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Group: rec.food.equipment · Group Profile
Author: Dee DeeDee Dee Date: Apr 19, 2007 05:55
On Apr 19, 12:02 am, John2005 yahoo.com> wrote:> Hi Everyone,
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> I am hoping someone can offer some advice with the following...
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> I just bought a stainless steel 2 quart saucepan with a clear
> temperred
> glass lid, from Kmart. This is a Martha Stewart product. On the bar
> code tag, at the top, there is a "MOPS" # which is 0-161728-118. The
> bottom of the bar code sticker has a "6" to the left of the bar code,
> and then directly under the bar code, the number 936012 842571.
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> I did not realize the product was made in China until I got it home
> and took off the label on the bottom of the pan, which then stated
> that the product was made in China. I prefer to buy American whenever
> I can.
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> I also did not realize that the bottom of the pan is made from
> encapsulated aluminum. Does this mean that there is a aluminum piece
> "sandwiched" between two pieces of stainless steel ? Will my food or
> boiling water ever come in contact with aluminum ? Does the stove
> burner come in contact with aluminum ? I thought the whole pan was
> stainless steel.
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> I know some people cook with aluminum, but I prefer stainless.
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> Lastly, can anyone recommend a decent line of stainless steel cookware
> that is reasonably priced and made in America ? I don't mind paying a
> little more for American made. I did not see anything a Wal-Mart, or
> K-
> mart, but perhaps I have to go to a specialty cooking store.
> Hopefully, I can get what I want from some national chain or major
> department store. I don't have much experience with cookware, so I
> don't really know where to look. Of course, I know there are better
> places than Kmart and Walmart, but that's just where I started
> looking.
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> Thanks for your help.
> John
The best place to look is by googling and getting representative
pricing for like items, and seeing how they are 'put together' and
reading the reviews of the buyers of the items they purchased.
I believe aluminum core is for even heating and is in a lot of
skillets.
Amazon is a good place to read reviews of skillets. The reviews will
differ and possibly become even more of a decision for you. At the
bottom of a lot of Amazon products they sell, they will have the
specifications, most often listed the country where made.
Me, I like pots,pans, skillets made in Italy. Hard to find. There
was a discussion on this group not too long ago about pans be 'sourced
out' to other countries. Perhaps you can find it. But I don't know
that it particularly/actually lists pans made in the U.S.
I find buying on-line gives me a better choice, as I don't live that
close to kitchen stores or kitchen outlets, or restaurant supply
stores (which is a good place to buy a skillet where they may have a
few choices.)
HTH,
Dee
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