On Jun 5, 7:51 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
>
> ...
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> > On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:55:19 -0400, "cybercat" >
> > wrote:
> >>"Nancy2" > wrote in message
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> >>>I have some Emeril stainless steel pans and pots, and they are
> >>>terrifically non-stick, just as they are (stainless steel).
>
> >>Really?! I had no idea that stainless could be nonstick.
>
> > My All-Clad, if used correctly, is virtually nonstick. Emerilware is
> > a version of All-Clad. When it comes time to washup, it is pretty
> > easy to clean. At most, a little bit of a soak will loosen anything.
> > At least this is my experience.
>
> All-Clad is beautiful stuff, and expensive, too. It is probably what
> I would buy if I were going to spend real money on a set. I had
> thought Calphalon was what I wanted, but it is sp %$# HEAVY.
> I appreciate the fact that you can scrub Calphalon with scouring
> powder and it will last forever, but man, it's a workout heaving
> that stuff around.
>
>
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> > The thing that is not so hot with nonstick, is that one doesn't
> > produce a fond: it all sticks to whatever is being cooked. Hence,
> > when a pan is deglazed, there is no residual to add to the flavor, or
> > color, or whatever.
>
> I can see this. I think I have been using non-stick that was so
> damaged it really wasn't non-stick any more.

Cyber, buy Emerilware stainless. It is made by All-Clad and has the
same free-replacement guarantee as All-Clad. It is much less
expensive. I had one pot replaced because of some weird welding spots
that showed up the first time I cooked with it, but the replacement
and all the other pieces have been terrific.

They really are non-stick - plus there are 3 layers in the bottoms, so
you have the advantages of stainless, aluminum and copper (or
something like that). JCP used to have sales on it periodically - I
got a little 1-quart pan at a different regional department store
($20). I don't know if JCP still sells it.

I bought a 10-piece set on Ebay (brand-new - someone's sales "reward,"
apparently, since it still had the gift card in it) for $125; this was
after I paid $150 for a set for my son from JCP. I love it, and so
does he.

(Son and wife managed to leave a nylon spatula in one of the saute
pans long enough for it to melt into the bottom of the pan. I used a
motorcycle cleaning product (advertised to remove tar from hot exhaust
pipes and the like) to remove it. It took forever and a lot of elbow
grease, but the cleaning compound (a paste) got every bit of it off.
The name of the product - I got it at the Harley-Davidson shop - is 5-
Star. I thought it was a miracle cleaner. ;-)

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