Calphalon Tri-Ply Stainless Collector's Edition 10-Inch Stir Fry Pan

by Calphalon

Product Features

• 10-Inch pan for stir-frying, sauteing
• Constructed of 18/10 stainless steel layers enclosed with pure aluminum
• Stay-cool handle; flared rim for drip less pouring
• Safe to use in dishwasher
• Comes with a lifetime warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 11.2 x 4.9 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005Q5I5
• Item model number: L165P
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,804 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

With aluminum cores enclosed by stainless-steel layers, Calphalon's Tri-Ply pots and pans deliver the best attributes of both metals. The aluminum cores conduct heat quickly and uniformly across the pots and pans' bottoms and all the way up their sides. The durable, 18/10 stainless-steel interiors and exteriors are easy to clean, resist scratching, denting, warping, and corrosion, and are nonreactive to acidic food. This 10-inch pan is 2-1/2 inches deep and has steeply rounded sides to facilitate stir-frying. It can also be used for sautéing and can go into the oven for pan-roasting. Its handle stays cool on the stovetop and has a hanging hole, and the pan's rim is flared for dripless pouring. Tri-Ply cookware is polished to a mirror finish outside for beauty and wears a satin finish inside to conceal inevitable utensil marks. It goes safely into the dishwasher, although hand washing better preserves the mirror finish, and carries a lifetime warranty against defects. --Fred Brack

Product Description

If you are drawn to the beauty of stainless steel, yet are reluctant to sacrifice the cooking efficiency of aluminum, you can now have the very best of both worlds. A mirror polish stainless steel exterior, a heavy gauge conductive aluminum filling, and a satin finish stainless steel interior form a 3-ply disc. The disk is then formed into a pan shape, with walls and bottom of equal thickness, which allows heat to be conducted evenly. Stay cool handles feature an ergonomic design and secure attachment. Enjoy the speed and bright flavors of stir fry cooking for weekday dinners.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

142 of 144 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent pan for an excellent price, January 16, 2002

By 

S. Harvell (NEWARK, DE USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Calphalon Tri-Ply Stainless Collector's Edition 10-Inch Stir Fry Pan (Kitchen)

I bought this pan to try out the line before committing to a full purchase and I have been
very pleased, in fact, I have decided to go ahead with replacing all my current cookware
with this line (currently have Calphalon Professional Hard Anodized).

First, why am I replacing? I like the Hard Anodized for the most part and it is certainly
better than 90% of what is out there, but there are a few problems. 1) The pots/pans are
very heavy compared to similar clad stainless pots/pans. 2) The Professional Anodized
pans do not have the cool touch handles, which means that they get very very hot. 3) The
Anodized pans can scratch and though it is mainly a cosmetic issue, I don't like the
look of it. 4) Most of the Professional Anodized line do not have flared lips, which
means that it can be very difficult to pour from them.

I looked at the following for potential replacements. Le Creuset, which is beautiful
but it is also even more heavy than the aluminum and I read that the finish can crack.
It is also very very expensive. All Clad, which is similar to the tri-ply, but
more expensive, otherwise it seems very close to what I wanted. And lastly, various
brands of copper pots/pans, which look great hanging up, but from what I read, are a
real bear to keep looking that way.

I did end up deciding that stainless of some sort was the way to go. Stainless
cleans up easily, is relatively light, and stays good looking very easily. It also
heats quickly without scorching. The stainless finish gives a good visual indicator
of what the food is doing when sauteing (especially when compared to the very dark
anodized where you can't see anything).

Regarding cleaning, a previous reviewer mentioned that he/she had a problem with
a residue on the interior of the pan. According to the user guide and my personal
experience, Bar Keeper's Friend scouring powder will take that right out. It takes
just a little bit of elbow grease (and I mean very little), and it will polish right
up.

So, I am definitely sold on these pots/pans. Now, just to figure out what to
do with the old ones, eBay here I come. :)

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Value/Quality except for interior discoloration..., October 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Calphalon Tri-Ply Stainless Collector's Edition 10-Inch Stir Fry Pan (Kitchen)

This fry pan is as good as the new Cuisinart multiclad pans and not as heavy as the Allclad stainless, but with unbelieveably lower price. I used it for most cooking because of its good balance and excellent even heating capabilities, also it's easy to clean. The handle is quite nicey design (wish it's longer), and it doesn't get hot at all. The only negative part of it, is that the interior surface leave some discoloration inside it after my first use, and can't be removed. I don't know why it occurs, but as long as it doesn't affect its excellent main function of cooking, I wouldn't mind having some of that flaws. Well, the exterior stays nice and shiny. Get this fry-pan for this price and quality, it's strong as well with the three riveted handle (unlike some pans with only weld joints). (...)

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine pan, February 3, 2006

By 

DCA (NJ) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Calphalon Tri-Ply Stainless Collector's Edition 10-Inch Stir Fry Pan (Kitchen)

I just recieved my pan yesterday and proceeded to make pasta primivara, and like all of my other Calphalon pans it performed wonderfully. No discoloration, and easy cleanup. In fact the Tri Ply line I have found to be extremly easy to clean, I just keep a can if Bar Keepers Friend at the sink if needed. To the individual whose pan looked like a tailpipe. Perhaps the pan was not clean or was overheated. I have several of the pans from this line and I have never experienced that type of discoloration. I have seen the tri ply copper turn strange colors on the outside but never the stainless. Regarding a comment made by one reviewer about hard anodized, it does NOT react with acid foods, that is the reason it is used. Also, regarding professional kitchens, and I have worked in a few, it is almost universal that aluminum pans are used in resturant kitchens, very few use stainless. Aluminum is the next best conductor after copper. And, as such, hard anodized pans conduct heat much better than stainless clad pans, faster and more evenly distributed.

Also, and my friends at Amazon my not like this, the price of 39.99 is the suggested retail price listed on the Calphalon site for this pan. Many of the pots and pans shown here to be at a huge discount are actually at the manufacturers price. Regardless it is still a fine pan at a resonable price.