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JKZ2018
- 9 reviews
- Impact
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Very good stainless frying pan
I totally agree with some of the comments here. I have bought a stainless scanpan. It works perfectly fine if you do it properly. Let the oil heat to a higher temperature then add the steak. It doesn’t stick too much if you cook in this way, and it can be cleaned easily with sponge.
It never says this is a non-stick pan. If you are looking for a non stick pan, then you shouldn’t buy it. I will buy more stainless cookware because I I don’t want the non stick coating come into my food everyday, no matter whether it is harmful or not.
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Steve
- 6 reviews
Reasonable quality pan at 50% off
Purchased a 30cm chefs pan and a 24cm frypan, from haris scarfe for 50%off.
*Good weight and sturdy construction
*Good even heat distribution.
*Good clear english instructions
*Handle doesnt get hot at all on either pans. If it does You have too much heat in the pan! HENCE why stuff burns onto the pan.
They are NOT Non Stick pans!
Any person that posts a review stating they are no longer non stick, is simply an idiot.
People need to realise stainless is different and not coasted in industrial chemicals ie Non stick pans that are lined with teflon, simple as that....Read more
Stainless steel pans are stainless with copper or aluminum mix inside the base to help provide good even heat distribution. Which these pans do very well. You need to cook differently with steel to non stick. Ie bring up the temperature gradually, and not over heat the pan. For example i usually cook steak very hot using my cast pan or an old posionous teflon pan and it sears nicely, However with the stainless, you bring up the heat gradually, 4 mins on medium, then i add a teaspoon of oil, check its hot with a drop of water sizzling in the oil, then place room temperature steak into the medium heat pan, it sears and cooks beautifully! So much so its nicer than a bbq steak. Leave the steak and turn only once, then after cooking add a little red wine vinegar, red wine, cornflour, butter and some water. i use a plastic spatula to lightly scrape any food residue whilst the pan was still warm, all of the food comes off easily and makes a tasty gravy. If you read the manual you too will realise it very clearly describes how to successfully clean, cook and look after these pans! The reviews about non stick need to be removed, they are not non stick pans but that doesnt mean food will stay burnt into the pan either. Just read the instructions! The instructions even clearly state how to make pastes to clean residue and staining off the pans, there is No eadible food you can cook in these pans that will not be able to be removed. It just takes practice, skill and knowledge to use these pans. Failing that go on youtube and learn how to cook using stainless.Purchased in May 2021 at Harris Scarfe Physical Stores for A$120.00.
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You can cook non stick with these
All the poor reviews here will be down to people not knowing how to use steel cookware. You need some oil or butter and a fairly hot pan. Steel will stick otherwise, that is not a product failure.
All materials have pros and cons. Steel can handle high temps, sear and go in the oven. Cleans easy looks good. Non stick are easy but no good for high temp cooking, and doesn't last, no matter how much you spend.
I've cooked soft creamy omelettes in my impact. It just takes know how.
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Worst Product and Even Worse Customer Service from Scanpan (Sheldon and Hammond P/L)
Totally disappointed, disillusioned and disgusted in both the product and the company. These would have to be the absolute worst pans I have ever ever used. Every single item of food sticks to them and it is an absolute nightmare to remove. The handles become way too hot to touch on both the pans and the lid - totally unsatisfactory and extremely dangerous. I only wish I had read the many others who have experienced this very same problem. Paying good money for absolute rubbish is so very disappointing.
As for Scanpan aka Sheldon and Hammond P/L their customer service response was deplorable - acknowledging these issues as though it is acceptable!!
NEVER EVER buy Scanpan - complete waste of money.
Purchased in September 2021 at What’s Cooking for A$225.00.
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Anna RapinettGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
Sticking scanpan
Purchased scanpan and the first time I used it my food stuck even after doing exactly what the manufactures recommended. Very disappointing and a waste of my hard earned money.
Purchased in February 2021 for A$165.00.
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Kelley RPerth, WA
- 6 reviews
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- Impact
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Fantastic Pans!
I bought a set of these from Kitchen Warehouse, which came with some large stock pots, fry pan, saute pan and milk pot. I've really enjoyed using these pans. A lot of reviews have issues with food sticking to the pan. The key is to let the pan sufficiently heat up. They should be hot enough that when a drop of water is placed on the pan it should roll around like a ball. Once they're hot enough food will cook without sticking and will release from the pan once there is a good sear on the meat.
The pans also form a wonderful fond on the bottom ...Read more
Purchased in October 2021 at Kitchen Warehouse Online Store for A$194.00.
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StaciAU
- 20 reviews
Rubbish- Do Not Waste Your Money
Purchased the Scanpan Impact pans and upon using I also found these pans to not be non stick! Was making fried eggs and the end result was a mess! How can a company that “prides itself in offering the Best Kitchenware Brands In Australia” get it so wrong and why do they refuse to refund?!? Save your money people. These products are rubbish.
Purchased in January 2021.
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Impossible to clean
I have used my scanpan 3 times.... it was given to me for a present.
The food sticks to the bottom and even with scrubbing it won't come off... the image attached is after cooking Tofu.... I have scrubbed it with a scourer but it still wont clean up.
I don't like this pan at all... it's the worst one I have ever cooked with!
Purchased in December 2021 at Present.
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JaneBAdelaide
- 9 reviews
- 2 likes
Worst frypan ever
I bought this thinking it was a quality product, but I no longer use it in sheer frustration.
I've only cooked on med-low heat, as the instructions say. No matter what I cook, it massively sticks to the frypan, destroying the food and making clean up difficult. This is an expensive product and even at discount price (which I bought it at) it is still too costly for the quality it is. Very disappointed.
