Hi All,
I finally went all in and got the Mineral B Pan and did my life’s first seasoning.
So wanted to get feedback from the veterans here of how far off I am currently to achieve Seasoning greatness!
Had to use Induction stove.
Thank you in advance for all your help and guidance!
Edit: Clarifying had to use Induction stove as do not have gas stove.
I’m on the hunt for new-ish products (ingredients, tech, cookware) that has changed your cooking for the better — more efficient and/more delicious. Please share!
Hand me downs from my mom. Ive been using them for a while. I guess its time to replace them. Any suggestions??
I'm looking to purchase a knife as an anniversary gift for my girlfriend. This knife would be used for just about everything in the kitchen (cutting onions/tomatoes/garlic/mushrooms, cutting pork belly, slicing steak, and perhaps, occasionally, even cutting things like watermelon, cantaloupe, etc.).
For some context, her parents have the Shun Classic Western 8" at their house (shown in the image), and she has used it in the past and likes it. She loves cooking, and she knows proper finger placement and various different cutting techniques (her knife skills are a lot better than mine), so she's not a complete beginner or anything. However, at the end of the day, neither of us are professionals. Currently, she's/we're using a random Faberware knife that she has been wanting to replace.
Any suggestions on what to pick out of these, or if I should be looking at something else?
I found a 1.75 qt enameled cast iron saucepan. Worth keeping? It’s heavy as hell but it’s really cute lol
Hi i noticed Viretta has launched a 5-ply copper core pan with titanium plasma as option on Kickstarter. Do any have thoughts on of its worth it? It seems like a very interesting product and also the price is not bad compared to madein and its seems like a superior product.
I’m between a few different sets from both Costco and Sam’s Club but would love some advice. I’ve seen several posts containing some of these but none with all 4. Anyone have thoughts on best to worst?
Viking - https://www.samsclub.com/ip/84059510753
Tramontina 14-piece - https://www.samsclub.com/ip/13865524206
Tramontina 12-piece - https://www.costco.com/.product.100809273.html
Cuisinart - https://www.costco.com/.product.4000297823.html
I do have a preference of buying from Costco as their customer service has been easier to deal with.
I found a good deal of a set of 3x Miyabi Birchwood knives (approximately 40% off retail) and I'm tempted. I know buying a set is never really a good idea but these are 3x knives that I will actually use often, i.e. Santoku, long paring knife, short paring knife.
But I'm hesitant because they are apparently very delicate/brittle from my research due to their extreme hardness. You can't use it on bones, or large hard cheese blocks, and you have to cautious with hard/large vegetables like pumpkin/squash, etc.... Any excessive lateral pressure including bending or twisting can chip or break it.
So now I feel intimidated and wondering why spend so much when it's got so many limitations?
Received the five items I ordered from Bottega del Rama. Two pans, a lid, and a pot and pan combo. Looking forward to using these over the next couple of days. US tariffs hit hard unfortunately but still well worth it.
Just found this copper cauldron at a goodwill for $4 thought it was a steal and that the copper is overcooked from use. It’s very worn and definitely needs to be re-tinned. Is it possible to fix up the exterior and is it worth it? It’s got a good weight to it and would be cool to use occasionally/ display. New to this and anything helps!
Do aluminum cookware rust like cast iron and carbon steel in a dishwasher? Is it safe to put them in like stainless steel?
I just bought this and I'm looking to see if anyone has any more info about it.
It seems to be a brand new product - https://stellar.co.uk/zero - and they claim its 100% Uncoated and the textured surface gives it non-stick. I only tested eggs with butter so far and its very nonstick, but I'm a bit suspicious because its oven safe only up to 240C, just like any other PTFE pan, and the care instructions (pdf) say to not use abrasive cleaners or pads.
Stellar is a established brand in the UK and they offer 25 year guarantee but it does NOT cover "reduced capability of effortless food release"
The build quality is average, thin tri-ply, maybe 2mm? but with what appears to be sealed rims making it dishwasher safe.
Many people wants too Buy/Sell/Treade stuff, a small majority of r/cookware users actually, but it would due to the enlightening comments from the poll, be too messy to implement here, and be too annoying to the near majority that on the contrary wants ABSOLUTELT NOTHING OF IT here.
I will be looking into how to create a whole new subreddit dedicated for buy/sell/trade, it will be a sister subreddit to r/cookware. And may be named something like r/cookware_marketplace but name suggestions are up for grabs, so be sure to make good suggestions in the comments.
I initially wanted more subreddit activity and possible by extension accelerated growth on r/cookware, rather than a r/cookware sister subreddit. But growth should not come at a high cost for roughly half of the inhabitants of this subreddit, so the buy/sell/trade adventure will eventually start as a sister_subreddit, in order to make sure that things on r/cookware continues the same just as most of you prefers it!
It annihilated a potato in seconds in this reel. Google image search says various answers.
Are there electric appliances like this for household use?
Hi there!
Was already here for advice a few weeks ago and it was good feedback, so i wanted to ask about your best recommendations for 2 pans that my mom asked me to research for her.
We currently have 2 mainly used Pans at home, that my mom bought for ~90€ each and after 3-4 years of use both are extremely warped and scratched up.
Now the goal are 2 pans, different brands or a set (doesn't matter), that have a Non-Stick coating for simplicity of use (there are 5 people in the house and none know how to cook "very good", so they should be as durable as possible for when my siblings want to cook without much experience).
