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On Mar 26, 10:22 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye > out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came > home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's > 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be > good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. > > Here's a picture. Any thoughts? > > http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg > > Lou Pizza? |
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"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message ... > After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye > out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came > home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's > 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be > good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. > > Here's a picture. Any thoughts? > > http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg > How weird. It looks like a pizza pan with a stovetop handle. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:22:05 -0600, Lou Decruss >
wrote: >After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye >out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came >home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's >1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be >good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. > >Here's a picture. Any thoughts? > >http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg > Could be for big crepes. Personally, that would work for me. You could also cooks eggs on it... bacon, whatever. I'm not a big fan of dedicated pans for anything. Multi-task, son, multi-task. sf a crepe & omelet maker who gave the dedicated crepe and omelet pans away a long time ago -- See return address to reply by email remove the smile first |
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After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye
out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. Here's a picture. Any thoughts? http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg Lou |
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Lou Decruss <Lou Decruss >> wrote:
> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye > out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came > home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's > 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be > good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. > > Here's a picture. Any thoughts? The #1101 is a heavy duty grill scraper: <http://www.globeequipment.com/Vendors/Wear+Ever/Kitchen+Supplies/Kitchen+Utensils/WER!1101.html> Err, maybe not. It just a shallow pan. Good for heating tortillas I guess, but not much else I'd cook with that, or any aluminum pan. I wouldn't even use that as a fajita pan. Shape and size is right, but not in aluminum. -sw |
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On Mar 26, 10:22*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye > out for one at the resale stores she frequents. *This is what she came > home with today. *(2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. *It's > 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. *Wear-Ever #1101. *It seems it would be > good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. > > Here's a picture. Any thoughts? * > > http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg > > Lou > Like all aluminium pots and pans, this one should be perfect at giving you Alzheimers. |
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Lou Decruss wrote:
> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye > out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came > home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's > 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be > good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. > > Here's a picture. Any thoughts? > > http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg Crepes. Definitely crepes. They can be almost any size. It would also work for omelets. --Lia |
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"Julia Altshuler" > ha scritto nel messaggio
. .. > Lou Decruss wrote: >> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye >> out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came >> home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's >> 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be >> good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. >> >> Here's a picture. Any thoughts? http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg > > > Crepes. Definitely crepes. They can be almost any size. > It would also work for omelets. > > > --Lia I would not be happy with 1/8" think omelets! I wouldn't want to make crepes on this piece of aluminum, either, but maybe I will have to one day when the iron gets too heavy to swirl and twirl. |
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On Mar 27, 1:22�am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye > out for one at the resale stores she frequents. �This is what she came > home with today. �(2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. �It's > 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. �Wear-Ever #1101. �It seems it would be > good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. > > Here's a picture. Any thoughts? � > > http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg > > Lou The retro style bakelite handle and that the aluminum is stamped rather than spun tells me that pan is from the mid 1940s... was typically used as a pancake/grilled cheese griddle back then (there were square versions following), but that's the extent of its interest, it has absolutely no culinary value today except possibly a defroster. |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:32:32 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
> Someone here was saying how nice the heat distribution was with them so > I wanted to try cooking in one as I've never used one. What's the > objection to aluminum? Heh. In my younger (and more stupid) days I had some aluminum pots and pans. Bloody awful things. They warped, stained easily (I found them a b*tch to clean) - and I am almost convinced they were not good for my health either... Needless to say, I don't own any aluminum cookware anymore. Good quality SS is the way to go, IMHO. -- Cheers Chatty Cathy Monday is a lousy way to spend one seventh of your life. |
