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Equipment: The 7 Most Essential Pots and Pans

Here are the 7 pots and pans that I turn to the most. The ones that hang by my stove and get used almost every day. A good cook never blames his tools, but outfit your kitchen with these, and you'll have absolutely no excuse.

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79 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, January 4, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Tagged: Equipment, pans, pots

Gadgets: The 360 Vapor Pot

"If you open the lid, you can kiss your vapor seal goodbye." When Alaina suggested I test-drive a special "Vapor Seal" pot that had found its way to Serious Eats World Headquarters, my first reaction was skepticism. I knew some serious product testing lay ahead of me. While the 360 Cookware saucepan I was given looked like any well-made pot--nicely buffed stainless steel, an ergonomic handle, the works--its instructional booklet and introductory DVD made clear that this was no normal kitchen gadget. Fifteen minutes into the DVD, I figured I had it down: you throw stuff into the pot, let the cooking process get underway, and spin the pot's lid so that the rising steam forms a so-called "vapor seal."...

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8 Comments | Posted by Nikki Goldstein, July 30, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Tagged: 360 Cookware, cooking, gadgets, pots, vapor seal