Can someone please recommend a frying pan my husband cannot kill?

[wiltingfast]

I've just had to throw out a lovely stellar frying pan I paid about €50 as it had bubbled and started to flake. Had it about 5y. He's started using the larger one and is now well on the way to killing it too.

I've had the chat about not too high a heat, not washing until cold etc etc, but honestly, our gas hob throws off incredible heat and I'm not sure it's really all his fault. I bought new saucepans at the same time, and they are constantly boiling over. Hate them. But stuck with them, as they are pretty indestructible being stainless steel.

Anyway, I am sick of these non stick frying pans. I don't think they can cope with my careless family and very hot hob.

Any suggestions? Am thinking of going cast iron, are they very hard to keep? Is the seasoning a total pain?

Or should I just resign myself to having to replace these pans every few years and buy cheap from now on?

TIA

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[MrsPestilence]

Light coloured aluminium pans are reactive and not recommended. The dark grey anodised aluminium pans are non reactive and fine to use.

[Esspee]

Someone mentioned aluminium pans. I thought these weren't sold anymore since a link with Alzheimer's was established. I threw mine out and bought a very expensive set of stainless steel ones, all of which are still going strong 40 years later. Not home at the moment but I think they were Saladmaster Lifeware, purchased in Florida. No idea if they are still produced but worth their weight in gold.

[holidayparkquestion]

Yep we're happy with 3 years hence not aiming at top of the range pans as the expectation is not longevity like for other equipment!

[GonzoFlyingProducts]

Just learn (and teach your old man) to de-glaze a hot pan with boiling water.
It's a simple thing to do (and can lead to great sauces) but it's the chef's trick to make any pan last longer.

Having said that, a frying pan (whatever it's made of) is not a house. In a home kitchen any frying pan that lasts three years should be framed and given an award.

[ScrambledSmegs]

Yeah, I had to explain to the man why cooking a steak on an extremely high heat, removing it to a plate then immediately dousing the pan in cold running water was a Very Bad Thing. He's supposedly got a very practical degree and career, regularly works with tools but can't understand why heating and cooling a metal pan to extremes quickly is going to damage it . And don't even get me started on the scraping with metal utensils.

As I said. Menace.

[BoreOfWhabylon]

Noooo! There's a 24 & 30cm offer of £53.99 for the two!

circulon.uk.com/82529-infinite-frying-pan-twin-pack-24cm-28cm.html

[MothershipG]

I recently got a couple of eaziglide pans, Lakeland & John Lewis have them. I like them more than my circulon.

Seriously the best I have ever had.

They seem pretty resilient but I can't guarantee that they are DH proof.

[niknac1]

I’ve got 2 Ernesto frying pans from Lidl, I think they cost about£16 for 2.. They are speckled, not sure if ceramic but they are very good. They are supposed to resist things sticking but I always use a little oil in them Made some pancakes in the largest this week and they turned out fab and the pan needs to be hot for pancakes. I use them more than the Le Creuset one I have .I put them in the dishwasher too

[holidayparkquestion]

We just accept that non sti cm coatings don't tend to last more than a few years so buy and replace. I couldn't do with stainless steel/anything not non stick or dishwasherable!!!

[wiltingfast]

Interesting interesting. So many killer pan DHs out there.

So circulon probably worth a look (only Scrambled's DH has killed one of those) or cast iron. Ceramic not for me if it does not do high heat! We do tom sauce in a stainless steel saucepan so that is not a dealbreaker.

I definitely something that will withstand volcanic temperatures. Would be nice if it would also survive a soak (his version of "washing up")

...OMG just clicked the link for circulon £70 for a 30cm pan!!! >faints< It'll take a while to psyche myself up to that!!! Clearly I should make DH buy it

[BoreOfWhabylon]

Try vinegar or lemon juice to remove marks @NotCitrus (rinse afterwards)

[NotCitrus]

I got a cheap Circulon pan a few years ago and it's starting to mark but better than any other so far. Hoping to get a Circular lifetime guarantee one in the sales after Christmas.

[Taffeta]

I got two Circulon pans from Amazon on Black Friday, to replace a Lakeland one I’d had for 5 years. They’re fab so far.

I had a cast iron Le Creuset one for a while but found it totally unworkable as it was so heavy.

[lynmilne65]

ooh didn't know that about tomatoes!!

[Helena17]

Try Circulon pans. Also had the same problems few months ago until a friend recommended this to me. You'd know what i mean when you try it.

[RockinHippy]

We have a Regis stone one like this in the link. 6 months in & daily use & it still looks brand new. Better than my cast iron crepe pan for pancakes. Nothing sticks to it, even if you cook without oil. Wipes clean too. 110% can recommend


www.jmldirect.com/kitchen/pots-and-pans/regis-stone-pans-scratch-resistant-non-stick-pans/

[greenhairymonster]

We’ve tried Le Creuset triple ply, Lakeland, John Lewis ceramic. John Lewis the pan aren’t too bad, cheap so replaceable but not very good on Indiction. Currently trying infinite circulon and so far so good - about 2-3 months in still got a proper non stick surface.

[BoreOfWhabylon]

I have Circulon Infinite pans. They are fantastic. The only thing is don't put them in dishwasher and just clean under running water and wipe dry.

Some quite good sale offers on the Circulon site at the moment

[[https://circulon.uk.com/circulon-ranges/circulon-infinite.html?limit=all]

[MrsPestilence]

Wilting it is pointing at a Tesco 26cm anodise aluminium frying pan for £26.

My bastard DH manged to set fire to a wooden le creuset handle. Luckily you can buy spares.

[ScrambledSmegs]

My husband killed an anodised Circulon frying pan. It was a very expensive wedding present and barely lasted 5 years thanks to him abusing it.

I haven't found a pan he can't destroy. He even ruined my cast iron le creuset skillet. The man's a menace.

[KatherinaMinola]

I kill frying pans too. I'd like a stainless steel one - can anyone recommend?

[AntoniaCaenis]

Following as I also gave a DH who kills my frying pans. He blames the gas getting too hot but won't accept that he could turn it down. Drives me mad.

[SisyphusDad]

Have a pair (large and small) of Circulon pans that are now over 20 years old and still gong strong. And they've certainly not been cossetted - I expect my cooking equipment to work for their living. So yes, recommended.

[BaronessBomburst]

I kill frying pans too. Ceramic ones can't be used on a high heat and any tomato or acid sauces remove the seasoning built up on cast iron or steel pans. I just buy Ikea ones now and chuck* them every two years. In fact, I asked DH to pick me up another one yesterday.

*they actually get recycled as they go to the scrap merchant.

[Kursk]

I second cast iron.