When we started eating healthier, my husband decided that we should eventually replace our chipping Teflon pans with stainless steel ones. If you have ever priced stainless steel pots and pans, they are VERY expensive. Just a pasta pot could cost you $50 or more depending on the quality. While browsing through one of those wholesale card member stores, we saw a complete set of stainless steel pots and pans being offered for sale. The price was unbelieveable so how good could they be, right? They were heavy, had the copper core, and came with lids. The frying pan was big enough for my needs and the pasta pot was just what I always wanted. Having done a lot of research on the subject, my husband had no hesitation in purchasing the set.
When I got home, I had another great event . . . the steamer basket from my old set of pots and pans fit the new one which hadn't come with one in the inventory. The glass lid from my now-discarded frying pan fit my shiny new one. I've had these for over four years now and just about rejoice in using them for all my cooking.
I was sharing my delight with a friend who was rather bemused about my happiness. She said that although she would like to replace her Teflon pans with something else, stainless steel would be too much trouble. I asked what she considered the problem and she said she didn't want to think about food getting burned on them or stains never coming off. She didn't want to have to soak pans to get them clean.
I assured her that I've never had a problem and if something does grill itself on a bit, a soak while I wash the rest of the dishes soon dislodges even the most stubborn stuff. Not about to give up, she came back with, "So . . . how do you get the STAINS off, huh?" I said that I never got any stains on my pans. She looked at me and almost snarled, "Why would you expect me to believe THAT?" Trying to keep my grin to myself, I replied, "Well, because it is . . .stainless steel." That's the last conversation we ever had on pots and pans!
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