Why Choosing the Right Cookware Set is Important

An important yet obvious thing for any chef or cook to consider is the type and quality of the cookware that is used.
Many manufacturers use different materials in the construction of their cookware sets which gives you a wide range to choose from.
A good choice, when needing to use the the oven for cooking, is to go for the heavy cast iron sets.
That's because the heat is conducted evenly and slowly, due to its use of heavy bases.
Copper cookware sets conduct heat evenly but quite quickly as they are made from a much thinner base and so is ideally used when sauteing and frying food.
They look quite nice too.
Aluminum cooking sets can be a cheaper option and although you may find they are good heat conductors as well as being very lightweight, they can often affect the taste of your food slightly.
An alternative would be to go for stainless steel cookware.
Its strong, nice to look at and you can find whole sets that are priced at the lower end of the scale.
Some sets come with a copper bottom to aid in the conduction of heat too.
Non-stick cookware is very popular as its cooking surface is coated with a non-stick layer of teflon, which can make for much healthier cooking.
This is because the need to use oils or butter are reduced as the teflon coating helps the food from not sticking to the bottom of the pan and potentially ruining your food.
The coating also comes to the rescue when its time to wash up as there will be less residue on the surface to get rid of.
However, care must be take not to damage this coating and so abrasive scourers or cleaners should never be used to clean non-stick pans.
One mistake to avoid is not to assume that you can use your kitchen cookware set for other uses such as when on a camping trip.
I would never advise using your kitchen pots and pans when camping as they are not intended to be used in this environment.
Camping cookware is specially designed for the rigours of outdoor cooking and as such are able to stand being knocked about and are better suited for cooking food well in varying outdoor conditions and temperatures.
They are also made in such a way that they fit together in order to conserve space.