Which cookware should I have?

Cookware Sets

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My choice: Tefal Inspiration (18/10 Stainless Steel)

1. Casserole w/lid 16 cm (1.5 QT)
2. Casserole w/lid 20 cm (3 QT)
3. Casserole w/lid 24 cm (4.5 QT)
4. Saucepan w/o lid 16 cm (1.5 QT)

Other sets also include:

• Fry Pan   8' or 20 cm
• Fry Pan 10' or 26 cm
• Sauté Pan, w/helper handle w/lid 3.5 QT or 22 cm
• Soup Pan w/lid 6 QT (26-30 cm)

The 7 Most Essential Kitchen Pans and Pots:

1. 12' or 30 cm skillet
2. 10'-11' or 26-28 cm skillet (Cast iron or cast steel iron)
3. 10' skillet - omelette fry pan
4. 2-3 QT Saucier or 18-20 cm
5. 14' or 32-34 cm Wok w/helper handle w/lid
6. 7.25 QT or 28 cm Enamel-coated cast iron Dutch oven (Le Creuset or Lodge, for example)
7. 16 QT or 30cm, 7 litres or more, Soup Pan

I would add the 8th: small Fry Pan 8' or 20 cm.

Silampos: A Portuguese Company

The whole is made of chrome-nickel steel and has a thick, three-layer, specially designed bottom which accumulates and distributes heat evenly. It has a nice, modern shape and stay-cool handles. It’s ideal for any kitchen (including induction), you can use it in the oven, and dishwasher safe.

1. Stockpot w/lid 16 cm
2. Stockpot w/lid 20 cm
3. Stockpot w/lid 24 cm
4. Casserole w/lid 16 cm
5. Casserole w/lid 20 cm
6. Casserole w/lid 24 cm
7. Milk Pot w/lid 16 cm
8. Saucepan w/o lid 16 cm
9. Non-Stick Frying Pan 24cm

Silampos cookware

Founded in Portugal in 1951, Silampos has been an internationally-recognised brand for decades, consistently producing the highest quality steel cookware for professional and home kitchens alike.

Silampos cookware is manufactured using 18/10 stainless steel, ensuring consistent results and a long life. The manufacturing quality of each component, from the lid, to the handle, to the base, is without peer, so you can cook with confidence.

The most notable feature of Silampos’s range of cookware, however, is the Impact Disc Plus Thermic Base. 

Silampos impact disc

Applied using a unique heating process in which an aluminium heat-diffusing disc is permanently fixed between the bottom of the pan and a protective stainless steel disc under 2000 tonnes of impact pressure, the need for traditional welding is eliminated and the durability of the pan is greatly increased.

This Impact Disc Plus Thermic Base was developed for its efficient performance on induction, gas, electric and ceramic hobs, allowing better heat distribution and significantly reducing energy consumption and cooking times.

Silampos is renowned worldwide for its quality cookware with a 25 year warranty on the stainless steel body. This quality will give you a lifetime of simple, trouble free operation.