[Help] O/T - frying pans suitable for hob and oven

Goldstone1976 said:

You know when you wish you hadn't asked a question? That.

There's no consensus in the replies, and I've been given three more options to be put into the mixer for consideration!

I've spent so much f'ing time trying to decide - I'm tempted to buy three of different types and see how I get on.

I know that cast iron, a la Forge, has a lot going for it: great heat retention, probably the best searing, evenness of temperature etc, but I'm not sure I can be arsed to deal with the seasoning and I'm worried about not being able to use acids in them - so no tomatoes, no wine-based sauces etc. Hmm. [MENTION=459]Bwian[/MENTION] what do you use for acid sauces/liquid cooking?

All clad look great and multi-purpose, with no restrictions on acids, but they're stainless, with all the disadvantages that comes with that material. [MENTION=31]El Presidente[/MENTION] - how non-stick is your le creuset casserole (not that I'm looking for true non-stick, but my experience with s/s is that it sticks badly)? Also, can you get a decent caramelised layer on meats/fish?

Pro hardened anodised? Searing? Really? Also, I don't know a pro chef who uses them - why not? But - tempting due to superior out of the box non-stickability.

FFS.

PS I notice that [MENTION=34109]Yes Chef[/MENTION] popped onto the thread to give me a thumbs up and promptly buggered off again. Sensible man.

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Goldstone1976 said:

Say I want a new 10”-12” frying pan that I can pan colour (for example) a poussin on an induction hob before transferring the pan to the oven. Say further that I want a good, rich fond - and that I can then make a decent pan sauce with low levels of stick. Say I’d like to be able to do a tarte tatin in the same pan.

Do I go for cast iron, say a Solidteknics aus-ion? A stainless steel ply, say an All Clad, or a Mauviel M’Cook, or a Vollrath? 3-, 5-, or 7-ply? Carbon steel, say De Buyer, or Lodge? Or a ceramic non-stick, say a Scanpan CTX?

Amongst the piss-taking, who knows - I might get a sensible answer or two!

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edna krabappel said:

I would love to know if anybody has ever posted an enquiry about a frying pan for colouring a poussin on, say, a Burnley or Middlesbrough fans forum.

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