a (kitchen) question

[bedlamsbard]

Y'all, I have an important question. Due to varying issues of paranoia (including, but not limited to, I think the non-stick coating on my roommate's pots is flaking off, one of the pots is rusting where the non-stick coating has scraped off, and I can't figure out if she moved the pot I usually use because she no longer wants me to use it or if she just moved it to move it), I am looking at getting pots. The one I specifically need is a saucepan with a lid that is large enough to make soup in. (I tend to make a week's worth of soup at a time, but I don't eat much. Er, clearly I'm not being the most specific person in the world here. I also make rice and risotto in the same pot.) The slight problem here is that I'm not sure how large that is. Would a 2-quart be large enough?

Since I have to pay for it, I don't want to shell out for anything outrageous, but does anybody have any recommendations for decent brands of stainless steel cookware? Right now I'm looking at this pot and this one (though that one's more expensive than I'd like). Also this one from Farberware. (Which I think is one of the (many) pans my mother has.)

Comments

[bedlamsbard]

I am, as usual, torn between "buy something cheap! you're only in university!" and "but something expensive! you'll use it for the rest of your life!" If I get a larger pot, I'll probably buy something cheaper than the Cuisinart, though, as it starts getting pricer than I'm comfortable with after the 2-quart.

Of course, my plan with the pan is to keep it under my bed and not in the kitchen. *coughs*