Ceramic frying pans

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I am in need of a new frying pan. I hate Teflon ones. I noticed there is a type of metal frying pans with ceramic coating, and some made wholly of ceramic. Have anyone used them? Are they sticky? Can they crack under strong heat? Tkx

BitterAndTwisted

I wouldn't buy anything other than cast-iron. If it's seasoned and looked after properly it'll have a useful life longer than yours.

madkoi

I love cast iron cookware, especially Le Creset! Very expensive but would last a lifetime so maybe better value in the long run & you can use them on the hob then in the oven! xx

BitterAndTwisted

I covet Le Creuset and have fantasies about finding them in car-boot sales but no luck so far. The two cast-iron frying-pans I do have (one tiny for frying eggs and another larger one) I found all rusty and unloved in a car-boot sale for a quid each. One Brillo pad a good season later and I'm leaving them in my will to my eldest niece.

LJM

i love le creuset but find a lot of it for me just too heavy to lift, i noticed the other day when in lidls they had a pyrex make frying pan looked quite nice but ive only recently bought a new tefal one so couldnt get it

Ngfprbd

Does anyone know if there is a ceramic pan that works on a silly invector hob?

zippychick

as this has dropped down the old style board, ive moved it to the I wanna board to see if you can get some specific advice

this thread may also help

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Nobody ever used one of those?? The metal pan I found costs €20 and is said to be made of 6 mm thick stainless steel. I am not going to pay more for a pan. So nothing fancy please. @Zippychick: A Tefal costs about €17-€25 here, similar for a stainless un-coated one. A cheap generic Teflon pan costs €7-€10.

Magpie27

I got a cast iron frying pan from Ikea this weekend for £5!!!! Very happy and can't wait to use it. Can someone tell how you season it please

jcr16

i've seen ceramic but never tried one. but i love my anodised cookware. bit dearer than normal but it last so well. My mum used to use a cast iron one on her aga, but it was very heavy.

i love buying new cookware. i'm just seen a big paella frying pan in argos which i'm gonna buy. i like to have lots of different sizes and types. i just love cooking so much. i do like my griddle frying pan tho.