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Cookware Advice for Beginners

Skillet or saute pan? Sauce pan or stock pot? Which pieces of cookware would you recommend for someone trying to equip a basic kitchen?

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by pogomom

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Feb 03 '00 Mortgage the Farm - We're Going Shopping!
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by meleahk
Jul 20 '01 Pots, Pans, Frying Pans, Oh My!
Get what you want, use your common sense in cooking and turn those handles in!... read full review
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by Mom2TyZick
Jun 17 '01 Outfitting Your Kitchen
A kitchen is never an easy room to stock. Here are a few items to get you started!... read full review
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by dequebec
Sep 29 '00 Progressive International Rice Cooker
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by LatteChick
May 27 '04 The Great American Cooking Scam
As for the Cooking Club of America, take your $330 membership fee and go buy yourself something you’ll actually use. Like half a tank of gas.... read full review
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by pamelita3099
Oct 09 '01 Young, Single and Looking ...
A list of essentials for the beginners kitchen.... read full review
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by Neenkena
Oct 04 '01 So you want to cook? Come on in!
Take your time and get your cookware a little at a time. Yards sales are great places to start!... read full review
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by patsyv
Jan 08 '01 This'll fry your bacon!
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by Sloucho
Mar 12 '01 GladWare: Storage Is the Key to Happiness
I can't think of a more effective way to invest $9 in kitchen storage than by purchasing the GladWare Variety Pack.... read full review
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by cntaur5
Apr 13 '00 George Foreman's Grill
Overall the grill is an easy way to cook, but cleaning can be a real chore. ... read full review
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by tfeier
Dec 22 '00 The Top Five pieces every kitchen needs
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by blackmonolith
Nov 04 '01 Wanna bake an apple pie? NOT SO FAST!
Establish a space-time continuum first. The rest is cake. Or pie.... read full review
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by Christoff
Jan 05 '01 Three Day Pork
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by foxfroggy
Dec 04 '00 The Old Reliable- A Cast Iron Skillet
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by Cecilia47
Jul 26 '00 All You Really Need Is Three
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by Shampoo-Girl
Jan 17 '01 Shampoo Girl's guide to Chinese cooking for beginners
Remember not to make a mess out of the kitchen!... read full review
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by priseger
Feb 21 '01 Just The Facts
This is to help young people get a head start in the kitchen with very little money.... read full review
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by lcase
Aug 24 '01 How to Choose the Right Shape in Cookware
Choose the right shape that fits the purpose and you will love cooking.... read full review
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by phineaskc
Dec 22 '00 BUYING UTENSILS: ADVICE FOR THE BUDDING CHEF
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by erin5oaks
Apr 07 '00 Setting up a new kitchen?
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by hhgail
Dec 18 '00 Bon' Appetit!
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by MsHooterville
Jul 13 '00 After 20 Years Married, Still a Beginner!
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by jodycw
Apr 11 '01 Cook,Serve, Freeze and Microwave -You can do it all with Potlux!
This is affordable cookware that can go from the oven to the freezer to the microwave without any fuss. It couldn't get any easier!... read full review
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by djmont
Aug 10 '00 5 Tips to Better Cooking
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by blimbach
Apr 05 '00 Seven Inexpensive but Essential Kitchen Utensils
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by missy811
Jul 12 '00 Helpful hints from my mom :)
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by Kallisti
Aug 29 '00 Flatware, Cookware and the Perfectionist Movement
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by Sloucho
Jan 09 '01 How to Appropriate the World's Cuisine Without So Much As a Skillet
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by sweetycaroline
Apr 25 '01 A Home Cooked Meal
Buy expensive pieces if you want something to last.... read full review
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by LittleRed
Jan 24 '00 Love my Crock Pot!
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by dkarmol
Jan 18 '00 You need these four items
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by phaewilk
Sep 20 '00 Help!! I'm Lost In Kitchen World!!
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by GeorgiaGranny
Feb 16 '00 Smokeless Indoor Grill
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by NANAD99
Feb 08 '00 Picking out the right cookware
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by raymondo
Dec 23 '00 How to cook and eat when you are flat broke.
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by mommy2jonny98
Mar 04 '00 the top two must haves for any kitchen
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by cfdavids
Sep 28 '00 Egg Wave-Maybe for the Chickens?
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by Stoverfamily
Nov 08 '00 A *Must-Have* for any kitchen!!
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by RobinSteward
Aug 16 '00 SUGGESTIONS FOR STOCKING YOUR FIRST KITCHEN
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by lfdolphin
Jan 30 '00 Crock Pot a MUST for working women!
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by terry_bear
Apr 19 '00 Excellent cookware cheap
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by buzz48315
Nov 26 '00 Take it from me....avoid the cheap stuff in the kitchen
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by TKP
Jan 19 '00 slow cooking
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by mom2behrs
Jul 17 '00 Get Right to the Good Stuff
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by alanbweaver
Jul 11 '00 before you set up a kitchen....
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by mcoluccio
Jan 25 '00 EASY IS BETTER AND FAST IS THE BEST
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by dkarmol
Apr 05 '00 For perfect, one dish meals....
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by mrmouth
Feb 09 '00 Beyond Hot Dogs And Bologna
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by kami_jo
May 30 '00 Cooking For Me
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by Mangy
May 15 '00 old iron skillet
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by RSandee2
Feb 06 '00 Cooking With A Cock Pot!
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by itsjan
Sep 15 '00 Corningware..you can't live without it
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by Cate1956
Feb 16 '00 If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is....
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by carolynew
Jan 22 '00 Cooking can be hard but......and long......but, MAKE IT EASIER
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by cherub99
Feb 04 '00 Cookware Essentials
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by Jacqlin82
Feb 21 '01 Empty Pockets, Full Cabinets!
Don't spend all your cash on your kitchen-ware if you don't plan on using it forever...get what you need from second-hand stores or discount stores.... read full review
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by mrculinary
Mar 12 '00 Buy lots or buy smart
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by Joanne710
Nov 26 '00 I have 2 words for you. "Corning Ware"
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by PK123
Apr 04 '00 I tried to run from cast iron
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by callmesgt
Mar 01 '00 Love My Pressure Cooker
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by blimbach
Apr 21 '00 Do You Really Need All Those Small Appliances? Read before making out your gift list.
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by grannyto2
Mar 15 '00 Help for the busy working Mom
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by gordoswell
Dec 11 '00 justintime
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by latezhou
Jan 03 '01 Fry it in a pan
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by Chnltbunch
Apr 04 '00 You must have a crockpot
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by IamATotalAngel
Dec 18 '00 Pampered Chef Pampers Cooks
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by pinkice
Mar 02 '00 Nesco Roaster Oven
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by singsing_40
Sep 11 '00 The incredible electric WOK!
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by 1derchic
Jul 11 '00 the goerge foreman lean, mean, grilling machine
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by smoothride5
Jan 26 '00 The Best Cookware I ever bought
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by AnthonysBabe
Jun 04 '00 The best pots and pans for beginners
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by SugarWoman
May 29 '00 It's Mixed... What do I do?
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