It's temping, and Amazon is knwon for discounting good stuff at retarded prices. But I'd rather hear some opinions. And if you havn't figured by now, I'm a total noob at cooking.
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Anonymous2006-04-05 1:34
In my experience, it's not really your materials that matter--with a little skill, you should be able to cook with absolute shit for materials. Case in point, I'm quite into cooking and am forced to live in a shit apartment that I share with someone. To save money (College times...ahh) I'm using their shittier-than-shit cookware and utensils to craft my foods, and am managing just fine.
In short, I don't think this set will blow up in your face or anything. Should be more than adequate for a year at least.
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Anonymous2006-04-05 1:36
Oh, yeah, and I forgot to add, that set looks pretty decent. It kind of looks like this set my grandparents have. I tried cooking with their shit once and it seemed pretty good. Nonstick is a must to avoid annoyance with sticking/burning.
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Anonymous2006-04-05 2:43
Go to goodwill and pick out a cheap pot and a cheap frying pan. You won't need much else.
Also, avoid aluminium.
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Anonymous2006-04-05 4:36
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I'd advise against it. This set is cheap as fuck already. And I've tried that approach (one pot, one pan). It gets really retarded when you try more complex or multi-part dishes and don't have enough cookware--doing things simultaneously is MUCH more intelligent than cooking one component, washing the pot, cooking the second, etc. ...by the time I finished cooking all the parts, the first few I'd cooked had already gone cold. Lame.
I disagree. This is a pretty good starter's set. Its more than most people, in fact, would actually need.
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Anonymous2006-04-05 9:42
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I suppose, depending on what your definition of "most" people is...I guess I've never been the "hey, look, I can cook scrambled eggs and make instant ramen" kind of guy. I inevitably end up making more complicated things--and I'm not even crazy into cooking or anything.
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Anonymous2006-04-05 17:59
Nonstick pans will kill you. Do not use them.
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Pordapod2006-04-06 17:57
Nonstick pans will only kill you if you leave them on the stove that is INSANELY hot with nothing in them.
Now as for a starter kitchen, keeping in mind the way you are going to have to cook things, just having a pot and pan really won't be enough. You want to be able to make small dishes for yourself, and huge platters of food for if you have some friends over. Now you don't have to bloody get a 100$ wok at a restaurant supply store, but to have 3 different sized pans, and 3 different sized pots, and 2 baking pans would make life easier in the end.
Also you never know when some friend is going to get this wild idea that he wants to make something at your place (it happens, believe me) and you don't got the equipment to do anything.
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Anonymous2006-04-18 1:20
You do not want every piece to be nonstick. Keep nonstick for pans only. If you want cheap and good do not buy this, go to a local restaurant supply store and buy a bunch of aluminum pots and pans. Although then you have the draw backs of aluminum ie can cook acid foods like soops or tomatoe based foods.
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Anonymous2006-04-19 22:38
This is the absolutely best deal I've ever seen on a real set of cookware that'd last you for years to come:
Anolon is professional quality. Don't waste your money on crappily-made pots and pans. These aren't non-stick coated, the metal itself is anodized non-stick. You can put them in an oven if you ever want to do a steakhouse-style steak (seared then broiled). It's expensive, yes, but it's originally $800. Use the coupon code BLOOMING to save $25. Free shipping.
You cannot lose with these. I ordered my set a few hours ago. You've got everything you need in there except for the utensils.