Doug Freyburger wrote:

> Gareth Fimlinson wrote:
> > ImStillMags wrote:
> >
> >> If you want good pots and pans, get stainless steel. good polished
> >> stainless steel. The good stuff is not cheap but is worth it and
> >> will last forever.
> >
> > what's this about different types of stainless steel pot.
> >
> > no teflon (I guess if it's silver inside then it's no teflon and the
> > black inside ones are teflon, right?)
>
> The best coated stuff is lower quality then the best polished stuff.
> There are many levels in between where it is also true. At the bottom
> are the teflon frying pans that last maybe a year. No matter the
> coating (including anodized) it wears off or a chemical reaction
> etches it off.
>

I've got a pot that is black inside(teflon I guess), but very
scratched.. lasts for years.

yeah there have been times where i've left it on the heat and it has
got burnt on the bottom. So i've scrubbed the burnt stuff off..

I don't care about aesthetics and it heats my food ok..

Any problem with that?

The only problem I have is it absorbs the smell of the fish, that's the
big problem for me. but it heats things fine for me. It doesn't just
last a year. It can last forever.


What is your view on Tefal vs Teflon?


Tefal isn't black is it? And I guess wouldn't absorb the smell?

I don't care about hot spots, it's a saucepan the food in it floats in
water.