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I purchased a 10" T-Fal fry pan several months ago and am very pleased
with it.  It is truly non-stick and washes beautifully.  I intend to
purchase more pieces.

Marian

I don't like most non-stick cookware, because it's usually not as heavy
as some other cookware, so doesn't cook as evenly, but of Silverstone,
T-Fal and a couple of others, I prefer T-Fal. It seems to be most
resistant to scratches, and is equally as slippery as any other surface.

    We started with the T-Fal, Wok, great item. Then we purchased a
    complete set. This is a great set of cookware. It is well worth the
    money. T-Fal has a great Non-stick surface and with a little care
    should last a long time.
    
    Dale
    
    

    I just bought a Scanpan saute pan. It has some sort of non-stick
    coating but the good news is that you can use metal utensils without
    worry about scratching. They even say that you can use a scouring pad
    to clean it. We've only used it once, used a metal spatula and scrubed
    it with a metal scouring pad just for yucks. Still looks good. Will
    report back as we use it.
    
    The only bad thing that I've noticed so far is the price, the 9 inch
    covered pan was around $65.
    
    	Marty Sasaki

    The coating isn't teflon and it isn't silverstone. The USENET cooking
    group was raving about it a little while ago, that's the reason that I
    bought the pan.
    
    Anyway, I got the pan at Jordan Marsh...

    Thank you very much for all your replies!!!  The Scanpan is probably
    expensive now because of it's new technology.  Keep us posted!!!
    
    Thanks again,
    Sonia
    
    P.S.  Has T-Fal been around for a while (yrs)?  They claim to be the
    first to invent the non-stick polytetrafluoro-ethylene (PTFE) surface.
    They are from France if that means anything.  I love the adjustable
    handles to release steam if needed idea.

    
    We bought my mom a few Scanpan items.  She loves them... we were
    originally thinking about getting Calphalon, but liked the
    Scanpan because the handles don't get hot (you have to get
    leather handle covers for Calphalon).

    Just a line from Europe; Tefal (as we call it) has been on the market
    for zillions of years. I've got two frying pans with a non stick
    surface and they are (as the Scots say) pure dead brilliant!!!!
    
    Cheers,
    Leon
    who_is_going_to_make_his_Xmas_cake_tonite_better_late_than_never

For those of you who watch -- QVC (Home Shopping Chanel) has several hour specials 
on T-Fal Cookware at EXCELLENT prices.

Where do you find T-Fal cookware in the MASS area?

Is is expensive??

thanks,
nancy

    Well, everything that we have fried or sauted we've done in the
    Scanpan. Everytime we've used metal spatula's when a spatula was
    needed. Cleanup has been very easy. I even fried some mochi (sticky
    rice paste) in the pan without oil and it didn't stick. The finish
    looks the same as when I bought it. If the coating was teflon or
    siverstone it would be scratched by now.
    
    Besides the non-stick cooking the pan is nice because it has a plastic
    handle, no need for pot-holders. I've also noticed that the pan isn't
    as heavy as Calphalon, but that the bottom is about the same thickness.
    It looks like they removed some of the metal in the sides of the pan
    but kept the bottom thick.
    
    I think that our Christmas gift to ourselves will be a larger saute
    pan, and a few sauce pans. It is expensive, but appears to be worth it.
    
    	Marty Sasaki

    re:.11
    I have found T-Fal in the Lechmere stores in MA.  There is one in
    Cambridge and one in Woburn and I believe one in Dedham.  
    
    Jeanne

    I was on a shopping excursion this past weekend and came across	
    t-fal cookware at the Kitchen ETC store in South Nashua next
    to the Greenridge Turkey farm......  happy cooking...
    

    T-fal also in J.C.Penny's at Pheasant Lane Mall . A boxed set of "x".
    Looked like a xmas special item as opposed to open stock.

    I HAVE USED T-FAL FOR SOME TIME AND IT IS GREAT AND YOU CAN GET ALL OF
    IT ON QVC AND A LOT CHEAPER THEN I HAVE EVERY BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT HERE
    AND THEY HAVE ABOUT A 2-3 HOUR ON T-FAL AND YOU CAN GET EVERY PIECE YOU
    COULD EVERY WANT FROM THEM,I PURCHASED A 10 PIECE IN BRILLENT RED FOR
    100.OO AND THAT I CONSIDER CHEAP.AND IT ONLY TAKES A FEW DAYS TO GET TO
    YOUR HOME,AND IF YOU DO NOT LIKE IT SEND IT BACK,HAPPY COOKING.
    

