Kitchen Basics A well equiped kitchen will enable you to work both easily and effeciently. Trying to make do without the essentials is both discouraging and time consuming.
Weight is the greatest virtue a pan can posses.
A heavy pan with a tightly fitting lid will enable you to cook without risking scorching, curdling or incurring some otherculinary catastrophe. A heavy cassarole with a tightly fitting lid prevents steam from escaping. The steam condenses on the lid and falls back in the stew, keeping the food moist and tender. The ideal cassarole may be used on top of the stove, in the oven and on the table. If it is filled to full, it is difficult to stir the ingredients, and there is a tendancy for the ingredients to boil over.