Years ago, I bought a set of pots and pans. Non-stick and red to match my kitchen accents. They remained mostly unused because I hate cooking and that didn't change just because I had pretty pots and pans.
Fast forward to when my dad moved in with me after my mom died. My dad loves to cook. Seriously. And not only did he bring his pots and pans to use, he also made a lot of use out of my set.
And the non-stick surface started to get scratched up. He never threw the pans away, but after he died, I did start throwing the messed up stuff away. I believe I blogged about the pan with a hole in it that leaked olive oil onto my gas cook top. Scared the hell out of me when I noticed. After I cooked the vegetables.
One of the pans that had to go was a nice, deep frying pan with a lid. I did a little research, picked the one I wanted, but I had to wait for it to go on sale.
It finally did. And when it arrived, I needed to assemble it. No handles were attached. Easy enough and they actually included a decent screwdriver.
One small problem. I thought the 12 inch pan was the correct size to buy. I was wrong. It's way too big. I should have ordered a 10 inch? And 8 inch? Yikes!
