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5 Must Kitchen Cookware Pieces for Your Home Party
Published July 8, 2011Thanksgiving is upon us once again and we at Best Cookware team are thrilled to share a few must have kitchen cookware for your thanksgiving party meal. If you are hosting or you are going to share a potluck meal at family, these cookware pieces will be bring in more conversation, praise and best part about it is that it will be useful throughout the year!
1. Cuisinart MCP-12 MultiClad Pro Stainless Steel 12-Piece Cookware Set
This 12 pieces Cuisinart MultiClad Pro Stainless Steel set is one of the best selling cookware for three years in row. You will get all-clad and 18/10 stainless steel without the price tag of All-Clad brand.
Check out our review of Best Stainless Steel Cookware for detailed reviews and pros and cons of this stainless steel cookware set.
This Multiclad Pro Stainless Steel set… Continue reading
Choosing Best Cookware Feature Guide
Published July 7, 2011Functionality and features in best cookware:
Choosing right cookware is often trials and errors and there are so many choices, and place to buy. Also there different review guides that tell you very different picks. How do you know what works right for you? Our review sites has done extensive research to bring you lot of useful information and guide to help you and final choice is rest on your own choice as no one knows best about your cooking style than yourself. These are the features we look for when we buy and review each cookware and kitchen products and this one article, also will help you pick right cookware pieces and set for you .
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Heat conductivity:
Various metal cookware materials can heat up very differently and will make difference in your cooking. Best heat conductivity means better… Continue reading
How to clean bare cast iron cookware
Published July 3, 2011Using newly seasoned cast iron cookware:
Make sure you first season a cast ironpan before using it properly. Once the cast iron seasoned it will be fairly black and glossy like non-stick surface. Keep using a little oil in the beginning during cooking until it becomes fully seasoned. If your bare cast iron does not have wood or rubber handle bar, do not forget to use kitchen towels to hold the pan, as it can get super hot!
Important note: This seasoning technique is bare Cast Iron, if you have Enamel Coated Cast Iron cookware, it will not need special cleaning like bare cast iron.
How to clean cast iron cookware?
Bare cast iron cookware can not be washed or cleaned in dishwasher as the process can remove and damage the seasoning the cast iron pan has.
10 Tips before You Buy any Cookware
Published July 1, 2011
Before you buy any cookware or kitchenware, please take a look at these tips, so you will buy the best product for best value that will last longer and save you money in long run.
Step 1:
Know who are you buying for. Are you buying for yourself or someone else? What will you be cooking in it? What features are important to you: is it cheapest, easy to wash, dishwasher safe, easy to hold during cooking? Do you care for colors, look and shape etc and so on. Ask these questions before choosing a cookware or cooking set.
See Choosing Best Cookware Feature Guide for more details on what makes great cookware experience.
Step 2:
Next step is to figure out, what type of cookware material is important to you? If you want to buy all steel, non… Continue reading
Other Cookware Materials : Cookware Tips and Guide
Published June 21, 2011In addition to stainless steel, non-stick, cast-iron, copper, hard anodized, multi-ply or all-clad cookware, there are a few other types of cookware and bakeware material that some of you might be interested in. Let’s look at those materials in details. —————————————————————————————————————
Carbon Steel
Carbon steel cookware is usually rolled or hammered into tiny thin sheets of material. Material supposed to be strong and holds heat well enough. This type of material is best suited for knives, woks, crepe frying pan and paella pots, where curved shapes holds heating where required during stirring. One of the issue with carbon steel is that it need to be seasoned with oil before using and needs to be repeated as needed. Over time, the surface will be black and non-stick like cast-iron material.
Top Carbon Steel Kitchenware
See our detailed Wok Guide here: Wok… Continue reading
Cookware Buying Guide
Published June 20, 2011The Only Kitchen Cookware Buying Guide and Tips You Will Need:
Finding a right cookware set for your home can be confusing task as there are so many choices out there today. Choosing a best cookware from massive information, would almost like finding a needle in a haystack. But it does not have be confusing as we have done extensive research to show you quick steps for you to find and buy right cookware for you. There are many types of cookwares, with different features, many brands to choose from that fits your cooking and life style. We will show you not only steps to pick right one and will give you our top recommended choices that has worked for our team of testers. Hopefully, making it easier to pick and choose the best cookware for your kitchen, your way.… Continue reading
10 Steps to Season Your Cast Iron Cookware
Published June 13, 2011How to season your carbon steel Wok?
Best traditional woks are made of carbon steel material. What is a carbon steel? Carbon steel is usually rolled or hammered into tiny thin sheets of material. Material supposed to be strong and holds heat well enough. Hand hammered and double to triple ply woks are generally best quality.
Important note: This seasoning technique is bare Cast Iron, if you have Enamel Coated Cast Iron cookware, it will not need seasoning.
Step 1:
Wash the wok in hot water with mild detergent soap with a sponge.
Step 2:
Scrub the exterior with scrubber but do not use anything abrasive inside the wok pan.
Step 3:
Rinse the wok in water and dry it completely with a dish towel.
Step 4:
Place the wok on high heat stove top.
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Turn… Continue reading
What is Dutch Oven and How to Use Dutch Oven?
Published June 4, 2011Dutch ovens are one of oldest cooking pots since late 1600s . The early Dutch people used dry sand to make their molds, giving their pots a smoother surface and pots were so great for slow cooking. Around early 1700s an Englishman named Abraham Darby decided to observe the Dutch system for making these cooking pot and later he patented a casting procedure similar to the Dutch process and began to produce cast metal cooking vessels for Britain and her new American Colonies. The cookware started being known as dutch oven in USA but is also known as french oven or casserole ovens in other part of world.
Dutch ovens are best suited for long, slow cooking, such as in making roasts, stews, and casseroles. Some dutch oven are used for camping and modern dutch ovens are designed to be… Continue reading
Frequently Asked Cookware Questions and Answers
Published May 31, 2011Here are some of the questions and answers that may help you with understanding cooking and product terminology much better. If you have any questions, please write to us via contact form. Our team will try our best to publish right answer right here for you. We try our best to answer our reader’s questions as often as we can. Feel free to ask on comments or via contact form.
How to clean your non-stick pans?
You can hand wash the non-stick pan using mild dish soap and soft sponge. Wait until pan is cooled off before washing. If your pan is not made of anodized aluminimum, it can be placed in dish washer to clean. To remove any stuck-on food, use a soft plastic scrub-brush or sponge and a gentle and mild soap.
Can I put Le Creuset in… Continue reading
Calphalon Tri-Ply Copper 10-Piece Cookware Set
Published April 21, 2011Calphalon Tri-Ply Copper 10-Piece Cookware Set
This Calphalon 10-pc. Tri-ply Copper Cookware Set is a part of Calphalon’s premium Tri-Ply Copper line, this brilliant stainless-steel and copper-accented cookware cooks beautifully and looks gorgeous. The pan’s exterior is crafted of copper–the superior metal for heat conduction–while a heavy-gauge aluminum core runs through its center. The combination of these two metals provides more exact control while cooking and excellent end results.
The interior is made of 18/10 stainless steel, which is nonreactive to acidic foods and offers a reflective surface that makes it easier to know when foods are completely cooked. This cookware has Calphalon’s patented stainless-steel Cool-V handles that stay cool to the touch on the stovetop and stainless-steel lids that fit snugly onto the pan for a tight seal. AllTri-Ply Copper cookware is oven-safe up to 450 degrees F and… Continue reading
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