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 8-Inch Fry Pan List Price: $180.00 Sale Price: $108.99 Average Rating:   |
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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 in 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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CIA Masters Collection 7-Ply Copper Clad Stainless Steel 10 Inch Saute Pan List Price: $150.00 Sale Price: Too low to display Average Rating: |
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10 inch 7-Ply copper clad open skillet has been designed by the Master Chef's of the esteemed Culinary Institute of America to be the top performing cookware on the market. The perfect amount of copper has been layered between layers of aluminum and stainless steel to offer an amazingly responsive and conductive piece of kitchen equipment... |
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T-Fal Performance Stainless Steel Copper Bottom 12.5 Inch Fry Pan List Price: $39.99 Sale Price: $25.16 Average Rating: |
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T-Fal Performance Stainless Steel Copper Bottom 12.5 Inch Fry Pan |
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CIA Masters Collection 7-Ply Copper Clad Stainless Steel 12 Inch Saute Pan with Helper Handle List Price: $170.00 Sale Price: Too low to display Average Rating:  |
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This 12 inch 7-Ply copper clad open sauté was ranked ‘Best Overall’ in January of 2008 by a distinguished cooking magazine. The generous surface area, combined with the copper core construction and the efficient helper handle makes this a ‘must have’ for your kitchen... |
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Old Dutch 2 Quart Solid Copper Zabaglione Pan List Price: $65.00 Sale Price: $50.00 Average Rating:  |
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6 1/2 Inch/2 Quart Solid Copper Zabaglione Pan |
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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