Pans are an essential part of any cookware collection and come in the form of sauce pans, frying pans, saute pans and roasting pans. Every kitchen should have a great set of pans. Pans are used daily in every kitchen, and it is important to have a quality set of pans that cooks your foods evening, clean up nicely and are made of quality materials designed to offer you many years of service, or even a lifetime of regular use. Let's compare the different materials that pans today are made out of.

Copper Pans

Copper pans are classics in Western cooking and provide excellent thermal conductivity. They are lined with tin to prevent the copper from reacting to food that are high in acid.

Cast iron pans heat slowly, but do provide even heating once the temperatures rise. Cast iron rusts easily, as it is a porous material.

Stainless Steel Pans

Stainless steel pans are very popular. These pans are resistant to corrosion and they do not react to alkaline or acidic foods. A stainless steel pan is durable and does not scratch or dent easily. However, in spite of their popularity, stainless steel pans are poor heat conductors, so they are often made with a disk of aluminum or copper on the base to conduct the heat better.

Aluminum Pans

Pans can be made of aluminum which does not rust, conducts heat well and is resistant to many forms of corrosion. Aluminum does react with some foods that are acidic in nature that alters the taste of food.

Non-stick Pans

Non-stick pans are also very popular because they clean easily and foods do not stick to their surface. There is no need to use excessive oils or fats when frying in a non-stick pan, so the health benefits are great.

Some of the most popular makers of quality cooking pans are Caphalon, Cuisinart, All-Clad, Demeyere and Martha Stewart.

Browse our selection of cooking pans today and explore the culinary savings. We've got pans in stock to match any cooking need, including name brand pans.

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