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in article , PENMART01 at
wrote on 11/17/03 3:13 PM:

> In article >,
> (Lhstate) writes:
>
>> I am no cook, by any means, but enjoy trying to be a cook.
>>
>> I need a GOOD set of pots and pans.
>
> For sets buy an inexpensive product like Revereware or Farberware for perhaps
> $50-$75. Do not buy expensive pots by the set, buy open stock on an
> individual
> basis, once you have more experience and have given careful thought to which
> particular pieces you need. There are many brands of excellent quality
> commercial cookware at reasonable cost. No one needs All-Crap cookware, or
> its
> clones, unless they have more dollars than brain cells.
>
>
> ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> Sheldon
> ````````````
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
>

I second this.

Start with an good, solid set, like the ones Sheldon mentioned. Either are
great and many of us grew up with those in the house, mine are almost as old
as I am. You will get an assortment of sizes to fill most of your basic
cooking needs.

Then, as your repertory expands, you can pick up the pieces you need.

I would get a set of Farberware, stainless with aluminum cored bottoms,
metal handles if you start things on top of the stove and finish in the
oven. Those black handles on the "classic" pans can usually withstand oven
temps up to 350 degrees (check the owner's manual to be certain though!). In
addition to the set, pick yourself up a non-stick skillet, if the set came
with a stainless one. (or vice versa). A cast iron pan always comes in
handy, too. I find I need the most variety among frying pans, because you
need different sizes, different construction, for different functions.

Lemme tellya something: The pots do not make or break what you cook. It's
the ingredients that matter. Get yourself a some good, simple pots and
pans, no need to spend more than $100 on a basic assortment, and you will be
set for years.