Just a clarification - while I don't think you'd go wrong with plain hard anodized cookware, the Analon Advanced is non-stick. The benefit, in our case, is the size and feel of the handles. My wife has fairly small hands, a poor grip, and very little tolerance for heat, so an insulated handle that she can grasp firmly is a strong selling point.
On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 05:57:11AM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Ahh, two votes for the hard anodized. Thanks for jumping in John ... I > know you like to cook, so your comments are definitely appreciated. > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: John Francis < > > > I'd certainly recommend it over the Calphalon non-stick coating. > > So far, though, I'm cautiously optimistic about Analon Advanced > > (which has handles that even my wife can manage, on the rare > > occasion that she touches the pans). > > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Hi Shel, > > > I'd recommend the Calphalon hard anodized over any pan with a non- > > > stick coating. You don't need the coating if you break it in right, > > > and your pan will last forever. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
