Hello,
I wondered if anyone could recommend some good saucepans, baking trays, etc?
I've tried a few baking trays, even branded ones such as Tefal and Pyrex (non-stick metal, not glass) and none of them live up to their name of being non-stick. They always end-up with brown burnt-on deposits. Having asked around, I get the impression that all baking trays are equally rubbish and it's not worth buying non-stick?
I used to use Mr Muscle cans of caustic soda to clean them and that worked but I find the cheap tins of caustic soda do not, so perhaps they use a less concentrated spray?
Here's an embarrassing story about my non-stick saucepans. I went camping the other year so bought a cheap set of saucepans to take with me. The other day I decided to use them at home to cook some pasta but some got burnt onto the bottom of the pan. I tried scouring it but a non-stick scourer was too gentle. The dishwasher did not remove it either, so then I tried the spray can of caustic soda; that made no difference.
I thought I should thrown the pans away and buy a new, better, set for use at home but I thought I would have one last attempt at cleaning. I had some caustic soda so I added a little to water and let it soak. It did remove the burnt on food but it also removed the non-stick coating!
Which brings me back to the question: which saucepans do you recommend? I use gas at the moment but one day might like to use induction. I'm thinking non-stick just isn't worth it?
Thanks.