Pots and Pans 101: For A South Carolina Bride

Butter Warmer: A very small (usually .5 quart) saucepan that is used to melt butter and heat small amounts of sauces. Electric butter warmers are also available for the South Carolina bride that loves to cook. A butter warmer is great tool for making the South Carolina classic cornbread.

Dutch Oven: A dutch oven is a heavy pot that can be used both on the stovetop and in the oven. South Carolina brides love dutch ovens for mac and cheese and Frogmore Stew.

Paella pan: A paella pan is a wide, shallow pan with a cover and two handles. South Carolina brides use paella pans for to make traditional a Lowcountry Boil.

Pasta Insert: Make sure the large stock pot on your South Carolina wedding gift registry comes with a pasta insert. A pasta insert fits inside the stock pot and makes it easy for a South Carolina bride to drain her pasta.

Skillet: A skillet is key to a South Carolina kitchen. Countless dishes from scrambled eggs to fried fish are prepared in a skillet.

Saucepan: A saucepan is the deep pot that you heat liquids in. It’s great for making sausage gravy to go onto warm buttery South Carolina biscuits.

Frying Pan: Frying Pans aren’t just for hitting your husband. Who’d have thought South Carolina brides actually use frying pans for frying things, like juicy South Carolina Fried Chicken.

Stockpot: Stockpots are yet another great tool for the South Carolina kitchen. Stockpots make cooking large batches of stew and chili a snap. No South Carolina bridal registry is complete with out a good stockpot.

Wok: Is a Chinese pot that has been welcomed with open arms by South Carolina brides. A wok is the key to making the every popular Stir-fry.

A smart South Carolina bride will add high quality cookware to her South Carolina wedding gift registry. A good set of cookware will last the newlyweds for years to come.