For everyday cooking a 10″ skillet is my “go to” pan. It’s small enough to handle easily, but large enough to cook a hardy meal for one or two with plenty of leftovers. I recently picked up the Wearever Ceramic Cookware Pure Living 10.5″ pan. It performs about as well as any nonstick pan I’ve owned. It has a couple of minor aesthetic issues (mentioned below), but it boasts a price tag that can’t be beat.
The Wearever pan is roughly comparable to the Bialetti Aeternum, both of which feature a bright white cooking surface. I do a lot of cooking by eye, so I’m partial to a white cooking surface. Cooking on white makes it really easy to see how things are coming along.
Overall the construction and quality are solid and functional. The nonstick surface is exactly what you’d want it to be. Whatever you’re cooking just slides right off, and it’s amazingly easy to clean (see below).
The pan has an aluminum core, which means it heats very quickly. That’s great for most people, but if you have an induction stove it won’t work for you. The pan has a metal rim which protects the edge of the cooking surface. The outside of the pan has a gold coating which is also very easy to clean.
Q-I have a Wearever Teflon-coated frying pan and have just noticed that the Teflon is worn off at one spot. Is the pan safe to use? A– From a health standpoint, the pan is safe to use. The only problem you should experience is that food will stick to the pan where the Teflon is worn off.
Guaranteed to bring reliable, long-lasting performance to your foodservice operation, Wear-Ever fry pans offer durability, ease of cleaning and surfaces that are up to any frying task you have. Finish options include Natural and nonstick HardCoat®, CeramiGuard® II, SteelCoat x3™ or PowerCoat 2™. Stock your kitchen with a variety of sizes with multiple handle options that offer cool, comfortable grips.
As always we recommend not cooking with any oil, including cooking spray. Besides being bad for your health, it will dramatically reduce the life of your pan. If you don’t use oil, you won’t have to scrub hard to remove it, so you won’t end up taking off the nonstick coating off with the grease!
The manufacturer does claim that Wearever ceramic cookware is dishwasher safe, but we recommend always washing by hand. We also recommend cooking on low to medium heat. It can take a bit longer to cook, but you won’t burn your food or the pan. Lastly we recommend using wood or bamboo utensils to avoid damaging the cooking surface.
The pan has an aluminum core, which means it heats very quickly. That’s great for most people, but if you have an induction stove it won’t work for you. The pan has a metal rim which protects the edge of the cooking surface. The outside of the pan has a gold coating which is also very easy to clean.
The bottom of the pan is exposed aluminum. Some ceramic pans, such as the Bialetti, have a coated bottom (check out Maria’s review of the Bialetti here). In general an uncoated surface transfers heat more quickly and efficiently than a coated surface. In addition, the uncoated bottom’s radial textured surface and repeated “W” pattern maximize surface area, so the pan heats up very quickly.
The Wearever pan is roughly comparable to the Bialetti Aeternum, both of which feature a bright white cooking surface. I do a lot of cooking by eye, so I’m partial to a white cooking surface. Cooking on white makes it really easy to see how things are coming along.
The Truth About Nonstick Cookware: Teflon
FAQ
Which pans do not have Teflon?
Do all nonstick pans have Teflon?
Do aluminum pans have Teflon?
Do all non-stick pans have Teflon?
Not all non-stick pans have Teflon, but many do. Teflon is a brand name for polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which is a type of synthetic polymer used to coat surfaces to make them non-stick. In general, Teflon is known to be the most durable of all non-stick coatings and is less expensive than other options.
Is Teflon cookware safe?
Today’s nonstick and Teflon cookware is considered safe for everyday home cooking, as long as temperatures do not exceed 500°F (260°C). So, you can use your nonstick cookware on the stovetop at low-to-medium heat, but don’t use it at maximum heat or for hotter cooking methods like broiling.
Are ceramic pans better than Teflon?
Myth: Ceramic coatings or so-called “green pans” are safer or better than pans with Teflon™ brand nonstick coating. Fact: In repeated tests, cookware with Teflon™ nonstick coatings outperformed “ceramics” and lasted seven times longer than “ceramic-coated” (sol-gel) pans. Find out the facts about ceramic coated cookware.
What is Teflon cookware?
Teflon is a synthetic chemical made up of carbon and fluorine atoms. It was first created in the 1930s and provides a nonreactive, nonstick, and almost frictionless surface. The nonstick surface makes Teflon-coated cookware convenient to use and easy to clean. It also requires little oil or butter, making it a low fat way to cook and fry food.