Cast-iron snobs take note: the new nonstick is amazing!

[Robb]

Yeah, yeah, "use cast iron pans". :D

I got one of the new Anolon Titanium nonstick french skillets, and I have to say it is the best pan I've ever worked with. Truly, unbelievably nonstick, to a degree I've never experienced with the cheapies. Plus it goes in the dishwasher. How about them apples? :)

It's got some weight to it, so it feels solid on the burners - much heavier than the cheapies, a little heavier than a scan pan. Good metal handle, oven-safe. And eggs just slip around and fall over with neither butter nor oil. The shape is perfect for flipping stuff with a little wrist action. I don't know how tough the surface is, since I use wood utensils -- but it gets a big recommendation from me. :thumbsup:

[GOPisEvil]

1. I'm a semi-cast iron snob, and even I use non-stick for lots of things.

How much does this beast of a skillet cost? Assuming my offer is accepted, I'll have a house with a brand new gas range to play with. :D

[Robb]

2. Hey, new house!

Consider my fingers crossed! :)

I got it for $35 at Amazon, which had the best deal when I bought enough other nonsense to get free shipping.

[GOPisEvil]

4. Oh, that's not bad for a good skillet.

Yeah, I offered, they countered, I countered back...now waiting to hear. :eyes:

[BritishHuman]

42. I thought you were still talking about skillets

and made a mental note not to go kitchen shopping with you.

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Woo hoo! Congrats on a possibile new house!!

I didn't realize you were looking. <in a whispered aside - good time (when the bid is accepted, that is) to celebrate with some new artwork - I have a show coming up in a couple weeks...>

I hope your bid is accepted! That would be wondrous indeed.

[GOPisEvil]

8. I've already picked the spot out for my existing original art work.

I'll have to see how much the increase in living expenses will impact my financial flexibility before committing to another piece of art.

I've got a fireplace that will be a focal point. The painting is going right above it! :D

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Sounds cool! Is it a working fireplace?

Or a gas one?

I'd love to have a house with a real, bona fide fireplace. Ah, that would be sweetness indeed.

[GOPisEvil]

13. Wood!

The real deal! :D

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. then I hope even more that your bid is accepted!

put a hot tub on the deck with an unlimited supply of gin and I'll come visit!

[GOPisEvil]

16. I'll work on the hot tub...

...all I have is a small cement pad of a patio. Good news: it faces east, perfect for early mornings, and protected from the afternoon sun! :D

The gin is no problem! If you're interested, there's a Texas vodka that is excellent!

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. Ah, nice - facing east, and the rest of the day you don't have to deal

with the sun. I love a cuppa joe in the morning when the sun comes out and the fog is still on the lake and the geese are honking and the bugs aren't out yet and the deer are walking around. But if I could have all that, AND be sitting in a large tub of wondrously hot water, life would be perfect. I'd even be willing to go to a job afterward.

Far be it from me not to try the local vodka. I should never be so rude! In the words of our illustrious, God apoointed Fuhrer over whom I drool and fondle myself every morning in sublime ecstacy because he isn't Al Gore, thank God, "Bring it on!"

[bearfan454]

20. Where is your new house at GopisEvil ?

Pflugertown ?

[GOPisEvil]

21. Kinda...

...remember, this is assuming my offer is accepted. :7

The house is in the Pflugerville ISD, but is in the city of Austin. Sorta northwest Austin, I guess. I'll have to have the local DU folks over for a visit when I'm all moved in.

[bearfan454]

23. I can help you move if it is on a Saturday.

I have a pickup. Sunday sucks for us midnights workers.

[GOPisEvil]

25. I'll let ya know.

I will probably post a thread for volunteers to help me move. I'm trying to close on the 28th, so moving on the 29th is a definite possibility. I'll have my dad's F-150, too. He'll be on vacation, he won't need it.

[bearfan454]

28. I'm there if I get a PM.

Stevo

[GOPisEvil]

29. I appreciate that! I'll keep you posted!

[geniph]

37. I misread that as Plungerville

I thought, holy crap, he's moving to Toiletburg?!

