On Jun 5, 11:44*am, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "Pete C." > wrote
>
> >> Now I just need to pick up the other pieces I want on sale.
>
> > Not bad. Sam's carries some "Bakers & Chefs" heavy aluminum pans in
> > their commercial kitchen supply area that are available both in non
> > stick coated and anodized version at similar price points in 2 packs.
>
> Have you ever seen an 8-quart enamel outer nonstick stock pot, at
> Sam's or elsewhere? I really want one like this, bigger than the usual
> 6-quart, but not aluminum. (I really like to brown the meat I braise
> for soup in the same pot I make the soup in, and nonstick is the best

Cyber, I don't find non-stick good at all for browning - you can't get
it hot enough to get a good crispiness on it. And if it isn't hot
enough, the meat tends to steam instead of brown....

I have some Emeril stainless steel pans and pots, and they are
terrifically non-stick, just as they are (stainless steel).

N.