Cookware

If your non-stick pan has a strange smell coming from it, you’d probably like to know why. You’d also like to know how to stop this smell from returning. Well, thankfully, that’s what this article is all about. First up, we need to know why a non-stick pan might develop a smell. Now, pans with […]

Throughout the history of cast iron cookware, a question has plagued chefs and home cooks all over the world: what’s the best oil to use for seasoning? Now, every chef, cook and dinner lady has their preferred way of seasoning a cast iron skillet, but what is the right way? Well, it turns out seasoning

The age-old cooking question that has plagued human beings since we were all huddled around a fire in a cave. Is there really a difference between frying pans and saucepans? And, if indeed, there is, does using a frying pan for a saucepans job break some kind of cooking rule that is a big no,

Using a saucepan as a frying pan may seem like a bit of a cooking faux pas, but is it really that bad? After all, if a saucepan will get the job done, surely that’s all that matter? Well, in this cooking article, we’re going to look at saucepans and why they shouldn’t be used

We all know that cast-iron cookware needs to be seasoned, but you might not have known that ceramic cookware does too. Ceramic coatings are natural and have fantastic non-stick properties right out of the box. However, if you season your ceramic frying pan, you can enhance its non-stick properties even more and also increase the

When we buying a non-stick frying pan, many of us think that nothing will ever stick to it. After all, it says non-stick right on the label. However, non-stick pans can stick, and much of the time, this is down to misuse. If a pan isn’t treated property by the cook, the coating can begin

Skillets and frying pans are two of the most widely used pieces of cooking equipment around the world nowadays. Frying pans and skillets are great tools to have in the kitchen. However, you may wonder what the difference is between them and which one you should buy. Well, I am here to help. As a

You’re in the market for a new pot that is versatile and that can help you take your cooking to the next level. You’ve been doing some research into new pots, and you have come across a problem: Soup pots and stock pots—what’s the difference, why are they called different things when they look the

If you’ve just bought your first stock pot and are excited about all the recipes you can make using it, you might have a few questions about how you can use it. One of the most important questions is whether your new shiny pot is oven-safe.   Can a Stock Pot Go in the Oven?

Putting a non-oven-safe frying pan in your oven is a great way of melting handles, ruining meals and panic-calling takeaways! That’s why it’s so important to check that the pan is oven-safe first. One of the best methods of knowing whether a frying pan is suitable for oven-use is simply by looking at the bottom