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"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
... > On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:32:32 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote: > > > >> Someone here was saying how nice the heat distribution was with them so >> I wanted to try cooking in one as I've never used one. What's the >> objection to aluminum? > > Heh. In my younger (and more stupid) days I had some aluminum pots and > pans. Bloody awful things. They warped, stained easily (I found them a > b*tch to clean) - and I am almost convinced they were not good for my > health either... Needless to say, I don't own any aluminum cookware > anymore. Good quality SS is the way to go, IMHO. > Adding to the above, aluminum conducts heat really well, which means it burns food rather easily. Stainless is much better for controlling temperature, cleanup, and so on. If you really want the heat distribution of aluminum, get a SS pan with an aluminum core, like a basic All-Clad, or Calphalon Tri-ply. Sharon |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:59:35 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote: >Lou Decruss <Lou Decruss >> wrote: > >> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye >> out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came >> home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's >> 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be >> good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. >> >> Here's a picture. Any thoughts? > >The #1101 is a heavy duty grill scraper: > ><http://www.globeequipment.com/Vendors/Wear+Ever/Kitchen+Supplies/Kitchen+Utensils/WER!1101.html> Ya. I did that google too. >Err, maybe not. It just a shallow pan. Good for heating tortillas >I guess, but not much else I'd cook with that, or any aluminum pan. >I wouldn't even use that as a fajita pan. Shape and size is right, >but not in aluminum. Someone here was saying how nice the heat distribution was with them so I wanted to try cooking in one as I've never used one. What's the objection to aluminum? Lou |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:26:15 -0400, Julia Altshuler
> wrote: >Lou Decruss wrote: >> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye >> out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came >> home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's >> 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be >> good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. >> >> Here's a picture. Any thoughts? >> >> http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg > > >Crepes. Definitely crepes. They can be almost any size. >It would also work for omelets. I planned crepes for tomorrow anyway so I'll give it a try. Thanks! Lou |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:48:25 +0100, "Giusi" >
wrote: >"Julia Altshuler" > ha scritto nel messaggio ... >> Lou Decruss wrote: >>> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye >>> out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came >>> home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's >>> 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be >>> good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. >>> >>> Here's a picture. Any thoughts? http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg >> >> >> Crepes. Definitely crepes. They can be almost any size. >> It would also work for omelets. >> >> >> --Lia > >I would not be happy with 1/8" think omelets! The aluminum is 1/8" thick silly <g> >I wouldn't want to make >crepes on this piece of aluminum, either, but maybe I will have to one day >when the iron gets too heavy to swirl and twirl. This isn't as heavy as cast, but it's still heavier than it looks. Lou |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:53:58 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
wrote: >On Mar 27, 1:22?am, Lou Decruss > wrote: >> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye >> out for one at the resale stores she frequents. ?This is what she came >> home with today. ?(2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. ?It's >> 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. ?Wear-Ever #1101. ?It seems it would be >> good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. >> >> Here's a picture. Any thoughts? ? >> >> http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg >> >> Lou > > >The retro style bakelite handle and that the aluminum is stamped >rather than spun tells me that pan is from the mid 1940s... was >typically used as a pancake/grilled cheese griddle back then (there >were square versions following), but that's the extent of its >interest, it has absolutely no culinary value today except possibly a >defroster. Excellent. That's what I was looking for. I'll probably try it and see how it works and then gift it. LOL Unless it works well for crepes. I've already got a crepe pan I haven't tried so I'll see which one works best. Lou |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:19:00 -0700 (PDT),
wrote: >On Mar 26, 10:22*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote: >> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye >> out for one at the resale stores she frequents. *This is what she came >> home with today. *(2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. *It's >> 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. *Wear-Ever #1101. *It seems it would be >> good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. >> >> Here's a picture. Any thoughts? * >> >> http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg >> >> Lou >> > >Like all aluminium pots and pans, this one should be perfect at giving >you Alzheimers. Aren't you just a ray of sunshine. Lou |
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Lou Decruss wrote:
> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye > out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came > home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's > 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be > good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. > > Here's a picture. Any thoughts? > > http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg > We have shallow pans like that to make pancakes/crepes on. |
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Lou Decruss wrote:
