Customer Reviews

Calphalon One Nonstick 11-Inch Square Grill Pan

5 star:		(25)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I got this to supplement my Calphalon Professional square grill. I use this one when preparing barbecue with high sugar marinades and sauces.

First of all, unlike a lot of nonstick pans, you can get this grill very hot. This produces authentic looking grill marks and that sought after smoky taste. However, even the stickiest, most burned on remnants come off with a soak and a wipe.

I also use this pan to grill more delicate, crumbly meats like hamburgers, crab cakes, and fillets of fish. These may still crumble, but at least it won't be the pans fault. For plain grilling of steaks and chops, I still prefer hot, bare metal to nonstick.

The best thing about this pan, though, is the price. 50 bucks is very reasonable for a professional piece of cookware. It's also important to note that Calphalon nonstick grills are top rated by Cook's Illustrated magazine.

love it, wanted one like the use on the cooking shows, i wanted the grill marks on meat, well this is a meaty pan, gives very nice grill marks on steak, fish, and hamburgers, and the grease lays in the bottom away from the meat, i really love this,

This gets 5 stars because it is perfectly shaped and not too heavy. It cooks even and leaves lines on the food. It also holds the food higher than the grease that might have dropped off your food. I just spray it with a light coating of Pam and then heat and cook. Clean up is easy because it is a heavy duty non-stick coating that is inside the pan and not just sprayed on. It wipes up with soap and hot water and a wash rag. You can fit 4 hamburger patties on it at one time if you want to do some inside grilling.
Calphalon has done it again with great cookware.

I was reluctant to buy a grill pan because I had purchased a cheaper one when "grill pans" first came out and it was lousy. This one is so much better. Nice design. Deep enough grooves to leave nice grill marks. Excellent heat conduction. Goes fantastically to the oven to finish thicker meats. Cleans up great. (I did use about a tsp. of vegetable oil which I wiped the surface with a paper towel--make no mistake, this isn't Teflon...it is stick resistant.)

So far I have used it twice. First for marinated chicken breasts. Grilled them up and then put on a nice coating of a chipotle BBQ sauce just before done and finished them in the oven to firm up the sauce. Outstanding. Of course that sweet hot sauce that dripped off burned to a crisp in the pan. I just waited for the pan to cool and put it in hot soapy water. With just a little soak and a sponge the pan was like brand new. The second time I did two large boneless ribeyes. In ten minutes they were "grilled" to perfection. Easy easy clean up and I didn't have to run between outdoor grill to inside make my final preps for dinner.

Next up will be shrimp kabobs or large sea scallops. Maybe some nice fish steaks or filets. Oh and grilled vegetables. Literally hundreds of uses. Outstanding.

Well, not really, but finally I can grill my meat just like she does. In the kitchen! I love this pan. The ridges are raised high enough to actually sear the meat or bread rather than saute it. This pan is also easy to clean and maintain. It's large enough to cook multiple hamburgers, but not quite there for normal-sized shish kabobs. If you want that, get the dual burner pans. And one word of warning, be sure to have your exhaust fan going. It's easy to smoke out your kitchen!

This grill pan works well and has a durable non-stick coating. It is much lighter than cast Iron.

I bought my first Calphalon One INFUSED pan over 15 years ago, the Wok, and became a loyal believer then and there. I have used the Wok on both gas and electric ranges and have always had even heat and easy stir fry. I have had many a shrimp or Hunan Fire Oil residue burn to the bottom, but have never had a bit of trouble washing the remains off. All I do is fill it with hot sudzy water, leave it sit for an hour or so, and take a plasitc scrub brush to whisk it all away. I bought the Calphalon One INFUSED Anodized 9-inch chef's skillet and the Calphalon One Non-stick 11-inch grill skillet early this year. I can report the same consistent and dependable cooking and clean-up results for the 9-inch skillet but the grill skillet is a bit more stubborn. This could be due to the rippled grill skillet bottom. I bought the last two items on Amazon and got very good sale prices, but I would pay full price for any of the Calphalon One INFUSED Anodized cookware items. They are first class. The Calphalon One Non-stick Anodized coated cookware is a definite step down. I have read owner reviews that complained about the product not living up to its reputation or price. If they were comparing to the INFUSED cookware, I can understand their disappointment.

I bought this grill pan after ignoring the previous reviews about sticking and difficulty of cleaning. I figured those users just didn't know what they were doing as I own other Calphalon non-stick pans and they all clean up great. Well, not this one. This is VERY sub-par for Calphalon. Food stuck in between the ridges even after soaking overnight. As a last resort, I used the scrubby side of my sponge to try to get it off and wound up REMOVING THE NON-STICK FINISH all around the stuck on food, but the food remains intact. So I now have a spot on the pan where the finish is gone with food stuck in the middle of it. Calphalon has started cranking out lower quality products at cheaper prices in an attempt to reach a larger target market and should no longer be considered high end cookware. I should have spent a little more money and bought the All-Clad.

We live in a condo and don't have access to a BBQ. This is the next best thing!

This gets used almost everyday! So far it has done steaks, fish, chops, grill cheese, chicken, paninis, kabobs you name it.

It sears meat beautifuly and the grill marks are top notch. It comes through in spades in terms of presentation and final taste of food.

Cleaning is a breeze. Let it cool down and just put it in the sink with some dish washing liquid. Few swipes and you are done.

The Calphalon One Grill pan has become an essential tool in our kitchen. One one of the best investments we have made!

The Calphalon One Nonstick 11-inch Square Grill Pan has revolutionized my cooking because it has enabled me to grill anything I want, any time I want, indoors. It cooks well and evenly at high heat, searing the outside of the meat while preserving the juices. The nonstick surface offers very easy cleanup. The square size gives me more surface area than a round pan, yet fits easily on my stove. This is a great product.