Yesterday (Staurday, 20 Sep 08), at a garage sale half a block from
home, I picked up a Circulon (now Classic) 10 omelet used but in very
good shape for 50 cents, and an 8 quart Circulon Covered Chef's Pan with
the polished high dome lid for $2, barely used and in fantastic shape.

Oh, and a nice little egg slicer to replace one that wore out recently
for only a dime.

jt

"jt august" > wrote in message
...
> Yesterday (Staurday, 20 Sep 08), at a garage sale half a block from
> home, I picked up a Circulon (now Classic) 10 omelet used but in very
> good shape for 50 cents, and an 8 quart Circulon Covered Chef's Pan with
> the polished high dome lid for $2, barely used and in fantastic shape.
>
> Oh, and a nice little egg slicer to replace one that wore out recently
> for only a dime.
>
> jt


Now you will be able to experiment with Circulon, if you haven't already.

Here's what happened with the Circulon pansI have used:
The little circles filled with egg - baked on/in the circles.
The little circles filled with pancake batter -- baked on/in the circles -
and so on.
After they are used a few times, the circles fill up and you have a nice
little flat bottomed pan ;-))

Yeah, Yeah, I know -- I don't know how to use them - :-))

P.S. Wishing I can quickly figure out what to put a sack full of heads of
garlic baked and the cloves picked out. They're in the oven now!
Dee Dee

In article >,
"Dee Randall" > wrote:

> Now you will be able to experiment with Circulon, if you haven't already.
>
> Here's what happened with the Circulon pansI have used:
> The little circles filled with egg - baked on/in the circles.
> The little circles filled with pancake batter -- baked on/in the circles -
> and so on.
> After they are used a few times, the circles fill up and you have a nice
> little flat bottomed pan ;-))
>
> Yeah, Yeah, I know -- I don't know how to use them - :-))
>
> P.S. Wishing I can quickly figure out what to put a sack full of heads of
> garlic baked and the cloves picked out. They're in the oven now!

Dee,

I already have three Circulon Classic pans, and I really like them. Do
they work for everything? Of course not. That's why I have Numerous
brands and series of pans. As with my massive ensemble of cooking toys,
my collection of now 34 pans offer many options for many purposes, since
no single pan or even a particular set of pans can do everything I like.

And as to cleaning the circles, If anything does get cooked in, I let
the pan cook, and then let it soak with warm, soapy water and then
gently scrub it with a scotch brite pad, stoking in a circle to match
the circle I am cleaning. Once, I got some egg stuck really good, and I
carefully used a tooth pick to get it out. Worked quite well.

BTW: Circulon has worked very well for me with fish and shrimp dishes.

jt

"jt august" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Dee Randall" > wrote:
>
>> Now you will be able to experiment with Circulon, if you haven't already.
>>
>> Here's what happened with the Circulon pansI have used:
>> The little circles filled with egg - baked on/in the circles.
>> The little circles filled with pancake batter -- baked on/in the
>> circles -
>> and so on.
>> After they are used a few times, the circles fill up and you have a nice
>> little flat bottomed pan ;-))
>>
>> Yeah, Yeah, I know -- I don't know how to use them - :-))
>>
>> P.S. Wishing I can quickly figure out what to put a sack full of heads of
>> garlic baked and the cloves picked out. They're in the oven now!
>
> Dee,
>
> I already have three Circulon Classic pans, and I really like them. Do
> they work for everything? Of course not. That's why I have Numerous
> brands and series of pans. As with my massive ensemble of cooking toys,
> my collection of now 34 pans offer many options for many purposes, since
> no single pan or even a particular set of pans can do everything I like.
>
> And as to cleaning the circles, If anything does get cooked in, I let
> the pan cook, and then let it soak with warm, soapy water and then
> gently scrub it with a scotch brite pad, stoking in a circle to match
> the circle I am cleaning. Once, I got some egg stuck really good, and I
> carefully used a tooth pick to get it out. Worked quite well.
>
> BTW: Circulon has worked very well for me with fish and shrimp dishes.
>
> jt


Glad they work for you. Yes, I took a toothpick too many times to those
little rings, they just had to go! :-))

I'm going to have to count my [current] pans (just kidding) -- lord knows
how many I've destroyed and/or given away.

