What type of Pan

I have stainless steel pans, but the bigger frying pan handle broke because they were not welded in to the inside of the pan. The smaller frying pan is a KitchenAid and is welded to the inside of the pan. I also have two cast iron frying pans, and two cheap teflon pans, the kind with loose handles, and not the kind where you can use metal instruments in. We were looking at some Revere Ware, but a good frying pan costs at least $30 and I have a budget limit on what to buy and the frying pan is not included at least not until I catch up on everything else. So I might have to use the cast iron pans instead. They would not be easy to make crepes in, but since I am trying to lose weight, maybe that is a good thing.

I feel the same way that you do about the Teflon. It expands when heated and takes on food and odor. Then when it cools the food/odor are trapped in the pan. YUK! I have stainless steel waterless cookware. I love it. It is so easy to clean and I can stack it and cook several dishes on one eye of the stove. I can also cook on very low heat with it once it forms its vacuum. If something should stick or stain, a little barkeeper's friend takes it right off the stainless steel. I too like corning ware for oven cooking. We make a lot of casseroles in our large corning pieces.

Depends, we have non-stick and stainless steel. I use the stainless steel ones when i'm making soups and what not becuse i like to saute my onions & garlic in olive oil and find that you get better results with stainless steel. You have to use aluminium for wok frying as it's the best heat conductor. Our normal fying pan is a Tefal non-stick one.

oh i love my revere ware

I use waterless stainless steel cookware - I have had it for some 15 years or so now. I really like them and they clean up well. I stay away from Teflon coated pans and aluminum cookware whenever possible.

I use stainless steel. I don't own any aluminum, I've seen people get sick from them. I am planning on picking up a few cast iron pans, they are so good for fried eggs, chicken etc. I have a few pieces of corning that I only use to reheat things in the micro.

I have some stainless steel stuff that is crap...I thought stainless steel was good stuff but there seems to be degrees of quality. I also have some lovely French enamel saucepans that my Mum paid a small fortune for many years ago and was severely disappointed in. They are marked and stained. I have no problem with Teflon provided it is good quality. I paid good money for a Teflon frying pan that was recommended by a big name women's magazine. The Teflon was coming off in a few weeks. I have another Teflon pan that I've had for 3 years and it is in great condition...it didn't cost a lot either. It's so hard to know what you are getting these days.

I use stainless steel and cast iron. I have used the non-stick type of pans before, thanks to my mother-in-law, but stopped a few years ago, after hearing that they can cause cancer. I even threw out my waffle iron because it had a non stick coating on it. My mom never liked using anything that had a non stick coating on it, whether it was pots, pans, cooking utensils, etc. Apparently my mom had tried this cookware at a friends house one day. She told me the food didn't taste quite right. I thought she was crazy. So when I was growing up we never had these kind of cookware in the house. If only I would have listened to her and not my mother-in-law. I would have never had these in my home either. Live and learn.

I have some teflon pans and don't care for them too much most of the time. My favorite are stainless steal and corning ware or visions. I have never had a full set of matching pans, I've always had a little of this, a little of that. So I've tried it all. I am trying to buy nothing but stainless from here on out, but they are expensive so sometimes I have to buy what I can afford at the moment.

hi modestah I also have stainless steel with copper bottoms, and some cast iron skillets, and some corning ware for baking. I have never had too much luck with teflon coated pans. they all seem to break down on me for some reason. so use cast iron instead for frying things. it works just fine.

I use cast iron, primarily. I have a big cast iron dutch oven and four cast iron pans of various sizes. I just love how they cook, and I love the minimal clean up involved. I also use enameled casserole and loaf pans, regularly. I hate Teflon because it's so finicky. We do have a Teflon pan that my SO babies and makes omelettes in, but it doesn't get used for anything else. Something about the flaking, not being able to scrub, not being able to dishwash, having it easily scratch just really bugs me.