I have the Matfer 12" carbon steel pan and like it a lot. I have a small collection of All-Clad stuff that I pick up when the have the factory seconds sales, and for nonstick I use the Tramontina Professional stuff. I highly recommend having a good quality 2 and 3 qt saucier pans. For a wok I have a 14" from the Wok Shop that has served me very well. Other than that it's a collection of second hand and hand me downs.
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This morning sautéed some mushrooms and eggs in my new to me All-Clad nonstick 10 inch skillet. $4.00, in good condition.Comment
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Staub Enameled Dutch Oven
Lodge Enameled Cast Iron Casserole (this https://www.katom.com/261-EC3CC33.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_ campaign=%5BROI%5D%20Shopping%20-%20All%20Products%20Target&utm_id=187797395&utm_co ntent=14749848875&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gad_campa ignid=187797395&gclid=Cj0KCQiAubrJBhCbARIsAHIdxD9S Dcgrl2N1hlsnItOCgCTcmCsPjYf7z8zqhKDP6Xo2fhDlkJ-Mf2saAqGnEALw_wcB)
Joyce Chen Wok 14" Flat Bottom Wok
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Very good for pot roast, chicken thighs, etc. Getting alot of use currently with this recipe, which is a current family favorite - https://www.allrecipes.com/one-pan-s...ecipe-11806363
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I have a bunch of cast iron. Griswold, Wagner, Birmingham, Lodge; skillets, dutch ovens, chicken fryers.
Recently have acquired some stainless steel; All-Clad, Viking, Belgique.
Have two tagines, one from Clay Coyote. A Mixteca bean pot from Rancho Gordo.
Nonstick skillets by Green Pan are good.
Last Friday picked up an Emile Henry ceramic pie dish (Williams Sonoma, Black Friday sale).
And some carbon steel, Lodge and de Buyer.Last edited by yakima; December 2, 2025, 01:31 PM.Comment
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All this cookware and kitchen gadgets talk recently had me do an inventory in my kitchen to see if I needed to do any upgrades or replacements. I only found a couple of things, one of them being a new cast iron skillet. My old Wagner 10.5”er was wobbly as hell on my stove. After a little research I decided on a Smithey 10” cast iron skillet. After buying the Chantal rondeau pan online and it warped after one use, I’ve decided to buy whatever I can in-store. They were the same price wherever you buy it so I went to a Williams Sonoma store to pick it up. While there I did a little lookin’ around. Holy crap! 😳 They’re proud as hell of their stuff!
Need a new whisk?
This one was only…..$53.00 😳
Need a new knife? These were only $300. plus……..apiece!
They had some nice stuff but you better bring 2 credit cards!
The spinning pan saga continues…
My old Wagner skillet…
I was really upset the new Smithey wouldn’t spin…
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Fantastic!
Those Smithey's are amazing looking.
I've never been in a Willaims Sonoma, but their site looks spendy when I look there.Last edited by Richard Chrz; December 2, 2025, 04:43 PM. -
I used to love shopping at WS in store until Hurricane Helene wiped it out. Still hoping it returns. Got my Shun knives there. It was nice to shop their collection of good knives and get the ones that balanced perfectly in my hand.
They always had a great sale table in the back of the store. That's where I found my large Staub oval Dutch oven.
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30 year old tri-ply All-Clad saucier (about 3 cup capacity). Use it often for small quantities including scrambling eggs.
10 inch Magnalite aluminum skillet because everybody from Louisiana my age or older has this in their kitchen. I use it for eggs, bacon, saute'ing trinity, roux, etc. I retired all of my other Magnalite pieces.
40-odd year old 10 1/4 inch cast iron skillet. Mostly for roux because it is heavy. I retired the deep skillet/dutch oven because of the weight and no helper handle.
#3 Wagner cast iron skillet. This little thing fits in my pot-holder drawer. Melts butter, make small roux or scramble eggs in it.
Recent Purchases:
Staub 4 quart enameled dutch oven. I love this pot and use it for chili, gumbo, beans, etc. Con: the handles are small.
