Today, in supermarkets and specialty stores selling kitchen utensils, you can buy whatever your heart desires. A huge assortment of different frying pans makes the eyes scatter, and the buyer finds it difficult to choose a product even for himself - not to mention a gift for a professional chef. So what kind of frying pan is better for the chef as a gift?
Characteristics of a good frying pan
Before choosing a gift, you need to pay attention to some characteristics of the frying pan, which are very important for cooking. First of all, the bottom of the frying pan should be flat from the inside, without the slightest gaps or bumps that give out poor quality of the product. To avoid this, it is better to purchase a frying pan in a store that has a quality certificate for its products. In addition, it is advisable to choose a pan with an ornamented or ribbed bottom (bottom groove).
The ribbed or ornamented bottom allows the crockery to heat up evenly and to maintain high temperatures for a long time.
The wall of the frying pan chosen as a gift to the cook must be very thick - at least four millimeters thick and no more than three centimeters high. This is an important condition for "meat" pans, while the parameters of the walls of pancake pans should be two millimeters in thickness and one centimeter in height. Another important factor for a chef's pan is the attachment of its handle. It is best to choose pans with a removable or cast handle, while avoiding bolting, the coating of which will chip off and expose the underlying metal layer.
The best frying pan for a cook
According to restaurant chefs, the most suitable for professional cooking is a cast iron skillet. It has a lot of weight, but it is absolutely not subject to deformation and is ideal for cooking meat and baking pancakes. Cast iron can be safely washed without fear of damaging the bottom of the pan with a stiff brush or a brush, and food cooked in a cast iron pan always turns out to be as tasty and evenly fried as possible.
Cast iron pans may not be washed at all - it is enough to periodically ignite them over a fire and rinse them under cold running water.
You can also give the chef a titanium frying pan, which is resistant to wear and deformation when heated. In addition, a titanium frying pan has a very presentable appearance and is a more rational investment than purchasing a simple aluminum frying pan. It is generally better not to save on such a gift, since a frying pan for a cook is one of the most important tools in his work and the taste of the food prepared by him, and, consequently, customer reviews, depends on its quality.
