SCANPAN.....A Cook's Review

I have been cooking for over 45 years and I can't tell you all the non stick fry pans I have gone through........

no matter what you spend they always get crappy after a year or so......the finish starts to peel...handles have melted....they are a mess and I hate them.......but if you cook alot you know that you have to have atleast one non-stick pan......I make frittata's atleast once a week and I can't imagine trying to flip that thing using a regular pan.....

A few years ago while shopping at the Viking store in downtown Atlanta we spied something called a "Scanpan"........always being on the lookout for a good quality pan we became interested when the salesperson told us that they come with a lifetime warranty.....Knowing how many non sticks I have gone through over the years......all the money wasted........ I decided to try one.......maybe two!! I bought two sizes of the fry pan....How could I go wrong they are guaranteed for life! This cookware has been made in Denmark since 1956 although this was the first I had ever heard of it.....

I took them home and started using them almost everyday.......I was told you could even use metal utensils with them.....which I was surprised.....but I used metal utensils......I fell in love with them......but after about a year they started to lose their non stick finish...the finish wasn't coming off ......the food was just starting to stick...This wasn't suppose to happen.....I dragged them back down to the Viking Store and they happily replaced both pans...no questions asked....I was pleased.......The next two did the same thing.........not being so happy this time....But really enjoying the pans when they were stick-free.....I was offered my money back but was told that they had gotten a bad batch of the pans in and I probably had the pans from the defective batch.....I thought I would give them another try after all I had invested a fair amount of money in the two pans.......I am so glad I did.....First...I no longer use metal utensils even though they say you can.....I use only wooden spoons or a Teflon spatula.....like the kind you use to get cake batter out of a bowl.....Second I follow very carefully the instructions to immerse it in water as soon as your done cooking......yes...even when it's hot....this will not change the shape or harm it in any way.......I use them for everything from frying up French Fries.....the large size is a great size for this.........to Chicken Cutlets.....you can fry about 6 large ones at one time....to the perfect omelet in the smaller size......And how nice to know that they honor their "Lifetime Warranty".......

The two new pans are fabulous...and I do use them everyday...They clean up like a charm and I like that they are oven proof to 500 degrees......and I am not getting paid to say this!.........No connection on this blog with the Scanpan folks.....I just like to pass along a good product when I see one......Go take a look at their website they are currently having free shipping on orders over $45.00.......I recommend these highly...... http://www.scanpancookware.com/