Where the Kids Come to Mouth Off

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
I seem to have lost all the cookware in the breakup and all I have is a 12" calphalon omelette pan. This cool weather has me hankering to cook pot roast and homemade spaghetti sauce like my German mama used to make. After that, I probably won't cook for another 6 months, but nevertheless would like to start out with a high-quality stock pot and a couple of sauce and saute pans.

I was thinking of picking up some all-clad stainless steel pieces, but don't want to have to scrub and polish my cookware after every use. But I'm not wild about anodized aluminum for everything.

Anyway, I'd welcome recommendations, both for the specific items I should buy as well as brands/types. It's not important to me that my cookware match - I don't display the stuff, I just want to start to collect the best quality and most useful pieces for my needs.

Sorry to be so boring.

I would recommend All-Clad MC2 cookware. You probably should get a smaller fry pan, a 5 quart sucepan and an 8 quart dutch oven. I would also recommend getting the 5 quart saucier if you can find it. In addition, get a Lodge cast iron skillet and 2 half-sheet aluminum baking sheets from Chicago Metallic. You can order all of this on Sur La Table or Chef's Catalog online at very good prices.

If that's all too much, get the saucier and the cast iron skillet. I cook about 80% of my meals with those two pieces.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Not recently broken up, but I'm beginning to think that I need to acquire a cat or two to cement the spinster status. .

My friend and I are taking a class on how to spin. Not the PLF-kind, the sheep's-wool-into-yarn kind. I think I'm exempt from spinster status, but it definitely cements hers.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by sunnybunny
Note to Self:

Remember to log in before you read posts so you don't have to read the stupid shit posted by Thurston.

That's not really a "Note to Self."

TM

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
This break up party should involve gifts (housewares and electronics would be particularly welcome), free alcohol, and sex.

You know, like a wedding reception, but without the ceremony, cash, or commitment.

I will host. My kitchen is bigger than Slave's.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Mo blows two saves? Wow.
But four Sox wins in a row
are doubtful, at best.

Yanks in 6.

Three NY wins are
doubtful, too. Question now is:
Can the Sox win two?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by sunnybunny
Exactly...TM's just an out of touch old white guy living in a black man's younger body. I have known this for years.

I don't know about the white guy part, but I'll admit to being out of touch with the hip, young, lunchbox-carrying crowd. I don't spend much time with children.*

TM

*Besides my own, of course.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Only a German would dare of eating pot roast with spaghetti sauce.

Carry on.

If she stir-fries it, she's got the whole Axis going.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
This break up party should involve gifts (housewares and electronics would be particularly welcome), free alcohol, and sex.

You know, like a wedding reception, but without the ceremony, cash, or commitment.

I'll bring the pudding and the moist towelettes.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by taxwonk
I would recommend All-Clad MC2 cookware. You probably should get a smaller fry pan, a 5 quart sucepan and an 8 quart dutch oven. I would also recommend getting the 5 quart saucier if you can find it. In addition, get a Lodge cast iron skillet and 2 half-sheet aluminum baking sheets from Chicago Metallic. You can order all of this on Sur La Table or Chef's Catalog online at very good prices.

If that's all too much, get the saucier and the cast iron skillet. I cook about 80% of my meals with those two pieces.

I don't think I need a saucier. I never make small amounts of sauces. But here's my preliminary shopping list:

12" Cast Iron Skillet (for frittatas, bacon, hash browns, etc.)

Stock pot - at least 8qt - (mostly for tasty german spaghetti sauce, using secret ingredients of sauerkraut, marzipan, and beer)

Dutch oven (for the pot roast - not to be served with spaghetti sauce, by the way)

Saute Pan (med-large size)

Sauce Pan (medium size)

Small Fry Pan


Are there any pieces for which you especially do or especially don't recommend the nonstick finish?

My mother was a cook, and I don't know what cookware to buy without seeking help from my internet friends. Weird that.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
If she stir-fries it, she's got the whole Axis going.

Ha.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by robustpuppy

Are there any pieces for which you especially do or especially don't recommend the nonstick finish?

I don't like non-stick finish at all because I don't like the idea of eating teflon. But that may be just me.

[SlaveNoMore]

ltl/fb
If she stir-fries it, she's got the whole Axis going.

Is that the Iranian part, or the North Korean?

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by robustpuppy

Dutch oven (for the pot roast - not to be served with spaghetti sauce, by the way)

Are there any pieces for which you especially do or especially don't recommend the nonstick finish?

My mother was a cook, and I don't know what cookware to buy without seeking help from my internet friends. Weird that.

You know, I use a crock pot instead of a dutch oven for my pot roast. The crock pot also comes in handy for soups and chili. I think it may be a Southern thing, but it definitely gets used a lot.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen

You need, at minimum, 9"

Shit.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
mostly for tasty german spaghetti sauce, using secret ingredients of sauerkraut, marzipan, and beer

Now that you've revealed secret ingredients, how about the recipe? I'm willing to trade the family Potato Salad recipe.