As i understood we had some SS pans before, but they didnt really meet expectations, because it was too difficult to cook with them, so the Non-Stick coating is a must.
Pans should have 24-26cm diameter and a 30cm diameter.
We have an induction stove and a oven, but dont use pans for the oven.
And we can order stuff from germany and italy, so I would appreciate product recommendations from that region.
As i have read hundreds of comments here I think i have understood, that Ceramic coatings are not extremely long lasting, so maybe for my case the PFTE would be the better option, is this true?
The best situation would be a set with lowered prices of course, I already looked through many websites, but maybe someone here has a good tip.
Thanks
TL;DR: Looking for specific advise for 2 Pans:
- As durable as possible - whole family is using them
- Pan 1: 24-26cm ⌀
- Pan 2: 30cm ⌀
- Non-Stick coating necessary, either Ceramic or Teflon - focus on durability
- Area: Germany and Italy
- Stove: Induction
I tried making potstickers from frozen, several times but they always stick. This time was the worst.
Oil pan, fry the bottom of the dumplings, take out dumplings, boil water, put dumplings in, steam 10 min = least sticking but still pretty bad
Oil pan, put in dumplings to fry bottoms, keep in pan, put in water, steam for 10 min = above picture, worst sticking so far, none came out intact
Defrost dumplings for 1 hour, follow second option = same result
Any advice?
So I recently got this typical milk jug for frothing milk for coffee. The storeclerk told me it was fine to heat the milk directly on my gas stovetop, but a quick googme search says these have some kind of coating inside that might be damaged? There wasn't much info thou'
What do you guys say? Will it be safe?
Reddit used to be an innocent platform for enthusiasts and/or "nerds" or generally just very knowledgeable and passionate individuals, but Reddit is increasingly getting commercialised and normalised.
The Reddit Administration (not the mod team) sometimes colaborates/chats with cookware companies behind our back and some of these companies increasingly wants to colaborate with the overall subreddit moderation like with the r/cookware mod team (us) as well.
We or at the very least I seek to run this place the old school way, buy following the rules of the subreddit myself and keeping it a place to talk about cookware and help each other out, old timers, newcomers and cookware enthusiasts alike.
However some r/cookware users would like a possibility too buy, sell or trade cookware with each other useing this subreddit community, others would like to get information about sales and promotions while other only want to look at interesting discussions about cookware.
Thing is, that in the past I talked about a monthly/quarterly buy/sell thread on things subreddit r/flashlights has one and, I think that would be cool if it got implemented at r/cookware.
But what about information about sales? Should we have a list of ongoing sales included in the upcoming Buy/Sell/Treade threads or just let companies maby once a year post thier biggest yearly sale themselves into the feed of r/cookware or have NO SALES at all? (new product announcements especially from startups excluded).
I personally belive this place is special and should not be tainted by outside influences more than absolutely necessary. I like that there is now customer service representatives from sone brands in our subreddit, when they genuinely help users and doesn't push sales too much. But personally I don't want this place to turn into yet another advertising board for large and aggressive corporations. However in this post financial crysis economy some people really could benifit from good sales, so what is your opinion on sales and cookware treading?
I have been thinking about this for some days, and would on behalf of r/cookware like you to help the mod team decide the best possible direction for r/cookware, especially in these recent times where Reddit at large is getting increasingly commercialised.
I'm very, very slowly getting better at cooking, and part of that for me is learning which tools to use and which fun gadgets worth the money. I often shop at thrift stores for them and I see this type of pot very often. My grandma used to use something like this and I wonder if this has a special job that standard stainless steel pot or saucepan can't handle as well?
Hi all,
I have updated our nonstick guide, thanks to some research from supermod u/Wololooo1996!
We have added this part:
While Teflon coatings in and of themselves — when completely intact — are chemically inert, micro and nanoparticles from the PTFE coating somehow disrupts the body: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389425031759
Chemical Documents Analysis of Industry Influence on PFAS Science: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10237242/
A short article on toxicological investigation and gene-related molecular interactions of polytetrafluoroethylene nanoparticles (PTFE NPs): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11033-025-11033-w
A quote from a study on polytetrafluoroethylene microplastic properties, pollution and toxicity: "In vitro studies [...] suggest significant biological effects of PTFE microplastics, although the number of scientific papers is low. In human cell lines, particles sized 6–32 μm induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and disrupted intracellular signaling pathways, with smaller particles exerting a stronger impact [...]. In murine intestinal organoids, PTFE exposure impaired mitochondrial function and suppressed the protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (AKT/mTOR) pathway, leading to reduced metabolic activity, necrosis, and autophagy [...]. A mouse oocyte maturation assay revealed reproductive toxicity at 10 μg/mL, evidenced by a significant reduction in oocyte maturation [...]." Full article here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10311-025-01885-w
It's not only the old PFOA additives (and likely the new GenX additives as well) that are toxic, the final PTFE product itself according to the studies is also almost certainly toxic when the coating is not intact. And this is not to mention the complete toxic dumpster fire that instantly happens to an otherwise intact coating if any of the coating is even accidentally heated to 280°C and up (the coating itself starts to break down already at 240°C): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11324993/#bib20
The full guide to nonstick safety can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/cookware/s/o1zMjvpweB
Thanks all, and happy cooking!