What kind of cooking & baking ware do you use?

[spinbaby]

14. Depends on what I'm doing

There are steel baking pans called “USA Pan” that really are American made and quite good, although available in limited sizes. Nordic Ware is my preference for fancy pans. My half sheet pans are heavy aluminum, I think from Costco.

In cookware, I prefer All Clad, but I live near the factory and attend their factory sales. I can’t imagine paying full retail for All Clad. I also have some ancient cast iron, which I like but don’t use that often because it’s heavy and I’m old. I have a carbon steel wok I got at an Asian grocery for $6 years ago, but don’t use all that often.

Nonstick is something I haven’t quite mastered—I understand you need to replace it from time to time, but I’m always in way unhappy unhappy with my latest nonstick pans. My latest are Misen, and has a nice cooking surface, but comes with instructions not to put it in the dishwasher and has a removable silicone-sleeve kind of handle that traps water if you wash the pan with handle on. Also, Misen skillets are slightly larger than the equivalent pans in other brands, which means the lids you already have won’t fit.