Cooking Surface Applications: The spacious cooking surface of big black cast iron skillets allows for the preparation of large quantities of food, making them suitable for family meals, entertaining, and batch cooking. They can handle everything from searing steaks to cooking pancakes and deep-dish pizzas.

Here are two recommended nonstick skillets from CR’s tests.

    When looking to buy cast iron cookware, it's essential to consider factors such as the number of pieces included in the set, the type of enamel coating used, and the reputation of the manufacturer. Opting for an enameled cast iron cookware set ensures versatility in the kitchen, allowing for seamless transitions from stovetop to oven to table.

Cleaning and Storage: After use, it is important to clean and dry the skillet thoroughly to prevent rusting. Proper storage in a dry environment and occasional re-seasoning will help maintain the quality of the cast iron over time.

STAINLESS STEEL FRYING PANS

8 – Copper Frying Pans

Customization and Personalization: Sizzling steak plates and platters allow for customization and personalization, as diners can add their preferred condiments, sauces, and garnishes directly to the sizzling hot surface, tailoring the dish to their taste.

The simplest way to understand the difference between these types of pans is to look at the sides of the pan. If the sides are slanted, the pan is a skillet, which is also sometimes called a frying pan or fry pan. If the slides are straight, it’s a sauté pan.

In 1934, Le Creuset first debuted their iconic French skillet to the United States as a component of their “Art Deco” collection.

    Both square and round cast iron griddles offer excellent heat retention and distribution, ensuring food cooks evenly and thoroughly.  Square and round cast iron griddles are also suitable for use on a variety of cooking surfaces, including stoves, ovens, grills, and even campfires, making them versatile cooking tools for both indoor and outdoor use.

Stainless steel is a highly durable material and doesn’t chip, peel or scratch easily like soft metals such as aluminium. As chefs have to handle vigorous, pan-clanging cooking day in and day out, they tend to lean toward stainless steel cookware instead of aluminium cookware.

Another massive reason why stainless steel cookware has always been the chef’s favourite is the fact that it doesn’t react with acidic foods. This means, unlike aluminium cookware, stainless steel keeps metals from leaching into your meals, resulting in healthier and tastier servings.

However, aluminium cookware has its own set of advantages too. For example, aluminium is a faster and more responsive conductor of heat, making it a great choice for fry pans. 

Here’s a fun fact; did you know that there’s a frypan called the French skillet, only with much higher, sloped sides? It looks rather like a slight cross between the fry pan and skillet.