Cuisinart CSK-250 GreenGourmet 14-Inch Nonstick Electric Skillet
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: CuisinartBrand: Cuisinart
Model: CSK-250
Product features:
- Stainless-steel 1800-watt electric skillet with 14-by-14-inch cooking surface
- Petroleum-free, ceramic-based, nonstick interior; contains no PTFE or PFOA
- Tempered glass lid; die-cast stainless-steel handles; embossed Cuisinart logo
- Adjustable heat; dishwasher-safe with probe removed; instruction/recipe booklet included
- Measures 17-1/5 by 18-1/5 by 7-2/7 inches; 3-year limited warranty
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Cuisinart CSK-250 GreenGourmet 14-Inch Nonstick Electric Skillet
Customer Review: Good, but needs a major lid improvement
Summary: 3 Stars
My grandma gave us a 12-inch square electric skillet in the 70s, but we hardly ever used it and eventually gave it to Goodwill. It offered no advantage over stovetop cooking.
My wife got the Green skillet for me last month. The 14 inch size makes it very versatile. You can brown a lot of mushrooms without having to batch-cook them. I'm sure it will fry a lot of chicken too.
The heat distribution is good. At 450 F, you can't sear steaks--leave that to 550F+ cast iron or Staub's enameled iron grill pans-- but golden-browning is wonderfully easy to achieve.
For open-pan cooking, I would give it 4-5 stars.
I must however, subtract two full stars for the patently inadequate lid design. How many of us use lidded pans without using their lids to cook? It would be nice to use the Green skillet to steam, simmer or boil things, but the condensate on the lid underside flows directly to the pan rim, gathers, then bubbles, spits and drips all over the countertop and onto the temp-control module. I have to put a towel over the latter, not knowing if an electrical short could otherwise occur, and even then I have to wipe up the countertop afterwards. Or I have to "crack" the lid (which lessens dripping and directs it to one area). Not a fatal issue, but indicative of less-than-fully-thoughtful attention to functional detail by Cuisinart.
Two design modifications to the lid would greatly improve things. 1) a much larger vent hole with a sliding shutter to adjust the size of the orifice, and 2) a glass or metal circular rim on the underside running maybe a half inch from the lid's edge, to force lid-condensate to drip into the pan instead of flowing to the lid/pan-edges interface and sputtering out.
All in all, we're using this pan a lot, as it works really well for open-pan cooking, and then using the lid to keep food warm.
Description of Cuisinart CSK-250 GreenGourmet 14-Inch Nonstick Electric Skillet
Cuisinart presents a skillet that's good for you and a little easier on the environment! The interior of our GreenGourmet Electric Skillet is premium Cuisinart Ceramica nonstick, a petroleum-free ceramic-based cooking surface that contains no PTFE or PFOA. This smart nonstick lets you sear, fry, griddle, simmer or braise with little or no oil or butter and cleans up in record time.Small Appliances
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