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Posts tagged “pan”

Le Creuset Mini-Cocottes (and What To Put In Them)

About a year ago we mentioned a trend we were seeing in cookware: mini, or personal-sized, pots and pans like Staub and Le Creuset's little cocottes. We are instinctively drawn to these diminutive pot...

Good Question: Looking for More Uses for This Tiny Pan

Here's a great question from Laura, who writes: I love tiny/mini versions of regular sized things, and my friend recently got me this adorable mini pro pan from Crate and Barrel. Her usage for it is f...

Good Question: What's the Difference Between Cooking with Nonstick and Cast Iron Pans?

We get a lot of questions about cooking with cast iron. Cast iron skillets and pots are attractively inexpensive, and the idea of replacing our nonstick pans with them is appealing. But there's a lear...

Look! Pan With Built-In Thermometer

Lookie here - it's a pan with a thermometer built right into its handle! What do we think of this? ...

Gentle Reminder: Nonstick Pans Don't Last Forever

We got some good advice from a magazine food editor long ago: Don't spend a ton of money on a nonstick pan. They don't last forever. Well, we had a frittata incident last week that made us realize o...

Blogging the NY Times Magazine: On Blueberries (and Freezing a Cake Pan?)

In the Sunday Magazine, food writer Nancy Harmon Jenkins gives a short, insightful look at wild Maine blueberries, plus a couple of great-looking recipes. But what we kept re-reading was a tiny detail...

Hot or Not? Frittata Pans from Williams-Sonoma

Our initial reaction to these nonstick frittata pans from Williams-Sonoma was that this was just another space-gobbling unitasker. Then we saw that there were actually two separate pans interlocked at...

How To Clean a Cast Iron Grill Pan

We gave you some tips last Monday in response to a Good Question about cleaning an old, crusty cast iron grill pan. There were some great tips in the comments, too! Now, direct from the source, we h...

Thursday Giveaway: Lodge Pro Logic Square Grill Pan

Giveaway: Five Lodge Pro Logic cast iron square grill pans Find it: Buy through Lodge for $34.95 Today is the last day of Grilling Month but we're pushing it right out the door with a great grilling...

Hammered Kadhai Set from World Market

When out to eat at Indian restaurants we often get envious of the dishes we are served - not the food, mind you, but the dishes themselves! One of our favorite Indian kitchen staples is the kadhai, a ...

Good Question: What Kind of Nonstick Pan Should I Buy?

Here's a good question from Elizabeth, and we actually found a great answer for her at the Home and Housewares Show this week. Read on for our answer... I need a new nonstick pan - what kind should ...