Stove Burner Size Versus Cookware Sizes

Many people believe large diameter cookware requires large diameter burners. A common negative review is smoothtop burners smaller than their largest cookware. While large burners boil water and other foods faster, they are not required for most general cooking. Gas, radiant electric, and induction stove burner sizes are independent of cookware diameters.

In this video:

• Burner size versus cookware size. 00:35
• Heat distribution versus burner size. 3:01
• How burner power levels vary. 4:08
• Cooking with low to medium heat. 5:10

Saving Money: Nonstick Vs. Uncoated Cookware

Television is flooded with ads for high tech nonstick cookware coatings they claim are virtually indestructible. They come with limited lifetime warranties that usually include many exclusions.

No nonstick coating has been proven to equal or outlast uncoated cookware like stainless steel. Scenes of burnt-on foods that are impossible to remove are exaggerated to sell their revolutionary new cookware. Charred foods is usually due to negligence, not the cookware.

In This video:

• Buy cookware based on what you cook. 00:33
• Should you buy individual pieces or a set? 2:17
• Cookware materials. 3:56
• Cookware and stove compatibility. 6:12
• Nonstick versus uncoated. 7:05
• Nonstick materials. 8:18
• What PFOA, PFOS, PFAS, and PTFE free means. 8:44
• Why you should ignore lifetime warranties. 9:42
• Features to consider. 10:38

GreenPan Griddle Review

Thanks to the open Internet, anyone can leave a review, comment, or rating. Some are accurate and helpful and others are not. Up to 50% of online reviews are fake.

After years of looking for an induction compatible griddle for my cooking videos, I found the GreenPan® Valencia Pro griddle. Like most products, it was rated 1 to 5 stars. The 1-star reviews claimed everything stuck to the griddle and it was very difficult to clean. These reviews contradicted reviews by highly reputable sources. Not surprisingly, the highly reputable sources won out.

In this video:

• GreenPan™ Valencia Pro features. 00:48
• Negative reviews: fact or fiction? 3:21
• Cooking tests. 4:28
• Cleaning. 8:11
• Use & Care. 8:48
• Conclusions. 9:53

Bakeware and Cookware Selection & Care Part I

Selecting the right cookware and bakeware makes home cooking much more pleasurable. You do not have to spend $100’s on individual pieces or a set.

In Part I of this two part video:

• Bakeware & Cookware materials.
• 18/8 versus 18/10 stainless steel.
• Nonstick versus uncoated.
• Teflon® and PFOA health risks.

Teflon vs. Anodize Aluminum Coatings

This video shares some of the differences between Teflon® and anodized aluminum cookware and bakeware.

Included in this video:

• Why coat aluminum cookware?
• What is Teflon®?
• Teflon® health risks.
• What is anodize?
• Use and care of coated aluminum cookware.

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