All-Clad D3 2 qt saucier. Gets a decent amount of use for small sides.
All-Clad D5 8 qt stock pot. This one works well for me. Keeps a nice simmer on my small burner.
Con: The 3 ply All-Clad has exposed aluminum, which can wear down after a while and shouldn't go in the dishwasher.
A good carbon steel skillet has been on my want list for a while and possibly a deep skillet. I dunno if I really need all those skillets, but I think a deep one would be nice to have.Last edited by Carolyn; December 2, 2025, 03:26 PM.Comment
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I won’t list them all, but I did recently acquire an 8” Smithey CI skillet. Oh my, that pan is a thing of beauty!Comment
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Well, this thread certainly made an expensive list of what I want.
I have a bunch of various pans I have purchased over the past 6 - 7 years, since joining here.
I had purchased several All Clad D3 pans through their damaged box or factory seconds sale, I do not use all of them, so some have been relegated to being pans to use on the grill (they are not part of this list), as well as a Lodge 4 qt dutch oven and griddle)
My most used pans are this.
All Clad D3 12 inch - Fry pan with Lid
All Clad D3 3 qt - Saute pan with lid
All Clad D3 3 qt - Sauce Pan with lid ( I also have a double boiler & steam pan inserts for this pan)
Lodge 15 Inch - Carbon Steel Paella Pan, (this pan just started to have a bit of wabble on stove top. I have no intentions right now of replacing it, as it is a workhorse, and I abuse this pan so much, it sits right on wood or charcoal fires, it is used in my oven on 525 broil for 15 - 20 minutes at a time. So a tiny little wobble is a non issue, it is one of my most used pans.
8 qt - Le Creuset oval enameled Dutch Oven I had just picked this up a month or so ago, I love it! Bought it on sale $175 dollars off full price.
5 qt - Marquette Castings enameled dutch oven. I use this a few times a week as a rice pot, and for beans. May switch this out at somepoint.
10 Qt Cuisinart stock pot with Lid - used weekly if not twice a week.
‘What I just ordered:
11 inch Mauviel M'Metal Black carbon steel pan (ordered it over the weekend), I ordered this pretty much as my egg pan. Pretty excited to get it next week.
What I find myself still wanting, even more so after this thread. And hopeful over a few years
Smithey 7.25 qt Dutch oven (Priority)
Le Creuset enameled - or All Clad D3 (3.5 - 5 qt?) every day pan with two helper handles and glass lid, I think my wife would use that instead, which would maybe give me the ability to get rid of a few pans she uses. (priority)
13.5 Stargazer pan with two helper handles & lid, or Smithey 14 braiser with lid, one of these may happen a year or so from now. (pretty high on list)
2qt All Clad Sauce pan with lid (Priority)
15.5 qt Le Creuset DO After hosting this year's Thanksgiving, and knowing our house is the house for most holidays going forward, I really would have liked this. It's a bit more spendy, but maybe in a year or 2 I can afford it. I really want to get to a Le Creuset outlet and find one on the "seconds quality sale", I am not sure I would pay full price, it's spendy!
SolidTeknics #10 (thanks to Spinaker for this one) This one is on the longer wait list I believe
I also hope to switch out my 10 qt stock pot with an 8 & 12 qt that are wider and lower profile. I could see the 8 qt coming by next fall.Last edited by Richard Chrz; December 4, 2025, 09:17 AM.Comment
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ecowper I feel like it would be used a lot. I also have a 1 qt All Clad, but it is too small for any normal use, or at least in my kitchen.
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Guys!!! Jeeez Louise! I get the jist of this thread but I WILL NOT allow myself to read it or I’ll be out 2 grand in no time.Last edited by JCBBQ; December 3, 2025, 11:18 AM.Comment
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Smithey owners. How does the beautiful interior finish hold up after several cooks? Still a shiny golden bronze, or does it darken?Comment
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I’ve only used my Smithey once but here’s what it looks like…..before and after. The outside still looks the same. I browned some hamburger meat in it and made a ground beef and potato hash. It came pre-seasoned and I didn’t do any additional seasonings, but I will start one today.
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