Hexclad- is it just hype?

[mlch]

I keep seeing Hexclad pans on my feed and I’m just wondering if anybody has taken the plunge and bought them - and if so, what’s the feedback?

Ps, I’ve had an account on here for ages but I couldn’t remember the email address linked to it so it was easier to just set up a new account when the login changed!

[21TonyK]

Short answer. Yes.

[JKRolling]

No, they aren’t worth it. I’ve returned mine, and the replacement. Rubbish pans, great marketing.

https://youtu.be/AZ6oJ8SuYBA?si=mt-Ac-K0fByiIydq

Edited by JKRolling on Sunday 14th December 21:53

[ambuletz]

Overrated marketing BS. Anyone with an interest to want expensive pans will have some interest in cooking and what kind of pans are suited for what. Plenty of better things for less. The warranty is apparently pretty bad. They come after anyone on youtube that gives them bad reviews.

If you want nonstick, buy nonstick.
If you want stainless steel/carbon, then buy that.

[thebraketester]

But Gordon uses them in all his kitchens..... Absolute bks.

[vaud]

I'd go for Circulon or Le Cruset personally.

That said I have a Miele wok which is excellent but expensive.

And a cheap wok from a supermarket in Norfolk that cost about £12 and it has been excellent...

[mlch]

Seems to be a resounding yes! You might’ve just saved me from making an expensive mistake!

Thank you all!

[MattsCar]

Am I right in thinking that the amount of "replacement" pans they send out, due to their lifetime warranty, is built in to the extortionate initial cost?

[craigjm]

friend of mine got the 13 piece set which on its own immediately irks me because in reality its a 7 piece set with 6 lids. He paid a fortune for his kitchen and can barely cook and it barely gets used so the first use of the pans was down to me when I was cooking for a dinner party. My overall impression is that they are OK. You get "some" of the benefit of non-stick that you dont get with cast iron BUT not enough to really be able to claim you get the best of both worlds. I found stuff often stuck and they were not as easy to clean as you would think. Ended up using more oil than expected to get them to cook to an acceptable standard. I was expecting them to be amazing and to come away and immediately want to put in an order to replace my le cruset and pro-cook stuff. I didnt feel like that at all I just felt that he had wasted £600 or whatever it is.

[dickymint]

18 months on and our set of Ninja pans are still non-stick and can be cleaned under cold water with a sponge!!

[fooman]

dickymint said:

18 months on and our set of Ninja pans are still non-stick and can be cleaned under cold water with a sponge!!

I'll second the Ninja non stick being great, they are also light alloy which is good for mrsfoo to lift, so light I assumed they would get dinged and damage easily but no, 4 years on still straight and non sticky.

[z4RRSchris]

this is PH and i am a powerful director thats why we use Mauviel pans only.

they are top notch.

[Big Nanas]

fooman said:

dickymint said:

18 months on and our set of Ninja pans are still non-stick and can be cleaned under cold water with a sponge!!

I'll second the Ninja non stick being great, they are also light alloy which is good for mrsfoo to lift, so light I assumed they would get dinged and damage easily but no, 4 years on still straight and non sticky.

Thirded.

I have a selection of Le Creuset and Samuel Groves pans which are all lovely, but my Ninja Non-stick really is fantastic value for money. Feels robust and premium, superb non stick coating and looks as good as it did two years ago.

[vaud]

Worth watching for Le Cruset deals on their web site an Amazon. I have a few that were c.30% off retail (I know it’s all a pricing game, but way cheaper than John Lewis etc) for their flash sale. I like a thicker based frying pan, especially when searing.

[Sway]

Definitely a load of hype - and still using nonstick with the issues that has.

We've loved our Le Creuset set we've had for years, but for a new frying pan I'm getting the Our Place titanium Perfect Pan. That appears to be something that does achieve pretty damned good 'non stick' whilst also having no forever chemicals.