"wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
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> "D.Currie" > wrote:
>> That's the kind of store Tuesday Morning is. They sell closeouts from
>> stores and manufacturers, and sometimes the sales are pretty good. If
>> you're the type who has to have the latest and greatest, it's not for
>> you, but for many things, I don't need next year's model, last yeat's is
>> fine.
>
> The main reason I mentioned it is if you wanted to get some matching
> pieces at some future point in time. If that's not a concern, I agree...
> last year's model (or even a 50 year old model!) is fine.
>
>> But with the sale, it's cheaper than similar stainless/aluminum models,
>> so it's sounding like it's a good deal. They had a couple left yesterday.
>> I'm going to stop by today and see if they'll let me take one out of the
>> box to see if I like the feel of it. That's just as important as the
>> cleaning issue, or maybe more so.
>
> If it's cheaper, sounds like a good deal if you don't mind the cleaning.
> The performance should be the same. The feel of it, and other small
> details are very important. I used one of my sister's old Farberware disk
> bottom pots this weekend for boiled potatoes and ran into an issue with
> those. The lids are somewhat domed with a rounded rim that traps water
> when trying to drain the pot. A small but very annoying detail. Most of my
> pots have flat lids, so I haven't run into that issue in a long time.
>
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Heh. If I wanted matching anything, I'd have to start by burning down my
house. I tend to get individual things rather than sets. Taking it to the
extreme, I was considering tossing out most of my dishes, and then going out
to buy individual, non-matching place settings. Each person would have a
matching set, but no two settings would be alike.

It sounded like a fun idea until I thought about storage. Non-matching
settings wouldn't nest real well. I'll have to ponder that for a while.

Thanks for the cleaning info. The product information actually recommends
the vinegar/salt method. It's nice to know that it works.

I remember those Farberware pots. My mother had them, and I've still got one
of the frying pans from the set. Even better though, I've got most of a set
of miniature pots that were sold as toys but were really just miniatures. I
don't know if they were Revere or Farberware, but they've got the copper
bottoms and the lids you described. We used to use the saucepan for melting
butter for popcorn when I was a kid. The frying pan would be about right for
one egg.

Donna