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What Type of Saute Pan is Best?
Saute pans are versatile cookware in a kitchen. They offer an ideal balance of a frying pan and a saucepan, i.e., you can easily sear and heat foods and still cook dishes that involve liquids and large amounts of oils. They are deeper than a frying pan and relatively wider than saucepans.
What types of Saute pans are best? A good Saute pan should have a proper height on the vertical walls, a long handle, and a lid. Some may also have a small helper handle. Most importantly, it should be a quality pan. This post looks into the best type of Saute pans you should consider choosing. It reflects on different features of Saute pans.
Features of a Good Saute Pan
Below are the features/ factors that determine the quality of Saute pans.
Design
The best Saute pan should have a wide flat bottom and straight yet low sides. Why is the flat bottom so unique? Below are the reasons:
1. It provides enough room in the pan; thus, your food won’t be crowded while cooking
2. It gives an even distribution of heat on the entire bottom, resulting in the uniform cooking of food.
The straight sides are essential: they prevent the spilling of liquids and helps contain the food when tossing.
Material
In the market, there are Saute pans made of different materials such as aluminum, stainless steel, copper, cast iron, and non-stick. Others are made of a combination of various materials. A good Saute pan should have a material that highly conducts and efficiently distributes heat.
Saute pans are made of copper, and anodized aluminum tends to stand out as the best.
Handle
An ideal Saute pan should have a long handle and probably a smaller helper handle to give you a firm grip cooking. Additionally, a long handle is comfortable and keeps your hand safe from fire, and hot ingredients in the Saute pans.
Additionally, a Saute pan (resists getting hot) with an insulated handle is a great deal.
Lastly, the best Saute pans have their handle securely attached either directly to the pan or using rivets and screws. However, the riveted/screwed joints should not go to the interior to prevent food accumulation.
Size
Saute pans come in different sizes, including 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 quarts. However, the standard size of a Saute pan is about 4 quarts. Thus, it can accommodate a fair quantity of meals for a medium family.
Most homeowners have Saute pans that are 12-inch diameter which is the standard size of most pans.
Lid
The best Saute pan has a lid that fits tightly on the top. Other Saute pans might come without a lid, but if regularly Saute food, you’ll need it.
Basically, the best Saute pan should have the above features, i.e., it should have a fair size (about 4 quarts), a wide flat bottom, long riveted handles, and a lid. Additionally, it should be made from good heat-conducting materials such as anodized aluminum. Most importantly, it should be ergonomically designed to ensure you are comfortable while cooking.
So, are you looking for the best Saute pans? Check out our Atgrills Stainless Steel Saute pan. It’s made from aluminum with a non-stick coating (free of PTFE, GenX, PFBS, PFOA) and a 4.5-quart size. Additionally, it’s ergonomically designed with stainless steel handles, dishwasher-safe, and metal utensil safe.
