Stainless Steel

This is one of the best frying pans that we had in our kitchen in a long time. From a thermal response point of view it is absolutely perfect! Quick to heat it up, quick to cool it down. Perfect heat diffusion. The bottom remains flat no matter how hot it gets. Perfect for ceramic stove-tops as well as induction cooking. It's hard to believe but before the teflon coating revolution of the 1970s (and later junk chemical coating of sorts on aluminum junk) all frying pans used to be made with quality steel which, with minimal know how, performed as well as today's "non-stick" materials. The formula has not changed: warm-up your stainless steel pan on medium heat for a couple of minutes. Then oil it with a small quantity of high burning-point vegetable oil, like olive oil, and spread it until it covers the bottom of the pan. Then start cooking. Most of the time you should run your pan at medium or medium-high temperatures. Occasionally you may have to go to high heat but briefly. If you consistently run your pan at high or highest settings then there probably is a problem with your cooking style or you are cooking some very out of ordinary dishes. When you're done cooking empty it right away. Discard any remaining fat and let it cool down to room temperature first. Then fill it with soapy water and let it rest for 15 mn before hand washing it. Do not use steel wool. It was that simple then, it is that simple now.

This is a great value set with two different pan sizes. I actually underestimated their sizes when ordering, but it’s still okay for me to cook large one pan meal rather than many meals at one time plus it priced well. I like stainless steel cookware as it heated well and got even heat coverage, just like this value set. These pans are actually non sticky as opposed to most stainless steel pans that will be a little sticky.

I got these because of the rating and being nonstick, etc. I read the instructions when I received them, washed them, applied heat to the pans before cooking with oil covering the bottom (for 1-2 min), as instructed, before first use. Also recommended, was to cook on low to medium heat for most foods, due to the core of the pans and how the heat is distributed. I have eggs most morning, even placing oil in the pan and on low heat (I've tested other settings) as soon as the eggs start to cook, they start sticking to the pan and bad too. Cleaning is not easy of course when that happens. I don't get it.

Worth it

The pans came beautifully packaged and looked great out of the box. Contrary to the claims on the description, everything sticks to them. I only used the large one twice and both times food stuck to it. I strictly used the pan according to instructions. The pan looks horrible and it's very hard to clean. I include pictures. It has stains where food stuck. It's impossible to clean it completely. I did not use the small one and I don't plan to. I am returning this product. I have a stainless steel pot that is at least 8 years old and it looks 100% better than this pan! I regret buying this set.

The frying pans look great out of the box, but looks don't help much when the pans are put to test. I followed the instructions including cleaning before use with a vinegar and dish detergent solution. I put both pans to test by frying eggs. Both past the test, OK, but that involved keeping the gas burner on low. I used about two tablespoons of oil in both (a lot more than I normally use). I use only olive or coconut oil. A few days later I tried using the large pan to cook half a bag of hash brown potatoes, not impressive. In spite of an overabundance of oil and medium to low heat, the potatoes stuck to the pan. I used coconut oil. Two days later I tried the large pan again to finish off the bag but used olive oil instead. Potatoes stuck as before. Tonight I made a spinach omelet and that worked out Ok, but the heat was never about the low setting. There was a small amount of sticking, but nothing worth complaining about. At this point, my opinion is these frying pans will work out OK, but you have to slow down, and you better use healthy cooking oil, because, with these pans, you will definitely increase your oil consumption. I do like the idea of stainless. All those fancy coated pans eventually fail and start contaminating your food.

Perfect to me and fitness As a fitness lover, often frying steak and eggs myself. These pans are suitable for me, 8 inch pan I use to make omelet, and fry steak with the 10 inch one. Not only does it look nice, but it is also easy to use and easy to clean. I would recommend this set of pans to friends who like fitness.

As a housewife, I cook a lot of food every day for my husband and two kids. I am glad that I chose this stainless steel pan set made by Dilicis. It looks very upscale in my small kitchen. Of course, if I cook less, I will use the smaller one. When I need to cook for the whole family, I can use the 10-inch pan. The handle would not get hot easily, and it needs to preheat before cooking and the add some butter or oil as you like, then it will be used like a nonstick pan. It only takes one minute to wash two pans which is sooooo convenient. After washing, I can hang up through the small holes in the handle. Definitely recommend this product!!