knives/pots and pans

Peanut

If you could purchase any set of professional knives and pot/pans, what would it be? A girl likes to dream!

Unknown

Peanut,[p]I LOVE my All-Clad cookware, I have been buying it piece by piece for several years and now have almost anything a girl could want! I really like the Global knives too, they stay really sharp for a long time. Happy cooking!

QBabe

Peanut,[p]I LOVE my Viking cookware....[p]Tonia
:~)

ChefDBA

All-Clad and Wusthof.[p]If you stick with them, your great grandchildren will thank you.

mad max beyond eggdome

FlaGal,
there's lots of good stuff out there. . .i've been using sabtier knives since i got them as a wedding present 22 years ago... they hold a nice sharp edge. . .[p]for cookwear i use a combination of lodge cast iron, calphalon and le creuset, depending on the requirement. . i really love the le creuset for doing casseroles and other "pot" dishes in the egg. . .works great. . .[p]
osso bucco in a le creuset pot in the egg. .

ChefDBA

Ahh great point, Le Creuset is great stuff, and you just can't beat cast iron, but most of the girls I know don't really dream of cast iron cookware (although, if you happen to know of one that does, and is single, please send them my way...lol)

RhumAndJerk

Peanut,
Cast Iron... Go Cast Iron and you will never look back.[p]Knives are a personal choice. You have to go with what fits your hand and feels good to use. Good Steel is the next requirement. Regardless of what knife you buy remember that sharp knife is a safe knife.[p]Hope this helps,
RhumAndJerk

Peanut

RhumAndJerk,
I have a 26 year old complete set of cast iron pots/pans that my loving mom purchased for me! I need more iron in my diet due to being anemic so I pulled those puppies out! I need to relearn to cook with them. These are the black colored ones/well seasoned, I should say. Not the ones that were mentioned a bit ago.

Unknown

mad max beyond eggdome,[p]I see you got your Le Creuset pot in a color to match the Egg, nice!

mad max beyond eggdome

Chefdba,
yep, weight can be a problem for some feministos. . .but i've never seen a 20 or 30 year old light weight pan that anyone still uses or loves (although i see lots of em for sale at flea markets). . .although now that i think about it, my mom has some light weight all clad stuff she has used for 50 years now, and it is still holding up, and i think it was probably top of the line cookwear for its day. . .even calphalon can be a little weighty. . .

mad max beyond eggdome

FlaGal,
yep, i have four different pieces, all green, to match my eggs . . .pretty cool. . .

Unknown

mad max beyond eggdome,[p]So is there any problem with messing up the finish of the cookware if using it on the Egg? I guess you wouldn't put it directly over the fire. I'm still learning and don't have all the "extras" yet for doing that kind of thing, but that osso buco does look awesome!

mad max beyond eggdome

FlaGal,
enameled cast iron like the le creuset can easily withstand a lot of heat. . .it is designed for both the oven and the stove top so it can withstand both direct and indirect heat in the egg. .. it cleans very easily with soap and water and a little elbow grease (and i have to plug my sister here who constantly tells me to coat the outside with shaving cream, and i can avoid any smoke residue, but i haven't tried that yet). . .it distributes heat extremely well, and holds heat very well also. . .and it doesn't give acidic foods like tomato sauces a funky taste. .. .i love the stuff and highly recommend it. . .[p]it is heavy though, and expensive. . .fortunately i have a le creuset factory outlet close by me (leesburg va) and i have gotten some great deals there. .. .