4 Options When Choosing the Best Pan for Cooking Eggs
One of the most frustrating things about cooking eggs is finding the appropriate frying pan to use. If you choose one too thick the pan may never heat up in a timely manner. Choose a pan too small and you may not have enough room to stir the contents. Finally, if you choose a pan that isn’t non-stick leaves you with a cleanup that could last you until the next meal. So now you are left to scour the Internet for a set of pans that fit your every need.
But the number of options online is so mind numbing you might just choose to stop eating. So how does someone go about choosing the best frying pan? We personally are on a crusade to find which pan is best for cooking eggs.
Here we will provide you with some of the best options that we have found from our personal research and peer reviews.
Product Name | Quality | Price | Our Rating |
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A+ | $$ | ||
A- | $$ | ||
T-fal E93802 Professional Total Nonstick Thermo-Spot Heat Indicator Fry Pan | A- | $$ | |
Tramontina 80114/535DS Professional Nonstick Restaurant Fry Pan | A | $$ |
The 4 Best Pan For Cooking Eggs
Here we will provide you with some of the best options that we have found from our personal research and peer reviews.
1. T-fal E76597 Ultimate Hard Anodized Scratch Resistant Pan
The T-fal E76597 is a top of the line all purpose frying pan that is so durable you could win the zombie apocalypse. Constructed of anodized aluminum and hard non-stick titanium this product is at the top of its class as far as 10-inch deep-dish frying pans are concerned.
One of the best features about this frying pan is the thermo-spot indicator that helps you with proper preheating. In addition to this, the scratch resistant surface protects the product from even the dumbest of cooks. Metal utensils won't phase the pan.
Unlike other similar frying pans from a brand like Circulon, this pan’s added depth makes sautéing and cooking sauces a breeze. Due to the titanium surface, you will experience a perfectly controlled and even heat across the surface so you will no long suffer through partially burned foods.
The only drawback is for those who are looking to cook omelets or pancakes in this pan will find it a bit difficult to flip them with a flat spatula due to the added depth.
2. Ultra Durable & Easy To Clean 10-Inch Frying Pan
As we said before one of the worst parts of cooking is the cleanup. This frying pan solves that problem. With its new non-stick coating formula this pan doesn’t even need oil in most instances. The pan easily cleans off with soap, water, and a regular kitchen sponge.
The pans curved edges make it perfect for cooking omelets and breakfast sandwiches. The flat bottom provides an even distribution of heat leading to a well-cooked meal. The large pan size allows for you to cook more food at once than in other frying pans.
Just in case you needed a spatula this frying pan also comes with a no-melt silicon spatula and a pan protector pad.
3. T-fal E93802 Professional Total Nonstick Thermo-Spot Heat Indicator Fry Pan
Much like the T-fal E76597 this frying pan also include a thermo-spot indicator to help with preheating. Both frying pans are rather similar and one of the few differences between them is that this pan is only 8 inches opposed to the 10-inch T-fal E76597.
This pan also sports a scratch resistant, non-stick surface perfect for cooking those messy meals that include multitudes of butter, eggs, and cheese. The scratch resistant surface makes this pan safe to use with metal cooking utensils without the worry of damaging the product.
As far as cleanup goes it might not get much easier than this pan as it is dishwasher safe. The pan is also oven safe up to 400 degrees just in case you like cooking your cornbread in a pan.
The smaller size of the pan makes it perfect for sautéing vegetables or making sauces. It also works well for cooking single servings of eggs or making an omelet.
4. Tramontina Professional Nonstick Restaurant Fry Pan, 8", Natural Aluminum
This is one of Tramontina’s most popular frying pans. The pan is made of Commercial-grade 3004 aluminum. The high-performance non-stick surface makes clean up the easiest part of the meal.
In fact, the pan is also dishwasher safe in case you wanted to totally skip the sink. Much like the previous pan, the Tramontina pan is also oven safe up to 400 degrees and compatible with all types of stovetops.
One of the best things about the pan is that Tramontina offers a lifetime warranty on the product. So in the unlikely scenario where the pan warps or cracks you will be sent a new one free of charge.
Our only qualm with the pan is that we wish it were just a few inches wider in diameter but for quite affordable price we aren’t going to complain. This pan is by far one of the most versatile and quality products on the market.
The Verdict
So there we have some of the best frying pans on the market. But even though we have narrowed it down to 4 which one is the best. In our humble opinion, the T-fal E76597 Ultimate Hard Anodized Scratch Resistant Titanium is the winner in this fight with the Tramontina 80114/535DS Professional Nonstick Restaurant Fry Pan coming in a close second.
The T-fal E76597 is hard to beat as it combines size, versatility, and convenience. The thermo-spot indicator and the added depth are attributes when combined that just could not be matched by the other products.
Had the Tramontina been a larger size it likely would have taken the win. As we mentioned, in the beginning, we were looking for which pan was best for cooking eggs. We believe that the size, the even heat distribution and the added depth of the pan makes the T-fal E76597 the superior product.
While we would prefer a lip to the pan that would allow us to flip an omelet a bit easier the added depth allows us to cook a wide range of other foods such as sauces.