pots and pans....how many do you have?

[kfeusse]

How many of the various sized pots and pans do you own? Sometimes I want 2 of a certain size at the same time...but I tend to make due...but that made me wonder whether others have more than one size of certain pans. So, do you??

[bluemongoose]

I received a small sauce pot, a medium sized steamer, and a medium pot that were very expensive for a wedding gift. I could not afford to add to this set, but as my family grew I added inexpensive pots from Ikea. I now have 1 very large pot, two slightly smaller pots with pasta baskets and small steamers, another even smaller pot, and 2 very small sauce pots.

 

I also have 3 cast iron skillets. An 8", a 10", and a 12". These are just the lodge brand, so nothing special.

 

I do have 2 of the size pots that I use nearly every meal. I started out with 1 of that size and then added another because I needed it when the family grew. I would not have done so if they were not so cheap.

[Guest]

I'll probably call them the wrong thing and I don't know their size, but I have:

 

large saucepan

medium saucepan

small butter warmer (it was so cute! and I do actually use it!)

large pot (spaghetti?)

dutch oven (lodge, 5 qt?)

2 nonstick fry pans (1 lg, 1 sm)

1 stainless saute pan

[Desert Rat]

One of each: Large, medium, small saucepan.

Two large pots. I don't know the size but big enough to cook spaghetti or a big pot of chili. I LOVE having two of this size!

I have a steamer insert for one of the large pans.

I also have one small egg pan (small frying pan), one large frying pan, a wok, and an electric skillet.

[BarbecueMom]

Two 3qt. saucepans, a 5qt. deep sauté pan, a cast iron skillet, and a cast iron Dutch oven. And one of those two-burner griddles, but I hate using it. I don't absolutely need anything smaller than a 3-quart, so I didn't replace the smaller pans when my old ones bit the dust.

[UrbanSue]

1-, 2- and 3-quart saucepans; 4.5-quart Dutch oven; 8-qt stockpot; 20-qt stockpot (for canning, mostly); 7- and 10-inch skillets; 12-inch cast-iron skillet.

 

I used to have a second 2-qt pot but dh burned it on a camping trip. It wasn't a nice one and I've learned to live without it. I use almost all of them every day and sometimes wish I had duplicates but I have a small kitchen and a limited selection helps me keep on top of the dishes.

[Murphy101]

Oh wow. We do a lot of cooking here. This is what I have.

I have 4 big broiler pots. These are mostly used for beer brewing and making meat stocks.

3 Dutch oven pots

2 3 qt pots

2 2 qt pots

1 1.5 qt pots

1 1qt pot

1 28" skillet

3 24" skillets

2 12" skillets

2 omelets sized skillets, 1 is my only nonstick cookware.

2 6qt crock pots

1 big roaster pot. (Holds two 5-6lb chickens/ducks or one 28lb turkey

3 jellyroll sheets

2 flat cookie sheets

1 large pampered chef rectangulsr stone

4 muffin pans - 12 ct. ea.

2 mini muffin pans - 12 ct ea.

2 flat bottom spring form pans

1 angel cake spring form pan

8 bread pans

6 cake pans

6 pie pans

2 flat electric griddles

An electric skillet

A cast iron Dutch oven

A cast iron 12" skillet

A cast iron 12" griddle

 

I think that's it. Geez. It sure sounds like a lot written out!

[Arcadia]

Stainless steel pots - small, medium and large

Claypot - medium

Stainless steel wok - large

 

My claypot and the small pot gets the most use for daily meals.

[gardenmom5]

If we have a size we need multiples of - we get multiples.

I know we have two heavy stock pots, several saucpans in various sizes, and more frying pans than I care to store - mostly in small or large - dh keeps buying new ones, but wont' thin them out. (he's very possessive of his frying pans)

 

we have an old electric frying pan that is so thick and heavy we can't find anything as thick to be able to replace it with. It gets used alot.

 

I would like a dutch oven. (my eyes bulged when I looked at the le Creuset set at costco - COSTCO was making my eyes bulge. hate to think about what they would do at sur la table.)

 

eta: we have three double boiler inserts.

[Pawz4me]

I think the only thing I have multiples of are 13x9 inch pans and 9-inch loaf pans. All other things are singles that I make do with. If I had a frequent need for two of something the same size then I'd get it.

 

I do have quite a collection of cast iron cookware that contains some multiples. Most of it was handed down from my grandmother. But I don't use it anymore because DH carries the gene for iron overload (hemochromatosis) so to minimize the iron in his food I've stopped using the cast iron cookware.

