Cast Aluminum [General]
2010 Nov 16
cast aluminum is sold in canada - in fact at Canadian Tire. I had a big cast aluminum fry pan, high sides, teflon coated. It works great and does not warp. Down side is the the teflon has worn out. Wife just bought a psuedo replacement, went back to the cheap Tfal - as it had a glass lid. I'm not convinced it was a good purchase, we shall see. (I'm pretty sure the tfal will warp, as we like to do high heat cooking, especially with stir fry/pad thai/curries.)
2010 Nov 16
Cast Aluminum, or spun, Captain? Spun is usually what you see everywhere. They are a lot thinner (even the big thick walled ones, relatively speaking) and typically really shiny. Cast aluminum looks much like cast iron - there is no mistaking it.
Cast means the liquid was poured into a mold.
Spun means an ingot gets put into a spinning machine kind of like how pottery is made.
Cast means the liquid was poured into a mold.
Spun means an ingot gets put into a spinning machine kind of like how pottery is made.
2010 Nov 16
Oh yeah, there it is on the website. Did not see them in the store today
www.canadiantire.ca
But sadly has the no stick coating :-(
www.canadiantire.ca
But sadly has the no stick coating :-(
2010 Nov 16
Try Jordache (sp?)(Coventry Road, I think) or Hendrix (Baxter Road). I'm almost sure that if they are not there, then either one can order it for you and, no, won't be flea market price. I got a spun aluminum (restaurant quality) and it fries magically. A piece of cake to clean as well. No wonder the restaurants use them.
2010 Nov 29
The Heritage stuff is good if you're looking for a durable non-stick frypan, I've had mine for two years and it's held shape & non-stick coating very well considering the abuse I put it through. You can get great aluminum cookware at most kitchen supply stores, but it may not be cast. I saw some great cast aluminum stuff in the USA, geared towards the latin american community... I've seen some cast aluminum stuff at La Cabana/Tiendita but it seems to be stocked rather sporadically. I'll keep my eyes peeled and report back the next time I'm there.
zymurgist
I don't think I've ever seen it sold around here.