waterless cookware

"Dave Rasmussen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I recently started reading a little about these waterless
steam cookware items. Alot of times now when I sort of
steam/boil brocolli and such I

keep

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the liquid for soup or something. I've never used a
pressure cooker. So I was wondering the other day with my
brisquet if I would have been ahead with a pressure cooker
or these newfangled waterless cookware devices?

As for oil in the pan, I usually cook with olive oil and
not much. I pour fat off other things before I eat.

There really isn't anything special about the so-called
"waterless" cookware. You can use the same method with any
reasonably heavy cookware. A pressure cooker is another
matter. I use mine pretty frequently. You can turn a pretty
tough cut of meat into a fork-tender cut in 45 minutes.
These are completely different animals. The waterless
cookware is a gimmick that is often sold by high pressure
sales people for thousands of dollars and offers nothing
you can't get with good tri-ply or equivalent. A pressure
cooker is a proven way of cooking that uses water that
turns into super heated steam under pressure. You can get
entry level pressure cookers for under $50 and more
advanced models for $150 and up. I would recommend getting
pressure cooker. You can use it to make stock and soup, for
large batches of brown rice, pot roasts, and if it is large
enough, for canning.

You can purchase a very good set of "waterless" cookware on eBay. Do a
search for "5-ply" stainless steel. I've owned a sets for about 5 years
now. Thier real claim to fame is that the multi-ply layering of stainless
steel and aluminum make them conduct heat very well throughout the entire
pan. You can cook with a much lower heat setting. Good luck with whatever
you decide.
"Dave Rasmussen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I recently started reading a little about these waterless
steam cookware items. Alot of times now when I sort of
steam/boil brocolli and such I

keep

Quoted message said:

the liquid for soup or something. I've never used a
pressure cooker. So I was wondering the other day with my
brisquet if I would have been ahead with a pressure cooker
or these newfangled waterless cookware devices?

As for oil in the pan, I usually cook with olive oil and
not much. I pour fat off other things before I eat.

LET said:

You can purchase a very good set of "waterless" cookware
on eBay. Do a search for "5-ply" stainless steel. I've
owned a sets for about 5 years now. Thier real claim to
fame is that the multi-ply layering of stainless steel and
aluminum make them conduct heat very well throughout the
entire pan. You can cook with a much lower heat setting.
Good luck with whatever

5 ply is a joke. what are the ply's how thin are they? all
there is to make ply's for the most part is SS aluminum
and copper.

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Dave Rasmussen said:

I recently started reading a little about these waterless
steam cookware items. Alot of times now when I sort of
steam/boil brocolli and such I keep the liquid for soup or
something....

Waterless cookware is a total scam. It does absolutely
nothing any other cookware can't do. Save your money and buy
some good cookware or maybe a pressure cooker.

nb

I agree that the "state fair" prices represent a scam, but then I only paid
$135 for a complete set. We've been using them for several years. I stand
by my earlier judgement.
"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Dave Rasmussen said:

I recently started reading a little about these
waterless steam cookware items. Alot of times now when I
sort of steam/boil brocolli and such I

keep

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the liquid for soup or something....

Waterless cookware is a total scam. It does absolutely
nothing any other cookware can't do. Save your money and
buy some good cookware or maybe a pressure cooker.

nb

LET said:

notbob said:

Waterless cookware is a total scam. It does absolutely
nothing any other cookware can't do.

Not quite. It takes very good quality cookware to pull off
waterless cooking, so it does eliminate all low quality
products. It also takes a good sealing cover, so it
eliminates all products with poor covers.

That still leaves almost any top quality cookware being
capable of waterless cooking.

Waterless cooking itself is far more work without tasting
far better, so doing it is a marketing gimic. It actually
displays that fact that your cookware is perhaps in the
top third of the products out on the market but folks
who've never seen it done will think it eliminates far
more than that.

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I agree that the "state fair" prices represent a scam, but
then I only paid $135 for a complete set. We've been using
them for several years.

Faire prices are always higher for everything, but I've
never seen them elsewhere. One brand is West Bend, so I
tried www.westbend.com and they only list gadgets like
electric skillets, mass market stuff.

Where have folks purchased waterless cookware other then
fairs? Are there sources other than Ebay? I bought some at a
fair in my first marriage and the last time I saw them they
still looked like new even having spent most of a decade
cycling through the dishwasher. I miss them.

Doug Freyburger said:

Where have folks purchased waterless cookware other then
fairs? Are there sources other than Ebay? I bought some at
a fair in my first marriage and the last time I saw them
they still looked like new even having spent most of a
decade cycling through the dishwasher. I miss them.

I have seen waterless cookware advertised on an infomercial.
The produce looked like junk. The same waterless cookware is
available at those stores in malls that sell TV products.