Frying pan recommendations

[anonymous-user]

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[cbmotorsport]

Have a look at Allclad and Scanpan.

Or....buy commercial pans, use and abuse them, and replace them every so often.

Eta: The last set of domestic saucepans and frying pans I bought were Meyer Circulon, and they were bloody good, lasted years. I still have a couple of them and they were bought in 2007.

Very good value https://circulon.uk.com/82529-infinite-frying-pan-...

Edited by cbmotorsport on Wednesday 12th September 09:32

Edited by cbmotorsport on Wednesday 12th September 09:34

[captain_cynic]

The £9 ASDA special.

If it gives up after a year, you spend another £9. Had one for 2 years and no signs of wear.

Cookware are one of the things I've found where brand and price do not matter. Some expensive kit will fail within months, some cheap stuff will go forever so I think it's better to get the cheap stuff as it costs less to replace if it fails.

[ZedLeg]

As others have said frying pans are disposable as far as cookware goes.

We get these from Nisbets and they last a couple of years, you can get them with a non stick coating as well.

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/vogue-aluminium-frying-p...

A couple of those and a decent saute pan with a lid will do you.

[hornmeister]

Non stick and dishwasher safe is your issue here as the abrasive nature of a dishwasher will kill the non stick surface. I'm assuming you are using plastic / wooden spoons & spatulas as well? Bowing can be caused by rapid heat change, immersing a hot pan in cold water for example.

A good non-stick pan shouldn't ever need to go in the dishwasher. Wipe round with a couple of sheets of kitchen roll after use, whilst still hot and a dunk in warm washing up liquid water if required.

I've got relatively cheap (less than a tenner) Tefal frying pans which are 10 years old plus and still good as new.


As an aside. How do they get a non-stick surface to stick to a pan?

[TartanPaint]

Greenpan Venice.

Heavy base and walls, so good heat retention, and a brilliant tough ceramic coating, far better than the usual black Teflon sort of stuff. Try one, but beware you might find you start collecting them...

Dishwasher safe, although they take so little effort to wipe usually I just do that.

Edited by TartanPaint on Wednesday 12th September 11:15

[12TS]

ZedLeg said:

As others have said frying pans are disposable as far as cookware goes.

We get these from Nisbets and they last a couple of years, you can get them with a non stick coating as well.

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/vogue-aluminium-frying-p...

A couple of those and a decent saute pan with a lid will do you.

Yes - treat as disposable. We use IKEA - they've a good range of sizes. Found them as good as anything from Circulon or Le Creuset if not better.

[toasty]

Handy thread! I'm after a new wok as the old Tefal one is wearing out.

[Jobbo]

ZedLeg said:

As others have said frying pans are disposable as far as cookware goes.

We get these from Nisbets and they last a couple of years, you can get them with a non stick coating as well.

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/vogue-aluminium-frying-p...

A couple of those and a decent saute pan with a lid will do you.

They don't appear to be induction hob compatible - do you know otherwise?

[cbmotorsport]

anonymous said:

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They're no nonsense, not designed to be pretty, but built to take a beating. They'll have metal handles (that can get hot), but will be very strong and put up with a ton of abuse. They're generally aluminium body because they heat up so well and evenly. You can get induction ones with steel in the bases.

[cbmotorsport]

Jobbo said:

ZedLeg said:

As others have said frying pans are disposable as far as cookware goes.

We get these from Nisbets and they last a couple of years, you can get them with a non stick coating as well.

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/vogue-aluminium-frying-p...

A couple of those and a decent saute pan with a lid will do you.

They don't appear to be induction hob compatible - do you know otherwise?

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/kitchenware-and-knives/cookware/pots-and-pans/frying-pans/induction20compatible/_/a33-4.f2-1?sort=match-rate-desc

[Condi]

Tefal Pro stuff. Good heavy pan, totally flat bottom, high sides, non stick.

[AndrewEH1]

I had a Tefal non-stick one, lasted pretty well but eventually the non-stick surface let go.

Currently using a Circulon one, I'm pretty impressed and the handle is much more secure (the Tefal one kept needing to be re-tightened)

Note: I hand wash dishes so can't help regarding dishwashers

[captain_cynic]

cbmotorsport said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

They're no nonsense, not designed to be pretty, but built to take a beating. They'll have metal handles (that can get hot), but will be very strong and put up with a ton of abuse. They're generally aluminium body because they heat up so well and evenly. You can get induction ones with steel in the bases.

