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davik · 12-23-2003, 12:13 AM

Personally I have use cast iron for my skillets and my wok, with a mix of stainless steel and anodized aluminum for the pots. Stainless steel is great because by and large you can dishwasher it and cook just about anything in it, but things do tend to stick; the anodized aluminum is a little better about sticking and atleast for the calphalon that I have tends to heat more evenly, but keep it out of the dishwasher. The cast iron requires some work to keep it non-stick, but is incredibly cheap, lasts forever, and is far more non-stick than teflon.
I'm not sure if it's still going, but amazon had some calphalon stuff on sale for as low as $20 a piece. For cast iron, just hit a walmart or a target or the like, $15 will get you a set of three skillets.

12-23-2003, 12:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
davik Irradiation for fun and profit Location: Controlled access area	Personally I have use cast iron for my skillets and my wok, with a mix of stainless steel and anodized aluminum for the pots. Stainless steel is great because by and large you can dishwasher it and cook just about anything in it, but things do tend to stick; the anodized aluminum is a little better about sticking and atleast for the calphalon that I have tends to heat more evenly, but keep it out of the dishwasher. The cast iron requires some work to keep it non-stick, but is incredibly cheap, lasts forever, and is far more non-stick than teflon. I'm not sure if it's still going, but amazon had some calphalon stuff on sale for as low as $20 a piece. For cast iron, just hit a walmart or a target or the like, $15 will get you a set of three skillets. __________________ "Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform." -- Mark Twain