am cooking my first meal in my new stainless steel frypan.

a beautiful stainless steel pot set. I love them - enjoy your cooking.

I was actually in a plaza today and checked out a kitchen appliance place but only because staff were outside inviting us in to check out their sale. The thing is I really don't need a damn thing in this kitchen.

I try hard to ignore some of the fabulous new stuff

like the citrus juicer. I just had to have it until I realized that the old one is so much easier to wash

That was 41 1/2 years ago. Still have it. It’s seasoned jet black and slick as ice.

Enjoy -- your new pan & your great meal!

I occasionally buy revereware off eBay — or I have in the dark past anyway.

Name a classic French dish and I’ve cooked it and many of them often.

A good set of stainless steel with copper core is worth the hefty investment. I cook on All-Clad. There are other good ones but all are expensive.

Professional chefs don’t necessarily need them because they are expert at temperature control. You can buy good cookware for a reasonable price at a good restaurant supply store.

I just spent 5 years splurging on what I wanted.

Your meal sounds good. Kind of a poor day jambalaya. I’ve made it often.

Ironically despite my fancy cookware, being from Louisiana I cook with cast iron as much as anything. Several well seasoned iron skillets and a Dutch oven are critical for being able to cook my Louisiana classics.

Enjoy your meal.

Revere ware has gone pouf.

I am very lucky to have the set I have than.

No way in hell I could afford them.

My mom gave them to me when I got married.

I also have two cast iron pans my grandma inherited from her mother that my mom had that I now use. The cure on them makes them like nonstick pans without the PFOAs.

as they do not let the magnetic waves pass through.

I have kept my copper bottom pans for decades. And have added a cast iron pan an a few le cruset 2 braisers and one Dutch. Those are very expensive. But I love the way they cook.

Not as quickly as Barkeeper's Friend, though. That stuff is pretty amazing.

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I once had an entire set of Revereware pots and pans that I had collected over time. I still have two of the frying pans and a big stockpot.

My latest find was a Kitchen Aid mini food processor that looked unused for $15. It's great for small projects when I don't want to have to clean the big food processor. I also recently found a restaurant style SS steam table pan for $5.

One thing I've never found in thrift stores is quality cutlery.

They are probably 50 years old and still in service. They will polish up nicely too.