This... Also many wont be non stick as the chef is expected to know enough not to burn stuff and will be washed as soon as they're done with them (dish pig was my first job, the only Teflon in the kitchen was coating the kitchen hand as he was never around when we were busy, might be different 20 years later).

[Jobbo]

cbmotorsport said:

Jobbo said:

ZedLeg said:

As others have said frying pans are disposable as far as cookware goes.

We get these from Nisbets and they last a couple of years, you can get them with a non stick coating as well.

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/vogue-aluminium-frying-p...

A couple of those and a decent saute pan with a lid will do you.

They don't appear to be induction hob compatible - do you know otherwise?

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/kitchenware-and-knives/cookware/pots-and-pans/frying-pans/induction20compatible/_/a33-4.f2-1?sort=match-rate-desc

Not the same pans, though, hence my question. Are you recommending them, since I can find induction frying pans myself using google

[cbmotorsport]

Jobbo said:

cbmotorsport said:

Jobbo said:

ZedLeg said:

As others have said frying pans are disposable as far as cookware goes.

We get these from Nisbets and they last a couple of years, you can get them with a non stick coating as well.

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/vogue-aluminium-frying-p...

A couple of those and a decent saute pan with a lid will do you.

They don't appear to be induction hob compatible - do you know otherwise?

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/kitchenware-and-knives/cookware/pots-and-pans/frying-pans/induction20compatible/_/a33-4.f2-1?sort=match-rate-desc

Not the same pans, though, hence my question. Are you recommending them, since I can find induction frying pans myself using google

Wrong side of bed today? ....jeez.

Yes, I would recommend Vogue non stick induction compatible pans in that link. I have used both induction and non induction versions of these pans extensively in my vocation for a number of years.

[ZedLeg]

cbmotorsport said:

Jobbo said:

ZedLeg said:

As others have said frying pans are disposable as far as cookware goes.

We get these from Nisbets and they last a couple of years, you can get them with a non stick coating as well.

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/vogue-aluminium-frying-p...

A couple of those and a decent saute pan with a lid will do you.

They don't appear to be induction hob compatible - do you know otherwise?

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/kitchenware-and-knives/cookware/pots-and-pans/frying-pans/induction20compatible/_/a33-4.f2-1?sort=match-rate-desc

Sorry, poor comprehension on my part, I just linked to the ones I get without checking.

The principle is the same with the ones in that link though .

[cbmotorsport]

captain_cynic said:

cbmotorsport said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

They're no nonsense, not designed to be pretty, but built to take a beating. They'll have metal handles (that can get hot), but will be very strong and put up with a ton of abuse. They're generally aluminium body because they heat up so well and evenly. You can get induction ones with steel in the bases.

This... Also many wont be non stick as the chef is expected to know enough not to burn stuff and will be washed as soon as they're done with them (dish pig was my first job, the only Teflon in the kitchen was coating the kitchen hand as he was never around when we were busy, might be different 20 years later).

Lots of non stick frying pans in our kitchen, a few black iron, no bare aluminium, no non stick saucepans.

[21TonyK]

ZedLeg said:

cbmotorsport said:

Jobbo said:

ZedLeg said:

As others have said frying pans are disposable as far as cookware goes.

We get these from Nisbets and they last a couple of years, you can get them with a non stick coating as well.

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/vogue-aluminium-frying-p...

A couple of those and a decent saute pan with a lid will do you.

They don't appear to be induction hob compatible - do you know otherwise?

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/kitchenware-and-knives/cookware/pots-and-pans/frying-pans/induction20compatible/_/a33-4.f2-1?sort=match-rate-desc

Sorry, poor comprehension on my part, I just linked to the ones I get without checking.

The principle is the same with the ones in that link though .

Looks like Nisbets are being a bit cheeky. All their Vogue pans were induction compatible some time ago, they had a steel plate on the base of the ali pans. Now it looks like they charge double for them!

You can get the same from JJ Martin for a few quid less (they resell Nisbets stock) however, the hollow handle pans are nasty! The handles retain water which will turn to steam and burn your hand in use, I had to get our maintenance guy to frill drain holes in a batch of pans to solve the problem.

Other than that good pans, I use the non-induction versions all day, every day at work and home. Replace every year at work and every 2-3 at home, no special care, use and abuse. better value than the £90 deBuyer pan that lasted little more than a year at home.

[boxedin]

https://www.wmf.com/en/cookware/frying-pans/all-fr...

dishwasher, non-stick, induction.

though you don't really need to use a dishwasher, its non-stick.