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Beginners Guide => Hints, Tips, Methods and so on.. => Cooking Equipment => Topic started by: icemanfrosty on September 13, 2013, 10:12 AM
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I am in the market for a new pan as my old 11" aluminium one is now seen better days.
I do apologize on starting another thread about pans as i see there is plenty of information on the site but I just wanted to be sure as I like to keep my pans for a long time as money is always a problem as it is for most people these day.
Want i wanted to clear up in my head was whats the best metal pan i see there is black iron mineral iron stainless steel and of course aluminium which i enjoyed using but you do here the scare stories and i also find with using the techniques like scraping, I find the aluminium does scratch and pit after a while so looking for a change of pan here are a few links that i have been looking at starting with black iron and moving down to stainless steel and then the cheaper Asda stainless steel pan
http://www.amazon.co.uk/10-Black-Iron-Fry-Pan/dp/B002SAT8VC/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kh_3 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/10-Black-Iron-Fry-Pan/dp/B002SAT8VC/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kh_3)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/De-Buyer-5614-24-Mineral-Diameter/dp/B00462QP2K/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1379028872&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=De+Buyer+Mineral+B+Country+Frying+pan+-+24cm+dia%2C+8cm+deep (http://www.amazon.co.uk/De-Buyer-5614-24-Mineral-Diameter/dp/B00462QP2K/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1379028872&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=De+Buyer+Mineral+B+Country+Frying+pan+-+24cm+dia%2C+8cm+deep)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/De-Buyer-5610-24-Mineral-Diameter/dp/B00462QP0M/ref=pd_sim_kh_2 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/De-Buyer-5610-24-Mineral-Diameter/dp/B00462QP0M/ref=pd_sim_kh_2)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Catering-Classics-Heavy-Black-Pancake/dp/B000ZYT49E/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kh_7 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Catering-Classics-Heavy-Black-Pancake/dp/B000ZYT49E/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kh_7)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stainless-Frypan-Cooking-Professional-Quality/dp/B00658LDX4/ref=sr_1_4?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1379063398&sr=1-4&keywords=stainless+steel+pan (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stainless-Frypan-Cooking-Professional-Quality/dp/B00658LDX4/ref=sr_1_4?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1379063398&sr=1-4&keywords=stainless+steel+pan)
http://direct.asda.com/ASDA-Stainless-Steel-24cm-Frying-Pan/001427525,default,pd.html (http://direct.asda.com/ASDA-Stainless-Steel-24cm-Frying-Pan/001427525,default,pd.html)
Chris.
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What do you mean by "has seen better days"?
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It is heavily scratched and pitted from all the scraping and currys I have made in it.
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It is heavily scratched and pitted from all the scraping and currys I have made in it.
You can scour it using a brillopad. Here's some cleaning tips for alluminium that are quite useful:
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/how-to-clean-cookware1.htm (http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/how-to-clean-cookware1.htm)
And you can use a mallet to fix it yourself and save yourself some time. I'm sure the cooking will not improve from buying new gear. :)
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I'm sure the cooking will not improve from buying new gear. :)
Possibly the truest statement I have ever seen on this forum; sadly the lure of "something better, something new" is something that few of us can resist ...
** Phil.
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And I personally think old/battered pans have some charm as well.. so perhaps I'm biased. Look at chewys madras video where he uses his pan-with-a-crater. :)
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Look at chewys madras video where he uses his pan-with-a-crater. :)
... one of my favourite videos :) Although a new shiny pan increases the pulse somewhat :D
Cheers,
Ken
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Just watched chewys video thats great he is the best ;D.
It is heavily scratched and pitted from all the scraping and currys I have made in it.
You can scour it using a brillopad. Here's some cleaning tips for alluminium that are quite useful:
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/how-to-clean-cookware1.htm (http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/how-to-clean-cookware1.htm)
And you can use a mallet to fix it yourself and save yourself some time. I'm sure the cooking will not improve from buying new gear. :)
Thanks for the tip it really worked. It still looks a bit scratched but no where near as bad as it was
But you were right about gloves it did make alot of horrible grey mess :-\.
I still might get a black iron pan though as a spare as i have never cooked with iron could be fun.
Chris