sf > wrote:

>I went shopping today. Bought three pieces of All Clad, found the
>Tuffy and bought some vegetables that I haven't seen at my usual
>haunts.

>Here's the All Clad:
>In the box - http://oi56.tinypic.com/fbxa45.jpg
>Out of the box - http://oi54.tinypic.com/33nbyxh.jpg

Nice. They look to be SS interior; is "LTD" the name of the exterior
finish?

>I know I'm going to love the Windsor pan and the 2 qt saucepan! The
>Windsor is absolutely perfect for steaming. My steamer basket fits
>the bottom beautifully and the sloping sides let me pile in
>vegetables. The 2 qt saucepan is narrow and tall so I can use it
>when I would normally want to use a 1 qt. Both pans will work well on
>my smaller burners. I boiled potatoes in the 2 qt on the small burner
>for mashed this evening and it worked as well as I'd expected.

>I'm apprehensive about the sauté pan, but the department manager told
>me the real trick to no sticking is to make sure my meat is dry before
>seasoning it and putting it in the pan. For some reason, wet meat
>causes the sticking problem... I didn't use the sauté pan tonight, so
>I didn't test that theory.

That's a new one on me. I don't think you will have a sticking problem
to begin with.


Steve