EDIT: Uh, sorry.. had multiple browser windows open and posted in wrong forum. I wondered where this post went
For the past 2 months I've actually been cooking every night. This is a first for me. And when I do things, I like to do them well. Right now my pans are a bunch of teflon coated junk and my pots suck cause I always get a layer of burnt stuff at the bottom, even at pretty low heat. The discussions on the right tools for the job when it comes to steak have led me to do a little research in to other areas of cookware.
My cooking skills suck at the moment, but generally speaking, when I take something up I become a little bit obsessive about it. When I was learning to code I did it 16hrs a day, same thing with gaming, with salsa dancing I go out 3-4 times a week to practice... I'm sure you get the point. And I hate spending money on stuff that I know isn't great quality that I'll soon replace.
I'm aware of the theoretical difference between the ability of copper and aluminum to transfer heat efficiently and evenly over the entire cooking surface, but before I spend a wad on cookware, I'm curious if anyone can tell me how much difference it makes in practical terms.
Should I suck it up and go with copper from the start? I see universal recommendations for All-Clad, but is there good copper-core cookware that's a bit less expensive? If not, will aluminum be adequate, assuming I would eventually would like to get fancy with my cooking? And if you read my other thread you already know I have a plain old electric stove.
And what would you consider the bare essentials for cooking most things in terms of the actual items you need?
For the past 2 months I've actually been cooking every night. This is a first for me. And when I do things, I like to do them well. Right now my pans are a bunch of teflon coated junk and my pots suck cause I always get a layer of burnt stuff at the bottom, even at pretty low heat. The discussions on the right tools for the job when it comes to steak have led me to do a little research in to other areas of cookware.
My cooking skills suck at the moment, but generally speaking, when I take something up I become a little bit obsessive about it. When I was learning to code I did it 16hrs a day, same thing with gaming, with salsa dancing I go out 3-4 times a week to practice... I'm sure you get the point. And I hate spending money on stuff that I know isn't great quality that I'll soon replace.
I'm aware of the theoretical difference between the ability of copper and aluminum to transfer heat efficiently and evenly over the entire cooking surface, but before I spend a wad on cookware, I'm curious if anyone can tell me how much difference it makes in practical terms.
Should I suck it up and go with copper from the start? I see universal recommendations for All-Clad, but is there good copper-core cookware that's a bit less expensive? If not, will aluminum be adequate, assuming I would eventually would like to get fancy with my cooking? And if you read my other thread you already know I have a plain old electric stove.
And what would you consider the bare essentials for cooking most things in terms of the actual items you need?