Must admit, much as I love my stainless steel pans I have a small cast iron fry pan bought for the campfire but I use it in the home as it's a perfect size for an egg and a couple of rashers for one person. My s/s pans are all second hand but I polish them now and again and they look like new. I must have had them for 8 yrs or so, so I reckon they are somewhere between 10-15 yrs old. It's hard to tell. I do know that a couple are Italian made but I'm not going to go check the make right now as I'm snuggled in for the night. I used to buy cheap sets but they never lasted so I decided to get some that with good care would last me a lifetime. I reckon if I had bought the five pans I have now as new they would have cost over a hundred pounds. I did look it up once to see what I would have spent if I'd bought them new. Good quality pans are a lifetime investment . The trouble is not everyone can always afford to buy such quality, and you end up spending more in the long run on replacing cheaper pans. Catch 22! Been there got the t shirt worn it out ! (To say nothing of the green issues of waste) turn them into herb pots by drilling a few holes in the bottom, place some broken pot in the bottom and fill with compost and plant herbs.
Tengu I hope you find some good pans for yourself. Please let us know what you plump for as this thread seems to have quite a bit of interest.
Tengu I hope you find some good pans for yourself. Please let us know what you plump for as this thread seems to have quite a bit of interest.