BBQ Frying Pan with Fold Away Handle - 30cms

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You also need to allow some room on the grates for steam to escape, or your food gets more mushy than you'd like (as it did with our zucchini planks). The sear quality on this pan is unmatched—it's an ideal pick for making near-restaurant quality steaks at home since you can start them on the stove and finish them in the oven under the broiler. How easily we could achieve a strong grill mark: This often came down to design, as pans with higher grates allowed for moisture to evaporate to prevent steaming. It can be used over any burner — induction, gas, electric or ceramic — and can be slipped in the oven. This Le Creuset pan is made of durable enameled cast iron, has a convenient handle with an opposing loop handle for easy handling, high ridges for deep sear marks, sloped sides for better grilling and a pour spout.

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Note that cast iron grill pans will require a longer preheating time, but will retain heat better than their aluminum counterparts. Nicole (she/her) is the director of the Good Housekeeping Institute's Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab, where she has overseen content and testing related to kitchen and cooking appliances, tools and gear since 2019. And while we know that a grill pan won't exactly give you the smoky, flame-broiled quality of an outdoor grill, they still create gorgeous sear marks and drain away excess oil, keeping your well-marbled steaks and sliders flavorful. Ease of Cleaning: We considered how much elbow grease was required to get our pans back to sparkling clean. Overall, it is an easy to use, wallet-friendly model that we can get behind—particularly because it was also extremely easy to clean by hand.We paid attention to how many burgers, pork chops, filets, and zucchini planks we could fit into a pan without overcrowding.

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Some of the cast iron options arrive pre-seasoned, so all you'll have to worry about is maintaining your seasoning. Though this grill pan may not achieve the super charred, deep grill marks like that of a cast iron, it’s a great starter grill pan.With so many different types, from cast iron to nonstick, budget to high-end, we evaluated each on the same performance standards.

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In tests, we found maintenance for this pan was easier than caring for a cast iron, and it’s much lighter (less than two pounds) so you'll have a better time of maneuvering it around your kitchen.

A self-professed "kitchen geek," she's written many roundups on a range of essential kitchen items, from the best Thanksgiving gadgets to the top seafood kitchen tools of the year. We also opted to season the pan after washing, noting that the oil absorbed easily, making it ready to go for its next use. Enamel-coated cast iron has a non-stick coating, while uncoated cast iron will rust easily and will need to be seasoned regularly to build up a protective coating. Its stainless steel handle makes it easy to maneuver as it doesn't get as hot as cast iron ones, although we found its thin design with defined edged to be hard to hold and balance.