So for the longevity of the cookware and for the purpose of sustainability, I guess large cast iron pans are probably the best for pretty much all eastern/western meals prep?
@SallyLyu3 жыл бұрын
Cast iron is very heavy and needs quite some maintenance. They seem to use more stainless steel in professional kitchens in terms of materials. Home kitchen probably still non-stick ones cause steel would require more heat or takes longer time to heat up.
@EJ-co3nq3 жыл бұрын
@@SallyLyu Thank you Sally. My cookware typically lasted for a year or so. And I feel bad for not being able to use them for a longer time and for creating wastes (although I did recycle used cookware). I have been using low to medium heat when cooking with non-sticky frying pans and have been careful when cleaning (i.e. never put to dishwasher etc). But still they only tended to last for less than 2 years (even with diamond or emerald stone coating?) ... anyways ... I will see how long my current wok can last. I also recently purchased a stainless steel pan, and will try not to cook eggs there 😆
@SallyLyu3 жыл бұрын
@@EJ-co3nq True, I just refreshed my non-stick sets recently :). Have to do that every one year or two if I use them regularly. I do have stainless steel wok and pans. I use those when I can fry with high heat (so the food doesn't stick at the bottom).
@EJ-co3nq3 жыл бұрын
@@SallyLyu Interesting ... so you need high heat when using stainless steel pans? I just assumed that low to medium heat is always better (except cast iron I guess) ... btw ... I did put a very small cast iron skillet to dishwasher once and as the video said - it became rusty 😵
@SallyLyu3 жыл бұрын
@@EJ-co3nq not super high but definitely need to heat up the pan well first. Medium would also work. It's a tough material, color might change but nothing breaks it really.