MSR Alpine Fry Pan

by MSR

Product Description

DECENT FEATURES of the MSR Alpine Fry Pan Strong, reliable stainless steel fry pan Stands up to heavy use and extreme conditions Folding handle for compact packing Nests over the MSR Alpine 3L pot The SPECS Weight: 11.4 oz / 323 g Diameter: 8" / 20.32 cm Height: 2" / 5.08 cm

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B004LAR0EO
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,424 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Fry Pan!!!, March 8, 2010

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Ryan (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MSR Alpine Fry Pan (Sports)

This is by far the best fry pan I have seen available for outdoor cooking. I love going to outdoor stores and especially checking out their selection of cookware for hiking, backpacking, and camping.
Along with my wife, kids, and several of my brother-in-laws, we have accumulated a pretty good variety of mess kit-type cooking supplies, and MSR, in my opinion, has the best all-around selection. I have found success in purchasing individual components and compiling my own "mess kit", instead of purchasing a pre-assembled kit. Along with MSR's Stowaway pots, their Alpine series stainless steel cookware is great. I have had my pan for a couple of years now and have just purchased two more for my family.

Along with cooking eggs and meat, I have used this pan several times to make bannock, a camp bread, over a fire, and it turns out great. The pan is about 8" in diameter and will make enough bread for 4-5 people to have with a meal. 2 cups of flour and other ingredients bake into a loaf that fits very nicely into the pan. The handle is detachable, and fits nicely into my other mess kit pots. When locked in place, it would be hard to tell the handle isn't part of the pan itself - it's very solid.

One distinct advantage this pan has over others it the aluminum base that disperses heat over an even area instead of the flame being exposed to just one area of the steel. There is spout for draining oil, also.

I value the durability of stainless steel over the lighter weight, smaller pans. I wouldn't consider using a different pan - even if it saved space and weight.
The pan cleans up nicely by using an SOS pad. If it's real grimy from the fire, it takes some elbow grease, but can be cleaned up to be shiny again.

I'd snap one of these up in a heartbeat if your serious about cooking over a fire.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gourmet Quality Cookware For The Trail!, May 11, 2011

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David E. Nagoda "Love Fishing" (Tucson AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MSR Alpine Fry Pan (Misc.)

I have used other backpacking pans in the past and they were always made of thin Stainless Steel or such and they had hot spots. They worked okay but I always thought this was just something you had to put up with when heading outdoors. Well this frying pan proved that concept WRONG!

The construction is similar to my gourmet pot & pan set that has a 1/4" copper plate on the bottom to spread the heat evenly. This pan has a plate of aluminum on the bottom and it works just like my professional set! No hot spots. Fries up a couple of eggs perfectly, just wipe with a bit of canola oil and you get no sticking.

I am extremely pleased with this item!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Backwoods Bistro in a Box, March 6, 2011

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Adam L. Rogers - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MSR Alpine Fry Pan (Sports)

I'm in love with this inanimate object of a frying pan. The bottom really does disperse the heat amazingly. Over a center fire I could boil water on the outer edges in a minute or so. Easily fits a 6 pack of big hot dogs and is deep enough to boil water. While I am a fan of the compact nature of backpack gear, this pan is big enough to actually feed a person or two unlike some gear which uses a shot glass for a salad bowl.

The only con I do have for this is the lack of a lid. While I wont lower the rating since the pan itself is easy to clean, compact, light, and durable, I will be searching for a lid to go with this. One more thing to note is that the handle is very sturdy when attached.

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