Dee Dee

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article >,
> jt august > wrote:
>
>> I already have three Circulon Classic pans, and I really like them. Do
>> they work for everything? Of course not. That's why I have Numerous
>> brands and series of pans. As with my massive ensemble of cooking toys,
>> my collection of now 34 pans offer many options for many purposes, since
>> no single pan or even a particular set of pans can do everything I like.
>
> I'll bet you no real kitchen that makes money has 34 different types of
> pans.
>
> Ask Gordon. Or Alton.
>
> Admit it: you just like buying, and owning, toys.

This is a problem for you?
Some people collect utterly useless dust-catching ornaments - others
collect things which can actually be useful.

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> S Viemeister > wrote:
>
>>>> my collection of now 34 pans offer many options for many purposes, since
>>>> no single pan or even a particular set of pans can do everything I like.
>>> I'll bet you no real kitchen that makes money has 34 different types of
>>> pans.
>>>
>>> Ask Gordon. Or Alton.
>>>
>>> Admit it: you just like buying, and owning, toys.


>> This is a problem for you?
>
> Admit it: a set of pans MUCH smaller than 34 pieces will do everything
> any kitchen will ever need.
>

Well, yes. But pure necessity and the urge to collect are quite
different things.

> For you to say that you have 34 pans because you "need" absolutely every
> one of them to do everything you like, is utter nonsense.
>

Watch your attributions - it wasn't _me_ who said that!

Just to make sure the clarity, this response is directed towards
shag-for-brains.

In article >,
S Viemeister > wrote:

> Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> > S Viemeister > wrote:
> >
> >>>> my collection of now 34 pans offer many options for many purposes, since
> >>>> no single pan or even a particular set of pans can do everything I like.
> >>> I'll bet you no real kitchen that makes money has 34 different types of
> >>> pans.
> >>>
> >>> Ask Gordon. Or Alton.
> >>>
> >>> Admit it: you just like buying, and owning, toys.
>
>
> >> This is a problem for you?
> >
> > Admit it: a set of pans MUCH smaller than 34 pieces will do everything
> > any kitchen will ever need.
> >
>
> Well, yes. But pure necessity and the urge to collect are quite
> different things.

Thanks, kind sir (or madam, I can't tell from the first name initial).


> > For you to say that you have 34 pans because you "need" absolutely every
> > one of them to do everything you like, is utter nonsense.
> >

I never said I needed everything in my collection, and I have on
numerous occasions referred to said collection as my cooking toys,
meaning that I have them for the fun of having and using them. I can do
all my cooking on a much smaller selection of pans, appliances and
assorted implements. But thanks to my successes in hunting down items
via garage sales, thrift stores, flea markets and estate sales, plus a
handful of right-place-right-time events, I have amassed a robust
collection of toys with which to have fun in the fine art of cooking.

Do I need the cotton candy machine? No. But I got one for $5 and at
the cost of carnival cotton candy, I have more than gotten my money's
worth.

Do I need the four bread machines? No. But at Thanksgiving, it sure
has been nice.

Do I need two Kitchenaid Stand Mixers, one lift head and the other
elevator lift style? No. But having them, I have found it nice to use
the larger for some things and the smaller for others, and I have had
both in use simultaneously more than a dozen times.

Do I need 34 high end Calphalon, Analon, Circulon, All-Clad and similar
pots and pans? No. But having them hanging on my custom built pots and
pans rack looks impressive when I have guests over for dinner, and
having such vast selection, I can use a given pan that might be better
suited for one dish than another pan.

And with all this selection, it's fun.

If shaghead, being an obnoxious git is fun. For me, cooking and
exploring flavors is fun. I wonder who has more friends.

jt

Looks that you've got a nice deal. We've bought an oven before very cheap price but after a few weeks it doesn't work so that's one of the advantage in buying second hand products.