What cookware do I need?

Tick the pans you already own and the cooking you do, and see which pans would fill a real gap.

Start with what you own

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4 types of pan to consider

Count cookware that already suits your stove and cooking needs.

Other jobs: wok, griddle, roasting & more
Do you use any of these?

Tick only the pans you use or want. For steaming, count a pot, its steamer insert and its lid as one.

Wok
Flat griddle
Roasting pan
Pot + steamer + lid
Nonstick egg pan

When these pans are worth adding

Everyday cooking, oven & care
What do you cook?

Pans whose maker hasn't confirmed one of these choices are left out of the list below. Pan and lid limits explained.

Four useful types of pan

Which pans do I need?

You haven't ticked any pans you own yet. Untick any cooking you don't do.

SkilletSear, fry & turnWhy this shape?
Missing
Saucepan or saucierSmall amounts & saucesWhy this shape?
Missing
Sauté pan or braiserOne-pan meals & liquidsWhy this shape?
Missing
Stockpot or Dutch ovenLarger batchesWhy this shape?
Missing

For 1–2 people, start with the pans you use most. A larger pot can wait if you rarely cook big batches.

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Tell us what you cook

Tell us what you cook

Type a few meals you make, like chili, stir-fry or pancakes, or pick from the choices below.

Sets for everyday cooking

All three have the four everyday pans, so each card says what makes it different. Already own some pans? Mark them above and a single pan may suit you better.

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A set, or separate pans?

The same missing pans filled two ways: one set, and single pans bought one at a time. Both are held to the sizes below. They start from our size guides for the household you chose above; change any of them.

Skillet
Which size?
Saucepan or saucier
Which size?
Sauté pan or braiser
Which size?
Stockpot or Dutch oven
Which size?

The set brings 4 pots and pans, just the ones you asked for. Bought one at a time, 4 pots and pans fill the same jobs.

Each row is a pan you asked for
You asked forOne set: Caraway Ceramic Cookware 12-piece set, CreamSeparate pans
Skillet10 in or moreSkillet, 10.5 inCaraway 10.5-inch Ceramic Fry Pan, CreamSkillet, 10.5 in · Ceramic coated
Saucepan or saucier1.5 qt or more, with a lidSaucepan, 3 qt, lidCaraway 3-quart Ceramic Sauce Pan, CreamSaucepan, 3 qt, lid · Ceramic coated
Sauté pan or braiser3 qt or more, with a lidSauté pan, 4.5 qt, lidCaraway 4.5-quart Ceramic Sauté Pan, CreamSauté pan, 4.5 qt, lid · Ceramic coated
Stockpot or Dutch oven6 qt or more, with a lidDutch oven, 6.5 qt, lidCaraway 6.5-quart Ceramic Dutch Oven, CreamDutch oven, 6.5 qt, lid · Ceramic coated
Pots and pans you buy4 + 3 lids4
Beyond the jobs you asked for00
Jobs you already have a pan forNoneNone
Still missingNoneNone

Compare these single pans side by side · What’s in the set

Sets are ordered by how many pots and pans they bring, fewest first. Single pans match the set’s surface where one fits. Prices aren’t compared: check them on each pan’s page. When a set is worth it.

One pan can handle several jobs

A Dutch oven can be your large pot, and a sauté pan can handle several everyday meals. Mark a type as owned when one of your pans already does the job. The finder does not ask you to replace useful cookware just to complete a matching set.

Set or individual pieces? Compare the extra pots and pans a set adds with your actual gaps.

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