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    Default Best type of pans/saucepans for gas.

    After being continually told by one and all that a gas hob/stovetop is far superior to an electric one we recently bit the bullet and lashed out on a new gas top and electric oven combo unit.
    Quite frankly I have so far found it to be inferior to the 40 year old electric thing we use to have.
    Some one told me that some pots and pans are better suited to gas than others. Reckon I must have the "others"
    Can anyone say with authority what type of pot n pan suits gas best?

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    In the gas appliance testing laboratories, they use copper vessels.

    In reality, we use a heavy gauge thick base stainless steel saucepans ourselves - but it must be noted that there are big differences between gas and electric cooking, and you will have to modify your method accordingly.

    What brand gas cooktop did you go for?

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    We've had both and recently ended up going with an induction cooktop.
    It makes regular electric and gas look pretty ordinary.
    Have to have magnetic saucepan bases though.

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    I've used gas all my life pretty much; the heat is infinitely variable whereas traditional electric hobs seem to operate in temperature bands. Even halogen hobs drove me nuts. I can't comment on induction though; never used them.

    For gas cooking thick based pots are the best because the heat is directed at small areas; you need the base to be able to conduct the heat away from the flame and spread throughout before being conducted through the food and causing it to burn. I use stainless steel pans with encapsulated bases; making sure that the ring it sits on is smaller than the base or you can end up with the flames licking up the sides and basically bypassing the thick base to burn food higher up the pan walls.

    For frying I've been using Tefal branded frying pans for about 20+ years. I had a Baccarat which slowly lost its non-sticky-ness, and I've also been using a Bluestone which actually outperformed the Baccarat and the Tefals from day one. It's a couple of years old now and still works perfectly fine.
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    Went for a Belling brand one.

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    A reputable brand, and once you have worked out how to use it, it should be OK.

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