Chef Peter Corday is an elite flamboyant Chef that brings colorful dinner themes alive through his culinary experiences creating the perfect dinner party. FoodArt Specialist Veronica Jazmin uses her talent to style incredible theme parties.  All occasions have a theme and by invitation only Chef Peter and Stylist Veronica's theme parties come alive.  The spontaneous humor between the two will keep the audience entertained through a comical but yet serious culinary experience.

Chef Peter and Stylist Veronica will explain each step as they plan and prepare the dinner for the theme parties. Friends of the host will gather to experience this awesome display of menus and themes. Follow Chef Peter and Stylist Veronica through the process of planning the menu, preparing, cooking and delivering the dinner party theme; with all the details from start to finish, both expected and unexpected, the shopping and cooking experiences will be captured on multiple cameras and in 24P. The dinner theme party show will be produced in half-hour episodes.

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Advantages & disadvantages of...

Stainless Steel Cookware
 

Advantages

• Strong and durable
• Easy to maintain
• Easy to clean
• Doesn't react with foods

Disadvantages

• Does not conduct heat well
• Slow to react to temperature changes

Cast Iron Cookware
 

Advantages

• Good heat retention
• Reasonably priced
• Strong and durable

Disadvantages

• Requires seasoning
• Can react with some foods
• Is quite heavy

Copper Cookware

Advantages

• Excellent conductor of heat
• Reacts quite quickly to changes in temperature

Disadvantages

• Expensive
• High maintenance
• Reacts to some foods
• Dents and scratches easily

Aluminum Cookware
 

Advantages

• Conducts heat well
• When anodized it is strong and durable

Disadvantages

• Dents and scratches easily which is why most aluminum is anodized

A Guide to Choosing Cookware
 

When deciding what range of cookware is most suitable for your lifestyle and budget, there a few things to take into consideration:

1. What You Cook
Before you can focus on what types of pots and pans you need, think about the types of food that you want to be able to prepare. 

You may not need to purchase a high quality quesadilla warmer or chestnut pan if you don’t expect to be cooking those kinds of foods.  However, it’s always nice to have the right tools on hand if you do intend to cook specialized dishes.  It’s often wiser to spend a little more on the cookware that will enhance your favorite dishes.

2. How Much You Cook
If you are cooking only for yourself, you will probably have different priorities in the number of pieces you will need and the price range, than if you are feeding a family of eight.  Although even when cooking for one it’s nice to have a range of different cookware to give you the freedom to experiment and add variety to your cooking.

3. How Often You Cook
If you prefer to eat out most of the time, then investing a lot of money in an expensive set of cookware may not be practical.  There are however, a lot of nice microwave sets available today that may better suit your purpose. Although, when you do entertain, it’s always much easier to work with a versatile range of items that suits the purpose, such as fondue sets.

If you do a lot of cooking, it will be very important to have the right tools for the job.

4. How Much You Want to Spend
Once you have considered the above factors, you should have a good idea of the types of pots and pans that you will need.  But even if you’ve decided that a top-of-the-line pasta pot large enough to feed thirty people is your priority, then you will still need to check around for items that are value for money.

By determining your priorities, you can be sure of spending your money wisely and making sure you purchase items that suit your budget.