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From: Marsha on 18 Nov 2009 20:45
We're looking for good quality cookware. Is Calphalon worth the price
or are you just paying for the name? Does a good set of cookware really
make a difference? We are not gourmet cooks. We just want skillets
that last more than a year or two. Thanks for the input.

Marsha

From: Vic Smith on 18 Nov 2009 20:55
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:45:29 -0500, Marsha <mas(a)xeb.net> wrote:

>We're looking for good quality cookware. Is Calphalon worth the price
>or are you just paying for the name? Does a good set of cookware really
>make a difference? We are not gourmet cooks. We just want skillets
>that last more than a year or two. Thanks for the input.
>
As long as it's not too thin it doesn't make any difference.
Keeping it frugal, you can often get good quality cookware
second-hand. Wife's still using a skillet she bought for 4 bucks at a
used store 12 years ago. Teflon still in good shape.
She's a professional cook.
Another way to save is pick up pieces individually instead of sets.

--Vic
From: Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply on 19 Nov 2009 00:54
Marsha wrote:
> We're looking for good quality cookware. Is Calphalon worth the price
> or are you just paying for the name? Does a good set of cookware really
> make a difference? We are not gourmet cooks. We just want skillets
> that last more than a year or two. Thanks for the input.

My suggestion for skillets that will last a long time: Cast iron.
From: BigDog1 on 19 Nov 2009 12:05
On Nov 18, 6:45 pm, Marsha <m...(a)xeb.net> wrote:
> We're looking for good quality cookware.  Is Calphalon worth the price
> or are you just paying for the name?  Does a good set of cookware really
> make a difference?  We are not gourmet cooks.  We just want skillets
> that last more than a year or two.  Thanks for the input.
>
> Marsha

I own a total of 4 Calphalon pieces (2 skillets and two lidded sauce
pans) that I bought in separate sales at different locations, so
they're not a set. They are easily the best quality cookware I've
ever owned. But they're just not worth full retail. If I hadn't
gotten them for 60% or more off of regular price they'd still be
sitting on the shelf.
From: frater mus on 19 Nov 2009 04:27
Marsha wrote:
> We're looking for good quality cookware. Is Calphalon worth the price
> or are you just paying for the name? Does a good set of cookware really
> make a difference? We are not gourmet cooks. We just want skillets
> that last more than a year or two. Thanks for the input.

Cal is nice but overpriced; folks that buy it on name only seem to
either not use it (display only) or want it to act like teflon (which
it's not, so it doesn't). Used Cal has often been abused by non-foodie
heathens but you may find some in good condition in garage sales.

I like heavy, no-frills commercial gear from the local restaurant supply
store. Oven-safe, tough, reasonably-priced. Only buy the pieces you need.



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