Recommendation for saucepans please

I have just replaced a set of 43-year old Prestige saucepans as I could no longer buy spare knobs or handles for them. I bought a set of Stellar from Harts of Stur at a good price and the delivery was excellent. I can also recommend ProCook and their delivery service is next day if ordered before a certain time. I have an IKEA Sensuell saute pan which is used nearly every day.

Circulon not circular! Predictive text being too clever again. ?

I've got some circular anodised pans - had them about 28 years now. They have been great. They don't go in the dishwasher but hand wash very easily. I've also got a prestige stainless steel pan with a steamer which is a similar age and that gets used daily. Judge is good, too - I have a small milk pan which is about 30 years old. That's made of aluminium.

A couple of years ago I treated myself to a new set of 'Starfrit Rock' pans. They weren't massively expensive but they are very good.

I first used them when visiting family in North America and I was very impressed. They clean easily and are dishwasher safe. They are the ones with black and white flecked surface.

They have a lifetime guarantee so hopefully they'll see me out - and so far they have managed to withstand my Mum leaving them to burn or boil dry on the rare occasion she cooks anything!

Kitty- No they didn’t work when we got an induction hob.☹️

Another Stellar fan here. About 20 years ago I bought a Stellar 3 ply stainless steel pan which I have used almost every day since and it is still as shiny as the day I bought it.
I decided to give up on non stick a few months ago when I threw out a flaking Tefal frying pan that was otherwise still perfect. I replaced it with a LeCreuset stainless steel pan and it is wonderful. Used properly, it is perfectly nonstick.

Bought new pans last year and wanted ones with a lifetime guarantee so went for Stellar. Beautiful pans, very easy to clean, would definitely recommend them.

I’ve had a set of Stellar pans for nearly 25 years, they’ve been used almost every day and are still in fabulous condition. My mother always advised me not to waste money on cheap pots and pans. She was right, the Stellar pans were not cheap but they have been worth every penny.

J52

kitty you know what I mean ?

That's why I think they could have been. j52. Do you still have yours? Xx

Stellar stainless steel (not coated) saucepans for induction hob. Fantastic and so easy to clean.

kitty you know what I mean ?

Don't think so j52 but they could have been.

Before I bought my Judge Vista pans, I had a set of Prestige, with copper bottoms. When I bought them, they had a Lifetime guarantee, but when something went wrong, and I contacted the company, I was told Prestige had been sold on, and the guarantee was no longer valid!

Same as welbeck.

Le Creuset 3-Ply Stainless steel. Ne plus ultra!

Stellar, you'll never buy another. They are the best.

stainless steel pref with copper bottom, or similar for even heating.

Have had a Prestige set of stainless steel pans with copper bottoms for 20 years and they still look good. Have never liked non stick pans as the surface soon wears with scratches no matter how careful you are.

I have a set of Circulon pans that were bought over 20 years ago and still going strong but as they are anodised, they don't go in the dishwasher. My absolute favourite pans are my stainless steel Aga pans that have flat tops so they will stack in the bottom oven. They will last a lifetime, I just love them.

I have the professional range of stainless steel ones from Procook, they came with a 25 year guarantee and I recently contacted them because a handle on a very large pan came loose. That lid was around 10 years old and they replaced it in an instant. I've always found them really good. I have quite a range of pans from them and knives as well.
www.procook.co.uk/product/procook-professional-steel-saucepan-set-3-piece

I love my Prestige pans - excellent value from Dunelm.

I have an induction hob and needed stainless steel saucepans for it to work. My current set are from the Go Cook range at Tesco. They are not coated.
I can recommend them.

Kitty they weren’t Circulon by any chance?

We also have a Judge set of pans.

DD had Tefal Ingenio pans, and loves them.

I used Judge for ages but went off the non stick coating. Went to IKEA for something else, saw their mid price pans and decided to try them. They are fabulous.

When I was young and silly I bought some pans that cost £200 (half price in a Fenwicks sale) and spent all my time 'cherishing' them - life is too short to worry about saucepans!