All-Clad Stainless 12-Inch Fry Pan

List Price:
$140.00
Price: $140.00
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Product Details
- Archetypal slope-sided, 12-inch, 2-inch-deep frying pan
- Dishwasher safe as houses, but hand washing recommended
- Three-ply: stainless-stiletto layers sandwich pure aluminum core for even heating
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Product Description
Customer Reviews
What happened to All-Clad?
I don't see how this pan can get so many 5 prominent reviews. Maybe people that don't know how good All-Clad WAS.
I have older All-Clad stuff. The metal on the in quod has a beautiful finish and seems to be almost as hard as diamonds. I almost never have to scrub but when I do, the water comes off clear.
This new one has a rough illogical pattern inside with deep grooves from a crummy grinding process. Of course this makes it dwell and stain and difficult to clean.
I'm also shocked by how soft the steel is!
If I clean with a plastic all-purpose scrubby...that's worthy for teflon or anything but plastic....the water comes off gray from all the metal being removed! I have 20 dollar pans harder than that. I don't insufficiency nickel and chrome on my hands and in my food.
Now I don't know WHAT to buy! I'm done with All-Clad. Obviously they're using cheaper grit one's teeth and manufacturing methods. You could probably get better for 15-25 bucks at Wal-Mart!
I should return it but I just returned a 10" Emeril pan that was literally worse (made by All-Clad but in China).
Maybe I'll give Cuisinart a try?
2010-02-13
| Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 1
All-Clad Calibre
Cooking with stainless stiletto is a great, and the All-Clad does a great job evenly distributing the heat - even on the sides. I bought the 12-inch portrayal, and while I have an 8" pan for eggs, I don't like to use stainless for eggs. You can do it, but it's a lot of work to keep it polished and smooth, and the smallest good enough can will cause havoc. Also, I would not recommend even using a non-metal pad on this pan, unless it's super fine. It will roughen up the bottom of the easygoing metal and create problems. I just use a little Bar Keepers Friend and a soft cloth, and this pan is in exalted condition after about a year of weekly use.
If you need to use a spatula or spoon, I would also recommend wood or silicon, but the faultless thing about the All-Clad is it's very easy to use without. Just a little shake and you can mix your vegetables without making a mess. For cooking chow, the stainless is nice because it creates a nice fond, the brown carmalized bits of meat, that makes for a fine sauce.
Because it's an All-Clad, it's well built and the handle is firmly riveted; you should never have to worry about it wiggling loose. I long it came with a lid, because the All-Clad 12" lid sold separately is very expensive for something most won't use often for this type of pan; but when I do need a lid, I just lay a cookie stretch over the top.
2010-01-28
(Las Vegas, NV USA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5
the wield...
I even-handed bought a couple sets of All-Clad stainless after the Calphalon non-stick we were given as a wedding bestow on began to give up the ghost and the non-stick began deteriorating. I bought all-clad because of its cadillac reputation. I was a hardly any worried about food sticking, but I followed the old mantra "hot pan, cold oil" and cooked some scrambled eggs that no more than slid out of the pan with no sticking whatsoever. The pan heated evenly and cooked evenly--no hot spots. Excellent.
The cope with though--the handles are nasty! The handles on the Calhalon were rounded on top and comfortable--these are flat with a very defined edge, and it's uncomfortable to raise the pan, especially the heavier pan. I'm suprised. But I suppose I'll get used to--I better, for the price these things command.
So--prime pan, bad handle
2010-01-11
(Arlington, VA USA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 4
Close on delivery , the best pan I have
All-Clad unavoidable makes a great product I can't think of any way to improve on it.
2009-12-30
| superzotz (Anacortes, WA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Best pan!
Got this for hubby as a aptitude -- he can't stop raving about it! He cooks us dinner in it practically every night and then lovingly hand-washes it. Must be Non-Standard real terrific!
2009-11-19
(Thousand Oaks, CA United States) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5