Mama's Guide to Essential Cookware

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Every mom needs certainÂ essential cookware to make sure her burn game is strong. Â Us brown mamas, especially, are known for holding onto our skillets and pans a little longer than we should. Â (I know I am.) Â For my own sake and to help out my mamas, I've compiled a list of essential cookware that my mom mentors have told me I need to get and you mamas can purchase as well. Â The pots & pans listed below should be on the top of your list when purchasing your cookware essentials. Â So, read on my sistah, read on.Â [icon name="fa-heart" size="18px" link=""]

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_custom_heading text="Saute & Sear" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ff87ab"][vc_column_text]Your saute pans are your everyday pans. Â You're going to use these to make eggs, saute vegetables and every other daily cooking you'll do. Â It will be your cookware MUP (most used pan). Â For that reason, it's important that you buy a good one. Â Make sure it is ceramic coated and that you ONLY use plastic utensils when cooking with it. Â The minute it's chipped you'll have to worry about it's aluminum base leaking into your food.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_custom_heading text="Multipurpose: Dutch Oven" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ff87ab"][vc_column_text]After you purchase your saute pans, if nothing else get you a dutch oven mamas! Â This dish helped me #getmyhomelife in so many ways. Â The number one reason is that I could cook MORE food. Â Every family with more than 3 should have a dutch oven. Â This dish is used to make stews and braise meat. Â You can braise your meats on the stove-top and transfer directly to the oven with this versatile heavy-duty pot.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_custom_heading text="Grandma's Skillet" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ff87ab"][vc_column_text]Our grandma's greased 'em and used 'em to cook everything. Â Cast iron last forever as long as you keep them greased to stave off rusting and can be used to cook tons of things. Â Use these hot pans to cook anything that requires high heat.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_custom_heading text="Sauce & Simmer" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ff87ab"][vc_column_text]Sauce pans are another go-to, essential cookware item that every kitchen must have. You're going to use these for everything from heating spaghetti sauce to boiling small amounts of noodles and everything in between. Â Because these pots are going to be workhorses you really want them to be good quality. Â I like stainless steel sauce pans, but a Calphalon, non-stick pot can also do the trick.

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Other kitchen essential that you want to make sure you have is a good ceramic baking set (which shouldn't cost you more than $40. Â I love Simply Calphalon for this), a slow cooker and a food processor to save time on cutting vegetable spices. Â What kitchen essentials do you mamas swear by?

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