Currently, in a number retail outlets and online stores throughout the United Kingdom, black steel pans are sold in co-operation with the famous brands Salter and Russell Hobbs. With Salter, the black steel pans are sold under the ‘Pan for Life’ collection, and with Russell Hobbs, under the ‘Infinity’ collection. As both descriptions imply, these pans are all highly durable, for long term use on the kitchen stove and in the oven. There are a variety of reasons for the high durability of these pans, these include: high heat resistance, metal utensil safe, extreme toughness, renewable non-stick effect.
But for the 28cm frying pan in both the ‘Pan for Lfe’ and ‘Infinity’ collections, there is an extra reason for its high durability: the Stable Circle design. In comparison to the other 20cm and 24cm frying pans, the 26cm grill pan and 28cm stir wok, the 28cm frying pan has the largest diameter. Therefore, it is more prone to warping and this can occur in one of two forms. Either the central area of their carbon steel pan expands upwards, so that oil and other liquids slide to the side of the pan. Or, alternatively, after some use the centre of the pan has bulged downwards, so that it can no longer lie stable on a flat cooking surface. This is caused by the heat source expanding the edges of the pan base upwards.. The Stable Circle design reduces very significantly the chances of the 28cm frying pan pan warping, thus not only keeping it stable on a flat cooking top surface but also ensuring that the cooking oil remains in the centre of the pan.
In order to demonstrate not only the safety of the stable concave design for use with the 28cm frying pan but also that it doesn’t impact on the quality of its cooking performance, the stable circle design was tested according to the following methods.
TEST 1: Cooked an omelette to determine whether the ring affected the even cooking of the omelette. Result: The omelette cooked evenly and was not affected by the ring:
TEST 2: Cooked a single egg (without oil) to determine whether the egg got stuck within the recesses of the ring. Result: The egg did not get stuck in the recess:
TEST 3: Cooked pork chops to determine whether the pork cooked evenly. Result: The pork cooked evenly throughout; the ring had no affect on how evenly the pork was cooked:
TEST 4: Poured oil into the pan to determine whether the oil displaces when the pan is heated up. The oil stayed in the centre of the pan rather than dispersed to the outer edges of the pan:
Conclusion
As demonstated in the test above, the stable circle design with the 28cm black steel frying pan had no adverse effect on cooking a wide variety of different types of food . On this blog previous posts have explained the numerous advantages of cooking with a Professional Steel pan, such as for more delicious and succulent tasting food, and for use on induction hobs. The great benefit of the stable circle design is that it gives the consumer the satisfaction that they can sear their pork chops, or quickly stir fry some vegetables, safe in the knowledge that they will not warp the pan and thus make it obselete for further use.
Reference: All tests were completed by Ms G. Monks at UP Global Sourcing Ltd