[Laura Corin]

I have a large and small stainless steel pan, the large one also having steamer baskets in case I need those.

 

Non-stick, I have a small, medium and two large (I'm sometimes making a stew and a soup at the same time.

 

I have a non-stick wok and four (yes four) frying pans/omelette pans. Husband has this thing about using the right size of pan for a particular omelette.

 

Oh, and I have a stove-top griddle that I use for sausages, etc.

 

I think that's it.

 

Laura

[Jeannie in NJ]

I decluttered and got rid of a lot of my pots and pans. What I kept are:

1 large pot for boiling pasta

1 med. pot

1 small pot

1 large frying pan

1 frying pan perfect for omeletes

a griddle for pancakes

a combo rice cooker/steamer

a George Forman grill that we use several times a week

 

that is it except for my dd's baking stuff, which includes cookie sheets, various cake pans (both round and rectangular) including ones for sheet cakes, muffin pans. These have all been gifts to dd from extended family as dd makes all the cakes, cupcakes, etc for all extended family parties. Today, she made a tiny cake for her new cousin's first birthday (the mother, my neice bought the cake pan for dd). These supplies are all stored in our combo large laundry/pantry room until needed.

 

p.s. I do need a new casserole baking dish as my old was was very chipped and scratched up so tossed it.

[LucyStoner]

1 very large cast iron skillet

1 med/large cast iron skillet

1 small sauce pan

1 small/medium soup pot

2 larger pots for stock, pasta etc

 

Also:

 

1 huge water bath canner pot

1 huge pressure canner

 

We so have 4 cookie sheets (2 large and 2 small), 3 ceramic casserole, 4 glass pie pans and a slew of Pyrex baking dishes in various sizes (the kinds that double as leftover containers with the snap on plastic kids) and 2 loaf bread pans.

[Parrothead]

I have 4 cast iron skillets of various size and shape

 

I have 6, maybe 7, pots with lids.

 

I have 2 stainless skillets without lids.

[Soror]

2-1 qrt

2-2 qrt

1-4 qrt saute pan

1-4 qrt stock pot

1-12 qrt stock pot

1- 4 qrt cast iron dutch oven w/. cast iron lid/pan

1- 6 in cast iron skillet

[LisaKinVA]

Saucepans -- 1 each, small, medium & large

Saute' pans -- 1 medium, 1 large

steamer & double boiler inserts -- same size as my medium saucepan

Stockpots -- 2 small, (I bought a second one to make caramels and needed a flat bottom), 1 large (I create a steamer with this one using my stainless steel drainer to steam eggs, but I don't remember why I bought it)

Skillets -- 1 8" and 1 12" -- really would like a 14", 12" and 8" though.

 

Those are all of my pots...if we want to get into electric cookware, pyrex, corning, baking pans and the like...this list would grow quite a bit more. I've determined that anything I haven't used by this Christmas is going away. I just don't think I need everything that I have...but until I've lived with it for at least two years I don't want to throw anything out!

[RoughCollie]

One of each

10"and 8" skillets

1 pint pot

3 quart pot

steamer insert (like a pot with holes on the bottom) for 2 of my pots

3.5 quart Dutch oven

6 quart stockpot

16 quart stockpot

 

Two of each

12" skillets (cast iron & anodized aluminum)

2 quart pots

1 quart pots

 

This represents the bare minimum I can work with. I used to have a lot more cookware, but when we moved here, I gave away the pieces I rarely used or hated. Everything gets used every week, except for the cast iron skillet (which has been relegated to the basement) and the 16 quart stockpot (which I use for boiling bones to make broth). I've had 4 of the pots for 35 years, which totally amazes me.

 

Everything except the 1-pint pot has a lid that either came with it or is borrowed from another piece. I have one 12" lid that I bought on Amazon to use with the cast iron skillet, and it is in the basement, too.

[AngieW in Texas]

I have:

 

1 - 1 qt pot

1 - 2 qt pot

2 - 3 qt pots

1 - 6 qt stockpot

1 - 8 qt stockpot

1 - 10" nonstick skillet

1 - 12" regular skillet

 

1 - nonstick electric griddle - gets used regularly

1 - crockpot

[cin]

I have a medium and large skillet.

 

I have creuset cookware, and I don't remember all the sizes, but off the top of my head, I have a 2 qt, 3 1/2 qt and 5 1/2 qt round, a 2 qt saucepan, and 2 ovals in the 5-6 qt size. I also have a 2-3 qt brasier, and a honkin' 9 or 11 qt oval. I LOVE that one, for when I do batch cooking. And I think I have a couple of other pieces, but I can't remember off the top of my head.

