Nonstick Cookware when compared to Top notch Stainless Which Fits Your Needs

Just what are the benefits of nonstick cookware over stainless cooking equipment or vice versa? Obviously many folks are going to present the easy argument of the fact that well one does not stick. But is that even close to the whole tale? Let's take a look at whether or not that one single bonus makes it worth the purchase or not. Keep in mind a really good collection of pots and pans or a full cookware set can be fairly expensive often several hundred or so to even over one thousand dollars depending on what brand name and where you shop.

What are the selling points on stainless steel cookware? Well one of the things that I do have to admit is that it sure does look great on my hanging pots and pans rack over the kitchen center aisle. There is just something about that truly classic look that you just can not beat, I mean it truly looks like professional cookware that you would see in a high end restaurant with chefs throwing brandy in to flame the food. If you get stainless cookware with copper bottoms then you get that added heat dispersal action that the copper coating provides. This rally does make a big difference in not burning food or having hot spots in the pots and pans. Likely the biggest benefit to owning stainless cookware is the fact that if you treat it right they will last for generations.

What are the down sides to stainless cookware? The biggest in my opinion is that you have to cook with so much oil to prevent burning and sticking. The challenge here is that all that extra oil simply adds a tone of extra calories to your food that if you're like me you just don't need. The real fly in the ointment is that they are not just regular calories they are already fat calories so it doesn't take any effort for the body to store them as fat, they are already fat. The thing that I find with my stainless cookware is that when things stick, they really stick. It can be such a pain to do cleanup that you wish you had an on call maid just to do pots and pans duty.

What are the selling points on non stick cookware? Well, first of all let's suppose were talking about the good stuff like Calphalon or some other really good but priced within reason cook ware. That being the case it will be that the cookware is truly non stick unlike some of the brands that are only a little less money. I don't know, maybe it's me but if I buy cookware that says non stick I actually don't think the food should stick to the stuff, I know, it's a novel concept but I'm sticking to it. Sorry for the cheap pun but it just slid out if you would. The biggest benefit for me is the fact that I can cook with just a little bit of cooking spray and not all that oil but still the food is great and cleanup is a breeze without adding a ton of fat calories. What are the down sides to non stick cookware?

Well, the 3 that are the big factors for me are. First if it's the cheap junky non stick surface material then it almost always wears off, chips or scratches really easily and then the pot or pan doesn't work worth a hoot. Or two the coating chips off in my food and who in their right mind would want to eat that stuff. Then 3 that if you don't get the good stuff you will likely not be giving them to your grandchildren as the cheaper ones are just not that durable.