Spec me a Frying Pan!

The Halk · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:33

I want a new frying pan.

I like food that tends to be greasy, but I don't like greasy food.

I'm on a ketonic diet at the moment so I'm frying quite a lot and I don't like the 30 year old frying pan that I'm using. The non-stick isn't non-stick any more, the surface is lumpy and the pan itself is warped.

Time for a new frying pan.

Ideally it should be large, and while price is always a concern there's no upper limit as long as I'm buying quality.

I was under the impression frying pans were quite expensive, but all I can see after a very quick look on eBay is what appears to be cheap pans at £15 or so- are they poor quality?

Psypher5 · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:36

go to tesco
buy tefal frying pan
go home

Semple · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:36

I was in John Lewis the other day looking at frying pans and for the non-stick (red heat ring thing in the middle) pans weren't that expensive. Obviously it's going to depend on the size of your pan but yeah i don't think they're much more than what you seem to have found them on ebay for.

Sp00n · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:36

Tefal from your local supermarket.

The Halk · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:38

A £15 Tefal is as good as it gets? That's far cheaper than I had imagined spending. Hmm!

Greenlizard0 · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:39

Psypher5 said:
go to tesco
buy tefal frying pan
go home

Make sure you do it in this order. I once ended up in Tesco and couldn't find my cooker.

Sp00n · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:39

I'm sure you can waste a lot more money on one if you really wanted to.

Cosimo · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:40

The Halk said:
A £15 Tefal is as good as it gets? That's far cheaper than I had imagined spending. Hmm!

Send a few quid more on one of these:

Tefal Jamie Oliver Enamel Frypan

bsoltan · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:41

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18224916

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18218305

The Halk · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:43

I'm looking at what Sainsbury's have and that's the one on the screen at the moment. I don't like Jamio Oliver, so I'll just have to picture shoving his face into the frying pan when I'm using it.

I also looked at their "Le Creuset Toughened Non-stick 26cm Frying Pan Black" which is £60. Am I getting anything for my money there, or am I best of with Tefal?

joey1211 · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:48

Make sure to only use plastic utensils, not metal, with tefal, or it won't last long.

Psypher5 · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:50

joey1211 said:
Make sure to only use plastic utensils, not metal, with tefal, or it won't last long.

wooden surely?

Melty plastic in your food doesnt taste so good.

joey1211 · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:51

Psypher5 said:
wooden surely?

Melty plastic in your food doesnt taste so good.

Though they tend to stain. I don't normally leave utensils in the pan though

tom_e · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:53

Psypher5 said:
wooden surely?

Melty plastic in your food doesn't taste so good.

If your plastic utensils are melting I recommend using ones designed for cooking rather than picnic cutlery

Psypher5 · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:55

I just have an image in my head from years ago where the end of the spatula was all mangled and knobbly. Makes me squirm inside. I only use wooden ones now

and metal tongs

pepp77 · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:56

The Halk said:
A £15 Tefal is as good as it gets? That's far cheaper than I had imagined spending. Hmm!

Well its not as good as it gets no, but Tefal for the home user is a good call. We use all Tefal frying pans at home and as long as you remember to let them cool down after use before cleaning (ie dont run the hot pan under water immediately after cooking) they retain the non stick very well.

These look quite nice - http://www.lakeland.co.uk/my-kitche...-pans-frying-pans-frypans/product/13668_13669

mangobreeder · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:57

Circulron pan > tefal

Jay.D · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:57

The Halk said:
I want a new frying pan.

I like food that tends to be greasy, but I don't like greasy food.

I'm on a ketonic diet at the moment so I'm frying quite a lot and I don't like the 30 year old frying pan that I'm using. The non-stick isn't non-stick any more, the surface is lumpy and the pan itself is warped.

Time for a new frying pan.

Ideally it should be large, and while price is always a concern there's no upper limit as long as I'm buying quality.

I was under the impression frying pans were quite expensive, but all I can see after a very quick look on eBay is what appears to be cheap pans at £15 or so- are they poor quality?

Tefal non-stick 24cm pan, perfect for frying, no need for oil. Bought from collectibles in the metro centre just before xmas for £14 on special.

The Halk · 13 Jan 2011 at 12:59

I do have a plastic shovel - or whatever the correct utensil name is - it has slightly melted on the bottom, not much, just enough that you'd know it wasn't new. I find it easier to work with than a metal one because you can use pressue and get it under things on the pan that you can't do with the metal.

I seem to have two choices then.

Le Creuset Toughened Non-Stick Deep Frying Pan
Tefal Jamie Oliver Hard Enamel Frypan

The Tefal one is half the price of the Le Creuset one.