Customer Reviews

Tamago Pan #HM13

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Bought one of these to make the cutesy little rolled omelets (tamagoyaki) as seen in anime, and after much practice, they come out perfect. The pan is great, does exactly what it's supposed to do, just make sure to use adequate oil.

I saw some reviews that commented on the quality of this pan. I may not know a lot about high quality pans, but I really do like this one. The surface heats up quickly and very evenly. Cooking Tamagoyaki on this pan was very simple because of it.

At first glance, this tamago pan looks great. It sucks! The wooden handle is loose, and will fall off after a few uses. Also, it looks like the surface is nonstick . . . it's not! The eggs I used stuck to this pan worse than a unseasoned cast iron skillet. I strongly advise not to purchase this product, as it is horribly put together. Even experienced tamago pan users will find difficulty with the wiggling handle and sticky cooking surface. It is everything it should not be. Don't buy!

I haven't had a problem with the pan yet. I am not the biggest fan of taflon coating, but it has held up very well with washing.
I is a bit smaller that I tought, an okay size for two eggs.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news.. or rather, one of them.. but after I decided to give this pan a try (seeing how divided the reviews are) I am back to tell you how I just finished throwing it in the trash.

If you want to get this pan clean after cooking something on the messier side, you can expect to spend longer washing it than the amount of time you spent cooking whatever it took to cake the thing, heheh.

I'm definitely not a pro at cooking, so if you think you may have the perfect way to coat the pan for non-stick, perhaps it's not such a bad purchase. It's a very unique article for the kitchen and the design is visually appealing too. That's about all that I can say in the pros department.

As for the cons.. well, despite the small size, it was still too big to use a small burner. This wasn't really a con, because I knew the pan was long though small. The real issue is that even after using an adequate or even exceeding amount of cooking oil to prepare the pan, the result was always the same-- my eggs and other ingredients remained caked on in a thin layer that is not removable during cooking.

My ingredients were eggs, bonito stock, salt, sugar, mirin and sake in the amounts appropriate for making a small enough omelette to fit in the pan. You can expect to cook about 3 large eggs comfortably but 4 will fit, though that's pushing it.

My once well-practiced Japanese-style omelettes (dashi maki tamago) became scrambled eggs.. They tasted great, but I did not buy this pan for scrambled eggs.. LOL?

I tried this pan 6 different times before deciding to toss it.

Because I live in the United States, a decently priced tamagoyaki pan is hard to come by, so I always have to borrow my friend's. Trying to get my own.. I feel that this was a very wasted investment. I hope to find another soon.

Choose wisely. You may just be able to salvage this one. I didn't bother to try it for other foods, honestly, but if you're going to cook something non-specific you probably don't need this unique pan to do so.

Good luck.

Check the dimensions and just use a small frying pan first. Imagine how small it really is. If takes what you want and can control your heat vs time and movement ok? If not go with a bigger pan. Also the handle is attached to the wrong end of the pan. If your into two egg portions this may be the pay for you if you can present backwards. Picture and description are both not accurate in size and appearance.

Easy order,fast delivery and reasonable protective packaging.

To make great Japanese omelets, it helps to have the right pan. This is a great pan for a great price. It's also great for shallow frying any kind of food.

While I haven't yet tried a true tomago, the pan is simply great for an omelet with any fillings. When nearly cooked, add fillings to the middle third, flip one end then the rest over. Transfer to rest on plate and finish cooking. A perfectly done omelet that hold together while you're eating it. The only thing to watch is the rectangular pan won't heat evenly on a small burner unless you move it around, but a large (gas) burner at a lower heat level does it fine.

One day, I will try the true tomago approach...Tamago Pan #HM13

At first, I was very happy with this purchase. The pan is smallish but the perfect size for making 4-egg tamago (which is the amount I always make). As long as I oiled the pan between layers, the tamago turned out perfectly. However, after just three or four uses, I started to notice rust spots. These spots have grown over time, making the pan practically unusable. If I had known then what I know now, I definitely would not have purchased this item.