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Originally Posted by JimmyCarter
I got the dimensions off the all clad page. So the 13" is prob correct w another couple inches for handles.
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Originally Posted by JimmyCarter
I got the dimensions off the all clad page. So the 13" is prob correct w another couple inches for handles.
Since this thread popped up I'm going to give a shout out to this new pan I bought and am loving:
Le Creuset Toughened Nonstick Pro Skillets
Rare DeMeyere sale here.
This thing is badass. So far I've been unable to warp it.
Just got this 'cause I really needed a chef's pan this size, and I have to say it's really a great pan for the price (<$50):
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Tramontina Gourmet line is definitely the answer. At least 90% as good as All Clad for a quarter the price.
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Originally Posted by Dantheman
The Tramontina Tri-Ply stuf is good, but get yourself on the mailing list for the All-Clad seconds sales...you can usually get the "seconds" price plus an additional discount on top of that.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17694441-al...src=SiteSearch
The extra 15% discount code listed here looks like it is still working. To check I just added the 3qt saute pan in brushed D5 to my cart and it comes to $84.99 with free shipping for a pot with a $300 MSRP. I have the D3 version of this and it is probably my favorite pan.
https://homeandcooksales.com/index.p...d-quality.html
I can't even tell you what the cosmetic imperfection was on any of my pots. Certainly nothing that would stand out after you've used the pot half a dozen times.
this is what I've been saying now for like 5 yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
beyond specialty pans - like a le creuset dutch oven or a good cast iron or high carbon steel - they really are all you need
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Tramontina combo sets can be found at Costco often…
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There are always BIG sets on sale so they wanted to sell me a lot of pots I didn't need so look for a smaller set
I got Zwilling ( made by Henckel ) its 3 ply nice looking stuff seems to work ok, something I noticed after buying is the lids will stand on the backs of the handles
Wow, those are some amazing deals. Solid PSA.Quote:
Originally Posted by singlesline
The Costco ones aren't quite the same. Stick with their Amazon store.Quote:
Originally Posted by nickwm21
Sets always have so much useless shit. 8" fry pan? 1 qt sauce pan? Who needs that shit? And they're usually missing the pieces you actually need, like a 12" fry pan. A la carte 4 lyfe even if you spend more.Quote:
Originally Posted by XXX-er
How so? I've got a set I've been using for several years, alongside additional Tramontina pieces bought directly from them to supplement. I can identify no difference in evenness of heat or retention. The only difference I can see is Costcos has additional laser markings not present in some of others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
and you gota store all those pots and pans so IME this is a good way
https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/brogrun...steel-70333982
i got a couple screwed to the wall up high in the kitchen, hang all the stuff from SS hooks
With the big caveat that Costco stuff comes and goes and we may not be talking about the same stuff, the ones I bought had slightly different handles that were a little clunkier and I didn't like as much. The pan lip was also a little different, and FWIW they were marked as made in China vs. Brazil.
I read something on-line that pro kitchens just beat the shit out of their pots & pans so they they don't really give any shits what they are cooking in ?
any of the Jacque Pepin vids I have watched it doesnt really look like he is cooking in anything special
Huh. All my Tramontina stuff from Costco has same made in Brazil. Same hardware as stuff I ordered direct. Pretty easy to check. Don't think its worth writing off buying from Costco entirely. Tramontina like all other vendors (including All Clad) produces a range of pans of differing quality. No matter the vendor, need to check specifically what you're buying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
Agree on the sets, except I love my 1qt (or maybe it is 1.5qt) copper core sauce pan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
It's a bit over the top, but I snapped it up in one of those seconds sales (I can't image anyone paying $300 or whatever All Clad wants for it)...and I end up using it a fair amount.
Also, the current deal isn't great, but this 3qt "Collective" (which I think used to be the Thomas Keller TK line) is my second favorite pot:
https://homeandcooksales.com/index.p...ng-damage.html
I think the handle design is more comfortable than the standard all clad handles and a sauce pan is the sweet spot for having a copper core IMHO.
The TK line was sweet. They took whatever pot he thought was best for that specific task and then gave them all a consistent brushed appearance and the same handle. Fry pans got D5, saucepans got copper core, big stock pots and such were D3.
Only downside was they didn't come with lids because they used restaurant style universal lids...but the remaining stock that they are calling "collective" comes with a lid, although it might be polised steel rather than brushed. But you can fix that by washing it a few times with a green or maroon scotchbrite and suddenly it will look "brushed"
Spent a summer washing dishes in a Newport Bay (basically an Olive Garden, but maybe 15% nicer), and agree the cooks just went through stacks of no-name saute pans. But when you're buying for home use, it makes more sense to pay more for something that works better/will last longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by XXX-er