 

I also have a 5 qt brasier, that is lime green and is currently being used as a fruit bowl. I'm thinking I need to thin out the cookware a bit, but every I do use them all, just not all at the same time.

[Joker]

I have a stockpot, large skillet, a medium sauce pan, crockpot, and a rice cooker. I have a very tiny kitchen and my oven only has one large burner. I cook everyday and have found a way to make it work with lots of in between washing and planning meals that I can cook together without too much trouble.

[Joker]

I have a stockpot, large skillet, a medium sauce pan, crockpot, and a rice cooker. I have a very tiny kitchen and my oven only has one large burner. I cook everyday and have found a way to make it work with lots of in between washing and planning meals that I can cook together without too much trouble.

 

ETA: I also have an 8x8 and 13x9 casserole dish, three different sized cookie sheets, a muffin pan, bundt cake pan, and two round cake pans. That's it!

 

***Apparently, I don't always notice the difference between the quote and edit button. :tongue_smilie:

[KungFuPanda]

Pots, in order of size

 

Canner

stock pot

Pressure cooker

Dutch oven

3 medium (all different, but close)

I small

 

I have a large, rectangular electric skillet, but I'll spare you the rundown of my pans, griddle, and small appliances. I really do use ALL of it. I can be minimalist everywhere but the kitchen.

[justamouse]

Two huge stock pots, each for different things. One is for boiling macaroni, the other is for making sauce. One omelet pan that i love, one large saucepan, one medium saucepan, one small saucepan, a wok, one pancake two burner sized pan, and two cast iron skillets.

 

That's it. I've owned them for 18 years.

 

They aren't broken yet.

 

Wait you want baking ware, too? Well, that's where the crazy comes in.

[MomtoCandJ]

Too many medium sauce pans and not enough of anything else or it needs to be replaced :)

[Tap]

1each of pots:

Sm, md, lg sauce pots

Md, lg stock pots

12 in, 10 in, 8in, 6 in stainless skillet

6in cast iron skillet

double boiler

 

9x12: (3) metal, (1) glass, (1) ceramic

(1) 6x9 ceramic

(1) 12x12 deep ceramic lasagna pan

(1) 8in, (1) 9in square metal cake pan

(2) 8in round cake pan

(2) lidded round ceramic pans

(1) cast iron dutch oven

(1) pizza stone

(1) metal pizza pan

(1) oval glass with lid

(4-5) muffin pans various sizes

(2) metal loaf pans

(2) ceramic loaf pans

 

(2) airbake cookie sheets

(4) 1/2 sheet cookie sheets

(2) regular cookie sheets (used mainly under other pans to catch drips)

 

(12) various pyrex store/bake dishes (I use at least one of these in the oven almost daiy is the reason I include them)

 

I am certain that there are more, but I don't want to go look in the pantry. LOL

 

 

At the cabin we keep: (these are the bare minimum I would keep on hand for a house--it is hard to cook a full meal up there without having to stage the cooking times)

sm, md sauce pans

10in, 8in skillet

md. lg stock

my grandma-in-laws old 1970s Correl Ware (sp?) baking dishes 4 sizes with lids

(1) cookie sheet

(1) small muffin pan

(1) 9x12 cake pan

[Chelli]

2 very large pots (Dutch ovens?) one stainless, one non-stick with lids

2 large saucepans with lids

2 medium saucepans with lids

2 small saucepans with lids

1 very large nonstick skillet with a lid (favorite thing EVER!)

1 large skillet

1 medium skillet

2 small skillets

3 cast iron skillets (large, medium, small)

1 medium porcelain covered cast iron skillet

1 porcelain covered cast iron Dutch oven with lid

1 electric skillet

1 cast iron grill/griddle combo that covers two burners

1 large crockpot

1 roasting pan

probably 10 cookie sheets of various sizes

3 13x9 baking dishes

2 8x8 baking dishes

a set (about five different sizes) of Pyrex bakeware with lids

2 cake pans

2 pie plates

3 bread pans

4 muffin tins (2 regular size 12 muffin, 1 mini muffin pan, and 1 jumbo size 6 muffin)

1 bundt cake pan

[lewelma]

4 pots

3 pans

1 dutch oven

1 muffin tin

2 bread pans

 

Ruth in NZ

[Alessandra]

Doing this from memory, sizes approximate:

* = in kitchen; others in basement

 

