Posts by grantmasterflas

Jason, If you like pasta you should start making your own. It's great fun and you get to make huge messes. I've perfected ravioli making at home at this point. You need a bit of equipment but most of it's just method. I started...

Jason, One thing you have to keep in mind is that cooking is very subjective. Have you ever discovered a wonderful restaurant that you just can't stop raving about only to take some friends and watch them muscle through gag reflexes...

Thanks guys! That's exactly the one I was referencing. I agree with Rouxtheday's recommendations. I'm going to add that once you get the basics - stick frypan, non-stick frypan, sauce pan (maybe two sizes), cast iron skillet, stainless...

The other thing I'd like to say is there IS a difference between pans that may look the same. I have a Calphalon non-stick sautee that cooks wonderfully and an Analon non-stick sautee pan that doesn't. The Analon looks much nicer built...

Or search for this and you'll get it directly JA05_Cookware.pdf Grant

This may be useful for anyone interested in what pan to use for what. Cooks illustrated tests the crap out of stuff and has no qualms in pronouncing a $40 pan a winner over a $200 pan. They also don't accept any advertising so the...

I have to jump in here again too. BDL has to be talking about a very limited cooking scenario because non-stick pans are worthless outside of cooking a few things. To tell someone they shouldn't go with stainless or stainless lined fry...

I'm not sure I would have paid that much for the second one. I'm aware of what they sell for new but still $150 but still I think that's a lot for a flawed pan. To be honest I think that's what they should go for new! I have two...

I bought the double boiler by Emeril but made by Al-Clad and it's worked pretty good but how good does it have to be to boil water? :lips: It seems to be built ok but I don't really do anything complex in it. I have another larger...

Copper cleans up well with lemon juice and salt too. Maybe stuff that I don't use a lot I'll clean so it looks nice but my pans look a lot like ones you see in old Julia Child photos - very patinad (if that's a word). Most of my...