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.
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All-Clad Copper Core 12-Inch Chef's Pan List Price: $375.00 Sale Price: $289.00  |
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The ultimate in beautiful, high-performance cookware, All-Clad's innovative Copper Core collection combines the unexcelled heat conductivity of copper with the easy maintenance of stainless steel. Crafted of a unique five-ply construction, the cookware contains a core of pure copper that spreads heat quickly and evenly across the bottoms of pots and pans and all the way up the sides... |
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Revere Copper Clad Bottom 1-Quart Saucepan List Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $7.99 |
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Revere Copper Clad Bottom 1-Quart Saucepan. A classic for over 65 years, Revere Copper Clad cookware dresses up any kitchen. Engineered of durable, high quality polished stainless steel, the cookware delivers performance, easy cleaning and long-lasting beauty... |
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Mauviel M'Heritage M150S 6113.22 Copper 8.6-Inch Round Frying Pan, Cast Stainless Steel Handles. List Price: $200.00 Sale Price: $99.95 |
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Mauviel, a French family business established in 1830 and located in the Normandy town of Villedieu-les-Poeles, is the foremost manufacturer of professional copper cookware in the world today. Highly regarded in the professional world, with over 170-Year of experience, Mauviel offers several different lines of copper cookware to professional chefs and home cooks that appreciate the benefits of their high quality products... |
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Mauviel Copper 10-1/8-Inch Jam Pan List Price: $335.00 Sale Price: $253.00 |
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This 10 1/8 inch Mauviel copper jam pan is used for boiling sugar and fruits for creating jams, preserves and jellies. The outer surface is hand-hammered for a beautiful finish. It has cast-iron handles. |
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.