> > This is more a curiosity thing. I've got lots of SS and cast. I just > want to know what the aluminum is like to cook with. Kinda like a > spice I'm not familiar with. There are more variables than just the type of metal. Aluminum is generally nice to cook with because it's relatively inexpensive and can therefore be made thicker which distributes heat evenly. On the other hand, thicker can mean heavier which can be a disadvantage for things like flipping pancakes. There's also how well the pan is made, whether the bottom is even, whether the surface is smooth. There's good quality aluminum and bad. You're going to have to try your pan and get back to us with how you liked it. The main Alzheimer's objection to aluminum is based on a tiny news story that spun out of control until it became urban myth. More information he http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/valentino.asp Take especial look at the last paragraph. --Lia |
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Ophelia wrote:
> Lou Decruss wrote: >> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye >> out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came >> home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's >> 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be >> good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. >> >> Here's a picture. Any thoughts? >> >> http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg >> > > We have shallow pans like that to make pancakes/crepes on. > > I have a similar TFAL pan I use to make spring roll wrappers. |
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On Mar 27, 9:59�am, "Sharon" > wrote:
> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message > > ... > > > On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:32:32 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote: > > >> Someone here was saying how nice the heat distribution was with them so > >> I wanted to try cooking in one as I've never used one. �What's the > >> objection to aluminum? > > > Heh. In my younger (and more stupid) days I had some aluminum pots and > > pans. Bloody awful things. They warped, stained easily (I found them a > > b*tch to clean) - and I am almost convinced they were not good for my > > health either... Needless to say, I don't own any aluminum cookware > > anymore. Good quality SS is the way to go, IMHO. > > Adding to the above, aluminum conducts heat really well, which means it > burns food rather easily. � Actually the better the heat conduction the more evenly the heat distribution the less likely food will burn... which is why quality stainless steel cookware will contain a copper/aluminum core bottom ... anyway all burning, regardless which cookware, even if food is cooked on a stick over a flame, is due exclusively to the inability of the cook and no other reason whatsoever. |
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On Mar 27, 12:22*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye > out for one at the resale stores she frequents. *This is what she came > home with today. *(2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. *It's > 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. *Wear-Ever #1101. *It seems it would be > good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. > > Here's a picture. Any thoughts? * > > http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg > > Lou I have one just like that, from some auntie or grandma - I use it mainly as an extra home-made pizza pan; it could be used for anything you'd use a griddle for - eggs, bacon, pancakes, etc. - but it's small. N. |
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On Mar 27, 10:58*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:48:48 +0200, ChattyCathy > > > wrote: > >On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:32:32 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote: > > >> Someone here was saying how nice the heat distribution was with them so > >> I wanted to try cooking in one as I've never used one. *What's the > >> objection to aluminum? > > >Heh. In my younger (and more stupid) days I had some aluminum pots and > >pans. Bloody awful things. They warped, stained easily (I found them a > >b*tch to clean) - and I am almost convinced they were not good for my > >health either... Needless to say, I don't own any aluminum cookware > >anymore. Good quality SS is the way to go, IMHO. > > This is more a curiosity thing. *I've got lots of SS and cast. *I just > want to know what the aluminum is like to cook with. *Kinda like a > spice I'm not familiar with. > > Lou My grandmothers and mother (long-lived) used aluminum pans their whole lives, as I do - that long-ago aluminum-will-kill-you "scientific" study that was widely reported and subsequently taken as Gospel truth was revealed also a long time ago to be seriously flawed. Nobody has shown any relationship between ill health and aluminum cookware. I use mine all the time, although I like my stainless better, for performance reasons - the stainless has aluminum within. You might as well quit eating fish because of all the mercury and because farmed fish are worse for you than wild fish in most cases. N. |
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<sf> wrote in message ... > On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:19:00 -0700 (PDT), > wrote: > >>On Mar 26, 10:22 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote: >>> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye >>> out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came >>> home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's >>> 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be >>> good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. >>> >>> Here's a picture. Any thoughts? >>> >>> http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg >>> >>> Lou >>> >> >>Like all aluminium pots and pans, this one should be perfect at giving >>you Alzheimers. > > Surely you jest! > http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/7...oilhat2cy2.jpg > Who is this? And more importantly, who is the cat? -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:26:10 -0400, "cybercat" >
