It's a carbon steel pan. Season it properly and look after it properly and it will last you pretty much for ever. The woks used in Chinese restaurants are carbon steel and they get a bit of a battering (to say the least), but nothing sticks to them because of the patina built up through use and the high temperatures involved.

With carbon steel pans, the non-stick improves the more you use it (again, providing you are using and cleaning it properly). You actually burn a layer of fat on each time it is used and this is what stops things sticking. It gets darker and darker through usage. The pic of the pan shown is by somebody who hasn't seasoned their pan properly, hence the rust and scabby bits.

Now, it won't be as non-stick as say Teflon (which is so slippery that they needed to invent a new type of glue to be able to get it to adhere to pans!), but it doesn't contain any nasties, doesn't scratch as easily as Teflon and won't disintegrate and stop working after a year or two of moderate use either.

I've personally got a few carbon steel pans which work pretty well for most things but I do also buy a cheapo non-stick frying pan every couple of years for convenience with certain situations - easier for cooking fish and acidic sauces can damage the patina on a steel pan as well.

If you buy one and end up with a rusty and scabby pan as in the pic, scour it out and begin the seasoning process again. No harm done.

If you're happier spending 15 quid or so on a teflon pan every year or two, then knock yourself out. :smiley:

Edit: It looks as though these pans may be pre-seasoned to some degree so that gives you a head start. How effective this pre-seasoning is, I don't know.

Regardless, don't expect to put these pans in a dishwasher or you will end up with a rusty mess and you'll have to start again from scratch! A dishwasher will remove the seasoning and the non-stick with it.

​It would not be very difficult to beat RedDot !

Just be warned these are not light in weight compared to other pans like Tefal,so much so I now use our Salter pan for bench pressing.

Reviews on amazon are pan-ts :stuck_out_tongue: And this photo from one reviewer does not inspire much confidence either.

Good price for induction friendly too

These better than Tefal Red Dots?

Eh?

EH

Thanks, I've ordered two - different sizes.

Thanks OP. Reserved for click n collect. Heat

do not think it is the one on that program with the Scottish family also reviews on amazon are ****

mixed reviews, but took a chance at this price, another 10% off with code "STUDY10" & tcb