My wife can be quite scientific about things. Each time one of her friends has got married, she has staged a session at some sports arena, where the bride to be has thrown a frying pan as far as she could. The distance measured was written down on a "Safe Range" certificate, and delivered to the groom at the reception *after* the wedding.
>From her experience, most women prefer light pans with long range over cast iron stuff. :-) Jostein On 12/20/06, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just a clarification - while I don't think you'd go wrong with > plain hard anodized cookware, the Analon Advanced is non-stick. > The benefit, in our case, is the size and feel of the handles. > My wife has fairly small hands, a poor grip, and very little > tolerance for heat, so an insulated handle that she can grasp > firmly is a strong selling point. > > > On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 05:57:11AM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Ahh, two votes for the hard anodized. Thanks for jumping in John ... I > > know you like to cook, so your comments are definitely appreciated. > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: John Francis < > > > > > I'd certainly recommend it over the Calphalon non-stick coating. > > > So far, though, I'm cautiously optimistic about Analon Advanced > > > (which has handles that even my wife can manage, on the rare > > > occasion that she touches the pans). > > > > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > Hi Shel, > > > > I'd recommend the Calphalon hard anodized over any pan with a non- > > > > stick coating. You don't need the coating if you break it in right, > > > > and your pan will last forever. > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net