Thursday, January 21, 2010

Good-bye OLD friends

New!! Yes, it was time for new...pots and pans, that is. Now, if these old pots and pans could talk they would tell you that they have cooked, boiled, sauted, fried, heated, burnt:),and steamed many a food!! However, it is time for them to say good-bye. They have served us well for 19.5 years--as long as I've been married!!
(before)
I feel like this photo is like the before and after pictures in an ad of someone who loses wrinkles. They always take those pictures in the worst lighting, with no smile and they look like the person is about to croak.
I can't even believe I was still using these!! ( I don't even know if goodwill will want them).

Our new set!! Santa was good to us!! Since all my girls cook, this was a family gift. I love the RED look.

(after)
OOOOOOOOOOO.........AWWWWWWWW......look at the glimmer, look at the shine. I hope these pots and pans can tell a tale like the old ones--well, except for the burnt stories :)!! Or me forgetting to put water in when I steam the veggies... Guess I'll go cook dinner!! Yipee!! New pans to use!!
Be Nice to People,
Julie

12 comments:

Leah said...

Very nice.... I need to do that too -- I'm down to one frying pan (my last new one didn't work very well on my glass top so out it went!) Happy cooking!

Val said...

Oh how I need those pans! They are gorgeous.

Jessica said...

Yay for red pots pans!! I've always wanted red kitchen accessories... :) & now we have them. Merry Christmas to us. :)

Simple Home said...

My pans look like your old set :-) These are beautiful. You're going to have fun cooking up a storm. I love the color!
Blessings,
Marcia

Debbie said...

Oh they are pretty! I would love having a new set like that but it may be a while. I have a set we have had for ten years and they are still going strong. I love to cook too!

Debbie

Colleen/And Baby Makes Five said...

LOVE the new pots and pans, Julie! I could put those babies to very good use...

Happy Cooking!

Lisa~A Cottage To Me said...

Aren't new pans fun! I still have the stainless pots and pans the IL's got us when our now 21 yr old daughter was just 5 mths old. And I love the saucepans and dutch oven still! We have had a few new sets with the non-stick and they just get bad, so of course the fry pans get replaced ALOT. I love your red set with the glass lids, they're gorgeous! I purchased a few red fry pans and loved them, but my DH does most of the cooking and the scorch marks and spill overs ruined them. We have a gas stove, so that may be the reason. But new pans are still nice!

Spencer said...

I love your new pans. I wish we could do the same thing an throw out all the old ones. It's a new start. Speaking of new starts, I have reformed my blog. You should check it out some time.

Jo-Anne said...

beautiful!
Boy, do we need some new ones, too...ours are from our wedding as well. Almost 25 years! I think it's time. hahaha!

Kerin said...

You'll be cooking up a storm at your house! You will find things to cook, just so that you can use those gorgeous pots and pans.
Be sure to share the yummy recipes with all of us! :)

Lynn said...

Julie, love, love, love your new red pots and pans!! Please do share some of your yummy recipes that you make with them!

Nanette Merrill said...

They are beautiful. Maybe thats what I'll ask for next christmas or something. My pans look as bad as your old ones!