Stick With It

Have you ever had it happen where you cook a meal in your old trusty nonstick pan, and then, while you’re eating, you think, Wow, look at all that pepper! I might’ve overdone it!? And then you’re like, It doesn’t taste much like pepper? And then you’re like, Wait a minute, I didn’t add pepper to this dish?

And that’s when you realize: it’s not pepper. It’s the nonstick coating of your pan coming unstuck.

Well, it’s definitely happened to me! And maybe you’re a bit more observant so you noticed the chipping before you put that thing over a burner. But the other part–having a nonstick pan transform, seemingly overnight, into a noncook pan–is likely something you’re familiar with.

Amazon user Kevin sure is, according to this thorough 5-star review of the cookware set we’re selling today:

I had some older non-stick pans leftover from college, but the non-stick coating was starting to flake off, so it was time for new pans. I really like cooking, so I wanted something that was good quality and would last a long time. Since I was replacing most of my pans, going with a set was the best value for my money. I read lots of reviews about different types of cookware and different brands and finally settled on this set. This is a very good quality set for a great price.

But I’m not merely sharing this review because it’s positive. It also has some useful tips in it.

Like this one:

If you are used to other types of cookware, especially non-stick, you have to get used to cooking with lower heat and properly prepping the pan so that things don’t stick. Heat the pan first, then add some oil to coat the bottom of the pan, allow the oil to heat up, then add the food.

(What’s more, sometimes stuff will stick at first, but you just need to give it a minute to brown. If you’ve heated the pan up correctly, it’ll release nice and easy eventually.)

There’s also this helpful tidbit, about cleaning:

I don’t have a dishwasher, so I have only hand washed these pans. I use just dish soap and a sponge most of the time, but every once in a while I use Bar Keeper’s Friend to clean them up and help keep them shiny. The pans are all still shiny. You can see some tiny scratches on the bottom when you tilt them the right way in the light, but in no way is the integrity of the pan damaged.

In fact, this is one of the only negatives I saw in the Amazon reviews: users complaining that the pans stain easily. (Which, to my mind, who gives a fart? As long as they work, I don’t mind some mild discoloration. But still, it’s good to know that Barkeep’s Friend might be the solution.)

If there’s one thing I disagree with in Kevin’s review, it’s that bit in the first quote: “This is a very good quality set for a great price.” To be clear, I don’t disagree with the very good quality part. It’s the great price part. Because the Amazon price is nice enough. But today, we’re offering it for about $80 cheaper than that.

Now that is a great price!

So, get some cookware.