D#*n good pan!

[RonB]

In this post, I mentioned that OXO now makes carbon steel pans. I wound up buying this pan because the slotted ss pan I have been using will not season, and any sauce I use carbonizes on it - inside and out, and I have to use a razor blade scraper to clean it as best I can. Even though I prefered to stir fry over hot coals, I seldom did it because cleaning that pan was such a pain.

Tonight I used the OXO pan for the first time, and it was almost totally non-stick, and the little bits that were stuck came off with very little scrubbing, (like cleaning scrambled eggs out of a non-stick pan). I did do one round of seasoning in the oven just in case, but I'm not sure it was necessary. I di use Pam to coat the pan before cooking the proteins that had been marinated.

The pan is heavier than the typical 12" aluminium pan, but that is to be expected. I do wish the sides were a bit higher to make it easier to flip food, but I wound up flipping carefully and only lost one piece each of asparagus and onion.





After the cook.


After the cleaning.


I am very happy with this pan.

[STEbbq]

I was impressed the first time you mentioned this and now I am even more impressed. Added to my wish list.

[Oak Smoke]

I have to have one of those. My SS one is a pain in the butt. I love doing a quick char on veggies.

[RonB]

Tell me about it! I seldom used mine because it was such a pain to clean.

[Jerod Broussard]

That is sweet!

[barelfly]

I like that! I need a new grill basket, as the wire mesh basket i use is bleh. This peaks my interest into seeing what else they may have like this pan! Thanks for sharing@!

[tstalafuse]

Why don't they also make pots?

[Rod]

I bought a whole set of All Clad SS grilling pans that I soon gave away to my step daughter only after a couple uses. The clean up was a nightmare. With all the holes it just shredded whatever I used to scrub them with.

[Michael_in_TX]

Love OXO. Solid stuff all the way around. Most of my utensils and random kitchen stuff is OXO and some of that is nearly 25 years old!

[mrteddyprincess]

Hey, Ron, I'm sorry, I didn't see any pan in your pics--I was looking at the food! :-) Nice cook on a great pan! B

[fzxdoc]

Uh oh. I'm in trouble now. Thanks, RonB . I think.

Kathryn

[Bkhuna]

I've been tempted to buy a grill pan and this is what pushed me over the edge. I anticipate flipping a vortex wide side up and using it as the heat source. Concentrated heat/less fuel.

It will be here tomorrow and using a rewards card it ended up costing $21.00

Edit- The pan arrived last evening and I'm impressed by what I see so fat. I washed it this morning and am going to add one layer of seasoning to it before the first cook.

[Purc]

I went to the OXO website and looked at their pans. BTW their 8 cup SCA approved coffee maker and their conical burr coffee bean grinder are both on sale for 30% off. I bought both at the higher price last year and I am pleased with both.YMMV

[Panhead John]

Damn you RonB !

[RonB]

U R welcome!

[Panhead John]

Well this sucks! I was all ready to use my new pan tonight and it arrived like this! The handle was bent so far down, it actually won’t even sit flat on the counter. There was also no slip on heat shield for the handle. The pan was just by itself in a plastic wrapper in an oversized box. Damn……I could probably bend it back up but since it didn’t come with the heat shield for the handle I’m just gonna return it…🤬

[Huskee]

I swear that's never happened before.

[smokenoob]

Texas heat got to it on the truck….

[Angryfish]

One word
Viragra

[Panhead John]

I just wanted to share something with anyone who’s going to be buying this pan. Ron mentioned he seasoned his pan before using it, even though it comes pre-seasoned. I will second that idea. I marinated my steak cubes and vegetables with some Good Seasons Italian Dressing and also sprayed the pan with Pam before using it. I did not season my pan prior to using. I cleaned it last night after using and everything looked great. This morning I noticed 2 small areas where there was some black crud stuck onto the pan……maybe 1 square inch total. Not bad but it did take some scrubbing to remove. The area with the black crud was directly over the flames for long period of time during the cook. For this reason, I’d say go ahead and season your pan after getting it, sure can’t hurt.

Because of the bent handle and not receiving the handle sleeve, which was supposed to be included, I returned it today and ordered another one. I wasn’t able to bend the handle back all the way into its correct position. Anyway, I’ll be seasoning my new one a few times just to be safe. I will tell you though, nothing stuck to this pan at all during the cook….👍

[fzxdoc]

I'm glad you chose to return it, John. No point putting up with packaging incompetence. Plus maybe it will teach them a lesson and they'll change their ways (for the better) before I order my pan.

K.

[RonB]

fzxdoc - fat chance.

[Panhead John]

When they deliver my new one tomorrow, I’ll darn sure check it before the driver leaves.