Hello all,
I need some help in deciding what cookware to purchase for when I move into my new apartment. I don't need anything top of the line but would like something that is of relatively high quality and will last me a long time.
I've been looking at the "Kitchenaid Gourmet Essentials 10 Piece Brushed Stainless Steel Set" and also the "Kitchenaid Gourmet Essentials 10 Piece Hard Anodized Set."
My question is do you guys have any recommendations on what set to go for? I know that the nonstick surface of the Hard Anodized Set will wear out after awhile, but will that just turn the set into a regular Stainless Steel Set once it happens? Are there any negatives for going with the Hard Anodized over the Stainless Steel I'm not considering? I realize that I have to buy a larger nonstick frying pan than the ones included in these sets. I also would like to buy a metal steamer basket to insert into one of the saucepans to steam vegetables, and was wondering if the metal against metal would damage the Anodized Set surface but not the Stainless Steel set. I'm trying to have as few pieces as possible..
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I need some help in deciding what cookware to purchase for when I move into my new apartment. I don't need anything top of the line but would like something that is of relatively high quality and will last me a long time.
I've been looking at the "Kitchenaid Gourmet Essentials 10 Piece Brushed Stainless Steel Set" and also the "Kitchenaid Gourmet Essentials 10 Piece Hard Anodized Set."
My question is do you guys have any recommendations on what set to go for? I know that the nonstick surface of the Hard Anodized Set will wear out after awhile, but will that just turn the set into a regular Stainless Steel Set once it happens? Are there any negatives for going with the Hard Anodized over the Stainless Steel I'm not considering? I realize that I have to buy a larger nonstick frying pan than the ones included in these sets. I also would like to buy a metal steamer basket to insert into one of the saucepans to steam vegetables, and was wondering if the metal against metal would damage the Anodized Set surface but not the Stainless Steel set. I'm trying to have as few pieces as possible..
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!