wrote: > ><sf> wrote in message ... >> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:19:00 -0700 (PDT), >> wrote: >> >>>On Mar 26, 10:22 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote: >>>> After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye >>>> out for one at the resale stores she frequents. This is what she came >>>> home with today. (2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. It's >>>> 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. Wear-Ever #1101. It seems it would be >>>> good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. >>>> >>>> Here's a picture. Any thoughts? >>>> >>>> http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg >>>> >>>> Lou >>>> >>> >>>Like all aluminium pots and pans, this one should be perfect at giving >>>you Alzheimers. >> >> Surely you jest! >> http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/7...oilhat2cy2.jpg >> > >Who is this? And more importantly, who is the cat? it's a googled image found by using "tin foil hat" as the search term. :) If you look at his shirt, it says gwally.com. Most likely that's ole Wally himself with his trusty sidekick, Kitty Kat. -- See return address to reply by email remove the smile first |
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Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:48:48 +0200, ChattyCathy > > wrote: > >> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:32:32 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote: >> >> >> >>> Someone here was saying how nice the heat distribution was with them so >>> I wanted to try cooking in one as I've never used one. What's the >>> objection to aluminum? >> Heh. In my younger (and more stupid) days I had some aluminum pots and >> pans. Bloody awful things. They warped, stained easily (I found them a >> b*tch to clean) - and I am almost convinced they were not good for my >> health either... Needless to say, I don't own any aluminum cookware >> anymore. Good quality SS is the way to go, IMHO. > > This is more a curiosity thing. I've got lots of SS and cast. I just > want to know what the aluminum is like to cook with. Kinda like a > spice I'm not familiar with. > > Lou They warp easily and require massive attention to prevent burning food. |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:48:48 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote: >On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:32:32 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote: > > > >> Someone here was saying how nice the heat distribution was with them so >> I wanted to try cooking in one as I've never used one. What's the >> objection to aluminum? > >Heh. In my younger (and more stupid) days I had some aluminum pots and >pans. Bloody awful things. They warped, stained easily (I found them a >b*tch to clean) - and I am almost convinced they were not good for my >health either... Needless to say, I don't own any aluminum cookware >anymore. Good quality SS is the way to go, IMHO. This is more a curiosity thing. I've got lots of SS and cast. I just want to know what the aluminum is like to cook with. Kinda like a spice I'm not familiar with. Lou |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:58:46 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
> > This is more a curiosity thing. I've got lots of SS and cast. I just > want to know what the aluminum is like to cook with. Kinda like a > spice I'm not familiar with. Fair enough, and it did only cost 2 bucks... ;) -- Cheers Chatty Cathy Monday is a lousy way to spend one seventh of your life. |
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Lou Decruss wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote: > <cathy1 wrote: > > Lou Decruss wrote: > > >> Someone here was saying how nice the heat distribution was with them so > >> I wanted to try cooking in one as I've never used one. �What's the > >> objection to aluminum? > > >Heh. In my younger (and more stupid) days I had some aluminum pots and > >pans. Bloody awful things. They warped, stained easily (I found them a > >bitch to clean) - and I am almost convinced they were not good for my > >health either... Needless to say, I don't own any aluminum cookware > >anymore. Good quality SS is the way to go, IMHO. > > This is more a curiosity thing. �I've got lots of SS and cast. �I just > want to know what the aluminum is like to cook with. �Kinda like a > spice I'm not familiar with. > > Lou Most commercial kitchens use a lot of aluminum cookware, especially large pots and bakeware (sheet/roasting pans), but it's much heavier gauge than the kind used in home kitchens. Heavy commercial aluminum cookware is still reasonably light weight for larger sizes, whereas you'd need body by Arrrnold to handle 40 qt pots. Aluminum is an excellent material for cookware, its only drawback is that it's highly reactive, which is really the only reason I have none. Commercial kitchens use no cast iron cookware, there's no cooking benefit plus it's highly reactive, requires maintenence, and is much too heavy... commercial cooking is in of itself plenty physically demanding enough... if you want to pump iron join Gold's Gym. Commercial stainless steel cookware with a thick aluminum core will always beat cast iron for even heat and heat retention.... some cooks who prefer light weight and ease of manuverablity with ultra sensitivity for precision egg cookery choose quality carbon steel pans. Cast iron is strictly for those whose kitchen skills are on par with fast food burger flippers... even with molded baked goods quality cast aluminum (Nordicware) beats cast iron. Cast iron cookware porcelainized with stylized hues is for those with more dollars than brain cells who can't cook a lick but belie the fact with chic kitchen decor. Cast iron is like cookware with training wheels. |
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On Mar 27, 11:08�am, "Ophelia" > wrote:
> Lou Decruss wrote: > > After reading here about aluminum pans I asked Louise to keep an eye > > out for one at the resale stores she frequents. �This is what she came > > home with today. �(2 bucks) I'm not sure what it was made for. �It's > > 1/8" thick and 12 1/4" wide. �Wear-Ever #1101. �It seems it would be > > good for crepes, but I thought they were a smaller pan. > > > Here's a picture. Any thoughts? > > >http://i25.tinypic.com/eajr14.jpg > > We have shallow pans like that to make pancakes/crepes on. |
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"Ophelia" > wrote:
> > We have shallow pans like that to make pancakes/crepes on. Do you mean "on" as opposed to off? One would think someone from the UK would have at least a modicum of English language skills... Ofailure she be tawkin' ebonics. |
