Beth Gallagher
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Another thread revival from The Old Place. Several of us enjoyed discussing our kitchen toys so here's a place to continue the discussion!
Kitchen Gadgets
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Great thread, @Beth Gallagher , and I always enjoy reading about the new gadget that you kitchen gourmet type people find. Maybe you will even lure @John Brunner back in between this and the tractor thread !
Beth Gallagher
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Magnalite cast aluminum cookware went out of business several years ago and the original pots are surging in popularity, bringing a pretty penny on resale/auction sites. There are also some new "dupes" popping up including one company called Magnaware sold on Amazon, Walmart, etc.
I found this small (5 qt) version of my large 40-year old roasting pan available so I had to have it. I made a pot roast in it and it turned out great. The pan has even heating and cleans up easily. I won't be using it a lot but I couldn't resist how cute it is.
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I found this small (5 qt) version of my large 40-year old roasting pan available so I had to have it. I made a pot roast in it and it turned out great. The pan has even heating and cleans up easily. I won't be using it a lot but I couldn't resist how cute it is.
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Krystal Shay
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I bought Malacasa ceramic casserole set before Thanksgiving. They come with or without racks. The dishes kept the food warmer for a longer period of time at Thanksgiving. I also thought the dishes distributed the heat more evenly. They were easy to clean too!! I like them so far.
@Beth Gallagher, I am eyeballing that cute little roasting pan real hard.
I am already thinking of things I could make in it.
@Beth Gallagher, I am eyeballing that cute little roasting pan real hard.
I am already thinking of things I could make in it.
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Beth Gallagher
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I found the small roaster on the Walmart and the Amazon website. I love the size of the smallest one... 5 qt. It is plenty big enough to roast a chicken or make stew/pot roast for up to 4 people. CLICK! It comes with a roasting rack and 2 silicone heat resistant handle covers.@Beth Gallagher, I am eyeballing that cute little roasting pan real hard.
Lois E. Winters
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I used to be a sucker for every type of kitchen gadget I could lay my hands on. Half of the time I never even used them. Now, of course, since I live in Assisted Living, I don't need them at all.
Boy, am I saving a lot of money.
Boy, am I saving a lot of money.
Beth Gallagher
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There is nothing as satisfying to me as a well-stocked kitchen. I still love to cook so having a lot of toys makes it fun. I got some Amazon gift cards for Christmas so I will be wasting time looking through the kitchen stuff on the website. I'm not ready to hang up my apron yet!!
I will also be putting stuff in my "Take to Goodwill" box to make room in my cabinets.
I will also be putting stuff in my "Take to Goodwill" box to make room in my cabinets.
I finally broke down and bought myself a high end pepper mill:
It's a Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon. The thing is a beast. I bought it because I was making a brisket and it took me over half an hour to coarse grind enough pepper for the rub and it is highly recommended. I wish I had bought one decades ago.
It's a Mannkitchen Pepper Cannon. The thing is a beast. I bought it because I was making a brisket and it took me over half an hour to coarse grind enough pepper for the rub and it is highly recommended. I wish I had bought one decades ago.
I just received a 10" BergHOFF non-stick frying pan I bought on Wayfair. I have a smaller BergHOFF that I really love and bought a few years ago. I bought a 10" Rachael Ray pan at the same time. The smaller BergHOFF is much heftier than the Rachael Ray pan, which is already stained and beat looking (the product comments indicate that others have the same issue.) I only use these pans for reheating stuff and making sauce-based foods (my cast iron is my go-to for everything else), so I'm really disappointed that the Rachael Ray pan is in this condition with such minimal use.
Beth Gallagher
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That's a nice looking pan; I like the offset handle. I seldom invest much in non-stick pans since they are basically throw aways after a couple of years. My favorites are the OXO anodized; they have good balance and hold up well.
The coating on these pans appears to be thick. They recommend that you put a light coat of oil on them after cleaning, which I've never seen before in a non-stick pan. I rarely fry in them, but did an omelette the other day and it came out fine. I will say that when I do the occasional poached egg, a sheen of the egg white is on the bottom and I have to use a nylon scrubbie to get it off.
Krystal Shay
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I only use a non stick pan for cooking eggs. I use an Ozeri pan. It's been a good skillet for that use.
Beth Gallagher
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I have also never heard of oiling non-stick. What kind of surface is that?
Beth Gallagher
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From their website:
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WHAT IS FERNOGREEN NON-STICK COATING?FernoGreen is an industrial non-stick coating used for cookware (PTFE) and bakeware (silicone-polyester). This unique coating is especially known for its ultimate non-stick properties. It prevents food from sticking in the pan while cooking, even with an absolute minimum of oil. PTFE coatings repel oil, water, and nutrients. Sugars, gluten, and proteins cannot adhere to the surface. Just make sure you take good care of the cookware by using soft utensils, never cut into your pan and use protectors when storing to avoid scratching the coating. Our FernoGreen coating does not contain PFOA, GEN-X, BPA, APEO, NMP or PFOS.
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So FernoGreen is Teflon (PTFE.) They tap-danced the hell around that. Reseller product descriptions only say FernoGreen (it's peepollll!!) then lists the things it does not contain. PTFE is only cited on the mfr website.Honestly, I didn't realize it when I bought it, but I don't super-heat my pans (unless I'm searing in cast iron.) And I primarily use cast iron for frying anyway, so these are for occasional low/medium temp sauce cooking...although I did just reheat some mac & cheese in it.
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I have a cheap but hefty set of cast iron pans I bought in the 70s, so they have 50 years of seasoning. Those are for frying. Although I do sauté veggies in the non-stick as a component of sauces.
Beth Gallagher
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I have used plenty of teflon over the years and I'm still here. Honestly I don't trust any coated pan, but like you, I don't use any non-stick over high heat. I even use aluminum (gasp) occasionally.
Some folks swear by stainless skillets, but there seems to be a steep learning curve.
-Teflon fumes kill your canary.
-Aluminum gives you Alzheimers.
-Use both and you'll forget that your bird died.
Kate Ellery
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I’ve recently invested in one of these , I had no idea what the proper name of them was ….id used one while at sons home to get something out of a air fryer , I don’t know why I’d never bought one before ,they make life easy getting items out of a small frypan or in air fryer
apparently they were designed to get fish out of frypans / serving dishes they are called a fish turner in Aussie land ….i give them a thumbs up
apparently they were designed to get fish out of frypans / serving dishes they are called a fish turner in Aussie land ….i give them a thumbs up
Kate Ellery
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I did a clean out with my coated frypans which were getting on in age , they were scanpan brand ….so I binned them and bought stainless steel in same brand , sealed them …by heating salt in them ..x twice …nothing sticks to them ….well I wouldn’t try meat or eggs without at least a teaspoon of oil ….