Best Stainless Steel Cookware

We have a winner!

We found what we think is the best stainless steel cookware set on the market

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Best Non-Stick Cookware Set

For Lovers of non-stick cookware

This non-stick cookware set is excellent value for money and we rate it highly

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Best Dutch Oven Overall For Quality and Color

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There is no doubt about it, we had to rate the as our number 1 choice for Dutch Ovens.

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Archive for July, 2009

Blog of the Week – Home of Cooking Fans

Home of Cooking FansAnyone who loves Chinese cooking is going to love ‘Home of Cooking Fans’.

The recipes are presented in a logical order and the ingredient list and method are easy to follow.

There is a wide range of absolutely beautiful Chinese dishes to choose from.

I found quite a few scrumptious recipes that I just love and I am sure you will like them as well.

I am going to share a few with you but once you are on the site of ‘Home of Cooking Fans’ I am sure you will find plenty of recipes to tempt your taste buds.

Cooking Chinese food only requires a few basic pieces of cookware and of course the wok is the most important piece of equipment.

Check out our wok suggestions to get you started.


A Guide to Wolfgang Puck Cookware

Wolfgang Puck Cookware SetYou no doubt know the name Wolfgang Puck. The famous chef’s name is on a number of restaurants and cookbooks. But did you know that you can really take a step closer to cooking like him by using cookware with his name as well?

The Wolfgang Puck Cookware line is known as a great, yet moderately priced set of items to put in your kitchen. While Puck is a serious chef, you don’t have to be one to want to use his cookware line.

Here’s a look at the Wolfgang Puck cookware line and how it stacks up to use in the kitchen:

Durability

The Wolfgang puck cookware line is made of stainless steel. That means it is durable and is going to be able to stand up to a lot of use, and even some abuse.

Non-stick

The majority of the items in the Wolfgang Puck cookware line come with a non-stick coating. This is great if you hate clean up and are worried about a mess of items sticking to your pots and pans. Unlike other non-stick pots and pans, this set will allow you to use metal utensils with the non-stick cookware and the coating should have no problems or scars from that use.

Heating

While the parts of the Wolfgang Puck cookware line you will see are the stainless steel pieces, the inner core of the cooking pots and pans is made with aluminum. The reason for this is that aluminum is a better conductor of heat than steel. This aluminum core will mean quicker and more even cooking in the Wolfgang Puck cookware collection. For this reason, you should always err on the side of lower heat than needed, as you may be surprised at how hot the pots become quickly. If you turn it up too high, you may burn your meal.

Cleaning

The best way to clean Wolfgang Puck cookware is with a sudsy rag or sponge. Generally they are easy to clean and any food remains will wipe right off.



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