Posts by kernels33

<sitting> <reading> <learning from the masters > <saving everything I can for use later> Thank you mucho. Shalom, Mike :bounce:

I bought a very shallow (only about 2 inches or so) pasta insert to fit my 6 qt stock pot thinking I could steam my pasta. It makes them stick together though. Should I just go ahead and buy a deep one or will this somehow...

As you can see, I'm loving this >>>>> :bounce: <sitting> <watching> <thinking> <learning> Yeeeeeeeeeee ha! Thanks ;) Mike

I appreciate all that info alexia. :) I already bought the 10 piece Cuisinart Multiclad set, have a 10" cast iron griddle and bought a Lodge 10 1/2" fry pan with sides :). After rearching the net best as I could, and...

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeee ha!! I'm in that generation too, Suzanne. Glad you're here to straighten out my thinking though. It's really all quite new to me actually :) Mike

I need to start thinking more cheflike ;) Thanks for helping me, Mike

Thanks Phil. Suzanne, you don't know how much I needed/wanted to read the following words from your answer: "I 'abuse' my stuff horribly, but it always comes through for me. I cook to make the FOOD look good; how the pans end up...

...so helpful. I checked out that LC cookware. It looks wonderful; expensive too. :) Mike

If I use stainless, should I use metal utensils (metal against metal)?? How bout if I use seasoned cast iron? Thanks again, Mike :p

What in the world is LC? :D Thank you, Mike