Choosing the right cookware
By: Beverly Allen - December 3rd, 2007
Consumer choice is, in general terms, a good thing. Except when it means you’re presented with a mind-numbing array of options, as was the case when I recently set out to replace a beloved, but much battered, cooking pot.
The range of materials and styles now available in cookware means that picking the right pot requires a lot of legwork, and at least a basic understanding of the conductive properties of metal. Here’s some of what I learned during my search for new cookware.


Induction cooktops were big news at the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show held in Las Vegas last May. That’s because they offer they offer “the best of both worlds,” according to Mathieu Sabbagh, marketing director for Bosch.