Cookware

How to choose stainless steel cookware

Start with how you cook. Long simmers, soups and stews favour heavy stainless steel, while eggs and quick fries are easier in a coated pan. Most Turkish kitchens end up with both.

Materials in this collection

• Stainless steel: the Fissler Pure Collection 7-piece set, the Brillant Queen 28 cm stock pot with glass lid (10 L), the Özlife Ela 26 cm couscous pot with strainer, and the Fissler and T-fal pressure cookers. No coating to wear off, and it handles high heat.
• Gold titanium finish: the Özlife ELA and HUMA 8-piece sets add a gold tone for kitchens where the pots stay on display.
• Granite: the Özlife Lotus 7-piece set and the Brillant Petra 28 cm deep non-stick pot release food easily and are lighter to lift.

A set or single pieces?

A set is the simplest way to furnish a new kitchen with matching pots and lids. If your basics are covered, add one piece where you need it: a large stock pot for stock, sarma and batch cooking, or a couscous pot whose strainer also works for steaming vegetables and draining pasta.

Pots made for Turkish cooking

• Sahan: a shallow two-handled pan for menemen and sahanda yumurta that goes straight from stove to table. The Özlife Arya set has three.
• Pressure cooker: cuts the time for dried chickpeas, kuru fasulye and lamb. Compare sizes in our pressure cookers.

Caring for stainless steel

• Heat the pan first, then add oil, then the food. Let meat release on its own before turning it.
• Add salt once water is boiling. Salt left sitting in cold water can mark the base.
• Use a soft sponge on gold, decorated and granite finishes. Save scouring pads for plain steel.
• Check each product page for induction and dishwasher guidance, because it varies by model.

Complete the kitchen

Cookware covers the stovetop. For the oven, see our bakeware. For Turkish coffee, a cezve from our copper cookware is the traditional pot. If you are still comparing piece counts, our cookware sets page breaks them down.

Everything ships from Toronto to addresses across Canada with Canada Post. If a piece arrives damaged, send us photos within 48 hours and we will replace it or refund it in full.