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Topic: Anybody use Cuisinarte………

Posted By: Lars(wi)
Subject: Anybody use Cuisinarte………
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2026 at 10:09pm

Cookware? We(the Wifey) insisted that we have some. So this spring bought a set, fry pans, pots, glass lids etc. These supposedly as close to ‘non-stick’ as possible without being Teflon, or some other gawd-awful deadly concoction. These fry pans are a bitch to clean, unless whatever your cooking swiming in lard, or butter, the food sticks. Anybody else have this challenge?

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Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2026 at 6:06am

Well seasoned cast iron does the job for me. I have never used any Cuisinarte but other “nonstick” cookware has not lasted long. Stainless steel pots with thick bottoms work well. Clean them with Barkeepers Friend and hot soapy water.

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Posted By: truckerfarmer
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2026 at 6:38am

No experience with Cuisinart. Got the wife some carbon steel pans for Christmas a couple years ago. Same properties as cast iron, but without the weight. Approximately 14 ga steel, with good sized replaceable wood handles. Biggest one came with spare handle, Allen head bolt and Allen wrench. About $50 each on Amazon, but well worth it.

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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2026 at 7:09am

We stopped with the Non Stick stuff long ago, non stick never lasted more than a few years. Cast here is far better yet wife prefers her SS pans.

Posted By: DanWi
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2026 at 9:35am

Have a couple copper pans. The nonstick lasts a few years and then they wear out and eggs stick. Have eggs almost everyday for breakfast.

Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2026 at 10:38am

Sounds like some pam would be a good investment?

Posted By: Greg (Hillsboro, OH)
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2026 at 7:37am

I don't want to hijack the thread, but does anyone use cast iron on their ceramic top stoves? I've heard both ok to use, and don't do it. I think one of the issues is that they are heavy and if dropped, can break the stove surface. Let me know your experiences please.

Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2026 at 8:03am

wife tossed out my really nice, well seasoned cast iron 12" pan a long time ago so 'we' have gone through 15-20 'non-stick' replacements.

she REFUSES to use 'plastic' tools and scratches the teflon off them in very short order.

I gave up trying to explain what she was doing wrong....

The latest BS I have to deal with, the 'tenants' keep their bedroom window OPEN ..... I've given up explaining WHY the 1st floor is COLD and the gas bill high, even after dropping $50K into ALL new windows.....

Oh well, it's snowing here.. MUST be NOON as that's when the weatherguy said it will start ! I managed to get battery charger on the D-14. it's in its new 9by12 shed with 6by6 steel tubing sections jammed around it. FYI cold steel is sliiiiiiiipppppery to stand on ! No bandaids ,so I'm happy.

stay safe guys !

Jay

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Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2026 at 11:00am

We very seldom these days use any kind of ‘spray on’. It’s either butter, lard, or beef fat.

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I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science.

Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2026 at 1:14pm

Greg, I would not use cast iron on a smooth top range because of the risks of damaging the top but I don’t have and don’t want a smooth top.

Lars, l prefer lard, butter and beef fat also. Too many chemicals in a lot of the cooking sprays and vegetable oils.

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Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2026 at 2:06pm

Use cast iron on glass top with no problem with good quality cast iron - bought a couple cheaper frying pans and ended up taking grinder to bottom top get them to set flat on stove as never surfaced flat from new .
Wife use to use a electric fry pan for many things and then soak them to get clean , lasted about 2 years and costing came lose . I have one I use every once in a while but cooking for self , make something clean up right after use and no problems

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