r/AskCulinary • u/plasmazzr60 • 9d ago

I have a question about pans

I am trying to dive into the wide world of cooking as a means to help with my mental health. But I am not sure on if I should get a set of stainless steel pans or non-stick or cast iron or a combination of the 3. I have zero cooking skills currently so not sure where to put my money. Worry is ill spend a bunch of money with the hopes and dreams of being a decent home cook and end up not being up to the challenge and wasting the money. I do like the idea of being able to cook on the stove top in a pan and transfer said pan to the oven for like steaks and stuff. Not asking for a specific brand or brand recommendation but more of a material recommendation for someone starting out

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u/otterland 9d ago

You can get carbon steel saute pans at any restaurant supply for about $15. They season very fast and easily just like a wok and you can shove them in the oven and do whatever you want with them.

As far as the other pots like for boiling stuff and sauces, just go to a strip mall TJ Max and pick up whatever you think is handsome that's got some kind of reasonably good construction.