Pans

Shevi

Ok so this probably sounds like a daft question, but what pans do you use in the van?  I have just thrown a set of cheap ones out the only good thing about them is they were light, so need to get a new set.  Any advice

 

EasyT

I like heavy based stainless steel with glass lids. I don't like thin/light pans. 

Cornersteady

It depends how often you cook in your van. We have a mid priced set from sainburys that have been used for 19 years. Our frying pan gets used more than anything!

JillwithaJay

I bought a three tier steamer so can use the bottom pan for many things  like potatoes and veg but I also have a medium sized chef's pan which I can use for stir frying or ordinary frying, as well as as couple of small frying pans and a small decent quality saucepan.

I have a microwave as well so many things can be heated up that way rather than on the hob.  There's also the oven too.

huskydog

we use a light weight set , we don't fry inside but do it on the BBQ, and anything that goes in the oven we use foil trays (no washing up )

EasyT

Anything for the oven is rectangular and I simply line with foil.

What is a 'chef's pan' Jill? is it a saute pan? 

Navigateur

The two pots we use most must be the plastic ones for the microwave! Then the frying pan - but not always to fry as it works as a pot as well. Might as well leave all the others behind for the use they get.

cyberyacht

A recent visit to a MH showroom ended up with us buying a folding silicon pan with a stainless base. Certainly saves stowage space.

peedee

I bought a nested set of non stick camping pans 30 years ago and we are still using them. (3 saucepans and 2 frying pans) However while you can still buy similar sets, I am informed the quality is nowhere near as good as that of 30 years ago!

We also have the orginal "Double Skillet" not far off 30 years old and that is also still in use. (our first caravan did not have an oven)

Both these items still  retain a good non stick surface and are not in need of replacement even if the outsides are a bit scratched and worse for wear.

peedee

mickysf

We have a tefal ingenio frying pan and two ingenio saucepans. This range has detachable handles and can be used on the hob or in the oven. We already had an oven proof glass lid which fitted the larger pan and a splatter guard for the frying pan. We also have an small electric three tier steamer which is very light and takes up little room when packed away. This combination along with our Cobb BBQ pretty much meets all our cooking needs.

Blackdeath

We too have Tefal Ingenio pans. The advantage is that you can use just one detachable handle for all the pans which saves a lot of space. They are not the cheapest but are excellent quality. We have a set at home too

brue

I've got several types of oven pans that I wrap in tea towels for travelling and store in the oven. One good deep frying pan (a cheap one was useless) and three different sized lidded saucepans, medium quality and fairly lightweight. We hardly ever BBQ and use the microwave for heating up things etc. Oh, we've also got a solid based kettle for the gas or the electric plate. 

KjellNN

We found the lightweight camping sets were too lightweight for  the gas hob and food burned too easily, so we bought some decent medium priced pans from Ikea, 3 in all, 2 different sizes, but we rarely need to use the larger one.  All non stick.

We also have 2 Tefal frying pans, a small and a large, both quite heavy.

For the oven we have a couple of proper of dishes and trays, plus we often use foil dishes that we throw away after a few uses.

EmilysDad

Our caravan pans are copper bottomed Prestige pans that were bought as a wedding present eons ago  ..... relegated to the caravan because we now have an induction hob in the kitchen.

Cornersteady

actually thinking about it we rarely the pans now and often use the oven for ready meals

Tammygirl

CY, I've looked at these would be interested how you get on with them after a few months use, do they stain with things like curries or chilli etc. I believe that you can even use them in the oven is that correct?  Many thanks.

mickysf

Just last week I bought a confi duck ready meal. First instruction on the packaging said 'decant contents of pouch into foil tray provided'. Trouble was there was no foil tray in the package. Out came the tefal sauce pan to do the job which was placed straight into the preheated oven. I was saved from starvation, job done!

jennyc

As I enjoy cooking, I rarely use ready meals, pretty well never at home and very rarely in our van, where I use a set of three thick bottomed, stainless steel pans, bought in Asda, years ago. Mermaid baking tins and a small thick aluminium casserole dish, not to mention the BBQ. But for frying, I have two Ingenio pans and two removable handles.

i find my two ingenio pans are excellent in use, but the Asda saucepans take ages to heat up due to poor conduction up their thin sides. At home my Circulon aluminium based 14cm pans are in constant use, being plenty big enough for almost any meal for two. So I’d like to buy a couple of 14cm Ingenio pans for our van and a third at 16cm. I can buy lids separately, so they aren’t a problem. But it seems that Tefal no longer make 14cm Ingenio pans, and I can’t find any on the net - do any of you know where there might be some old stock?

Thanks if you can help.

commeyras

Middle of the range ones with lids.  Main criteria is will they fit in the pan storage space under the oven; therefore, we do not have a large saucepan in the caravan.