In article >, alan
> wrote:
> Time to hit the stores again but I'd love to get some recommendations
> if you have any of good quality, preferably lighterweight pan
> alternatives

I'm going to backpedal a bit on my first response, Alan. My bad.

I have two Revereware saucepans that I am very happy with. They're
18/10 stainless and have a 1/8" thick heating disk (?) on their bottoms
- flat and good heat conductors. Four quart capacity and one quart
capacity. Bought at an outlet mall, one of the kitchen places typical
of them. I don't have a skillet, so I don't know how they are. My
experience with thin stainless skillets is that they'll warp and develop
hot spots.

That four quart pan is a gem. It's a handled saucepan (rather than
kettle) but large enough that I can cook most anything I want in it.
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