Went to a Salad Master Show Tonight!

[my3angels]

I am a caterer and have been in the food industry for awhile. Paying that much for a cookware doesn't make you a better cooker or cook healthier for your family...IMO. There are alot of way to go about this. Personally, I had never heard of SM until this post. I did check out their website and wasn't that impressed. With prices like that, I can see why it's a "couple" thing. It's a major decision. My dh would flip at those prices...I would NEVER pay that much for cookware set.

 

[smarteez2]

So, maybe I don't fully understand. Is the purpose of that 'test' to show us that our food is taking on the taste of metal?

The purpose of the test is to show you how the pans retain flavors etc. When I went to one years ago, they test the glass pans, a cast iron skillet, non stick etc. It all tasted disgusting!! I am a die hard PC fan but I did buy their stainless steel cookware in 94' for $4000 AMAZING cookware and I dont regret it for a second. Back then it was called "New Era". But their test does prove a point!! For instance did you know while cooking in a cast iron skillet and say you cook fish, well as the cast iron heats up the pours of the pan open up and expand during the cooking process. Well as the pan cools down and the pours close it traps the fishy residue so when you go to cook pancakes the next time and the pan heats up guess what comes out? It's a simple test really and works well. I do have PC executive cookware as well, do do the fact that me and my hubby had to live in 2 separate places over the years. I love out cookware as well HOWEVER I would NEVER give up my New Era SS ever. And like I said a couple of posts ago, to each his own, our stuff is crazy expensive to some people as well. The way I look at it cooking tools are an investment so I have no problem dropping the money on good tools. Hope this information helps.