Fry Pan Stainless Steel Try-Ply Clad 8-in, 80116/004DS

First photo: 8” skillet preheating on low heat. Second photo: Notice the butter is not burning. Turned up the temperature to low-medium and added scrambled eggs. Third photo: Showing the pan’s condition after the scrambled eggs were transferred to the plate without a utensil for help. No sticking at all. The eggs turned out perfect. Fourth & Fifth photo: Easy to clean—wipe with paper towel to remove grease instead of pouring down the drain and clogging plumbing. Washed in warm soapy water. Front and back of pan after warm soapy water and hand drying right away shows spots that were made from splashing water on the surface to test the heat. If this does not bother you then no need to do anything further. Photo Six & Seven: Surface stains removed using light sprinkle of Bar Keepers Friend. See front and back of pan after light sprinkle of Bar Keepers Friend. Handle quality: Very good. Comfortable, stay-cool handle has a hole in the end for hanging or can use to hold a utensil. Pros: With proper prep and care, this skillet should last a lifetime. Very affordable. Cons: If you are very particular on keeping the beautiful new looks, Bar Keepers Friend will keep your pan looking new. It is a small extra step. I will not miss my non-stick cookware and look forward to not replacing any more pans.

I don’t usually fry but thought the pan should be broken in. I did a stir fry for two and had to do it in batches because of the cooking area. First carotts and celery and they cooked up wonderfully. After removing them - onions, green peppers and snow peas were done and they were tender. I forgot the broccoli but it will be finished in the oven. Usually I would use a larger skillet or sauté pan with a lid to keep in moisture. But this is a frypan. All in all a good little pan that holds its heat and cleans up with soap and water. Most important to me, it did not warp.

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Just received this 8-inch Tramontina tri-ply fry pan yesterday, thus haven't had a lot of time with it; however, these are my first impressions. Pros: Good build quality Lightweight cool handle Price Size & shape Made in Brazil Cons: Bottom cooking surface could have been finished a bit smother IMO. Build quality is very good. The handle is hollow stainless steel, which is actually very nice — keeps the weight down. The handle design is also excellent — conforms to the hand nicely. The handle does NOT seem to get hot at all during use. The shape of the pan is very nice — the bottom cooking surface may be a little smaller than some may like at ~5.5" however, I think that's a great size cooking surface for this size of fry pan, and the curved edges make it easy to flip food. However, the bottom cooking surface could have been finished smoother, IMO. I'm sure it will smooth out with cleaning & scrubbing especially via Bar Keepers Friend. That's really the only negative I have about his pan, which is a VERY small negative. The aluminum core isn't as thick as some of the more expensive brands, AFAIK, thus, if you are using a gas stove and really need maximum heat distribution this may not be the perfect fry pan for you. However, on our ceramic-top stove it's plenty thick enough and heats perfectly & evenly. I'm not certain exactly how it compares to other brands, thus further research on your part may be necessary. Seasoning: If you don't already know this, stainless steel pans work best when seasoned with a little oil — it significantly reduces sticking. Place the pan on the stove on medium-high heat, add a little oil, roll oil around pan and continue to heat until oil begins to smoke, remove from heat once oil starts to smoke and let cool with oil still in the pan. Once thoroughly cooled, remove excess oil with paper towel. This simple "seasoning" process will help reduce sticking significantly. Try not to use soap when you clean the pan, however, if you need to use soap, just heat & oil it quickly before putting it away. There are plenty of instructions for this on YouTube if you didn't find this clear enough :) Proper heating: Stainless steel needs to be at a proper cooking temperature before oil and food is added to reduce sticking. There are tons of videos on YouTube demonstrating this. We've had a set of Tramontina SS cookware for several years now, although the set did NOT include a fry pan, and we have been very happy with the quality. Thus we expect the same out of this little fry pan.

Awesome quality and very sturdy. You can tell it's going to pass the test of time. I love cooking with stainless it just takes a little bit of effort to understand how to cook with them.