> "Dennis Spexet" writes:
>
>As a Christmas present to myself, I bought some more Piazza cookware from
>one of their US distributors. Included were cookpots, saucepans, and frying
>pans.
>
>My first experience with Piazza was with their "brazier" (at least that's
>what Williams-Sonoma called it. Piazza actually calls it a "two-handle
>frying pan"). I love the two handles, but I figured I'd pick up a
>conventional frying pan with one handle also.
>
>Last night, I decided to break in my new "one handle" frying pan by making a
>quick stir fry. Nothing fancy...just some cubed chicken breast, garlic,
>ginger, sliced red bell peppers, and sliced onions that I had on hand.
>
>While making the stir fry, I found that this new frying pan I bought was the
>most comfortable piece of cookware I've ever used.
>
>The pan itself is sized at 28 cm (about 11 inches). Like other Piazza
>stainless steel pieces, the pan has a big, thick metal disk welded to the
>bottom.
>
>The thing that gets me though is the HANDLE. Welded to the pan is a
>polished handle that's almost 10 inches long.
>
>Tubular in form, the handle is about 1.25" wide, and 0.75" thick. It's not
>round...more oval in shape. The "top" and "bottom" of the handle is flat,
>and the "sides" of the handle are rounded.
>
>The handle itself is sealed at both ends. One end is welded to the pan, and
>the other end is flattened with a hole cut into it for hanging.
>
>During cooking, the handle was extremely comfortable. It didn't get hot at
>all, and picking up the pan was really easy.
>
>An added bonus was that I didn't have to worry about the pan tipping over
>when I picked it up. With some pans, the handles are small and narrow, so
>that the pan can twist in your hand when you pick it up (and dump the
>contents as it twists). No problem here though....the pan was totally
>stable as I picked it up.
>
>I just thought it was cool...many thanks to Sheldon for recommending this
>line of cookware. I've never seen cookware that was built like this.

I'm glad you're enjoying all your PIAZZA cookware.



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