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One of the easiest and most delicious ways to cook shiitake mushrooms is in a sauté pan, with a little onion and garlic. You will want to sauté the onion and garlic original in a great deal of olive oil until the onion begins to get soft. You may use a yellow onion, thinly sliced or diced, and either fresh or “jarred” minced garlic.

Slice the shiitake mushrooms thinly and add them to the pan. Cook until they get soft, approximately 10 or 15 minutes. You may serve over rice or pasta, or as a nice accent to chicken, shrimp, fish, you name it.

For the grill passionate in you, you may BBQ shiitakes rather easily. Leave the mushrooms whole and drizzle a little olive oil (spread over the entire mushroom) and salt to taste. Put them on the grill for when it comes to 5 minutes, flipping once.

You may also bake shiitakes in the oven in a covered pan for with regards to 25-20 minutes. To steam them, add 2-3 tablespoons of water in the pan with them. You may add a little salt and olive oil if you like, or any other seasoning.

Shiitakes may also be employed as a base for stock. Cut them into thick pieces and sauté them in a stockpot with yellow onions (diced) and garlic. Add with regards to 2 quarts of water and cook on low heat for a minimum of 2 hours. Just like with any type of stock, the more you cook it down, the more flavor it will have.

Shiitake mushrooms are so versatile and compliment so some things, that it would be ridiculous for you not to keep them on your grocery list on a regular basis. Even folks who aren’t fans of the “garden variety” shroom have found that they veritably get enjoyment from shiitakes because it’s such a without doubt or question dissimilar flavor.

So whether it be for the versatility, health gains or robust, rich flavor shiitake mushrooms offer, you can’t go faulty disregarding of how you determine to integrate them into a meal. Bon Appétit!

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260 of 262 people found the following review helpful.
A great pan at a great price
By Paul Cerra
This Cuisinart Chef’s Classic saute pan has quickly become my favorite pan. It’s huge – a full 12″ across – which makes it very versatile. The pan conducts heat extremely well and is oven safe to 500 degrees. The handle is very sturdy, reasonably comfortable, and stays cool (outside of the oven, of course). The lid fits tightly. Both the interior and the exterior are very shiny and attractive. All this and it’s easy to clean. Yet this pan sells for just a fraction of the sexier brands like All-Clad or Calphalon.

The chief reason for the great price is due to the construction. This is known as a “disk bottom” pan because it has a highly conductive aluminum disk embedded in its base. The really expensive brands feature “cladding”, where a layer of conductive metal (usually aluminum) is embedded throughout the entire pan. Although the cookware industry loves to say that disk-bottom pans are inferior, test after test proves this claim is untrue. After all, we don’t cook on the sides of a pan; we only cook on the bottom. See Cook’s Illustrated magazine, May/June 2003, for a great discussion of this.

There are a few reasons why this pan might not be right for you. This pan’s size makes it fairly heavy, so if you have arthritis or weak hands, you might want to opt for a smaller pan. Similarly, this pan might not fit on those tiny stovetops or ranges that you sometimes see in “galley” kitchens in apartments. But if you want a large, durable, high-quality saute pan at a fraction of the cost of the big-name brands, this is the pan for you.

80 of 82 people found the following review helpful.
Beautiful pan!
By Tzy Kao
I’m tired of those non-stick pans that eventually lose their coating and thought that I’ll try stainless steel pan for almost everything but frying an egg. Boy did I pick the right pan to start with! This pan, besides being beautifully made, is the perfect size for almost everything I cook. It’s very heavy, but the helper handle helps. It conducts heat very well, so I no longer use the high setting on my gas stove or the food would burn. Despite being made in China, the quality is excellent. I’m sure it will last decades. My only complaint is that sometimes I wish the stainless steel cover is made of glass so I can see through. But, I’ll still give it 5 stars because I’m very very happy with the design and quality.

55 of 56 people found the following review helpful.
5-Stars for the Pan…0-Stars for Amazon Packaging
By Jolly Gourmand
All my Chef’s Classic cookware looks and cooks wonderfully well and is normally a breeze to clean up. This Monster pan is no exception. Weighing in at close to 10 lbs., it is the senior edition of the highly rated Cuisinart 3 1/2-Qt. Saute Pan. If you have a small range, the size of this (a full 12″ accross) may crowd out some other burners, so beware.

I discovered thet the dome cover for the shallow Cuisinart 12″ ‘everything’ pan also fits this pan and thus makes it a good candidate for a dutch oven.

Now for the bad news: Amazon did not see fit to ship this within a padded box. As a result, the pan arrived with a dent in the ‘dripless’ rim. I will likely not return it, but will give Amazon some ‘direct’ feedback.

(9/15 Update): Amazon made a very positive and ‘generous’ response to my complaint. Thank you Amazon! Also, both the 3 1/2 Qt. and 5 1/2 Qt. saute pans are on ‘super’ sale. Do yourselves a favor and buy both.

(9/23 Update): Because of the lower ‘super’ price (currently $27.99), I ordered two more as gifts. One shipped with the Cuisinart retail box packed in a nicely padded Amazon box and the other was shipped only in a Cuisinart retail box that had split open. Fortunately there were no dings or dents since this is a very sturdy, hefty item. I wonder if Amazon owns the warehouses its goods ship from? If it does, Amazon needs to try for consistency in its packing.

02/09/06: Here’s an oddity: After several ‘hefty’ price hikes, Amazon is now hawking this ‘monster’ pan for $5 less than the 3 1/2 quart pan. Go figure!

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