cmkellie
Re: Fry pan recommendations?
 Thu, 12-02-2010 - 2:37pm
So you can cook anything in cast iron? I thought they were only for certain things....like corned beef hash. (Ha, okay I couldn't think of another example.) But seriously, would I need to have my regular fry pan for things like stir fry, then a cast iron for other types of cooking? I guess I don't really know what it's for.
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k_roni
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Registered: 02-27-1999
In reply to: cmkellie
Re: Fry pan recommendations?
 Sat, 12-04-2010 - 2:21pm

I use my cast iron for EVERYTHING.

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emty_nstr
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Registered: 05-25-1999
In reply to: cmkellie
Re: Fry pan recommendations?
 Tue, 12-07-2010 - 7:59pm

For eggs give me the non stick.....I have been using it for over 40 years and have had some the just plain wore off some pealed off and I am still kicking.....

But if you have a good pan and cook in it the right way it should be non stick I have a couple of cast iron the black kind that nothing seems to stick to. But then I am not one to baby a pan...it has to stand up to me.

I got a set of WearEver for a first wedding anniverary gift from my folks....And they lasted well I just tossed the 1qt out the other day.....the other pans gave it up a couple years ago.....

I have a set of Onieda now that I am careful with but I don't go over board with them either.....

For sure you can't get one for under $10 that is going to be any good... but sometimes without cooking in them first you have to look at them hold them and see if they talk to you.........lol......

k_roni
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Registered: 02-27-1999
In reply to: cmkellie
Re: Fry pan recommendations?
 Tue, 12-07-2010 - 11:25pm
emty_nstr wrote:

But if you have a good pan and cook in it the right way it should be non stick I have a couple of cast iron the black kind that nothing seems to stick to. But then I am not one to baby a pan...it has to stand up to me.

SOOOO true!

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cmkellie
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Registered: 11-18-2008
In reply to: cmkellie
Re: Fry pan recommendations?
 Wed, 12-08-2010 - 4:19pm

Thank you both for the feedback!

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