Cookware brands: list, rating of the best, workmanship, types and brands of porcelain

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

In the Russian market you can find a huge number of brands of kitchen utensils. Each manufacturer is in a hurry to assure that it is his products that are of the highest quality. Advertising in the media and on TV channels is confusing. It is extremely difficult to choose the very dishes that will last for many years.

Currently, you can buy premium and economy class goods, as well as meet products of the middle price segment. In each of these categories, you can find truly high-quality and harmless dishes that will delight the hostess for more than one year.

Premium Cookware Manufacturers

Brands that have been producing luxury tableware for years are:

1. Skeppshult, Staub, engaged in the manufacture and production of cast iron cookware.
2. Moneta, GreenPan, Fissler specialize in non-stick kitchen products.
3. Le Creuset, Emile Henry make pottery.
4. Bohemia, Riedel are engaged in the production of crystal glassware andglass.
5. Dunoon, Japonica, Portmeirion specialize in porcelain household items.
6. Frank Moller, Lacor, De Buyer, Fissler are German kitchenware brands with a rich history in haute cuisine.

Luxury cookware is popular with professional chefs. Such products are used for cooking in expensive restaurants. It is worth noting that each of the listed brands has a rich history and has earned the recognition of millions of people around the world.

Premium cookware features

Elite brand tableware has a number of distinctive features.

1. Enameled cookware from well-known brands has stainless steel edging.
2. Among the elite dishes, cast iron products are in demand. It is a durable material with a number of undeniable advantages.
3. Premium stainless steel cookware has a thick bottom.
4. Elite cookware allows you to cook food without adding oil and water. At the same time, the food does not burn and does not lose its taste properties. In addition, oil-free food is much more beneficial.
5. Cooking on elite cookware takes less time. And you don’t need to watch the food so that it doesn’t burn. The cooking process becomes easier.
6. Absolutely all premium-class tableware undergoes quality control. All products are certified.
7. Premium tableware is made fromhigh-end materials: silver, porcelain, crystal.
8. The accessories are made of high quality materials. The appearance of the details is pleasing to the eye.
9. Many premium cookware ranges feature unique designs crafted by world-class professionals.

One of the distinguishing features of expensive dishes is their unique appearance. Every detail is thought out to the smallest detail. That is why elite dishes are most often sold as a set. This allows you to maintain the stylistic unity of products.

Mid-range cookware manufacturers

Among this group of manufacturing brands, it is worth focusing on brands such as:

• METROT, "LZEP" (Lysva) are engaged in the manufacture of enamel products for the kitchen;
• Arcoroc, Pyrex, Luminarc, Mikasa, Simax produce glassware;
• Neva, Scovo specialize in the production of pots, ladles and other metal products;
• Tefal, TVS, Ballarini, Kalitva, Essa manufacture and produce non-stick cookware;
• Calve, Queen Ruby, MiEssa, Vitesse, Tramontina, Rondell, Gipfel produce stainless steel cookware, including knives.

It is worth noting that a very small number of brands are engaged in the manufacture of porcelain tableware and crystal products. Elite brands dominate.

Features

Dishes of the middle price segment have their ownfeatures:

• most products are made of stainless steel with the addition of durable metals;
• bottom thickness does not exceed three millimeters, and that of the walls is 0.6 millimeters;
• ware fittings have a welded mount;
• usually sets include 3-4 items;
• product design is quite simple, lacking zest;
• pots and pans are equipped with convenient lids with steam release holes;
• non-stick coating.

The cost of dishes of the middle price segment does not exceed seven thousand rubles.

Separately it is necessary to say about middle-class tableware. It is better for the buyer to opt for porcelain and glass. These are the most durable materials, resistant to damage and chips. The design of such products is quite simple, uncomplicated. Medium-class ceramic tableware has a more beautiful appearance. However, it is more difficult to care for her. In addition, she is quite fragile.

Economy class cookware manufacturers

This product category is ideal for daily use. Despite the relatively low price, among the brands of economy class dishes you can find quite high-quality products. Separately, it is worth highlighting Russian trademarks: Casta, Kukmara, "Aelita", "Gourmet", "Lysva Enamel Ware Factory", "Amet".

Economy brand tableware has its own distinctive features:

• due to poor qualitynon-stick coating food may burn during cooking;
• bottoms of pans and pots are quite thin;
• simple design;
• Cheap accessories that cause discomfort during cooking (for example, plastic handles, when heated, can emit an unpleasant smell of burnt plastic).

The main manufacturers of economy class tableware are Russia, Ukraine and Asian countries. Not every production has quality control. Preference should be given to brands that have proven themselves and have positive consumer reviews.

How to choose the right dishes

Despite the differences between the dishes of different price categories, when choosing products for cooking, it is necessary to take into account a number of signs of high-quality dishes.

1. Products must have walls thicker than two millimeters. Otherwise, they will not last long.
2. Cookware with safety features should be preferred.
3. You should purchase dishes with quality parts and fittings. Avoid buying pans with plastic handles. The unpleasant smell of burnt plastic emitted during cooking can significantly reduce the quality of food.
4. It is worth refusing to buy dishes with paint. Not every seller can document the safety of the top coating of the product.
5. When buying, you should consider manufacturing technology. Cast ironware is the best option as it helps todistributes heat evenly and prevents food from burning.

When choosing dishes, you need to pay attention to the appearance of the products. In addition to a nice design, the product should have symmetrical edges. There should be no chips on the surface. Special attention should be paid to quality certificates, which must be available from the seller.

Types of porcelain

Among the types of porcelain, there are three main and most famous.

1. Hard porcelain, which is obtained at a very high firing temperature from 1400 to 1460 ° C). Due to its special composition, it is characterized by high heat resistance, strength, and a clear bell ringing.
2. Soft porcelain. This material has a delicate white color. Sometimes it has an almost creamy tone. In addition, this type of porcelain is more transparent than hard. The heat resistance of such material is much lower.
3. Bone china is somewhere between soft and hard. The constituent component of the material is bone ash. Hence the name. This type of porcelain has thin walls.

These are the main species in greatest demand. There are several other less popular types of material.

1. Biscuit porcelain, characterized by a porous structure, due to which the weight of the material is quite large. This type is highly durable.
2. Pink porcelain is obtained by dyeing the mass pink before firing. After heat treatment, the products are glazed.
3. White porcelain. The color of the material is due to the presence of lime phosphate in the composition. Hequite hard and durable when used with care.

All types of porcelain require careful care and careful operation.

Porcelain tableware brands

Among Russian manufacturers of porcelain tableware, it is worth highlighting:

• PC "Dulevsky porcelain";
• "Bashkir porcelain";
• "Kislovodsk Porcelain Factory";
• "South Ural Porcelain Factory";
• CJSC Pervomaisky Porcelain and others

Porcelain tableware is widely used in everyday life, despite the fragility of the material.