Please, Please, Please! Can someone refer me to a truly nonstick cookware. (glass, steel)

[RDM66]

Originally Posted by DubbleT

I have a set of t-fal that wipes clean with a paper towel, eggs included. The handles are removable so the pans nest, I love it. But they are about 25 years old and starting to go (children who couldn't be bothered to use bamboo or plastic utensils every time) so this thread is of great interest to me since I'm going to be looking to replace my most used pans soon.

I have a couple of T-Fal skillets too. They're great. They're also the No 1 rated nonstick skillet by America's Test Kitchen. I only add oil to the pan for taste. You can cook almost anything in this pan without any added oil and it will not stick. I bought my skillets at Walmart for about $18.

[loves2read]

I got a gift from someone this past Christmas that was one of those "copper" interior, non-stick pan--a square skillet--
Not best shape since doesn't stack in my pans drawer very well
But it is certainly non-stick
My husband bought me a set of stainless steel cookware which are not very good but hated to tell him that---
If he hadn't given them I would have returned them--but he ordered from Amazon--and thought he got a good deal--they are really badly balanced and stick cooking anything even when I start on low heat
I would have ordered a set of this copper non stick if I hadn't gotten the SS set

[hotzcatz]

If you can find the old cast iron pans - Wagner Ware or Griswold - they will be a lot lighter than the current brands of cast iron. Light enough that you can flip eggs in them. Properly seasoned, they're non-stick. And when you get tired of them, you can sell them for about the same price you paid for them or let your kids inherit them.

However, I'm not sure if a cast iron is the right pan for a glass stove top. We cook on gas so we don't worry about it.

The cast iron pans in the cupboard here are the skillets, wok, griddle and stew pots. The wok is Lodge and is really heavy, but it does hold enough heat to properly wok things. The rest of the pots and pans are stainless steel, the old Revere Ware copper bottom (on the outside, not the inside) pans.

Most of them were gotten in the late sixties, early seventies and I don't expect to need to ever replace them. No need to budget for new cookware, if anything we can sell the excess pieces for income should we ever want to.

[Miss Hepburn]

I also have a couple thick anandized woks with a handle...they really clean up fast!
Very happt with them, also....from Goodwill for $4 maybe ...like new!...
Also the Le Creuset clean up great...if they stain , bleach makes them white again.
Maybe $7 at Goodwill!

[burdell]

Originally Posted by gunslinger256

well seasoned cast iron doesn't normally stick unless someone is cooking improperly.

Typically, heating up the pan until it's hot and not putting anything in it until the oil has heat up until smoking/nearly smoking and there should be minimal sticking.

non stick is usually a crutch for the inexperienced cooks.

Problem with that is not everything calls for cooking at smoking point temperatures.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by bellakin123

I ended up ordering mine from Amazon. It was $15 less than other stores and I still paid about $60 for one piece

Like mechanic's tools and woodworking tools I doubt anyone will regret buying good quality kitchen tools. In the lonf run they usually wind up being a bargain.

[bellakin123]

Originally Posted by burdell

Like mechanic's tools and woodworking tools I doubt anyone will regret buying good quality kitchen tools. In the lonf run they usually wind up being a bargain.

Oh, that's probably one of my best purchases. I've had it for several years now and it's like new. Have to treat it lovingly and gently

[phonelady61]

okay this was brought up on another post , please stay away from copper chef if you have a glass smooth top stove because the copper will stick to the top and ruin your stove . I repeat don t use copper chef anything when you have a smooth top stove and when I read our directions for our new stove it said no copper anything and no cast iron anything on this stove or you will ruin it ....

[greatblueheron]

Copperchef pans do not leach or stick to glass or any surface. They are also used in the oven up to 500F.

I use the very lightweight copperchef pan DAILY on my glass-top stove with never an issue.

Thinly lined heavy copper pans, which do leach copper, are different than copperchef.

But any pan might stick if you are a sloppy cook and have food on the burners themselves.

OP TRY ONE COPPERCHEF PAN AND GET BACK TO US

[lubby]

Originally Posted by bellakin123

I ended up ordering mine from Amazon. It was $15 less than other stores and I still paid about $60 for one piece

I have a 15 piece set that cost about $1,000. My DH bought them from Williams and sonmoma