Fissler Original Pro Collection 1.5 Quart Saucepan Review

This is my second Fissler "Original Pro" pan and my next one will be too. It really holds the heat and spreads it around evenly. I don't have a super-fancy stove, just regular gas burners; but with pans like these a home-pro stove seems superfluous. Plus, no rivets on the inside to get gunky. Very solid and heavy. The lip makes for easy pouring. The metal handle stays cool on the stove. All around much better design and build quality than the All-Clad stuff. I usually cook for 2 and this is the right size for risotto, soups, etc. for us. I've also used it to make creme broulee and that worked out just dandy. Highly recommended. BTW my other fissler is the 8" sautee pan, and my next one will be a casserole for bigger meals and indian curries.

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Product Description:
Originally developed by professionals for professionals, the Original Pro Collection is the perfect cooking equipment for everyone who values uncompromising quality, attractive design, and superior functions.It is a design classic and international best-seller made from heavy gauge, hygienic 18/10 stainless steel and its beautiful brushed stainless steel finish provides the ultimate resistance to water spots, staining, and scratching.Professional cooks from around the world have been using this cookware for over 30 years, and even Nigella Lawson finds its looks and durability help her to be a "Domestic Goddess".The fully encapsulated CookStar all-stove base, which is comprised of a pure aluminum core and high-quality 18/10 stainless steel, ensures that the base that will never separate or warp.The energy-saving base also provides quick optimal heat distribution, diffusion, and storage without any hot spots.Safe for induction stoves. Equipped with true stay-cool handles that are large for easy handling, and fastened using high-strength welding, permitting a hygienic stainless steel interior free of rivets which collect food and particles.All the handles are fixed to stay on for a lifetime.The cleverly designed lids are tight fitting, making it ideal to not only cook with little or no water but to ensure that all the flavour of the food gets sealed in.They offer the innovative condensate-plus function - condensation drips right onto the food from the center of the lid, making it tastier and juicier. In addition, ice cubes can be placed on the center of the lid to accelerate the condensation process.Fully oven-safe and dishwasher-safe. Features dripless pouring rim and interior measuring scale. International Busse Longlife Design Award winner. Limited lifetime warranty.Made in Germany.

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Kuhn Rikon HotPan 4.5 Liter Braiser red Review

In these times of energy conservation consciousness isn't it nice that Swiss engineers gave us this efficient stovetop to tabletop pan. Once you cook your meal in this beautifully-designed pot, you place it in the attractive thermal liner and cover it. This will keep your meal hot for hours with no energy consumption. We use ours for pre-cooked meals to take to pot-luck dinner parties and on picnics. It is attractive enough to bring to a formal dinner table. The basic pan is a well-crafted stainless steel pot that conducts heat evenly due to an aluminum sandwich at the base. What a way to save energy while eating well!

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Thermal cookware is just catching on in the United States, but it has been popular in Europe for years.For good reason.It uses 60 percent less energy and much less water than traditional cooking.This means more nutrition and more flavor.Kuhn Rikon Hotpan Thermal Cookware combines superb functionality with precision Swiss design.The mirror-polished stainless cooking pans have a think aluminum sandwich bottom for fast and even heat distribution. The lids snug into the wide pot rim and are double-walled for increased heat insulation.On the inside, lids are lower in the middle than around the edge. This design forces condensation from cooking foods to gather and fall from the center of the lid back into the pan instead of escaping from around the rim.The stay cool high-heat resistant handles don't take up room on the stove.Hotpan's brightly colored serving holder of high quality, scratch resistant melamine acts as a thermal blanket, retaining heat.Food stays hot, fresh and delicious for up to 2 hours when the stainless steel cook pan is placed in the insulating holder.

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Eurodib Single Induction Cooker, 120 Volts Review

NOTE: This unit is also sold as the Max Burton 6000 for half the price. My recommendation applies to the Max Burton unit as well.

This is our first induction unit and we love it. I think this is a remarkable technology and can be had so cheaply, I don't know why everybody isn't buying these.

1)Very intense heat when you want it -- better than a high powered gas stove for stir frying or steak on cast iron. This unit is quite powerful rated at 1600 watts.
2)Instant and precise temperature controls -- comparable to gas.
3)Digital temperature indicators -- far better than gas.
4)A timer!! Fantastic. So you can put something on and plan to have it stop cooking in 10 minutes. No range does this that I know of.
5)MUCH less wasted heat. With a conventional range, 50-60% of the heat is just heating up your kitchen. With induction, ALL the heat goes into the bottom of the pan so much less is wasted and your kitchen stays cooler. That is also why induction provides such intense heat for frying.

A couple of other comments.
-- Don't get bamboozled into buying expensive clad stainless for compatibility with induction. There are very inexpensive disk bottom stainless saucepans pans that will perform extremely well -- shop the restaurant supply houses. Johnson-Rose is one brand I like and they're dirt cheap. Arguably disk bottom is BETTER than pricy clad pans that try to spread the heat up the walls of the pan. You usually don't WANT the heat on the sides. Another thing that works great on induction is your old reliable cast iron.

-- I cannot tell if there are real performance differences between induction brands. People seem to like the $500 Viking induction cooktop, but Viking customers are notorious for wanting to justify all the money they spent. The Viking's selling point is a lot of wattage, but the $105 Eurodib we own has virtually the same power rating.

The quandary is what brand to buy -- and I suspect for the most part you can't make a bad choice. I've shopped 110 volt induction cooktops extensively and the differences seem to be relatively slight. They all have mostly the same features and all seem to get good reviews. Some are more powerful than others (this Eurodib is 1600 watts supposedly) but I'm not sure that power really means much for home use because they will all heat up a pan to 400 degrees. And most people don't need searing heat most of the time anyway -- most of our cooking is at the moderate temps. So the most important feature may be a wide gradation of power and temperature settings.

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Product Description:
Induction cooking produces heat through the production of magnetic fields.This is an extremely energy efficient cooking method using approximately 90 percent of the energy produced.When used with magnetic cookware the electrical energy utilized by the induction cooker is transmitted directly to the pan surface.It is the pan not the burner that heats up.In addition to being efficient, this allows for very responsive temperature adjustments.Induction is also an extremely safe method of cooking.Once the pan is removed from the cooker, the energy transfer stops and the cook plate is soon cool to the touch.This single burner, portable induction unit is designed for light commercial and domestic use.Control functions allow for adjustment of temperature (140-390F), power level (1-10), and cook time (5-120 minutes). Note that low temperatures are achieved at the lower power and temperature settings, whereas the higher temperatures are achieved at the higher power and temperature levels.Safety features include auto switch off and alarm when temperature exceeds 390 degrees F.

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Fagor Stainless Steel 4-Piece Multi-Pan Set Review

Makes really great poached eggs.Make sure you spray the cups or they will stick even though they claim they are non stick.Very happy with the product.

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Fagor 4 piece multi-pan set includes a 8.5 inch saute pan, steamer insert, egg poacher insert with 4 non-stick egg cups, glass lid and recipe book

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