*saucepans (straight-sided), Calphalon -- 1, 2 3 qt

*saucepans, Windsor (slanted sides), commercial aluminum - 1,2,3+ qt

stock pots, 12 qt calphalon & 20 qt commercial aluminum

stock pot for boiling lobsters, giant size, made of cheap steel; also a few other fairly large cheap steel pots

canning pot

*Le Creuset -- 2 smallish round pots, 2 large round casseroles, 2 oval casseroles

*cast iron skillets -- 6 or 8

*giant, 2 handled sauté pan, large -- about 16", Calphalon

*saute pans (straight sided), some commercial aluminum, some Calphalon, about 4

*frying pans, small -- several

*omelet pans, Cuisenart and black steel

*non-stick frying pans -- 3

*wok-type pan, Ikea

wok with base, black steel

asparagus steamer

*heavy unlined copper pot for melting sugar

*flat griddle for pancakes

large griddle, flat on one side ribbed on another

*iron frying pan with ribbed bottom

roasting pans, small and large, Mauviel, plus racks

cheaper roasting pans

fish poacher

*fish saute pan (oval)

* for some, various earthenware pans and casseroles

cast iron cornbread pan

*pyrex baking dishes

* Pillivuyt (white ceramic) baking dishes, souffle pans, ramekins, creme brulee pans, etc.

Steamed pudding molds (china and metal), charlotte molds (tin), custard cups

 

Gosh, there is more... not even going to try listing baking stuff.

And I still have a wish list. Yikes!

 

ETA went downstairs and found hanging on the kitchen pegboard: another wok, a paella pan, two black steel crepe pans, a double boiler, two copper briki (for coffee), several butter warmers. I also have an egg poacher and fondue pot somewhere.....

[Guest inoubliable]

I was super lucky to have some amazing help at Christmas-time in replacing some old and falling apart cookware. :) Now I have TWO crockpots!! And a cast iron pan set!! I cannot stress how amazing this is. So.

 

4.5 qt slow cooker

8 qt slow cooker

3 qt Lodge dutch oven with 10 1/4 skillet that also works as a lid

3 qt (?) enameled cast iron dutch oven (?) thing that I picked up at a TJ Maxx years ago

small sauce pan with lid

large pot with steamer insert and lid

 

I'm hoping to get down to IKEA next month to replace the sauce pan and pot. They're both from my aging and falling apart collection.

 

For baking, I have:

 

Pampered Chef pizza stone

Pampered Chef stoneware casserole dish

One baking sheet

[Alessandra]

I'm hoping to get down to IKEA next month to replace the sauce pan and pot. They're both from my aging and falling apart collection.

 

 

 

Ikea pots are great! I have a mini wok that I use a lot -- it is heavy enough that nothing burns in it, and it has stood up to heavy use. Ikea knives are also wonderful. I always read that you should get top quality knives ($$$) -- I have some, but I always reach for the Ikea knives -- they are very comfortable to use and the blades stay sharp. (I use a sharpening steel when needed.) Ikea's white ceramic baking dishes are nice to have too.

[Guest inoubliable]

Ikea pots are great! I have a mini wok that I use a lot -- it is heavy enough that nothing burns in it, and it has stood up to heavy use. Ikea knives are also wonderful. I always read that you should get top quality knives ($$$) -- I have some, but I always reach for the Ikea knives -- they are very comfortable to use and the blades stay sharp. (I use a sharpening steel when needed.) Ikea's white ceramic baking dishes are nice to have too.

 

 

I've heard so many raving reviews on the IKEA pots. I can't wait to get them! The set I have now (what's left of it) is a stainless steel with copper bottom from Linens N' Things. As far as I know, there are no stores left and they liquidated themselves down into a web presence. So much for that lifetime warranty. LOL. I think I'm going to go with the 365+ line at IKEA. I've seen/read/heard nothing but good out of that line.

 

I haven't used any IKEA knives. I've just got a bunch of these: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dgarden&field-keywords=pure+komachi

I have no idea if they are a good brand or not, but I've not had any issues with them. Blades stay sharp and I keep them stored on IKEA magnetic knife strips on the wall.

 

I'll keep that in mind about the baking dishes. I was thinking of adding another to my small collection. Something smaller than the big Pampered Chef casserole dish.

[redheadmom]

Somewhere between not enough and way too many. I have at least a dozen but would like to get a few more. Certain pots just work better for certain tasks and I like them in certain sizes.

[somo_chickenlady]

We have multiple skillets, but only one each of our pots and saucepans. I wish I had more than one of my small pots, b/c we use it with just about every meal and sometimes it would be nice to have extras.