Monday, October 14, 2019

A Comprehensive Guide to Cookware

Cookware Week Chowhound 2019

Welcome to Cookware Week! We’re sharing our favorite cookware sets, accessories, and kitchen appliances, plus intel on how to care for all of it, the best recipes to make with every piece, and exclusive sales for Chowhound readers.

You’ll find all of our Cookware Week content on Chowhound and our sister site, CNET, on this page.

We’ll be updating it every day, so bookmark and check back often!

Happy cooking.

Jump to specific areas of interest via the links below:

Exclusive Cookware Week Sales

Material Kitchen sale

Material Kitchen

We’re excited to offer you some exclusive discounts on big-name brands as part of Cookware Week: an additional 10 percent off plus free shipping on your order at Home and Cook Sales on brands like All-Clad and Lagostina, and $20 off a bestselling pan and knife bundle at Material Kitchen!

The Best Cookware You Can Buy

All-Clad cookware set

All-Clad/Amazon

We picked the best of the best to help you choose new cookware (or start your holiday shopping)—plus, budget-friendly alternatives and which 10 essential tools the author of “The Minimalist Kitchen” swears by.

  • Best Direct-to-Consumer Cookware Brands to Buy in 2019
  • Best Cookware Sets — coming soon!
  • Best Dutch Ovens — coming soon!
  • Best Pressure Cookers — coming soon!
  • Best Skillets — coming soon!
  • Best Waffle Makers — coming soon!
  • Minimalist Kitchen Essentials — coming soon!
  • Budget-Friendly Cookware Alternatives — coming soon!
  • The Stealth-Favorite Cookware Accessories You Won’t Know How You Lived Without — coming soon!

Cookware Questions

cookware guide

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Some pieces of cookware are easy to confuse with one another—baking sheets, cookie sheets, and sheet pans, anyone? We’ll clear up some of the most common cases of mistaken identity in the kitchen, and answer other burning questions.

Caring for Your Cookware

how to care for cast iron skillet

Chowhound

Once you’ve assembled your dream team of cookware, you want to protect your investment, so it’s worth learning how to properly care for your pots and pans—and what you should never do with that saucepan or skillet.

Kitchen Appliance Intel

Is an air fryer worth it?

Dash/Amazon

The slow cooker, Instant Pot, and air fryer have become countertop cookware constants. Here’s what you need to know about all three—plus, we reviewed a nifty new gadget that promises to turn any pressure cooker, including your Instant Pot, into an air fryer.

Bakeware Basics

best baking pans

Calphalon/Macy’s

Bakeware is its own separate category, and baking season has officially begun, so this is where we’re breaking down all the equipment related to sweet stuff (though much of it can be used for savory dishes too).

  • A Guide to Essential Baking Tools
  • Should You Use Glass or Metal Baking Dishes? — coming soon!
  • Our Favorite International Bakeware for Keeping It Cozy — coming soon!
  • The Best Pie Pans for Browned Bottoms — coming soon!
  • The Prettiest Pie Pans for Your Blue Ribbon Desserts — coming soon!
  • How to Get a Bundt Cake to Come Out of the Pan — coming soon!
  • Should You Rotate Cookie Sheets When Baking? — coming soon!
  • Should You Use Parchment or Silpat When Baking? — coming soon!
  • How to Clean Greasy Silicone Mats — coming soon!
  • How to Line Cake Pans with Parchment— coming soon!

Putting It All to Work

sheet pan dinners roasted veggies

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Our favorite ways to put our sheet pans, skillets, air fryers, slow cookers, and other kitchen workhorses to good use (including the pieces that sometimes get pushed to the back of the cupboard—Bundt pans, we’re looking at you).



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