NON STICK FRYING PANS

I have some Berghoff frying pans and saucepans which are very good. They are expensive but always having sales, which I took advantage of.

The best are Hexclad but brace yourself……..they don’t come cheap.

Unfortunately HexClad are made in China. Berghoff, which I have, manufacture in Belgium.

I wanted another 'occasional use' one and spotted one in Aldi's aisle of shame for £10.00 so bought it. It's really good.

Ballerini Parma.

Make sure they are chemical free, cheap pans have toxins in them that leach into the food.

Google it for more info.

Swan Retro pans have a non-stick ceramic coating. I've been really pleased with mine - DH bought me the set of 3 saucepans and 2 frying pans - they're really easy to clean. The only drawback is that you probably have to buy the whole set.

I love this one, 6 months after I bought the first I bought another in case they disappeared, the original is still going strong after four years.
10 year guarantee

I have Tefal non-stick pans that haven’t stayed the course, and have bought a couple that, despite saying they are suitable for induction hobs, will only work on certain rings which are usually the ones I don’t want to use. I have an omelette pan that I bought in a hardware store in Bakewell and, like Kittylester, a sort of semi-wok that I got from Aldi. Both have proved to be excellent.

Jamie Oliver frying pans are very robust.

We have a set of Tefals, inherited when one of our offspring got an induction hob. We always love it when they upgrade. The pans have been great - we started off carefully washing them by hand, but soon stopped that nonsense.

We bought two Tower ceramic frying pans (cerastone) and they stick. "Superior non-stick" - bah!
Expensive waste of money.

I bought two large oval Rick Stein frying pans from John Lewis some years ago, for fish of course. They are great but I don’t think they are made now.

I agree with Jaxjacky and spottybook about Jamie Oliver frying pans. They last for ages.
I like my Le Creuset ones too because they withstand me scraping the coating with metal utensils. They're also easy to clean.
My cheapy one is a Stellar, it's OK.

I am another fan of Tefal. I don't wash them, up I wipe them out with a damp cloth and 4 years on do not stick. I also fell for the ceramic ones which do stick. They are now in the garage awaiting a new home.

I've got a Stellar ordinary (not non-stick) stainless steel pan, never use it but am so reluctant to get rid of if.

The best pan I had for pancakes was an ordinary aluminium pan, Swan I think, not non-stick. It never stuck and i kept it just for pancakes but DH threw it out because he thought it was old and it was aluminium.
He nearly didn't get pancakes that year. 🥞

Like escaped I have Le Creuset frying/ omelette pans. They have been going strong since the 1970s. I suppose they aren't technically non-stick (?) ... but they don't stick.

I do use a little butter or oil though - I don't entirely "dry-cook" in them.

My Le Creuset pans are just too heavy, so rarely used.

John Lewis’s own brand are very good.

I’ve bought different expensive pans, and very cheap ones, and TBH I’ve found very little difference - in fact the best I ever had was a cheapie from Asda.

Allira

I've got a Stellar ordinary (not non-stick) stainless steel pan, never use it but am so reluctant to get rid of if.

The best pan I had for pancakes was an ordinary aluminium pan, Swan I think, not non-stick. It never stuck and i kept it just for pancakes but DH threw it out because he thought it was old and it was aluminium.
He nearly didn't get pancakes that year. 🥞

I have a pro cook stainless steel saute pan, with lid. Use it on induction hob, bring it up to heat, then turn right down, retains heat, doesn't stick. Give yours a try you might be surprised!

I have a very good one bought in Lakeland, quite expensive but so far it's been true to its description unlike the cheaper ones bought from the Midl of Lidl

Judge saucepans are excellent, and are very long lasting.

Freya5

Allira

I've got a Stellar ordinary (not non-stick) stainless steel pan, never use it but am so reluctant to get rid of if.

The best pan I had for pancakes was an ordinary aluminium pan, Swan I think, not non-stick. It never stuck and i kept it just for pancakes but DH threw it out because he thought it was old and it was aluminium.
He nearly didn't get pancakes that year. 🥞

I have a pro cook stainless steel saute pan, with lid. Use it on induction hob, bring it up to heat, then turn right down, retains heat, doesn't stick. Give yours a try you might be surprised!

I will try it again, used to use it a lot.
We have a gas hob (as yet untested!).