How to choose the best cookware

Choosing the right cookware for your kitchen can be a little tricky. To make the right choice requires some prerequisite knowledge about different materials. Most commonly available choices for cookware in the market would be cast iron, stainless steel and the popular non-stick cookware. Materials used in all of these are different and have different properties. Thus you need to understand all them separately to make a sound choice.

Stainless Steel: Stainless steel utensils are relatively poor conductors of heat. While purchasing a stainless steel pot look for a heat plate underneath the pan. The heat plate comprises of metals like aluminium or copper to ensure rounding up of heat to the other areas of your pot. Bottom of a stainless steel pot would get the maximum heat and may thus soil your food. However, the heat plate is not the only thing to look for many other good quality steel pots would have a layer of conductive metal wrapped all around it. There is a layer of stainless steel, a layer of aluminium wrap and then a layer of stainless steel around it. You can use any type of utensil with the stainless steel cookware. It’s not microwave proof yet it’s very good for refrigeration. Stainless steel cookware does not require seasoning after use. You can check t fal cookware sets reviews here for brief information

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Non-Stick: Non-stick cookware became very popular since the amount of oil needed to cook food was nominal. If you are a health conscious individual, non-stick might be the answer to your prayers. There is a layer of Teflon coating on the inner side of the cookware which restricts the food from sticking. Use of non-stick unlike stainless steel and cast iron demand a lot of care. Recommended utensils that one must with the non-stick are wood, plastic or silicon type of utensils. After every use, you need to season your cookware with a layer of oil. Do not ever use a pointed thing against the surface of non-stick or else it would spoil its non-stick layers. Once the layer is damaged stop using that cookware to avoid chemical from mixing up with your food.

Cast Iron: cast iron pans and pots comes heavy and thus good for frying or cooking food without burning. Cast iron is a very good conductor of the heat. While cooking your food would get uniform heat from all around. You can use pretty much any kind of utensil in it while cooking. Cast iron would come in two variants the conventional black coloured looking like a non-stick or with an enamel. Every time you use a cast iron pan, you need to pour oil to season it and it will last for life. Cast iron is a really good investment and buying a good quality cast iron would be a lifelong investment. Since it is a very good conductor of heat, the handle attached to your pan might get a little heated up as well.

Choosing the right type of cookware is very important for your day to day use. You need to know what you are buying before you make a purchase. Buying a wrong item of low quality might be a bad decision that you would regret. However, buying a good quality product which suits your need may be a lifelong investment.