Simply Calphalon Nonstick 13-Inch Round Grill Pan
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: CalphalonBrand: Calphalon
Model: SA1113HP
Product features:
- Sturdy 13-inch hard-anodized aluminum grill pan will not crack or chip; double-coated nonstick interior cleans easily
- Deep interior ridges produce grill marks just like outdoor barbecuing
- Sleek contoured stainless steel handle with silicone stays cool on the stovetop
- Hand wash; oven safe to 400 degrees F; use only nonstick, coated or wooden utensils
- Measures 24.8 by 15.2 by 4 inches; carries a 10-year warranty
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Simply Calphalon Nonstick 13-Inch Round Grill Pan
Customer Review: What are these pans for again?
Summary: 3 Stars
As a guy who considers the grill to be the ultimate cooking appliance AND who lives in snowy Michigan, I've had my eye on a grill pan for a while. As a Cook's Illustrated disciple, I decided to buy this particular one.
After using it a few times, I don't know what to think. All of the things I remember from the CI review are more or less true; it is indeed great at putting attractive grill marks on food. It also has one other big benefit: it keeps food out of the surrounding liquid. This makes it so that indoor burgers aren't sitting in their own grease as they cook.
But did anyone really think these pans have anything else in common with an actual grill? CI wondered if these pans can bring that "grill flavor" indoors--of course not. For that your food needs to be sitting over open flame, period.
But the big problem (that I imagine all pans like this have) is not that hard to anticipate. Food takes FOREVER to cook on this thing. Think about it; all other things being equal, there is far less hot surface in contact with the food, so the same food is going to take longer than it would on an equivalent nonstick skillet. On a real grill, the grate adds a nice sear, but the cooking heat comes from the flame. This pan works in the opposite way. I'm still working out a way to adapt my cooking technique to this. I guess you just have to cook everything longer at a lower heat setting, but that's not typically the direction you want to go for the kind of food you'll cook on it (besides sandwiches maybe).
Beyond all of that, the pan is not fun to clean. The oil/grease in the pan likes to collect on the sides of the grill ridges, and you really would need a custom-shaped sponge to clean in there well (like the ones that come with Foreman grills).
All of this basically to achieve what amounts to a cosmetic effect. The pan reminds me of my quesadilla maker: doesn't do a whole lot, and not that great at what it does. I guess if I want a good grilled chicken breast in January, I'll have to go to Applebee's.
Chris gives the Calphalon 13" Grill Pan 3 stars.
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