Cooking with glass

[infrogmation]

I guess I was one of about 5 people who liked those all-glass rangetop cookwear they apparently don't make anymore. Maybe they stopped making that stuff for liability reasons (no doubt someone somewhere was shocked to learn that glass breaks). Or because, as I said, I seem to be one of about 5 people who actually liked the stuff.

A relative who recieved a set of them back in the era of wide lapels passed them on to young Froggy. For some 20 years I did half or more of my cooking in them. I liked cooking with glass -- clean, and hey, you can see through it.

The last of the big stove-top pots with matching lid broke the other day. I've known for a while I need to get a new set of range-ware. The closest I've seen to my old stuff in recent years are some with glass sides and Teflon bottom -- no. I don't care for teflon. I'd prefer to avoid aluminium for my daily cooking.

What do my fellow LJ'ers like and reccomend?

Comments

[ernunnos.livejournal.com]

Was gonna' say, this glass stuff comes as a shock. Thought the frog was already converted to cast iron.

Pots

[infrogmation.livejournal.com]

Heh. I had stuff that worked good for me, and used it till it wore out.

I've tended to think of cast iron pans as the thing for frying.

How is it for pots? Cooking rice? Making soups?

What's wrong with aluminum, anyway?

[infrogmation.livejournal.com]

Well, since you asked, for example google "aluminum" "alzheimer's". Jury's still out on that, but some folks are more comfortable using something else.

Man, that aluminum-Alzheimer's link is so lame and `80s.

[infrogmation.livejournal.com]

It is?

Strange, I don't remember that.

[Music: Dramatic sting!]

Re: Pots

[ernunnos.livejournal.com]

Never done rice in it, but it's great for soups. Cast iron holds and transmits heat better than anything else. Everything gets heated more evenly.

Re: Pots

[infrogmation.livejournal.com]

I guess rice and tomato-based pasta sauces have been the two things I've loved my glassware best for. Easy cleanup, right into the dishwasher. The one I've been using for rice was the one that broke.

What do you use for rice, and are you happy with it?

Re: Pots

[ernunnos.livejournal.com]

Honestly? Circulon. I know you don't like anodized aluminum, but for aluminum it's very heavy.

Re: Rice?

[hyla-regilla.livejournal.com]

rice cooker. Too easy.
My only aluminium object - and my next one will be nonstick coated!