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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5149254" data-attributes="member: 35909">Ok, returned the set to Walmart without issue.Went on Amazon, still looking at that Cuisinart set.&nbsp; One of the reviewers mentioned Amazon has 4-for-3 deals and you can build a better or cheaper set doing that.&nbsp; Several hours surfing later, and I settled on a mish mash of new items.[ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000058AK7/ref=ox_ya_os_product]1 qt. Saucepan[/ame][ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E57BC6/ref=ox_ya_os_product]3 qt. saucepan[/ame][ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DVVLFS/ref=ox_ya_os_product]5 qt. Dutch oven[/ame][ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000658GUK/ref=ox_ya_os_product]12 inch skillet[/ame], which is hopefully worth the higher price compared to the other items.Amazon actually had a bunch of Lodge cast iron items for $15-$35 range, but I saw a lot of reviews of cracked pans or people saying you have to heat them slowly, not put cold items in a hot pot or hot items in a cold pot, needing to regularly season them, and assorted other things that made Lodge look like more effort than lazy old me's willing to give.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Ended up picking up a cheap [ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008GKDG/ref=ox_ya_os_product]8 inch pan[/ame] from Lodge, though.&nbsp; To round out the set and give cast iron a try.&nbsp; If I like it, I'll go all Lodge next time i'm buying a cookware set.&nbsp; If I hate it, small skillet's by far the least important item of the 5 to me.&nbsp; Now all I need is a lid for the 12 inch pan.Thanks to everyone for your help.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 5149254, member: 35909"] Ok, returned the set to Walmart without issue. Went on Amazon, still looking at that Cuisinart set. One of the reviewers mentioned Amazon has 4-for-3 deals and you can build a better or cheaper set doing that. Several hours surfing later, and I settled on a mish mash of new items. [ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000058AK7/ref=ox_ya_os_product]1 qt. Saucepan[/ame] [ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E57BC6/ref=ox_ya_os_product]3 qt. saucepan[/ame] [ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DVVLFS/ref=ox_ya_os_product]5 qt. Dutch oven[/ame] [ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000658GUK/ref=ox_ya_os_product]12 inch skillet[/ame], which is hopefully worth the higher price compared to the other items. Amazon actually had a bunch of Lodge cast iron items for $15-$35 range, but I saw a lot of reviews of cracked pans or people saying you have to heat them slowly, not put cold items in a hot pot or hot items in a cold pot, needing to regularly season them, and assorted other things that made Lodge look like more effort than lazy old me's willing to give. :) Ended up picking up a cheap [ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008GKDG/ref=ox_ya_os_product]8 inch pan[/ame] from Lodge, though. To round out the set and give cast iron a try. If I like it, I'll go all Lodge next time i'm buying a cookware set. If I hate it, small skillet's by far the least important item of the 5 to me. Now all I need is a lid for the 12 inch pan. Thanks to everyone for your help. [/QUOTE]

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