A Good Deal?

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I saw this at Amazon:

http://tinyurl.com/5jsqr

Its an 8 1/2 quart saucier. 12 inches in diameter, 4 1/2 high. Thick
anodized aluminum. 40 bucks.

It looks like a good deal, but it is also a strange dimension. I'm not
even sure what I would use it for, but I'm a sucker for a good bargain.

So what the heck is a "saucier" anyways? For making sauce? That's a LOT
of sauce!

What else would you guys use a pan like this for? Does it look handy to
you?

I'd use it like a dutch oven or a stew pot, or a deep covered skillet
for making Hamburger Helper-like stuff. I have a 4 1/2 quart pot just
like that -- my only piece of anodized Calphalon.

Bob

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Quoted message said:

I saw this at Amazon:

http://tinyurl.com/5jsqr

Its an 8 1/2 quart saucier. 12 inches in diameter, 4 1/2 high. Thick
anodized aluminum. 40 bucks.

It looks like a good deal, but it is also a strange dimension. I'm not
even sure what I would use it for, but I'm a sucker for a good bargain.

So what the heck is a "saucier" anyways? For making sauce? That's a LOT
of sauce!

Saucier is a wide flat saucepan with straight sides. Faster
evaporation/reduction. Also good for reheating because of the wider surface
area for the volume. "A lot" of sauce depends on the cooking operation.

Quoted message said:

I saw this at Amazon:

http://tinyurl.com/5jsqr

Its an 8 1/2 quart saucier. 12 inches in diameter, 4 1/2 high. Thick
anodized aluminum. 40 bucks.

It looks like a good deal, but it is also a strange dimension. I'm not
even sure what I would use it for, but I'm a sucker for a good bargain.

So what the heck is a "saucier" anyways? For making sauce? That's a LOT
of sauce!

What else would you guys use a pan like this for? Does it look handy to
you?

It is a good deal, but it isn't a saucier. It's a braising pot.
Sauciers almost invariably have a long handle - um, like what in
English is called a saucepan.

Pastorio

Quoted message said:

I saw this at Amazon:

http://tinyurl.com/5jsqr

Its an 8 1/2 quart saucier. 12 inches in diameter, 4 1/2 high. Thick
anodized aluminum. 40 bucks.

It looks like a good deal, but it is also a strange dimension. I'm not
even sure what I would use it for, but I'm a sucker for a good bargain.

So what the heck is a "saucier" anyways? For making sauce? That's a LOT
of sauce!

What else would you guys use a pan like this for? Does it look handy to
you?

I have it and while I don't use it on day to day basis, I love it. Any
time I need to cook something in large quantity or try to
evaporate/reduce quickly, I am glad I have this pot. I also used it this
summer for cooking large quantities of apple and pear sauce.

I also bought it on sale (the Commercial line of Calphalon has been
discontinued for a while).

Monika

Quoted message said:

I saw this at Amazon:

http://tinyurl.com/5jsqr

Its an 8 1/2 quart saucier. 12 inches in diameter, 4 1/2 high. Thick
anodized aluminum. 40 bucks.

It looks like a good deal, but it is also a strange dimension. I'm not
even sure what I would use it for, but I'm a sucker for a good bargain.

So what the heck is a "saucier" anyways? For making sauce? That's a LOT
of sauce!

What else would you guys use a pan like this for? Does it look handy to
you?

That's a nice pot and a pretty good deal. I just ordered several pieces
of the hard-anodized commercial Calphalon and I really like them. I got
an 8-quart pot similar to this one, but it was only non-stick as I
didn't see this one. I made a nice stew in it tonight and I'm glad I
bought all the Calphalon. I wouldn't say Calphalon is the best, but they
make some pretty good stuff and are excellent values at Amazon's
closeout prices. Strangely, I think the feature that I like the best is
the way the lids fit. The retail of all the stuff I bought (I know, I
know, nobody pays retail) wat $582, but with free shipping and a $25
discount I got it all for $104 and I'm very happy. I know I'll get many
years of use out of it.

James

In rec.food.cooking said:

know, nobody pays retail) wat $582, but with free shipping and a $25
discount I got it all for $104 and I'm very happy.

Wow. What all did you get?

I know I'll get many

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years of use out of it.

Yeah. You'll be able to pass it down to the grandkids.

I got a bunch of the discontinued Calphalon stuff too, and so far, I'm
pretty happy with it. The sizes of some of them are a bit strange, which
is why I was asking about this particular piece. It looks like a
cut-down stewpot or a flat-bottomed aluminum dutch oven. But it seems
handy for the stuff that people mentioned elsewhere in the thread. $40
for something that will work well for decades is amazingly cheap.

I got a 10 or 12 inch "Everyday" pan from the series, and it works well
for searing and finishing stuff in the oven. I like how the pans are very
simple - just a machined chunk of aluminum with stainless handles.

--
In the councils of government, we must guard against the
acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,
by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the
disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
-- Dwight David Eisenhower

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In rec.food.cooking said:

know, nobody pays retail) wat $582, but with free shipping and a $25
discount I got it all for $104 and I'm very happy.

Wow. What all did you get?

I know I'll get many

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years of use out of it.

Yeah. You'll be able to pass it down to the grandkids.

I got a bunch of the discontinued Calphalon stuff too, and so far, I'm
pretty happy with it. The sizes of some of them are a bit strange, which
is why I was asking about this particular piece. It looks like a
cut-down stewpot or a flat-bottomed aluminum dutch oven. But it seems
handy for the stuff that people mentioned elsewhere in the thread. $40
for something that will work well for decades is amazingly cheap.

I got a 10 or 12 inch "Everyday" pan from the series, and it works well
for searing and finishing stuff in the oven. I like how the pans are very
simple - just a machined chunk of aluminum with stainless handles.

I got the Simply Calphalon 5-qt non-stick chili pot. The rest of the
stuff was the better hard-anodized 'commercial' Calphalon including two
2.5 qt saucepans, 1 9-inch chef's skillet, and a 12-inch everyday pan.
All with lids. Also I ordered a cheesecake pan, so the Calphalon was
actually more like $95. I think the Simply Calphalon has a ten-year
warranty, while the other stuff has lifetime. :-)

In rec.food.cooking said:

Quoted message said:

The rest of the
stuff was the better hard-anodized 'commercial' Calphalon including two
2.5 qt saucepans, 1 9-inch chef's skillet, and a 12-inch everyday pan.
All with lids.

You and I have been hitting the same clearance sales! Of the three, I
find the Everyday pan to be the most handy, followed by the skillet,
with the too-short saucepan bringing up the rear.

I got a roasting pan and a deep, flared saucepan from the same series
too.

--
In the councils of government, we must guard against the
acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,
by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the
disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
-- Dwight David Eisenhower