Hello, would anyone have experience with this brand?
In particular the nonstick performance as well as scratch resistance?
Any alternative recommendations?
Thank you. They’re not cheap but if they are indeed durable they could be worth it. We cook nearly every day at home
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My parents had them and were ecstatic at how great they were. Unfortunately that’s in the past tense.
They lasted longer than other nonstick, but in the end they started peeling just like other brands and they went back to cast iron and stainless.
There is no such thing as BIFL nonstick.
Either get a cast-iron pan and deal with it being less non-stick, or get a cheap T-Fal or whatever and expect to throw it out and replace it every few years.
Firmly agree. Non-stick is the result of PFAS (specifically PTFE) being temporarily bonded to a metal pan. You can buy a pan with better metal, but PFAS aren’t durable, so you are eating it right away, and it doesn’t break down once it’s in your body.
“Ceramic” nonstick is not ceramic, it’s just another coating. It’s likely healthier, but also not as durable as metal.
Cast iron properly used is fairly nonstick, and the coating is not harmful, and it’s self healing. Carbon steel works the same as cast iron from a non-stick perspective. Also, for most foods, sticking is not a bad thing; people just need to let the food cook until it releases without trying to poke it around. Stainless steel is super cheap and durable.
Great until you find out that they’re still using PFAS.
You don’t want to heat that up and mix it with your food.
Stick with ceramic-coated pans if you want something better and safer.
And if you’re interested in a dramatized version of the story about how hard companies fought to cover up their own findings on these chemicals: https://www.netflix.com/title/81192027
If you want a true BIFL cookware get:
Stainless steel pots.
For pans, cast iron (if you are ok with the maintenance) or stainless steel.
I switch between the two, depending on what I’m cooking. I expect my cookware will last many lifetimes.
I’ve never heard of a non-stick pans lasting more than 5 or 10 years, and that’s if you aren’t being slowly poisoned during that time, either. There are almost no safe non-stick pans, other than cast iron. :)
SS can be non-stick if you use them properly. But even if you don’t, they are easy to clean and make like new again.
SS can be non-stick if you use them properly
This is simply untrue. Things are meant to stick to stainless, that’s where the deglazing comes in. That said, I love my stainless frying pans but they are not for everybody. Things will stick and you have to be prepared to deal with that.
Things
willcan stick and you have to be prepared to deal with that.Again, if you don’t use it properly (i.e. getting the right temperature) then food can stick. The same rings true for even non-stick cookware and cast iron.
A simple search on YouTube for “prevent food from sticking to stainless steel pans” will give you loads of examples of how to use them correctly.
If your intention is to deglaze, then you’ll purposely avoid those techniques. This makes SS quite versatile, in my opinion.
