Need a decent frying pan-any pointers?

zippychick

I've merged this with our main frying pan thread

Why don't you draw a circle the size the pan will be, cut it out and then have a better idea of whether it will suit your needs?
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Primrose

It's a real complaint of mine that the suppliers of frying pans never seem to sell them these days with decent lightweight lids, which you need if you're cooking bolognese sauces, and other things. I saved the aluminium lid from a rather old frying pan years ago which was a perfect fit and now take it with me whenever I have to buy a new frying pan to make sure it fits the new model. I don't like the heavy glass lids - they're too vulnerable to breakages but I can't find anywhere which sells lightweight aluminium frying pan lids these days.

angeltreats

After about seven years of being used and abused (included being scrubbed with a metal scourer, naughty husband!), my beloved Circulon frying pan is finally on its last legs, I think The coating has started to wear very thin and it's started to stick and is hard to clean now. Sad times.

I was going to go straight out and buy another Circulon, but before I do I thought I'd ask what frying pans you guys have and whether you like them. Whatever I buy needs to be safe to go into the oven.

LandyAndy

I have Circulon and I replace them with more Circulon when the time comes.

zippychick

ive merged this with a recent thread asking the same question
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happy35

I have circulon pans but when my frying pan went I replaced them with a set of two from QVC and they are excellent.

I bought the Cooks Essential ones that can also go in the oven and they came with glass lids

Fruball

Mr T have really nice Tefal ones HALF PRICE atm - £20 down to £10

Hope that helps

worbikeman

Charity shops often have them, sometimes in a set. Get a see-thru glass lid so you can fry eggs (if you like them 'over easy'):D

jellymid

We have a tefal, which was great, until I put it under a cold tap, straight from the hob .
It distorted really badly and is now domed on the bottom. If you crack eggs into it they run to the edge of the pan :mad: and it doesn't make contact with the ceramic hob, so is much slower to cook in. Time for a new one

lucylucky

worbikeman wrote: »

Charity shops often have them, sometimes in a set. Get a see-thru glass lid so you can fry eggs (if you like them 'over easy'):D

Lost me there - how does a glass lid help you fry an egg?