I am going to being buying new cookware...Any suggestions? There are so many out there! HELP! LOL!

-- Jennifer (puppythor@hotmail.com), January 30, 2002

Answers

My sister-in-law got an entire new set of cookware last June when she married. It was one she had picked out, and ran around $200 or so for the set. Mine is similar, from pampered chef, and cost about the same (got it half price with a party); thing is, we both have the same complaint - the skillet seems to stick, even though it is coated with teflon.

Now. Sister-in-law has a little small skillet I gave her several years ago when she was in college that she loves. I picked it up at an off-price store, and it is T-Fal brand. She STILL brags on that skillet, says NOTHING will stick to it, and she wishes she had picked out a set of that brand instead of what she did get!

Also, just for an extra nickels worth, nothing tastes as good as fish fried in a cast-iron skillet. They take a while to get seasoned properly, but they are wonderful when you get it right!

-- Christine in OK (cljford@mmcable.com), January 30, 2002.

Nothing beats cast iron, especially for non stick!

-- CJ (cjtinkle@getgoin.net), January 30, 2002.

Cast iron and stainless are the healthiest. 1810 stainless is the best of it's kind, just be careful not to scratch it.

-- Cindy (SE. IN) (atilrthehony@hotmail.com), January 30, 2002.