Pans:
Question & Answer
Q: What is the most
carefree pan?
A: Stainless
Steel
Stainless steel resists corrosion,
pitting, staining, and scratches. It does not conduct heat
well so it needs a good thermo-conductive base or core of usually
aluminum, but sometimes copper. Choose Update
Super Steel, Demeyere Atlantis,
All-Clad
Stainless or Cuisinart
MultiClad
Pro. Demeyere
Atlantis has the most durable surface: Silvinox. It
has a very high nickel and chromium content.
Anodized aluminum pans are
beautiful but require special care. If the cooking surface
is anodized, you should not cook high acid or alkaline foods in them;
it can cause pitting or discoloring. They cannot go in the
dishwasher and should not be stored nested or stacked - the anodized
surface can scratch. We do not carry any pans with an anodized
cooking surface for that reason, we only carry pans with an anodized
exterior: All-Clad
LTD.
Q: What are the best pans
for the money?
A: Update Super Steel and Cuisinart
MultiClad Pro
Update
have heat conduction bases that work on both conventional and
induction ranges, but has only frypans, saucepans, and stockpots.
The Cuisinart
MultiClad
Pro line is somewhat more extensive.
Q: What are the
different exterior surfaces of stainless steel pans?
A: There
are different surfaces ranging from highly polished to brushed.
Highly
polished - All-Clad
Stainless
Silvinox (soft
silvery finish) - Demeyere
Atlantis.
Brushed (these often
are machine spun) - Update
Super Steel and Cuisinart
MultiClad Pro have a highly polished band at the top.
Q: What are the different
exterior surfaces of aluminum pans?
A: They include satin, brushed and nonstick
Satin gray
anodized - All-Clad
LTD
Brushed aluminum alloy -
All-Clad
MC2
Diamond Impregnated Nonstick
- Swiss
Diamond
Q: What is your
best induction pan?
A: Demeyere Atlantis
Demeyere is used as the industry
standard in testing induction ranges.
Q: What pans do you
recommend for vitroceramic hobs?
A:
If
you have a vitroceramic cooktop you need pans that stay perfectly
flat.
Otherwise they will not make
adequate contact with the heating element and hence not perform
well. Demeyere
pans are made to become flat when heated, and carry Demeyere's
lifetime guarantee for its special patented Triplinduc® feature,
explained above. All of our excellent quality
disc-bottom pans are suitable, as well. These include
Swiss
Diamond, which have a very thick
aluminum disc bottom that will stay flat. We also recommend Update
Super Steel pans, which have an aluminum disc bottom
encapsulated in stainless steel. You should avoid pans with an
abrasive bottom since these could damage the vitroceramic surface.
Q: What are your
best nonstick pans for the money?
A: Update Super Steel
Update
Super Steel are stainless
steel pans; stainless steel shreds are shot into the cooking surface
and then it is coated with PTFE.
Q: I am allergic to
metal. Which pans can I use?
A: Le
Creuset and Swiss Diamond
Except for the bottoms, Le
Creuset pans are covered with porcelain enamel and Swiss
Diamond pans are covered with PTFE.
Q: I don't know which pan
line to buy. What should I do?
A: Let your budget be your guide.
All of our pans are excellent.
Choose the kind of pan and size with a cost you can afford.
Q: What are your
best stock pots for the money?
A: Update Super Steel
Update
Super Steel works on conventional and induction ranges.
Q: What are your
most beautiful easy to care for pans?
A: Demeyere Atlantis
Demeyere
Atlantis has a Silvinox finish and beautiful cast handles.
They are culinary gems.
