Ceramic Fry Pan Serious Eats

Stainless steel cookware doesn t always work with induction.

Ceramic fry pan serious eats.

Anna loves scanpan s classic fry pan which has an aluminum coated body is oven proof up to 500 degrees and is pfoa free. Hestan s nanobond skillet has a dark obsidian like finish that makes it seem like a frying pan from the future or maybe from darth vader s kitchen. Serious eats has become an amazing resource for cast iron cookware. It performed well and has a cool design but it has slightly higher and steeper walls than we like in a frying pan.

But there s one classic material we ve written almost nothing about. What a dutch oven is good for. It s also only available in one 10 25 inch size. To test use the magnet trick.

No matter how good the seasoning on your cast iron skillet it s still easier to cook eggs and other sticky or delicate things on a teflon coated pan nonstick is simply the most reliable way to make a perfectly smooth omelette keep your over easy eggs unbroken. Anything that requires heavy searing followed by gentle even cooking slow cooked braises like pot roast carne adovada or better than chipotle s barbacoa it s also handy for soups like spicy pork green pepper and corn soup and hearty escarole and barley and of course dutch ovens are great for chili like the best chili ever and texas style chili con carne. In testing it took a little longer than the others to come up to a high. Nonstick pans have their flaws namely they quickly and inevitably wear out but they re still useful to have in the kitchen.

Most aluminum cookware will not work since aluminum doesn t include any iron based compounds. It s a beautiful pan that. The third option buying it cheap is therefore the best. In most cases that means restaurant grade aluminum pans like this farberware eight inch nonstick skillet which cost about 16 at the time i wrote this.

It also can be used at high heat to crisp foods in oil or to sear meats for the best flavor. From recipes to seasoning instructions myth busting to vintage restoration we ve got you covered but there s another type of pan with similarities to cast iron that we haven t written much about and it s made from carbon steel. However some aluminum pots and pans feature an iron core which should mean they ll work with induction. That s the perfect size pan for a classic three egg omelette.

This 12 inch nonstick frying pan is built for success with an aluminum core surrounded by stainless steel along with three layers of nonstick coating on the cooking surface for easy food release and simple cleanup.