Emerilware Nonstick 12-Inch Fry Pan

by Emerilware

Product Features

• Classic, slope-sided, 12-inch frying pan
• Extra-thick, hard-anodized aluminum exterior
• Three layers of top-grade nonstick ensure scratch-resistant interior
• Stainless-steel, stay-cool handle rounded for comfort, riveted for strength
• Lifetime warranty against defects

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 12.9 x 4 inches ; 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• 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: B00005AL10
• Item model number: 8112
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,961 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

A world-class collection of nonstick cookware, Emerilware bears the signature of celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse (Bam!) and was created in partnership with renowned cookware maker All-Clad. Durable, heavy, and beautiful, Emerilware combines the contemporary style of charcoal-black, hard-anodized aluminum and the contemporary ease of nonstick. Key to the cookware's high performance is the exceptional thickness (5 mm) of the hard-anodized aluminum and three layers of tough nonstick. That means better heat retention and scratch resistance. Ideal for low-fat, healthful cooking, Emerilware carries a lifetime warranty against defects.

This classic, slope-sided frying pan dramatically displays Emerilware's virtues. It's 12 inches in diameter, perfect for cooking a family-size meal of chicken breasts, catfish, or eggs. The pan's flared lip prevents drips when pouring. The long handle has an indented thumb rest and is rounded for comfort. Cast of stainless steel and polished, the handle is riveted to the pan for strength, stays cool on the stovetop, and is oven-safe. Emerilware should be hand washed. --Fred Brack

Product Description

Emerilware is the brand of gourmet cookware created by celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse with All-Clad Metalcrafters. In the words of Emeril, "To prepare great food, you gotta have great cookware and I know you'll kick your cooking up a notch with mine. For great gumbo, fine sauces, veggies or rack of lamb, there's only one cookware that makes me say BAM!"

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it!, November 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Emerilware Nonstick 12-Inch Fry Pan (Kitchen)

I love my Emerilware frying pan. It's solid, non-stick and big, so that it makes making eggs a breeze! Cleans up easily and the handle stays cool while cooking, and it has a loop so you can hang it on a rack. The only thing I'm not crazy about is that it says Emeril in script on the bottom of the outside of the pan, so when you hang it, it shows. I also wish I could get a lid for it. But, otherwise it's exceptional and for the price it's really worth it.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential in my kitchen, July 29, 2003

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Roger A. Knopf "makes sawdust in spare time" (Menlo Park, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emerilware Nonstick 12-Inch Fry Pan (Kitchen)

I often cook by starting an item on the stove and finishing in the oven. This pan combines non-stick with a handle that will go in the oven and is a great size for feeding 4 to 6. The non-stick surface has been very robust and performs flawlessly. The clad pan cooks evenly and browns like few other non-stick pans. I have used several commercial aluminum non-stick pans in the past for stove-to-oven, but none of them perform as well as this one. This is now my go-to pan in the 12 inch size and I'd get a 10-inch if I didn't already have an All Clad. My one criticism is that the handle is not quite as comfortable or secure in hand as the All Clad handle, but its a minor flaw, and easily overlooked in a pan about half the price! Highly recommended.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit unwieldy, but a solidly made skillet.., June 25, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Emerilware Nonstick 12-Inch Fry Pan (Kitchen)

This is a large, heavy, solid nonstick pan, and there are pros and cons that go along with those characteristics.

Although it's sometimes nice to have such a big pan (the pan is 12 inches across the top, but only about 8 or 9 inches across the bottom), I wish it were an inch narrower on the top since I have a relatively small stove. The pan is so wide that the only other pan that will fit on the back burner behind the skillet is a 1 or 2 quart saucepan, but not anything larger. I didn't think about this before I bought the pan, so I recommend that others get out a ruler before making a final decision.

Also, the pan is quite heavy, which is nice for retaining heat, but for someone who's relatively small (like me) it can be difficult to lift. The heavy weight and single long (rather uncomfortable) handle to one side means that it takes a lot of strength to hold the pan up by one hand while using a spatula to move food from the skillet to a plate.

If you very carefully follow the cooking and cleaning instructions the nonstick surface will last a long time. I haven't used metal utensils or put it in the dishwasher, but I ocassionally do accidentally let the pan get too hot. (If you like to dry-fry foods on high-heat this is not the pan for you!) As a result of my occasional negligence, after about a year the surface started to flake off and the middle of the pan was no longer non-stick. I shipped the pan back to All-Clad for about $10 and they repaired it or gave me a new one, I'm not sure which. In the year since I've been more careful and the surface is still in great shape.

I do like that the pan can go in the oven, but unfortunately what I most often want to do is put in under the broiler for a minute, which isn't allowed.

I agree with the other reviewer that says the script "Emeril" on the handle is tacky, and that a lid would be *very* useful.

Overall, if you have a large enough stove and big enough muscles then it's a good pan that heats well and cleans up easily as long as you accept the limitations of nonstick and follow the instructions and only ever use medium heat.