    I PURCHASED SOME T_FAL FROM QVC AND LET ME TELL YOU THIS THEY HAVE IT
    ALL FROM TOASTERS TO DEEP FRYERS,AND SPEAKING OF DEEPFRYERS,I HATE
    GREASE BUT THIS ONE FROM T-FAL WHEN YOU PUT YOU FOOD IN A BASKET,THE
    LID LOWER AND LOCKES AND IF IT FALL OVER THE GREASE DOES NOT COME
    OUT,AND NO MESS IN THE KITCHEN,IS THAT GREAT OR WHAT.BUT T-FAL IS GREAT
    AND IF YOU TAKE CARE OF IT FOR THE MONEY IT WILL LAST FOR YEARS TO
    COME,I HAVE HAD MY SET 2 YEARS AND YOU CAN NOT TELL IT.IT COMES IS SUCH
    BEAUTIFUL COLORS WHITE,BLUE,RED,BLACK,GREY,AND A GREEN,ALL VERY
    NICE,TRY IT YOU'LL LIKE IT.

    I purchased my from Spiegel's.  JC Penney also carries it.  I owned
    Revere Ware for years but this has it all over it, it cooks quicker and
    more evenly

    Question:  Is T-FAl aluminum cookware?  I'm nervous about non-stick
    cookware because I thought most if it was aluminum....some say there
    is a correlation with alzeheimers.  Am I way off base?
    
    

  First, the evidence relating Alzheimer's and aluminum is weak.
  Aluminum was found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, but (last I
  heard) nobody knows if it's a cause or effect of the disease, and if a
  cause, if dietary aluminum has any relation. Research is still in
  progress. The advice to avoid aluminum is just a reasonable caution.
  It's mostly a problem when cooking acid foods, which react with the
  aluminum and give the food a lousy taste. That would be enough reason
  to avoid it.

  Second, yes, T-Fal is a non-stick coating on aluminum cookware, but
  it's a PTFE (like Teflon), and reacts with just about nothing. The
  only way any aluminum would get into your food is if the pan were
  really badly scratched. Most people throw away pans long before they
  get that scratched.

RE: .20

The aluminum concentration in brains of dead Alzheimer's victims is thought to
be statistically higher than normal.  This hasn't been established for sure.
For one thing, people don't go around doing detailed chemical analyses of
the brains of those who die from "normal" causes, so the baseline against
which this judgement is based is on shaky ground to start with.  Secondly,
it's not clear whether the elevated aluminum level is cause or effect--do
people get Alzheimer's because of elevated aluminum levels, or do people get
elevated aluminum levels because of Alzheimer's?  Nobody knows the answers.

Indeed this is something that one should be prudent, but not alarmist, about,
until further study results appear.

--PSW

I recently saw an ad in a magazine about a new line of T-fal cookware called
"Paris".  The ad stated that "Paris" is to be their top-of-the-line cookware. 
My question is whether anyone has seen the Paris line in the stores.  I have
checked at Lechmere in Nashua, and they do not have it in stock as yet, and I'd
like to check it out and compare it to their existing cookware lines.  If you
have any information as to where I could find this cookware in Southern NH/Mass.
please let me know.  The previous replies have just about convinced me that 
I should buy a set of T-fal, so now the issue is what line to buy!  Lechmere
carried the "Versailles" line and one other (I can't remember the name).  Are
there any significant differences between the lines, or is it just personal
preference based on price, appearance, etc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks...

Is T-Fal cookware by any chance made in Germany?

Made in France.

Their top of the line is called "Paris", and you're asking if it's made
in Germany?

        I've seen various "flavors" of T-fal: Ultrabase, Excellence, and
    Verasille (sp?) are among the offerings. Could someone explain the
    pecking order of these series.

    Thanks,

    	Eric

    I think you got it, inadvertently!  I think Ultrabase is the standard 
    (not positive, though), Exellence is one level up, supposedly (that's 
    what I have), and Versaille is the top of the line (or was the top;
    they may have more now).
    
    I like it, but it's not my favorite cookware.  It's good for every day
    quick cooking.  I've been happy with it.
    
    
    Susan