Conference turris::cooks

    You overlooked the A NUMBER ONE rule of noting!!!!!  Which TJ MAX and
    were there any more mismarked pans?
    
    Share your deals!
    
    :-)
    
    Sorry, I don't know anything the pans.  I do go to two restaurant
    supply places in Manchester, NH, but never for pans.
    
    ed

    The mismarked pans did not reappear.  
    
    The TX MAX was manchester and there was only one.  (Had there been more
    the resulting left over number would have been the same).
    
    -kevin
    

I don't know about reasonable prices, but the yuppie cooking store at
the Pheasant Lane Mall carries them (Lechmere did, but has dropped the
line). If you happen to catch when they go on sale, you can get a good
deal (I picked up a set of three pots, lids, steamer, and skillet for
around $100 two years ago).

You'll find a much better selection at restaurant suppliers, but no
bargains (though maybe better than full list price).

    A few months back, I put a reply in the note on pans about where to buy
    Master Chef pans which are made in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania.  Master
    Chef are similar to the All Clad only they don't have the black
    coating. The ones you want are black, right?  One source is the
    restaurant supplier just outside of Concord, NH although I've never
    been able to get an alert salesperson on the phone there.  Another
    place would be Kitchens Etc.
    
    The TJ Maxx store in Manchester, NH has been getting a supply here and
    there of Master Chef and I think I saw a few All Clads a while back,
    however, they are irregulars (if it matters any).  The manager of the
    Manchester store gave me phone numbers for four of the stores that
    carry the expanded line of cookware.  Not sure where my list is right
    now though but from memory, the stores are Manchester, NH, and the rest
    in Massachusetts are: Sudbury, Stoughton and N. Andover.  If you happen
    to find a supply of Master Chef or All Clads at any of these stores,
    please share the information in here else your legs will be broken!  :^)

    Surprisingly, I've seen the All-Clad cookware on sale at Bloomingdales
    in the Chestnut Hill mall a few weeks ago.  They had both natural
    aluminum and a slightly more expensive anodized exterior variety.

    The price reductions were dramatic (40 percent off or something) -
    so this is the kind of thing to wait for a sale on.  I doubt if
    they were "seconds" or flawed.

    - Jim

    Re: .4
    Got mixed up between Master Chef and All Clad.  Master Chef pans are
    made by All Clad and they are the silver-colored pans.  Not sure what
    the black coated pans are called, but in any event, they do have the
    All Clad's at some TJ Maxx stores.
    
    Re: .5, you are supposed to tell us when the sale is going on, not that
    we just missed it.  :^(
    
    Also, you can also phone the factory in Cannonsburg to ask for
    retailers in your local area.  I believe this attempt a few years back
    is how I found the restaurent supplier in Bow, just outside of Concord,
    NH.  

    Kevin, Another source for Master Chef pans is The Whip and Spoon in
    Portland (and South Portland) Maine.  Their number is 800.937.9447. 
    While their prices are not cheap by any means, they do have a large
    selection of Master Chef as well as many other name brands.  It's a
    great little kitchen store to visit, however, the prices can be a real
    turnoff.  But, you asked for a supplier in New England....

    I've not had trouble locating the MC pans, however, the price/value
    ratio does seem a bit steep.  Thanks for the pointer to the Whip and
    Spoon, I know it well.  I was living up there when it opened.  Prices
    used to be quite reasonable and it was one of the last supply stores
    in New England to sell non-stainless steel knives.
    
    I have a new delema.  I also discovered the new Magna-Pro cook ware.,
    the Magnalite profesional offering now being touted to the deeper
    pocketed consumers.   Since I have some wonderful anodized aluminum
    pieces of their other lines, I was intrigued by the stainless offering. 
    Same 18/10 inside and out as everyone else, but 2mm of copper instead
    of cast aluminum.
    
    There are also much better priced than the All-Clad.
    
    I'll likely buy a piece or two to try it.  Failing that, I may get some
    of my old copper pans re-tinned (and with the new pan prices, this is
    looking like a great deal)
    
    sigh,
    
    Kevin
    

    If anyone is interested, there seems to be another supply of All Clad
    pans reappearing at the TJ Maxx in Manchester, NH.  They had a small
    selection of both the LTD and Master Chef labels.  A few of these
    followed me home this evening.  :^)  If anyone happens to come across
    any Master Chef pans (still looking for a 12 quart stock pot) on sale,
    please send mail.  Now, to find room for the new arrivals....

Thanks for the pointer. We were looking to buy some pans for my mother
for mother's day, and the cooking store at the Pheasant Lane Mall in
Nashua doesn't carry the line anymore due to weak demand (everybody's
buying Calphalon, which we feel is inferior).

For those in the NY City area, Fortunoff has a perpetual sale of
certain sets. A six-piece set consisting of 10" frying pan, 1.5 qt
covered saucepan, 2.5 qt covered saucepan, and 6 qt stock pot goes for
$239. The open stock prices were no bargain, though (12" fry pan for $85).

    I picked up a stainless steel 12 qt. stock pot over the weekend.  It is
    a Revere with the copper bottom.  The Lechemere in Woburn, MA is
    remodeling and had a bunch (about 6) marked $29.99 (in a section marked
    remodelling closeouts or something). I looked at the supply they had on 
    display in the kitchen section and besides the cardboard box and the
    price ($65) they were the same item.
    
     

    Mike, that was a 12" fry pan for how much?  TJ's had the 10" Master
    Chef for $30.  I bought a 3 quart saute pan for $60.  Kitchen's Etc in
    Nashua had the same item selling in the $90 price range.  Granted, TJ's
    has irregulars but you really can't complain about a small scratch. 
    After a few months of usage they all look the same anyway.  
    Every time I bring home a few more MC pans I claim that my set is now
    complete.  My husband insists I've done this three or four times now. 
    Think he's catching on?  :^)