[GOPisEvil]

40. Hey, there's big pfun in Pflugerville

:D

[geniph]

41. It STILL looks like Plungerville to me!

and I'm not even dyslexic! I really do have faith in Dog!

[kclown]

3. Don't forget the nutritive value of cast iron

Significant amount of iron, an essential nutrient, leaches
from the pan to the food.

[ihaveaquestion]

5. Too much iron is actually bad for you....

It accumulates in the liver and can become toxic for people with liver problems. It also triggers excess cholesterol production - the bad kind.

Rule of thumb - unless you're anemic, you don't have to increase your iron intake.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

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[baldguy]

6. As one who needs the smoke detector to know when dinner's ready...

non-stick is a requirement!

[eyesroll]

9. One caveat: Bird owners should stick to cast iron

Teflon (and its generics), if overheated, can kill birds (their respiratory system works differently from ours).

But you've just got dogs, right, Robb? In that case, flip away. (I admit I do miss the non-stick for omlets, but my cast-iron skillet is getting there.)

One type of nonstick that I really need to get is silicone -- they've got all sorts of baking pans that are oven-safe, non-toxic, but look like rubber, and things just pop out.

[matcom]

10. I'm a snob but THIS pan sounds REAL interesting!

and ONLY $35????????

gotta a link for me?

[supernova]

15. Me too. My heart still belongs to Le Creuset

but this pan sounds good too.

[Robb]

18. Here's a link to the 8-inch french skillet

...at Amazon. It's $20. The larger pans are more expensive, of course, to draw you in once you're hooked. ;)

[northzax]

11. hey, teflon is wonderful

and I wouldn't make crepes in anything else, but my cast iron is indestructible, it's older than I am (29) and cost me 5 bucks at a garage sale. and since I don't have a dishwasher, that doesn't matter. There is still nothing that is as versatile as cast iron, for my money.

[Solly Mack]

17. Strokes cast-iron - reassures it. (hmm..that skillet sounds wonderful)

Yeah, but can this amazing nonstick double as a hammer?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

31. And can it gets years of grease in the pores to season it?

[Lizz612]

39. Also

Is it heavy enough too double as a weapon?

[CaptainClark23]

19. The sticky stuff

Is where the flavor is. The base of the best sauces comes from the sticky stuff. Never get a good carmelization from non-stick.

I'll 'stick' with my stainless steel, copper core.

[Whitacre D_WI]

22. Cast iron won't kill my family and give me cancer.

Take that, dingbat.

[BiggJawn]

24. What's a Dishwasher?

Around MY crib, anything that "goes in the dishwasher" had better be small, and come with LOTS of lube....:evilgrin:

[Whitacre D_WI]

27. HA!

[SOteric]

32. I've never met a non-stick pan

that can stand up to the extremely high heats I cook with.

And the fact that they emit gases toxic to small creatures (okay, so do my brothers, point taken) makes me somewhat nervous.

But if you're happy with your Anolon Titanium, more power to ya! :7

[gulfcoastliberal]

33. Looks Good

But I'm happy with my Simply Calphalon rated #2 behind the commercial grade by Consumer Reports. If CU says this titanium set is better than my calphalon aluminum, then I'll be jealous.

[HEyHEY]

34. I prefer foil

it's cheaper ;-)

[Canuckistanian]

35. Yeah, yeah. Talk to us in ten years.

I still have the same frypan my mother bought in 1956.
I don't care if it's Radioactive Anolon Titanium/Ytterbium with laser-bonded Ultra-Quantum SuperTeflon XXIV, can I leave it in my will?

[BiggJawn]

36. Mine belonged to my Grandmother...

Who passed them to HER daughter, who passed them to ME (I got no sisters) and if she every exhibits an intrest in using anything besides a nuker and toaster, I'll pass 'em to MY daughter...

I guestimate them as pre-WWII vintage.

[geniph]

38. I'm still using the same cast-iron skillet

that my mother bought when she was first married - in 1945. Still works exactly the same. Since 1977, when I first started acquiring my own kitchenware, I have probably acquired and discarded a dozen skillets at the very least, but that cast-iron one will outlive me by a century.