If you’re considering buying stainless steel waterless cookware, it’s important to carefully consider your requirement. Decide which set of pieces you’ll use daily, and whether you want a lid with an open/shut lever or a thermo control valve with a colour coded dial that shows the cooking temperature.

These are important points to consider as once bought they should last a lifetime and give you great service and fantastic, flavourful and healthy dishes.

The cookware comes in 3 ply (layers), 7 ply and 9 ply, which just means how many layers are incorporated in the pan. Good grade stainless steel is easy to clean and is completely safe in that there’s no possibility of metal leeching into your food.

Although the outer layers of the cookware are in stainless steel, creating slow heat, the centre layers are of aluminium which produces fast, even distribution of heat.

The whole point of stainless steel waterless cookware is to cook food in it’s own juices which in turn produces tastier and healthier meals. Cooking in this way helps to retain all the vital vitamins and minerals often lost when cooking in water. This is achieved when the build up of steam causes the vapour seal in the lid to activate which stops the moisture escaping.

The Steam control valve on waterless cookware will start to hiss when it reaches a certain temperature, which indicates it’s time to reduce the heat level.

A thermo control knob has colours and numbers indicating the temperature so a quick glance during cooking will tell you whether you need to adjust the setting.

The beauty of stainless steel waterless cookware is the fact they’re resistant to corrosion, they’re not harmed by acids in the foods, and don’t leak metals. They’re very easy to keep clean and look good in any kitchen.

Another factor which makes this cookware desirable is the fact that there’s less food shrinkage because of better heat distribution, and everything cooks faster, which means less fuel is used.

Stainless steel waterless cookware is a great addition to any kitchen and will give you the satisfaction of knowing you are getting the very best of nutrients from your food.