TOP ESSENTIAL COOKWARE
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If you enjoy cooking, you would like to have the best quality cookware at hand. There are a variety of cookware that you can use to prepare and cook all your favourite dishes. You can use different material pots, pans and casserole dishes. They all come with a variety of benefits that will suit your unique cooking needs and requirements. Let's first discuss the different pot materials:
Stainless Steel
Aluminium
One of the most popular material choices for cooking.
Pros:
° Strong and corrosion-resistant
° It doesn't react to food
° It's easy to clean
° Resists staining
Cons:
° Food may get stuck when preheating or fat-greasing aren't performed.
° Some stainless steel pots can offer uneven heating.
Pros:
° Strong and corrosion-resistant
° It doesn't react to food
° It's easy to clean
° Resists staining
Cons:
° Food may get stuck when preheating or fat-greasing aren't performed.
° Some stainless steel pots can offer uneven heating.
Required less maneuvering to makes cooking and cleaning easier.
Pros:
° More affordable
° Great conductor of heat
° It's lightweight
° Has a variety of finishes
Cons:
° Can cause discolouration
° They do tend to react to acidic foods
Pros:
° More affordable
° Great conductor of heat
° It's lightweight
° Has a variety of finishes
Cons:
° Can cause discolouration
° They do tend to react to acidic foods
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Cast Aluminium
Cast Iron
A good choice for a quick heat-up and cool-down time.
Pros:
° It conducts and retains heat well
° It's also a lightweight design
° Resists rust and sticking foods
° More affordable than cast iron
Cons:
° Can warp easily
° There is a good chance of reacting to acidic foods that will change the taste of food.
Pros:
° It conducts and retains heat well
° It's also a lightweight design
° Resists rust and sticking foods
° More affordable than cast iron
Cons:
° Can warp easily
° There is a good chance of reacting to acidic foods that will change the taste of food.
Another popular choice for cooking. The ideal vessel to keep your cooked food hot.
Pros:
° It's strong
° A good choice as a heat conductor
° It maintains the temperature
Cons:
° It can make the pot heavier
° Rusts can form if not kept conditioned and dry at all times
° Needs seasoning to maintain a non-stick surface
Pros:
° It's strong
° A good choice as a heat conductor
° It maintains the temperature
Cons:
° It can make the pot heavier
° Rusts can form if not kept conditioned and dry at all times
° Needs seasoning to maintain a non-stick surface
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Enamel
Enamel Cast Iron
Versatile cookware.
Pros:
° Non-reactive to acidic foods
° No seasoning is required
° It offers even heat distribution
Cons:
° Chipping and cracking can occur
° Doesn't handle any sudden temperature changes too well
° Can be quite heavy
Pros:
° Non-reactive to acidic foods
° No seasoning is required
° It offers even heat distribution
Cons:
° Chipping and cracking can occur
° Doesn't handle any sudden temperature changes too well
° Can be quite heavy
They are easy to clean with great heat retention.
Pros:
° No seasoning is required either
° Is non-reactive to acidic foods
° Offers great heat retention
Cons:
° It's heavy
° Chipping and cracking can occur
° Not an ideal cookware for high-heat searing
Pros:
° No seasoning is required either
° Is non-reactive to acidic foods
° Offers great heat retention
Cons:
° It's heavy
° Chipping and cracking can occur
° Not an ideal cookware for high-heat searing
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Now let's have a look at the different types of pots:
Brasier Pot: These pots feature a shallow height with a wide cooking surface, which makes them ideal for braising meats, vegetables and legumes.
It has a wide heating surface to cook in limited amounts of liquid. You can slow cook to allow the liquid to add juices and flavour to your dishes. Most of these pots are oven safe.
It has a wide heating surface to cook in limited amounts of liquid. You can slow cook to allow the liquid to add juices and flavour to your dishes. Most of these pots are oven safe.
Sauce Pot: Offering a large volume of cooking with tall sides and large base that will allow you to cook large quantities of sauces.
These pots are great for slow cooking and simmering of sauces and soups. The wide bottom area provides maximum heat conduction.
These pots are great for slow cooking and simmering of sauces and soups. The wide bottom area provides maximum heat conduction.
Stock Pot: This may be the large cooking pot. It features a tall height that can preserve liquids for long and with a thicker base, it will also provide even slow simmering. Because it has a smaller diameter, the liquids are forced to bubble up through all the ingredients to give it that maximum flavour. Now doesn't that sound delicious....
The stock pot is perfect for stocks, soups, pasta, vegetables and seafood.
The stock pot is perfect for stocks, soups, pasta, vegetables and seafood.
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Fryer Pot: The deep fryer pot is used to fry small quantities of food. Most of these frying pots feature a side hook so that the draining basket can easily be attached. The draining basket is used to lift the food from the hot water or oil.
Great for making chips, chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks and any other fried foods.
Great for making chips, chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks and any other fried foods.
Pasta Pot: Pasta cookers come with a fitted strainer. Once your pasta is ready, you simply lift the strainer to remove the pasta from the hot water.
It can be used for cooking, steaming and straining of pasta, seafood and vegetables.
It can be used for cooking, steaming and straining of pasta, seafood and vegetables.
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Dutch Oven: Heavy, also known as cocotte pots, has a shallow interior with thick and curved walls with a tight-fitted lid. These are ideal for braising cuts of meat, searing, simmering and baking. It maintains constant temperatures for a long period to cook food evenly.
Double Boiler: Comes with an inner and outer container designed to perform temperature-sensitive tasks, for example, to melt chocolate or prepare sauces and custards. The double boiler uses steam to cook or melt and will hold the water while the inset fits tightly into the pot, in order to heat the food gently and efficiently.
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Now that we have looked at the different pots, let's see what pans are available. One of the main features when looking to buy a pan, is non-stick. This requires less oil and less cleaning.
Frying Pans: One of the most essential pans for any kitchen. They have a round shape, curved side walls which will make stirring easy as well as sliding your food from the pan. Most of these pans have a long handle, which will keep your hands away from the heat. Perfect for frying, browning, scrambling, sauteing and searing.
Saute Pan: Featuring a wide, flat bottom and high vertical side, this pan is ideal for sautering, searing, braising, deglazing, poaching and stir-frying.
It will hold more liquid without risking any spilling over.
It will hold more liquid without risking any spilling over.
Sauce Pan: These pans are lightweight and come with tall sides with a narrow base that will heat liquid from all sides to provide great reduction. Perfect for if you want to cook sauces - create and reduce sauces. This pan can also be used to cook healthy vegetables or boil liquids. You can cook at a lower temperature for a longer time.
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Cast Iron Skillet: Cast Iron pans heat evenly and consistently. Cook a variety of foods from searing those tasty steaks to sauteing and frying. Skillets can last a long time with proper maintenance.
Wok: Food will cook extremely quickly, thanks to the even heat distribution. The deep curved sides make tossing your food easy. Perfect for any stir-fry creation.
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Grill Pan: A heavy-duty pan with raised ridges designed to leave distinct char marks on meats.
Paella Pan: These cook evenly with its shallow design. You are able to view all your ingredients and stir as much as you need.
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Now that you have seen the different pots and pans, you can make the best decision to buy the cookware you need. You can browse through all the cookware on our website to get started with your cooking adventure.
If you are still in need of the ideal kitchen utensils, be sure to read more about them here.
If you are still in need of the ideal kitchen utensils, be sure to read more about them here.