When the morning begins with a good and hearty breakfast, the day promises to be successful, and when the kitchen starts with good dishes, cooking is just a joy. It seems that there can not be anything complicated in choosing a frying pan - but today the choice of this kind of dishes is huge and confusing is very simple.
How to choose the type of frying pan?
Before choosing a frying pan, let's analyze the possible types - so it will be easier to navigate. To begin to decide what you are going to cook in it, there are pans for:
- pancakes, they have very low sides, so it's easier to turn pancakes;
- fish, their shape is a little oval and oblong;
- cooking grill, usually with a ribbed bottom, can be either round or square;
- for everything, so-called universal pans.
Now that you have decided which shape to choose, you can begin to understand what kind of coating it is better to choose a frying pan. When you are in the store and the main objective of the seller-consultant is not to leave you without a purchase, all the pans as if by magic become very qualitative and they have all the disadvantages. Remember the main thing: whatever the manufacturer says about his product, a light frying pan with a thin bottom will become unusable much earlier than a heavy and thick wall. It is also important to consider what material the frying pan is made of.
How to choose a frying pan material?
Let's consider what kind of frying pan should be chosen depending on the material of manufacture:
- Cast iron . "Heavy artillery" of our grandmothers on the kitchen front. Contrary to the appearance of many innovations, many housewives prefer cast iron. Ideal for cooking any dishes, especially for long cooking. Products can almost not be mixed. For those who choose to choose a non-stick frying pan, this is a good alternative. The fact is that at the bottom of the cast-iron frying pan a natural non-stick coating is formed in the form of a fat film, it is not scary to scratch, and there is no need to purchase special plastic blades.
- Teflon. The most popular type of frying pans in the CIS. In order to choose a quality frying pan, pay attention to how few producers advertise that damage to the Teflon layer is a direct road to a frying pan in the trash can, with damage this miracle layer begins to produce substances harmful to the body. Before choosing a pan with Teflon coating, make sure that the thickness of the walls is not less than 5 mm, and the Teflon layer is applied in the form of cells - such a pan will last several years.
- Aluminum and stainless steel. Less popular, but have their advantages. Under the influence of the latest trends, many people, when deciding how to choose the right frying pan, mean the choice of an ecologically "correct" frying pan. For such purposes, a variant of "stainless steel" is convenient - this material does not interact with any substances, which means that the food in such a pan is the healthiest. To properly choose an aluminum frying pan, pay attention to how it was made: a cast (not stamped) version of a better quality, in addition, the bottom of such a pan is not thinner than 6 mm. But aluminum, like Teflon, does not like scratches and overheating.
How to choose a frying pan?
Let's sum up. Before you go to the store and choose a good frying pan, prepare for the seller-consultant the selection criteria - so you make it easier for yourself and him. Here are a few items that will help you decide which pan you should choose:
- for what purposes do you buy it (a frying pan is necessary for cooking certain dishes or for everything);
- on which plate you will cook (not every plate is "friendly" with any frying pan, so, gas, for example, it does not matter which frying pan you put on it, but the glass ceramics will require from you a perfectly flat bottom, induction plates important steel bottom, for they are ideal "aluminum or stainless" version);
- before choosing a pan, consider the diameter of the burner on the plate - the diameter of the frying pan should be approximately equal, then the food will be cooked evenly.