That's the only reason I bought them over Analon - I don't have an Induction hob, but I don't have gas in my flat. An induction hob's on my to-do list.
Spec me: set of Knives and Pots & pans
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Soldato
I have used my landlady's Kyocera ceramic knives recently and they are a delight to use. I want to buy 2 or 3 of my own but they are like £80 for a set of 2. 
Stellars are induction ready and I thought anolon were as well.
I'd like an induction hob, but I'm still not convinced they've got the adjustability of them quite right. They're still a bit on/off for my liking.
That being said, it's a small price to pay for having a much cooler kitchen!
You'll have trouble getting a hard-anodised aluminium pan to work on an induction hob. Shame really, as it's the only drawback of the HA Anolon range.
Anolon have a line that do work (ultra clad? stainless steel ones), but the normal ones are aluminium based. So don't.
It's this. I cook too much to treat my pans with kid gloves, especially when my old ones stand up to the abuse with no problems.
I'll probably replace them with stainless ones without hard anodise.
Yup, the Raymond Blanc Hard Anodized Clad range. Lovely, lovely, lovely.
Stellar 6000 is hard anodised aluminium and they are induction ready. I thought since the revamp anolons were as well, but maybe wrong
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'Ceramic's' a bit of a misleading name really, but they look great.
May have to invest in one myself at some point.
May have to invest in one myself at some point.
Don't get a packaged set of either, just buy a few items wisely to begin with and then maybe buy a couple more when you can afford.
For knives all you really need is one large ish chef's knife and a smaller paring/utility knife. The Victorinox Fibrox knives are a good start.
All non-stick (PTFE) pans are essentially a disposable item and are never going to stand up to much abuse, even when looked after they're not going to last a "lifetime". Quite useful on a frypan but for everything else go for stainless steel. Get a decent saute pan as they're very versatile and for anything you're just going to be boiling water in go for something cheap. Bourgeat stuff is pretty solid.
For knives all you really need is one large ish chef's knife and a smaller paring/utility knife. The Victorinox Fibrox knives are a good start.
All non-stick (PTFE) pans are essentially a disposable item and are never going to stand up to much abuse, even when looked after they're not going to last a "lifetime". Quite useful on a frypan but for everything else go for stainless steel. Get a decent saute pan as they're very versatile and for anything you're just going to be boiling water in go for something cheap. Bourgeat stuff is pretty solid.
From what I've seen, the new Stellar 6000 range has a stainless steel baseplate, something which the previous 6000 model didn't have?
Annoyingly, the main Anolon range (which seems to be the Raymond Blanc) doesn't have the same feature. The triple-clad stuff does, albeit as a stainless steel core rather than a baseplate.
Do you think we've scared the poor OP off yet or should we keep going?!
Absolutely. It took me ages to go through all the various options out there until I settled upon the ones I felt most comfortable with.
Mind you, I've seen a fair few professional kitchens move over to cheap knives and cookware as they can be used in their prime and thrown away. I know of one Michelin-starred establishment that gets all their kit from the local Asda!
It is? Bugger.
i started out with circulion steal pans which i've still got and have lasted well, i also got a few Anolon hard anodised non-stick pans which are good as well. how ever i find my self slowly moving to using normal pans. why, because i find them easyer to clean, since you dont have to be so careful with them and if i feel lazy i can dishwasher them,
as for knifes, there only one way to buy a knife and that go to a shop and try them, blade wise there very little differents in a good knife on how well the hold a edge, there is a big different in how they feel in your hand, a knife that feels good to me might feel alien to you.
start with a 12" cooks knife
then a 3"/4" utility knife
then a good Sharpening Steel
then buy as u see fit/ can afford
as for knifes, there only one way to buy a knife and that go to a shop and try them, blade wise there very little differents in a good knife on how well the hold a edge, there is a big different in how they feel in your hand, a knife that feels good to me might feel alien to you.
start with a 12" cooks knife
then a 3"/4" utility knife
then a good Sharpening Steel
then buy as u see fit/ can afford
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I cook too much as well, doesn't stop me treating stuff I pay a lot of money for with respect. I don't treat them with kid gloves but mine have stood up well. Are you using metal implements in them?
You will buy a set of stainless and they will hold up well to abuse but you won't get anything like the quality or heat distribution and even cooking.
I use a stainless one for mashing potato and that's about it.
As said above you can get them exchanged for free anyway, providing you haven't used metal in them.
Daaaaayyyuuummmm you lot have some expensive tastes. I will have to look into these links a lil later when I'm not so busy with work.
But looks like I'll have to discuss whether its best to fork out the extra, or just build up my collection with bits and bobs that I need first.
But looks like I'll have to discuss whether its best to fork out the extra, or just build up my collection with bits and bobs that I need first.
Soldato
fork out the extra, no doubt. get less stuff but better. I'd perhaps get nice pans and then one cheap cheap knife from tesco or whatever for under a tenner to last til you can get some nice knives. cheap set of pans will be ok but harder to replace than one cheap, servicable knife. You know it makes sense 
That's the best way, start of with just a few and build up.
I started with one knife and 1 frying pan to complement some rubbish stuff. Collections still pretty small, but coming along.
I started off with the set of 5 analons and added a pan every time there is a 20% sale debenhams
and got stuff with birthday and xmas money. I have about £400 worth of analons accumulated over 7 years.No point buying cheap buying twice
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I love Circulon pans, before i got my set, i could not make an a omelette for love nor money. it always turned into scrambled egg.
Now with the small skillet i am an omelette pro.
about the cost
Buy a decent set, and you will never need to replace them.