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Sheldon wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote: >> >> We have shallow pans like that to make pancakes/crepes on. > > Do you mean "on" as opposed to off? > > One would think someone from the UK would have at least a modicum of > English language skills... Ofailure she be tawkin' ebonics. LOLOL that really is very funny coming from you:)))) yes btw, we do cook the crepes ON the pan. What do you cook on, the handle?? If you really want to play this game.. watch out:)) |
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Sheldon <Sheldon >> wrote:
> Commercial > kitchens use no cast iron cookware, there's no cooking benefit plus > it's highly reactive, requires maintenence, and is much too heavy... They don't use it because they have more efficient heating and because it's too heavy for all-day use. But for the casual home cook, cast iron is great for searing steaks and retaining heat. You'll never realize this, though, since you're ignorant. I didn't have cast iron until just a couple years ago and I'm glad I discovered it. My opinion was of course undecided until then. -sw |
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> They warp easily and require massive attention to prevent burning food.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Only if you don't know how to behave in a kitchen. N. |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:13:32 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
wrote: >. anyway all burning, regardless which cookware, even if food >is cooked on a stick over a flame, is due exclusively to the inability >of the cook and no other reason whatsoever. You can blame it on the crystal palace. Lou |
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In article >,
Julia Altshuler > wrote: > There are more variables than just the type of metal. > Aluminum is generally nice to cook with because it's relatively > inexpensive and can therefore be made thicker which distributes heat > evenly. On the other hand, thicker can mean heavier which can be a > disadvantage for things like flipping pancakes. > There's also how well the pan is made, whether the bottom is even, > whether the surface is smooth. There's good quality aluminum and bad. > You're going to have to try your pan and get back to us with how you > liked it. As you say, the way the pan is made is most important. Still, it's interesting to look at the basic metal also. Aluminum is one of the most expensive of the common metals. It runs something under a dollar a pound (US dollar). It is a also the lightest. Copper is a little more expensive, more like a dollar a pound. Steel is about twenty cents a pound. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pu...prices1998.pdf [and yes, it's more expensive ten years later] > The main Alzheimer's objection to aluminum is based on a tiny news story > that spun out of control until it became urban myth. More information he > > http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/valentino.asp And to this day, many people still won't use aluminum cookware because "they've heard bad things about it". -- Dan Abel Petaluma, California USA |
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Dan Abel <Dan Abel >> wrote:
> Copper is a little more expensive, more like a dollar a pound. We had a guy in Austina couple weeks ago who fried himself nearly to death breaking into a electric substation to steal copper wire. He didn't do it for $1/lb. More like $4/lb. Of course the years of skin grafting and hospital bills will be in the millions, all at taxpayers expense (since he's technically in custody for burglary and theft). |
What Is The Purpose Of This Pan?
Dan Abel wrote:
> > As you say, the way the pan is made is most important. Still, it's > interesting to look at the basic metal also. > > Aluminum is one of the most expensive of the common metals. It runs > something under a dollar a pound (US dollar). It is a also the lightest. > > Copper is a little more expensive, more like a dollar a pound. > > Steel is about twenty cents a pound. Good information to have, thanks. That's the cost of the raw ingredient. What about differences in cost for forging the metal into cookware? Usually, the cost of the ingredients in only a small part of the cost of the finished product. There's also: labor, transportation, equipment to make the product, supply and demand considerations. (If gadgient metal is less expensive in its raw state and less expensive to produce, but no one wants it because they prefer widgient cookware, the cost of a finished widgient pot in a gourmet store might be less because the factory is producing widgient pots by the hundreds of thousands where they're only producing gadgient pots by the hundreds.) Like everyone else, I had to make decisions on what cookware to own based on cost, what I already had, what I like, and shelf space. I don't have a different pot for every dish. I have heavy stainless pots and pans, one quite heavy cast iron fry pan, an iron and enamel dutch oven, and I bake in glass. --Lia |
What Is The Purpose Of This Pan?
"Dan Abel" > wrote in message > > Aluminum is one of the most expensive of the common metals. It runs > something under a dollar a pound (US dollar). It is a also the lightest. > > Copper is a little more expensive, more like a dollar a pound. > > Steel is about twenty cents a pound. > > > http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pu...prices1998.pdf > > [and yes, it's more expensive ten years later] Not just a little, but incredibly higher. Check out metal prices today and you'll be shocked. Try buying steel pipe for $15 to $50 a foot depending on size. Copper tubing will put you in shock. |
What Is The Purpose Of This Pan?
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message >> >> Aluminum is one of the most expensive of the common metals. It runs >> something under a dollar a pound (US dollar). It is a also the >> lightest. Copper is a little more expensive, more like a dollar a pound. >> >> Steel is about twenty cents a pound. >> >> >> http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pu...prices1998.pdf >> >> [and yes, it's more expensive ten years later] > > Not just a little, but incredibly higher. Check out metal prices > today and you'll be shocked. Try buying steel pipe for $15 to $50 a > foot depending on size. Copper tubing will put you in shock. We have theft of copper wire and tubing around here. Construction sites are locked down, locked up and have security 24/7. Janet |
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