The anti-drip pouring lip prevents any dripping of food in undesirable places and the iron handle is suitable for stovetop or oven use.
Healthy Legend Professional Ceramic Coating cookware features clean, elegant lines for a most unique cookware design. It comes with the best ceramic non-stick coating from the German Weiburger Greblon. Scanpan Professional is made from a core of solid squeeze-cast aluminum, forged into shape with 250 tons of pressure. The optimum thickness of the pan base prevents warping and keeps the pan base perfectly flat, especially important when used with glass top or ceramic ranges. The patented ceramic nonstick surface from Germany is best answer to the widely known health and cancer hazard from using all traditional PFOA based non-stick surface. Almost all the non-stick cookware in department stores now are traditional PFOA based coating including the very expensive ones. If you choose to use only stainless steel cookware, you need to add a lot more oil and they are hard to clean. Healthy Legend professional cookware is safe to use with metal utensils because the coating is much harder than other non-stick coating such as Teflon. However, you should still use the non-stick cooking utensils on the save side. The only way you can damage the coating is to hit it hard with a metal utensil. It cannot scratch off easily but it can chip off like any ceramic. Why is Healthy Legend cookware Environmentally Friendly? Healthy Legend Cookware has always been PFOA and PTFE free. With their German Weiburger Greblon ceramic coating, there is no PFOA used at any stage of the entire process, resulting in a "clean and green" nonstick surface from a smooth ceramic finish. The performance of the Healthy Legend ceramic cooking surface is not different in any way from the performance of PFOA based surface. The only difference is such ceramic coating color or gray. I had replaced all my traditional non-stick coating cookwares with the Healthy Legend cookware. The included high quality glass lid is break resistance glass allow food monitoring without lid removal.
For the ultimate in cooking comfort this two piece handle holder set is silicone lined and heat protected to 250 degrees.
A 2-quart saucepan is a must-have for your kitchen, and this saucepan by Mario Batali is top of the line. You'll use it for everything from heating/reheating soup to boiling eggs. Crafted of enameled cast iron - no seasoning needed Safe for gas, electric, induction, ceramic top ranges, and ovens Easy to clean Lifetime warranty Capacity: 64 oz.
Comfort foods like cornbread are often prepared in a cast iron skillet lined with bacon drippings or vegetable oil � and chefs everywhere attest to the cast iron skillet's unique ability to produce the desired balance of a crispy golden crust and a soft, fluffy interior.
Each piece from our extensive range of high-quality enameled cast iron cookware is designed for ease and versatility of use, fitting in with all styles of cooking, all types of cooking appliances and any style of kitchen or dining decor. Please read this section before using your cookware for the first time. The information it contains will help you achieve the best possible cooking results.
Enameled cast iron is a remarkable and robust material that performs well with modern requirements for food preparation and cooking. Whether you choose to stir-fry, slow-cook a casserole, sear a steak or bake a cake, there is a shape that is suitable. Cast iron performs well for either slow cooking or high-temperature searing.
Cast iron can be used reliably on any heat source, including induction, and with any oven or grill. It has the ability to retain heat efficiently, which allows for use of lower heat settings in stovetop and oven cooking. On the table, a hot covered dish will keep food hot for second servings.
Cast iron can also be used to keep foods cold. A chilled dish becomes an ideal cold food server on a hot summer day. It can also be placed in the freezer for food storage or advanced food preparation.
High heat temperatures should only be used for boiling water for vegetables or pasta, or for reducing the consistency of stocks or sauces. High heats should never be used to preheat a pan before lowering the heat for cooking. Cast iron retains heat so efficiently that overheating will cause food to burn or stick.
The vitreous enamel surface is impermeable and therefore ideal for raw or cooked food storage, and for marinating with acidic ingredients such as wine.
For frying and sauteing, the fat should be hot before adding food. Bring the pan and fat or oil to the correct temperature together.
Oil is hot enough when there is a gentle ripple in its surface. For butter and other fats, bubbling or foaming indicates the correct temperature. If either begins smoking, or if butter begins browning, it is too hot and should be cooled slightly before proceeding. The quickest way to do this is to remove the pan from the heat source for a few moments. For longer shallow frying a mixture of oil and butter gives excellent results.
Our 5-piece cast iron set makes a great starter set for recent graduates, newlyweds or anyone whos focusing more on cooking healthy meals. The Signature 3 1/2 qt. round oven offers all the benefits of slow cooking with enameled cast iron. Its a convenient size for serving one-pot meals or carrying side dishes to a pot-luck dinner. If a full meal is the plan, round out the menu with the 1 1/4 qt. Precision Pour saucepan and the Signature 9" iron handle skillet.
Our 5-piece cast iron set makes a great starter set for recent graduates, newlyweds or anyone whos focusing more on cooking healthy meals. The Signature 3 1/2 qt. round oven offers all the benefits of slow cooking with enameled cast iron. Its a convenient size for serving one-pot meals or carrying side dishes to a pot-luck dinner. If a full meal is the plan, round out the menu with the 1 1/4 qt. Precision Pour saucepan and the Signature 9" iron handle skillet.
