The optical processing is very good. The pan is coated inside and out. The floor inside is smooth. A red dot in the middle to reveal the proper cooking temperature
The ground outside is marked dotted and the aluminum is exposed, is not so coated. Therefore, I have unfortunately always something Aluabrieb on the hob, which can be difficult to remove.
The bolt handle is made of gray hard plastic, lies perfectly in the hand and does not slide. Up to 180 ° it is heat resistant in the oven and thus the pan in the oven is only suitable for keeping warm.
The pan looks at the picture of higher and is 44 mm quite low and inside with 38 mm also quite shallow. Advantage to get better under the food to - disadvantage it injects more frying and pan-fat over and goes bad.
With 1053g weight is still quite handy.
Frying:
On the ceramic hob the pan does not wobble, it turns out, however, that the floor is curved inward, because the oil runs to the edge. Even at higher temperatures, the floor attracts not just.
Intention of Tefal? I feel the inner curvature than a little too much (hob contact oil to the edge).
The floor is suitable for all heat sources, including induction.
The pan absorbs the heat evenly (water test, all show the same steam bubble size), with induction quickly, conventionally but rather slowly.
The coating is good. Eggs dissolve by itself, starchy sticky foods, like potatoes liable without oil only slightly. Meatballs were fried in the endurance test without oil times, the coating does not stick the meat.
Although you should not cut it in the pan, but this test is interested, too, the hardness of the coating. While this is higher than that of PTFE / Teflon pans, but it appeared afterwards also scratches, though not as pronounced. Enamel is not.
The red dot in the middle of the pan is used for temperature detection. Is he equally red and not transparent, is scheduled to vote the frying temperature. However, one does not detect when the pan is too hot, what I would regard as more important.
Cleaning is inside and outside easily and without any problems from the hand.
Conclusion:
The 3 stars awarded may seem little and 5 stars for the coating are the "gray mouse" safely.
However, in my view, the ground is too convex inward.
In the pan of each must decide for themselves, I could be inside the pan 10mm higher. Then they would be more versatile.
So I have with roast potatoes had problems, but are working well pancakes, fried eggs, so everything flat.
So the question arises how much pan (s) I needed ...
++ Really good coating
++ Good heat distribution
+ Processed optically good
+ Not too heavy
+ Good grip
o without Rating: ./.
- Slow heat acceptance (except induction)
- With 38mm inside me flat as a general purpose pan
- Alu abrasion on the hob as ground uncoated
--- Floor curved inward, oil passes to the outside
Note:
For those interested here is the explanation of some abbreviations on the packaging of the pan.
It is advertised:
NO LEAD, so no lead (a toxic heavy metal)
NO cadmium, ie cadmium (a toxic heavy metal)
NO PFOA, so no perfluorooctanoic acid,
Perfluorooctanoic acid is meant a non-stick chemical with proven harmful properties, but not really for pans.
SOLGEL technology, the ceramic is, simply put, a gel-like fluid (brine) applied and then baked.
Without PTFE, without polytetrafluoroethylene (also known as Teflon), can only be seen as an indication, since a ceramic coating.
PTFE is the traditional coating, you know certainly. Not harmful to health if the processing is properly and the coating is not overheated, but easily passes (220 °).
