You know you are officially a well adjusted adult when getting new pots and pans is thrilling. And boy am I thrilled!
We have been using the set from my parents from when I was in college–which is a lot of years ago. 😉 They have been wonderful and helped me learn how to cook. From the days of newly-wed-life and burning almost everything on our first stove (I wasn’t used to electric, so I would leave the pot on the burner when I was done… oops!) to having kids and gradually using more and more of our pots as our family grew. And finally now, to where I’ve learned to make lots of foods and love the idea of trying out a new recipe or tweaking an old one. (And only once in a blue moon do I burn anything anymore!)
The requirement for our new set was: 1) must be stainless steel so we can use our metal utensils, 2) must have the thicker/reinforced base and 3) must be able to go in the dishwasher. I know, not all of you put your pans in the dishwasher (or even have a dishwasher!) but for me that’s a deal breaker. With the amount of cooking I do and the fact that the kids are in charge of helping with dishes, I wanted the pans to be able to be taken care of by all of us. The idea of having a sink full of hand wash pans at the end of every day is a bit aggravating for me.
After looking for a while we found a good deal on a set at Kohl’s and this weekend we had a coupon and some gift cards and scored a great deal on a nice set. I’m so excited to cook something now!
That is indeed exciting!!