rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) (12/19/84)
> ... > Also, cooking professionals insist that you absolutely MUST have at > least a few critical 100% copper items: saute pan and large whipping > bowl are often cited as the most important. Any comments?... There is some honest science behind having a real (solid) copper bowl for beating egg whites--there is a reaction between the copper in the bowl and the egg whites, which makes them whip up better. For the saute pan, the issue is heat conduction to avoid hot and cool spots which will prevent even browning. A decent (gas, not electric!) range and a good non-copper saute pan is workable; it just takes a little more attention. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile.
nonh@utzoo.UUCP (Chris Robertson) (12/26/84)
I bought a set of copper cookware (saucepans and skillet) about 2 years ago. All went well for nearly a year (you have to polish them a lot, but they *look* so good, and were fine for cooking in), and then the tinning wore through. It suddenly occurred to me why these pans had been on special -- and of course, the store I bought them from wasn't there any more. So now I have this set of highly decorative saucepans which I daren't cook with, except for boil-in-the-bag veggies. Does anyone know where I could get my pans re-lined? I'm in Canada, but would contemplate sending them to the U.S. if necessary. Any information would be greatly appreciated. --chris
broder@magic.ARPA (12/28/84)
Dean & DeLuca, the food and cookware store in NY, does relining. However it is quite expensive, something like $1.50 * (D + 2 H) where D is the diameter and H the height of the pot in inches. They have an 800 number for ordering purposes only but from where you can get the toll number for more info and current prices. - Andrei Broder
reid@Glacier.ARPA (12/28/84)
> Does anyone know where I could get my pans re-lined? I'm in Canada, but > would contemplate sending them to the U.S. if necessary. Any information > would be greatly appreciated. There is a gourmet/cookware store in NYCity called Zabar's. They sell a do-it-yourself copper pan relining kit, called "Tin Lizzie". My recollection is that they cost about $2.00 each. I have relined four pans with these kits, and they work quite well if you follow the instructions carefully. I am almost certain that Zabar's will sell by mail order, though I bought my Tin Lizzie kits in person. -- Brian Reid decwrl!glacier!reid Stanford reid@SU-Glacier.ARPA