| You've finally decided on what to cook for dinner. | | | | loose those extra 10 pounds. Low fat or no oil |
| You are ready to start except for one thing - | | | | cooking will make your favorite recipes healthier. |
| selecting the cookware you are going to use. When | | | | Perfect eggs can easily be achieved; chicken and fish |
| you started out, there may have only been one | | | | turn out moist and tasty; and pancakes love non |
| choice and if the food fit the pan you were good to | | | | stick grills. Of course, the obvious advantage of non |
| go. But now there are more choices, and selecting | | | | stick is how easily it cleans up. There is also new |
| the right item can make a big difference in the | | | | technology in non stick cookware that answers |
| results you put on the table. | | | | recent health concerns. Try it! |
| Today we have a lot more choices when it comes to | | | | If you're cooking a cut of meat that requires several |
| cookware. There are pots and pans of all sizes as | | | | hours to tenderize or if you just want to speed up |
| well as materials - stainless steel, enameled cast iron, | | | | the cooking process for a quick dinner a pressure |
| copper, ceramic, aluminum, non stick. There are | | | | cooker is a must for your kitchen. It will save you |
| several reasons why different materials are used. Are | | | | time and be energy efficient. 21st century designs |
| you going to fry, sauté, slow simmer, make | | | | have made these cooking workhorses sleek, safe |
| soup, bake macaroni and cheese or finish a sauce. | | | | and user friendly. |
| Each one of these turns out better when you | | | | Stainless steel cookware is so versatile one |
| choose the right cookware product. | | | | sauté or fry pan can be used to sear chicken |
| But there is also one not so obvious reason, that | | | | breasts, cook a frittata, stir fry veggies, or roast |
| food looks and tastes better when cooked with a | | | | nuts. 11 inch stainless steel skillets far outsell all other |
| certain type of cookware. It may sound obvious, but | | | | cookware pans because they can be used for so |
| you have to understand that food will make contact | | | | many dishes. Stainless is a good choice when starting |
| with your cookware. There will be a certain synergy | | | | a recipe on the stove top and then finishing in the |
| and it's up to you to make sure that it works for the | | | | oven. Quality stainless steel should last a life time. |
| cookware and the food. | | | | Enameled cast iron cookware can do almost every |
| Copper cookware works exceptionally well for | | | | kitchen job, but it really shines when you're baking, |
| recipes that require you to accurately control the | | | | roasting, or long slow simmering. Your grandmother |
| temperature for the recipe such as delicate sauces or | | | | surely had a black cast iron pot that need "seasoning" |
| sugar based deserts. Plus, because copper is so heat | | | | and special care to keep it from rusting. She was |
| efficient, you can cook food at a lower temperature | | | | willing to do this because she loved her pot. But with |
| - no burnt chili beans or pot roast on the bottom of | | | | enameled cast iron that's not necessary. You get the |
| your pot. Never turn your stove top control knobs to | | | | same great results without the need to "season" and |
| high. Great results with lower heat! | | | | it's a lot easier to clean. With a variety of great |
| Have you ever tried to make caramel without a | | | | colors you can match your cookware to your kitchen. |
| cooper pan? Did it turn into a rock when you reached | | | | Learning cooking basics is not a lifelong process, but |
| for a spoon? For centuries restaurant and home | | | | great results takes a little more time, effort and the |
| chefs have had at least one copper pan in their | | | | right equipment. Knowing what to use is half the |
| kitchen arsenal for these special recipes. | | | | battle. |
| Nonstick cookware works best if you're trying to | | | | |