Berndes SignoCast Classic 11-Inch, 4-1/4-Quart Saut? Pan

by Berndes

Product Features

• 4-1/4-quart sauté pan with glass lid
• High-grade aluminum alloys ensure durable construction
• Aluminum base delivers excellent heat distribution
• Nonstick surfaces guarantee easy cleanup
• Oven-safe to 450 degrees F

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 11.8 x 6 inches ; 9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00008DGN8
• Item model number: 697348
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,321 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This 4-1/4-quart sauté pan is part of the Berndes SignoCast Classic line. SignoCast Classic cookware is manufactured using vacuum-pressure casting. High-grade aluminum alloys are melted and forced into a mold, ensuring the absence of air bubbles and resulting in a thick base, thin sides, no interior rivets, lightweight construction, and a perfectly flat bottom that never warps. The aluminum base delivers excellent heat distribution and is perfect for gas, electric, and ceramic stovetops.

The cookware's interior and exterior nonstick surfaces ensure easy cleanup and the coating is guaranteed to never chip, crack, peel, blister, or come off. The nonstick surface allows the user to cook by adding little or no fat. Berndes does nonstick right--in 1975, DuPont and Berndes were the first companies to launch nonstick cookware in Europe. Users are not recommended to use metal utensils or dishwashers with SignoCast Classic cookware.

The knobs and ergonomically designed handles stay cool on the stovetop and are oven-safe to 450 degrees F.

Product Description

Enjoy the durability and superior craftsmanship of SignoCast cookware by Berndes. Made from vacuum-cast aluminum, each piece in this collection features superior shape and thickness and is guaranteed never to warp. Three-layer nonstick interior and two-layer nonstick exterior surfaces are guaranteed to never chip, crack, blister, bubble or peel and they protect foods from sticking and burning while eliminating the need for excess fats, oils, and cooking sprays. The phenolic handles allow for easy transport without the use of potholders and the domed glass lids are both heat- and break-resistant for heightened energy efficiency and durability. This 4.5-qt. Saute Pan with Lid is ideal for sauteing searing, deglazing, and poaching, making it a must-have addition to your cookware collection. For maximum longevity, handwash-recommended. Made in Germany with a limited lifetime warranty. Berndes has been manufacturing quality products since 1921, functional and practical products that stand out from mass-produced items. With a complete range of product, popular classics, high-tech non-stick surfaces and continual innovations, Berndes leads the way and sets new standards on its way to becoming a global brand..

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST NON-STICK SKILLETS IN THE WORLD, January 9, 2008

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Music Critic (Belmont, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berndes SignoCast Classic 11-Inch, 4-1/4-Quart Saut? Pan (Kitchen)

I own two BERNDES skillets and am saving for a third larger one. The 8-inch skillet makes the BEST omelettes.
If you are shopping for a non-stick skillet buy Berndes. I'm not kidding. I've tried several (recommended by Cooks Illustrated) and those skillets died a quick death. Berndes non-stick seem indestructable, the weight is balanced and they clean so easily that I'm shocked every time.

I use All-Clad saucepans, and Berndes skillets. I'm a happy cook.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't pan this pan, December 7, 2006

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imu ilu "143" (the world of hope) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Berndes SignoCast Classic 11-Inch, 4-1/4-Quart Saut? Pan (Kitchen)

The Berndes Signocast products are excellent. They are strong and sturdy, but not as heavy as Le Creuset, they are very very easy to clean--a swipe or two in the dishwater and they are clean (use steel wool pads occasionally on their bottom aluminum cooking surface), their bottoms are flat unlike some stuff that warps leaving you wondering what is touching the electric element, and stuff in them cooks amazingly well. I'm gradually replacing everything else I've bought with these. These are a bit expensive, but they hold up, and good tools are important to the home chef and are well worth the money just as I feel good hand tools are well worth the money to someone wanting to do household repairs, etc. I have owned some pots and some skillets that needed lots of effort to scrub and clean--these Berndes items are truly soak-for-10-seconds and wipe clean, no matter how mean you've been to them. Because of their heft, it does take a bit longer for these to heat through, but maybe on the order of 30 seconds more--not a big deal, but still something to remember. No matter if you're doing soup, gumbo, bacon, pancakes, veggies, steaks, ham slices, potato pancakes, crab cakes, Chinese, goulash, etc., the cleanup afterwards is amazingly easy. Did you hear that, not only do they cook well but they clean well.

I have no financial interest in Berndes or in any of their distributors in any way. But I really like their stuff.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Cooking, May 20, 2006

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Positivity (LA, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berndes SignoCast Classic 11-Inch, 4-1/4-Quart Saut? Pan (Kitchen)

The best skillet/saute pan/ whatever you wanna call it - it does it all, and heats food throughout absolutley perfectly. Well worth the price. I have had it for 10 years, and it gets better with time. Would buy it all over again if I had to.