If you've ever picked up the melted plastic handle from a skillet or cleaned a stovetop after making a dish in a wobbly pan, you're ready to learn about good cookware!
Firstly, you need to invest in a good quality pan made from the best material for your needs. After that, maintenance plays an important role. You need to take good care of the cookware so that it lasts for a long time.

Whatever type of pan you choose, it is nice and also important that they are sturdy. Thickness means that a pan will not dent, warp or develop hot spots (where food in one part of the pan cooks faster or burns before the rest is done).
Thinner material does not retain heat evenly. A deeper pan must retain heat all along the sides; a heavier pan is also more durable and better able to withstand frequent use and washing.

The three basic pots that are an absolute must-have to start the collection: a saucepan of about two liters, a sauté pan/saucepan of about 25cm and a soup pot of about 8 liters. They are suitable for almost every cooking task. If you buy them of high quality, you can use them for a very long time and enjoy them a lot.

There are so many different types of pans, some better than others. It is therefore difficult to decide which pan or pot you should go for. This depends on how you want to use it and what your preferences are. Do you want a basic pan? Or can it have a good look? What quality do you want? In the case of quality, in most cases you have to look at the material and how many 'layers' the pan has.

For an average family of 4 we recommend the following setup of 7 pans:

• 3x cooking pans (wok, small frying pan (20 cm), frying pan (24 or 26 cm)
• soup pot
• Saucepan
• Sauté pan
• Cooking pot

This will generally do the trick! The best part is; Cook and Pan has them all! Are you looking for quality and a good look? Check out our Pans or Baking and Roasting category.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask. We are more than happy to answer any questions you may have regarding cookware.