Which Non-stick Frying Pan Brand Wins?

by far the heaviest at that point in the sequence

the heaviest yet at that point in the sequence

likely 1,172 g; transcript states '1,72 G,' almost certainly a dropped digit given every other pan in this video is stated in the 664 to 1,480 g range

likely 1,480 g; transcript states '1,48 G,' almost certainly a dropped digit given every other pan in this video is stated in the 664 to 1,366 g range

moved into third place for temperature spread at that point in the sequence

the best (most even) of all 14 pans tested

same as the Sensarte

about the same as the Cuisinart

more spread than most of the previously tested brands

roughly 30 to 40 degrees more spread than the top four brands at that point in the video

described as really struggling with temperature spread

quite a bit better than the Made In carbon steel pan but not as good as many other brands

described as really struggling

worst (least even) heat distribution of the first several pans tested

by far the worst spread of any pan tested

center came out a little darker than the outer area, no stickiness on either flip

cooked evenly, flipped at about 1 minute 50 seconds, no sticking

performed almost as well as the Granitestone, pretty even finish, too slick for the pancake to stick

cooked to about 2 minutes, evenly with no visible hot spots, no sticking

center a little darker than other areas like the Cuisinart, too slick for the pancake to stick

no sticking at all, center slightly darker than the outer perimeter, second flip went very smoothly

part of the pancake cooked noticeably faster than the rest due to the temperature spread, but did not stick

cooked to about 2 minutes; did not cook quite as evenly as some other brands, no sticking

middle more thoroughly cooked than the outer areas due to the temperature difference, but did not stick

did not stick to the skillet

did not cook quite as evenly as some other skillets, but did not stick

hot spot caused a dark, almost burned area in the middle; pancake stuck slightly to the pan

the large temperature difference caused the pancake to burn badly and stick to the pan

egg mostly stayed together in the middle, egg white moved toward the outer area; lifted with minimal stickiness at 2 minutes, detached when the skillet was flipped after 3 minutes

lifted very easily at 2 minutes, similar to the Anolon; required a little back and forth shaking to fully release after 3 minutes

egg white stayed together well, lifted without sticking at 2 minutes, shaken loose easily after 3 minutes; called a very good job

egg mostly stayed together but moved to the outer area; lifted very easily at 2 minutes and shaken loose easily after 3 minutes, called very slick

bowl-shaped pan, eggs stayed together nicely, lifted very easily with very little sticking at 2 minutes; after 3 minutes could not be fully shaken loose and the pan held onto part of the egg, described as not quite as slick as some other pans

egg stayed together pretty nicely, lifted without sticking at 2 minutes; after 3 minutes could not be fully shaken loose but broke away when the skillet was flipped

egg mostly stayed together but the egg white drifted toward the side since the pan's center is higher than its perimeter; lifted freely at 2 minutes, took some effort to shake loose after 3 minutes, called a very good job

egg spread out since the pan's center is a little taller than its perimeter; little to no sticking at 2 minutes, shaken loose very easily after 3 minutes, called a pretty slick pan

egg white spread out to cover a large area since the pan is not perfectly flat or bowl shaped; lifted off easily at about 2 minutes, became stuck to the pan after 3 minutes

egg spread out, lifted away easily at 2 minutes, broke free with a little back and forth shaking after 3 minutes, called a pretty slick pan

bowl shaped with noticeable surface texture, eggs stayed together very nicely, lifted very easily at 2 minutes; after 3 minutes could be shaken free but took noticeably more effort than the Imarku

small amount of stickiness at 2 minutes; after 3 minutes the egg became essentially glued to the pan

carbon steel really struggled with hot spots; the egg became stuck badly enough that the test had to be ended early

performed nearly the same as the Blue Diamond, reported around 171 to 177 degrees F depending on the exact sentence in the transcript (garbled figure, see videoNotes)

described as very close to 40 degrees cooler than the Cuisinart

less thermally efficient than the Granitestone

reported as trailing the GreenPan by almost 40 degrees F, transcript figure garbled (see videoNotes)

transcript figure for this pan is internally inconsistent/garbled (a stated 102.6 degrees F conflicts with being called 'even more efficient'); not confidently resolvable, see videoNotes

no individually attributable figure found in the transcript for this sub-test; see videoNotes

described as struggling with efficiency

performed almost the same as the GreenPan, reported around 147 degrees F

no cleanly attributable figure found in the transcript; one sentence implies a value around 172 to 177 degrees F relative to the Caraway and Oxo, but it could not be confidently isolated, see videoNotes

described as trailing the leader (Made In, at 186.1) by almost 26 degrees

no exact individual figure isolated in the transcript, but grouped with the GreenPan as performing very well at over 180 degrees F

a great result attributed to the pan being very thin

the best (hottest) result of any pan in the video

small amount of stickiness, held the cheese in place just long enough for the spatula, described as the best looking cheesemallow up to that point in the video

takes a while to warm up but distributes heat the most evenly of any pan tested; no stickiness issues

performed well throughout the showdown; no sticking, good looking result after a couple of attempts

performed well throughout the showdown, called possibly the best looking cheesemallow yet

small amount of stickiness, cheese stuck a little on the first turnover with some leftover residue after more turns

small amount of stickiness, described as performing very well

performed well, no stickiness issues

performed very well despite poor cheese-flipping technique by the presenter himself

a little more stickiness than some other brands but just enough grip to hold the cheese in place for the spatula; two good looking cheesemallows in a row, called a great job

cheese did not stick, presenter made a mess but the pan performed fine

quite a bit of stickiness compared to most other pans, though the cheese was not welded on and could be scraped away

cheese became welded to the pan, ruining the attempt

struggled throughout the showdown; cheese became welded to the skillet and the test had to be ended early

pick 3 barely caused harm, pick 4 slightly deeper scratches, pick 5 caused major damage; called out with the Granitestone as the toughest so far at pick 5

held up very well to pick 3, but pick 4 did a lot of damage

the softest non-stick coating found up to that point, pick 3 cut all the way down to the metal

as soft as the Tramontina, Sensarte, and Carote, pick 3 caused major damage

unfazed by pick 3, pick 4 made no progress, pick 5 began to cause harm, pick 6 finally caused catastrophic damage

very soft, pick 3 caused catastrophic damage

pick 3 cut all the way through the coating, consistent with the previous few soft-coated brands

as soft as the Ninja, destroyed by pick 3

pick 3 caused scratches, pick 4 caused catastrophic damage

held up well to pick 3, pick 4 cut deep into the coating

coating described as 'buttery soft,' major damage occurred with pick 3

pick 3 caused minor scratches, pick 4 caused very deep scratches all the way to the metal

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