QUOTE(kaizorah @ Jan 13 2023, 10:02 AM)
Hi, I am looking for a suggestion for non-stick frying pan. Also, anyone uses Ecowin Maifan or Tefal Day to Day? How was it?
Get the high quality teflon pan, most brands have a range for that. Tefal's strongest range is the Unlimited series. If you're going for non-stick, just go with teflon coating. Don't bother with anything else. Ceramic will lose its coating over time, and some brands lose the non-stick coating within a feew uses.
So far the best purchase i've made is a carbon steel round bottom wok (especially for asian food). Properly seasoned and regularly used, its very non-stick and takes abuse. You don't have to worry about it being too hot, and because its round bottom you don't have to worry about warping when its hot and you add water/cold food.
Here's a quick summary of the different materials
Teflon: super non-stick, but need to take care of temperature and no sharp utensils
Carbon Steel: Needs seasoning to maintain non-stick (acidic food can stripe the seasoning), super durable but doesn't have good heat retention (but very good heat distribution) and can be prone to warping for flat bottomed pans/woks. If warped, you can actually hammer it back into shape
Cast Iron: Needs seasoning to maintain non-stick (acidic food can stripe the seasoning), heavy and durable but can crack if dropped or sudden temperature change. Very good heat retention but very poor heat distribution.
Enameled Cast Iron:: Not non-stick, but easy to wash. Brings the benefits of cast iron with the trouble of non-stick. Enameled coating can chip off due to dropping, hard utensils or sudden temperature change. Generally not worth it IMO
Stainless steel: Non-stick if your technique (temperature control) is correct, super durable and good brands are quite resistance to warping. Decent heat retention and distribution. Can cook pretty much any food.
Ceramic Coated: Non-stick, but ceramic coating wears offs, and you still need to control temperature like a teflon pan to prolong the coating. Better to just use a teflon pan.
QUOTE(tatabun @ Jan 13 2023, 10:06 AM)
Don't. Its horrible and total waste of moneyIf you think of it logically. The point of having teflon is for the non stick property. If you go and interlace the non-stick surface with a metal honeycomb net; sure you protect the teflon surface, but you lose the non-stick property. Its a really stupid solution to a problem.
Kitchen equipment, always look at the basic science behind it, don't fall for marketing gimmicks.
QUOTE(Pewufod @ Jan 13 2023, 10:43 AM)
Grill pans are another waste of money. Most grill pans don't even have sharp ridges, so you don't get the burn marks. There'a almost no reason to get a grill pan, for most food you want it to have contact with the hot surface for malliard reaction to occur. Grill pan will only give you undercooked surface with overcooked lines
Jan 13 2023, 03:40 PM
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