Cookware 101 – Knowing What You Need
It is always good to have the right kind of cookware when you’re in the kitchen. Acquiring cookware depends on what you need, your style of cooking, and your budget. Buying a complete cookware set can be logical as it is cheaper in the long run, but you might end up not using a lot of pieces. Sometimes it is better to buy piece by piece, and then expand your cookware as the need and budget dictates.
Usually, you can start off with a sauté pan, a sauce pan and a stainless steel stock pot. A 12-inch sauté pan can be perfect for cooking steaks, chicken, fish and vegetables. A 3-quart sauce pan is good for making sauces, steaming vegetables and cooking small amounts of pasta. The stainless steel stock pot, which is usually heavy-bottomed, is great for soups, stews, large amounts of pasta, or larger pieces of food like turkeys and lobsters.