What is the best cookware for high heat cooking?
Author: I have been looking at some cookware and some says use medium heat only. What can I use that can be used to cook with high heat?
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Kitchen Aid makes good heavy cookware. Also Nordic ware. If you occasionally do fajitas or one or two recipes that use high heat, get a couple sizes of black iron skillets. You’ll "season" them by spreading crisco (or another solid vegetable shortening) and place in a 200 degree oven for a couple hours. Once they’re seasoned you’ll hand wash them, cause the dishwasher will take the seasoning out. They’re great for fried chicken or eggs, or as I said fajitas.
Go to a restaurant supply store and buy the commercial grade stuff.
The three that tolerate highest heat are (1) cast iron (2) stainless steel and (3) Corningware
For "high heat," you’ll generally just want to avoid cookware with non-stick surfaces (at high heats, they can emit things you don’t want to breathe, and can also begin to break down).
So that leaves cast iron and (stainless) steel for the very highest heats (when exposing the cookware to direct flame or coil anyway).
Some of the thinner metal pans may warp when exposed to high heats or heated and cooled too rapidly too though… not sure about that aspect.
HTH,
Diane B.