Cooks' Question

I'm treating myself to a set of new saucepans and I love copper pans – what would you recommend?

Response

I have a wonderful-looking set of copper pans hanging on the wall of my kitchen, but over the many years since I started cooking, I've found many better alternatives and have to say, no one saucepan can answer every type of need. The brass handles on copper pans become very hot and it's so easy to forget to put on oven gloves. The thin lining in these pans also wears down quickly, exposing the copper underneath, which could affect the food cooked in it.

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