Fry Pan – Hell’s Kitchen Recipes

Frying pans do the job of frying or scrambling eggs to stir-frying and toasting nuts and seeds. They are made from a range of metals, each having its positives and negatives. The metal's ability to tolerate and conduct heat will dictate how good the pans will brown food or how easily food can burn them and how to distribute heat evenly. So, what fry pans does Gordon Ramsay use? Gordon Ramsay uses a non-stick 8-10” frying pan for omelets, 11-12” non-stick for general frying, and a cast-iron skillet for searing steaks and meats. My two recommend cookware sets are ScanPan 10-Piece Cookware Set or All-Clad Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware; on Amazon, both are well-made pans with a solid, heavy bottom, heat fast, and they get the job done. Weight also matters because when you buy a lightweight stainless-steel pan, your stew meat will stick to the pot; ease of cleaning varies as well. Below I go over what you need to know about the most commonly available materials on the market and why each pan is used for. Cast-Iron Skillet Cast iron heats up slowly but holds heat well. Cast-iron cookware is also reasonably priced and lasts a lifetime if maintained correctly. Still, it is bulky and heavy; it reactive to accidie foods and needs to be seasoned before you use it unless it comes preseason from the manufacturer (which I suggest). Cast iron is great for searing or blackening food rapidly on extremely high heat. It heats equally to high temperatures and stays hot, and if it’s well-seasoned, it will release food just like a nonstick surface would. Also, cast iron helps keep the oil hot; a cast-iron skillet is great for shallow pan-frying. When I want to get a dark after even crust sear on steaks or chops, or even cornbread, there’s nothing better than a cast iron skillet. Plus, they're not that expensive. Heavier is better. The heavier the pan, the more heat it will retain, and the better the crust that will develop on your food.Look for a large cooking surface. If the pan is too small, the crowded food will steam. An 11- or 12-inch pan is best.Buy a preseason cast-iron skillet; I prefer factory-preseason skillets because they work better than unseasoned skillets, which need to be seasoned before use anyway a messy, tedious procedure that causes fumes. Both preseason and unseasoned cast-iron skillets need to be oiled to keep them maintained and kept from rusting. The bottom line is cast iron makes for great skillets, but I like enameled cast iron for Dutch ovens since the enamel coating stops the iron from rusting and from reacting with acidic foods. Buy: Lodge 15" Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet, at Amazon Best Non-Stick Pan Without Teflon Clad non-stick cookware is what I recommend. The “cladding” label stands for that it is made from layers of metal that have been fused under extreme pressure and heat. These layers form a sandwich of metals, with an “inside filling” made of aluminum and the outside layers formed of stainless steel. I use this non-stick pan for cooking or sautéing delicate items that tend to stick or fall apart when cooking, such as fish, stir-fries, pancakes, and egg dishes. Flared sides let for the rapid redistribution of food like omelets by jerking and sliding the pan. Plus, cleaning is quick. A 12” nonstick skillet is a must and the most multipurpose choice to cook fish fillets in or a stir-fry. Smaller nonstick pans, 8 inches or 10 inches, are a good option if you often cook less or smaller servings.Buy for a comfortable and oven-safe handle. The panhandle should feel comfortable and sturdy and keeps cool when cooking. Look for a handle that can go into the oven since many recipes call for finish cooking in the oven. The bottom line is I use clad cookware in my kitchen all the time. The pans heat up equally and fast and are simple to care for. Buy: ScanPan Professional Non-Stick Fry Pan, at Amazon Related: 10 Best Pots and Pans Sets Versatile Enough for Any Recipe and Kitchen Additional Resources: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Gordon_Ramsay_s_Home_Cooking/IGSwLLETenMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq= PANS