Michael Nielsen wrote:
> On Feb 25, 9:05 pm, > wrote:
>> They were not expensive, but they have just enough weight and beautiful
>> lines. The bottoms are thick aluminum plated anodyzed steel, sides aluminum
>> very highly polished, tops heavyish glass.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ya6vxr2
>
> I was seduced by these:
>
> http://www.scanpan.dk/Produkter/NonS...onSet_40801600

I was in search of a couple of skillets yesterday - I already have a few
but often wished I had some different sized ones to what I have already.

Went to the usual retail outlets here... found a couple I liked (Scanpan
was one of them), but as many time before ended up buying these two
skillets from the local catering suppliers:
http://i47.tinypic.com/24uyh44.jpg

Just straightforward 18/10 SS with a 5mm sandwich base. The 34cm skillet
was only AUD$58 - about ¼ the price that the Scanpans sell for here...
not that I'm suggesting they're as good as the Scanpans, but I doubt
they're significantly inferior - or not enough for me to worry about,
anyway.

I'm going to christen the 34cm skillet tonight with a nice Coral Trout
fillet.
Nom nom nom.



--
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who haven't got it - George Bernard Shaw

On 3/5/2010 3:08 AM, Jeßus wrote:
> Michael Nielsen wrote:
>> On Feb 25, 9:05 pm, > wrote:
>>> They were not expensive, but they have just enough weight and beautiful
>>> lines. The bottoms are thick aluminum plated anodyzed steel, sides
>>> aluminum
>>> very highly polished, tops heavyish glass.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/ya6vxr2
>>
>> I was seduced by these:
>>
>> http://www.scanpan.dk/Produkter/NonS...onSet_40801600
>>
>
> I was in search of a couple of skillets yesterday - I already have a few
> but often wished I had some different sized ones to what I have already.
>
> Went to the usual retail outlets here... found a couple I liked (Scanpan
> was one of them), but as many time before ended up buying these two
> skillets from the local catering suppliers:
> http://i47.tinypic.com/24uyh44.jpg
>
> Just straightforward 18/10 SS with a 5mm sandwich base. The 34cm skillet
> was only AUD$58 - about ¼ the price that the Scanpans sell for here...
> not that I'm suggesting they're as good as the Scanpans, but I doubt
> they're significantly inferior - or not enough for me to worry about,
> anyway.
>
> I'm going to christen the 34cm skillet tonight with a nice Coral Trout
> fillet.
> Nom nom nom.


The thing about scanpan is that you don't have to baby it--the nonstick
on them is _tough_-you not only can use metal utensils, you have to be
careful not to grind down those metal utensils.
>
>
>

J. Clarke wrote:
> On 3/5/2010 3:08 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>> Michael Nielsen wrote:
>>> On Feb 25, 9:05 pm, > wrote:
>>>> They were not expensive, but they have just enough weight and beautiful
>>>> lines. The bottoms are thick aluminum plated anodyzed steel, sides
>>>> aluminum
>>>> very highly polished, tops heavyish glass.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/ya6vxr2
>>>
>>> I was seduced by these:
>>>
>>> http://www.scanpan.dk/Produkter/NonS...onSet_40801600
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I was in search of a couple of skillets yesterday - I already have a few
>> but often wished I had some different sized ones to what I have already.
>>
>> Went to the usual retail outlets here... found a couple I liked (Scanpan
>> was one of them), but as many time before ended up buying these two
>> skillets from the local catering suppliers:
>> http://i47.tinypic.com/24uyh44.jpg
>>
>> Just straightforward 18/10 SS with a 5mm sandwich base. The 34cm skillet
>> was only AUD$58 - about ¼ the price that the Scanpans sell for here...
>> not that I'm suggesting they're as good as the Scanpans, but I doubt
>> they're significantly inferior - or not enough for me to worry about,
>> anyway.
>>
>> I'm going to christen the 34cm skillet tonight with a nice Coral Trout
>> fillet.
>> Nom nom nom.
>
>
> The thing about scanpan is that you don't have to baby it--the nonstick
> on them is _tough_-you not only can use metal utensils, you have to be
> careful not to grind down those metal utensils.

I /think/ this was the skillet I was looking at in the sto
http://www.scanpan.dk/Produkter/Stee...ct/Stegepander

No non-stick coating - I personally don't like non-stick coatings - but
impressed with what you say about the durability of the Scanpan
non-stick coating.

Anyway, as mentioned I tried my new skillet with some Coral Trout and so
far quite happy with it - no sticking at all.



--
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who haven't got it - George Bernard Shaw