Review of T-fal Ultimate Hard Anodized Saute / Fry Pan with Lid

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I have three of the non-stick hard enamel frying pans from T-Fal now. It is deeper and has a lid but otherwise it is the same type of pan as this one: T-fal E6080862 Ultimate Nonstick Hard Enamel 12.5-Inch Fry Pan / Saute Pan, Black. I like it that it does not have Teflon but is still non-stick. It is a fairly heavy pan which does not warp like cheaper ones. You would expect that all cookware nowadays is dishwasher safe but it is not (including many T-fal products). However, this one is dishwasher safe. This pan is basically an extra deep frying pan with a lid. I find it as easy to use as a normal frying pan without the extra the depth. However, the extra depth is handy when I sautee bulky stuff like spinach. The bottom has a thermo-spot heat indicator which I never use and find a useless feature (it basically tells you that the pan is hot). In additon, the red heat indicator darkens over time and looses therefore its effectiveness.

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T-fal makes good pans and I'm sure this one will perform well. However, I specifically chose this product because of the image (I never do this, but the advertised measurements were "13.8 x 21.5 x 10.6 inches"). Huh?! What were they measuring??!! Not one measurement given corresponds to this product.

What I need is a standard frying pan with a glass lid to steam/fry eggs. This one has fairly tall sides making it difficult to use a flat turner. ACTUAL dimensions are: 10" outside diameter (8.5" diameter cooking surface), handle is 7.8" long, sides are 2.3" high and perfectly vertical, overall height to top of lid handle is 5.75". I hope including these REAL measurements is helpful.

I would give this product 5 stars, but the poor measurements made it very difficult to select and now that I have it, I'm disappointed that the sides aren't sloped like the picture seems to indicate. I even went to the T-fal site and they had even less information so I don't blame Amazon at all.

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This 10-inch fry pan with lid, from Amazon, makes it easy to create a perfect omelette. The lid fits tight so that the top of the omelette cooks along with the bottom. After a bit of practice I can now flip a six-egg omelette in the T-Fal without any breaks to the omelette. 6 eggs! That makes making an omelette fun!

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Are you clueless about cooking but wish to impress your perspective mate?

Recently divorced, never had to do the cooking until now?

Just wondering, what the **** do I buy, there's so many choices!!!

If you are among the clueless-panless, I suggest that you get two pans: this one, for your eggs, omelets, pancakes, stir fry's, etc AND a nonstick, 2 quart saucepan (with vented lid) for your rice, ramen noodles, spaghetti, and macaroni and cheese. Make sure they have the coated handles so you don't burn yourself.

I accidentally bought this pan at 2am while I was drinking, in place of a covered frying pan. This one is like a frying pan only deeper. Sure glad I got this one though because those raised sides come in handy! 10 inches is the perfect size.

Ever since I moved in with the boyfriend, I instantly lost my ability to cook. I am a nonstick gal and he is a cast-iron man. Old pans went with the ex. The start of a burn-everything, question my ability era of culinary preparation. No offense to those who truly know how to handle a cast-iron pan, but I am the kind of cook who throws everything together in 5 minutes, heats that stuff up and hopes it turns out edible.

This new pan renewed my interest in cooking because it was so easy to use! The thermo spot tells you that you have to heat the pan before throwing food in it, not after. Who knew? The box also reassured me that no matter how stupid you are, you CAN use metal cookware. Better to use plastic, but you can get away with it. Doesn't like to be stabbed with a knife though, don't gouge the poor thing.

The first time I cooked with the pan, I went into a blank-stare trance for who knows how long and when I came out of it, the food wasn't burned and wasn't stuck to the bottom. Impressive! (-: yes, the batteries in my smoke detector are new, thanks for your concern :-)

Here's a recipe to get you started:

Couscous...it's a fun kind of food, little balls of joy

Some veggies...maybe red peppers, onions.

Portabella mushroom cut into chunks (or if you're not a vegetarian, get some precooked meat...salmon in a can maybe)

Braggs liquid amino

Olive oil

1. Put a splash of olive oil in the pan. Pour a cup or two of couscous in there and brown that stuff up.

2. Toss the veggies and mushrooms in, add some splashes of Braggs (not to much though, it's salty)

3. Add about a cup or two of water

4. Cover with the top, put on some Reggae, and cook for about 10 minutes until the water is gone. Stir a couple of times intermittently too.

Eat. This should taste ok depending on your standards.

I am thinking about spending some time learning how to really cook, now that the food doesn't stick and burn.

I really can't see anything wrong with this pan, it's perfect and much better than any other pan I've had in the past. Also, if you are so concerned with nonstick cookware and ingesting it when it flakes off down the road, just know that the company put a bunch of trees and green symbols on the box so that means it's ok. But seriously, they DID say that if you ingest it, it passes right through the body unabsorbed, like that Taco Bell you had last night. So don't get your panties all in a knot.

Namaste, friends.

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I have been using this pan for over a year and it has held up very well. T-Fal has lots of pans so look for the ones with the 'techno resist base' as they are a higher quality than some others. Look for the pattern on the base pictured with this product and you will be happy. I mostly wash by hand as I have read that dishwashers are very hard on non stick surfaces and want these to last. This pan was the first I tried and I went back to the big box store and picked up two others in different sizes. I use them every day. Read the instructions just cuz they are non stick doesn't mean they should be used without any oil. I put a small amount of EVOO in the bottom before I cook anything. I have retired the Farberware I received when I got married and am not looking back.