Recent content by Nattie

Ah! Thanks Andy - sorry, I didn't put two and two together - didn't realise the previous answer was pertaining directly to the advantage of tri-ply. silly me! :rolleyes:

I asked a few people today about the advantages of having eg. aluminium sandwiched between stainless steel for the whole pot, as opposed to having eg. a copper base, but didn't really get any clear answer. What's the advantages of tri-ply (vs. a copper base)? Obviously this helps the sides heat...

Sorry - not sure I understood correctly (I do have a gas stove!) - do you mean that a downside of the copper disc base, that is not encased in SS, is what you described - hence the tri-ply is superior in these instances? I don't quite get why if the flame-range is larger than the disc size, this...

here is the site for the SS pots i was looking at Matchbox - Esteele it doesn't look like they are tri-ply but i believe you can get that here... (and calphalon) - does it give that much better performance?

Well, out of the 3 large department stores that I have been to (in Australia), Esteele seem to be the best that are available ... admittedly I have only started looking, but they are coming highly recommended. Apparently they are stainless steel encasing and aluminium core, with a relatively...

By the way, I was looking at Esteele Stainless Steel pots - does anyone have experience (good or bad) with these, or any other recommendations?

Thanks all for the feedback! I have since changed my mind and decided I would like non-stick frying pans (but ss pots), since I make the most mess with them... I guess the question now is, do you see any advantage of non-stick hard-anodized over non-stick stainless steel or non-stick aluminium...

Hi, I'm a newbie... I want to buy a decent set of pots and pans that will last me a very good while, perform well, and be able to put in the dishwasher if I so desire (this is a secondary concern). I've ruled out (I think) buying a non-stick coated set, but am still wondering about whether I...