Friday, November 30, 2007

Still inspired

The kick has lasted all week. Now I want to go out and spend exorbitant amounts of money on real cookware with lifetime warranties. Well, actually, I'd like to find said cookware on craigslist for a modest amount of money, but anyway, either way, it's not happening in the near future. Still, at least I'll stop scoffing at people who put Calphalon on their wedding registries.

I've always despised non-stick pans because you can't use metal utensils (wire whisk? Hello! How else do you propose to make non-lumpy gravy?!) in them, but now I learn that you're not supposed to use metal utensils on cookware at all, period, because metal on metal causes tiny cuts and scrapes that eventually degrade the integrity of the pan. Wow! The answer is rubber, plastic, or reinforced nylon. So now the great question is, Does CVS sell high-quality reinforced nylon cooking utensils?

5 comments:

Carrie said...

=D HA!

Rachelle said...

Caphalon is the best! The Beavins gave me a Caphalon stockpot for my wedding back before I had any idea of its value. I saw it later in a store and discovered it was a $200 pot. I need to thank them again and again. Some things are worth the money; especially if you consider that quality saves you in the long run.-rlr

Chad, Joanna and Emmie said...

As for the wire wisk dilema, they do sell coated wisks that work like a charm on non-stick pans. I have one and use it frequently. =o)

Nic Ridley said...

I agree with you about caphalon! I registered for all stainless steel - but apparently that didn't matter, because I got caphalon and was told I should have registered for it. :-( I have regretted it since that time, and thankfully my Mom is slowly but surely stocking my pantry with stainless steel to replace my caphalon, which is already deteriorating after only 2+ years! Sigh.

Nic Ridley said...

I meant to say "calphalon" not "caphalon."