Purchased in June 2021 at Harris Scarfe Physical Stores for A$60.00.
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HenrySydney, NSW
- 6 reviews
Excellent quality stainless steel pan for the passionate home chef
The Scanpan stainless steel pans are built with high quality. I bought the Scanpan Impact 26 cm and 20cm as a pair (which is cheaper than buying one) at Victoria's Basement 3-4 years ago on discount, and I use these pans on an induction cooktop.
Because of how they are built, a sandwiched steel-aluminium-steel heavy base, heat distribution and retention is great, very even across the surface of the pan. No hot spots as far as I'm aware.
I personally wanted to switch from non-stick pans because I like cooking with high heat, such as searing s...Read more
teaks or stir frying vegetables. I wouldn't want to use a non-stick pan for those recipes because I'm afraid the non-stick layers will start peeling and mixing into my food. The pans take about 2-3 mins on medium-high heat to get to temperature (i.e. where a lot of people complain about food sticking to stainless steel cookware). What people don't know is you have to preheat the pan, until you can throw a drop of water onto it and it dances around the pan like mecury (think Terminator 2 and the T1000 Terminator). Only then you add your oil and foods like an egg or steak won't stick to the pan. These pans can get a little dirty from the burnt bits of food from either overcooking or not using enough oil. But it can be easily removed with a simple deglazing of the pan with water or other liquid. The bits that don't come off after deglazing can be removed with a baking soda paste and some elbow grease. I tend to do the latter, deeper cleaning procedure once a month to keep the pan looking fairly new and shiny. I just can't stand cooking with a semi-brown/black pan, plus because those bits are on top of the steel pan it interferes with your cooking and food will likely stick despite the preheating procedure I mentioned above. So in summary, if you look after this pan well, it will cook you nice meals for a long time to come.Purchased in July 2021 at Victoria's Basement.
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dlovepNSW, 2033
- 14 reviews
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Name it correctly what an Impact on your cooking also your patience.
Pro: Super Healthy Pan (more than 30% of food stuck on the pan)
Con: It needs a thick layer of oil to Deep (a normal) stir-fry
You will have a healthy cooking, since 30% of food stuck on pan you will literally getting a lot healthier than other pan, try pan fried a fish, you will get the "Shape" of fish and one side of fish stuck on pan. Then add more oil to stir-fry, end up like deep frying the food, what an IMPACT way of cooking, whereas you either getting healthy food with less oil or deep frying something which you want to stir-fry.
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DkPerth
- 3 reviews
Lower quality
I just bought steamer 28cm. It has a glass lid. Handle gets hot and you need tea towel to pick up the lid. As soon as you lift the lid it starts making crackling noises even though the lid is still in your hand. I found the base is not that heavy either considering the size of the pan. I have got some other Scanpan pans very old ones they are much better quality than this one. Handle on my old glass lids is thicker and does not get hot. Base of those old pans is much heavier. That was the reason I bought Scanpan again. Quality has definitely gone down. Then I looked on the box and it is made in China. Not happy with the quality.
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melonycSydney, NSW
- 42 reviews
Love my stainless steel cookware
I've had non-stick (Swiss Diamond) and tried copper coated pans but eventually went back to plain stainless steel because I just got tired of having to fuss over a saucepan. There's nothing quite like it for cooking and you don't have to worry about what utensils you're (or anyone else) is using or if you can put it in the dishwasher. These pans look great, cook beautifully and will give you decades of fuss free service.
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Jack CPerth, WA
- 4 reviews
Excellent steel set, don't expect non-stick
I have been cooking with a Scanpan frying pan for over a decade. Had to replace my old one when it was stolen. The new one is six years old now, bought it along with a stockpot and two sauce pans. Whole set is still in good as new condition, very durable despite a lot of use and abuse.
Many other reviews complain about the pans not being non-stick. Those people bought the wrong category of product. Steel pans can be low-stick if you properly pre-heat them with fat or oil. Don't expect them to be non stick, if you want that get a Teflon pan. ...Read more
The advantage of the steel is that it is HARD. I clean with scourers and use metal utensils, still smooth as after maybe 1,000 meals. The lids are good. I think the problems people have had from handle and lid getting hot are from using too high a flame or the wrong size burner. O ly complaint t is that the crack between the glass lid and metal rim can trap food and debris. A minor issue seeing as you can be so rough when cleaning! Learn to cook properly, without the toxic Teflon, and enjoy these fine steel pans.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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I expected more
I love Scanpan. I'm even bias being Danish. I have coppernox saute pan and a smaller impact saucepan and can't fault them. Absolutely love them.
I recently purchased an impact casserole 24cm and there is literally only one use for this pot which is boiling water (however, due to heatloss from the sides you may have to wait a while).
You could heat this casserole ever so gently, slowly turning up the heat, until it is as hot as your stove will allow. If you then decided to drop a single piece of room temperature meat in the pot, expect in retu...Read more
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Everything sticks at the bottom
I have a set of WMF pots for 18 years and they are amazing and when I saw the Scanpan wok I thought it will work just as amazing as I could not find any WMF wok where I live.
Worst decision ever, everything I cook stick at the bottom. The food always turn up looking a mess. What's more, I have to spend lots of time soaking it and cleaning it.
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Skippy
- 2 reviews
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It is unsafe and very disappointed
I purchased mine in April 2017. All the pots, when heat up, the handles on the lid and pot are over heated. You can barely open the lids with bare hands.
I since have contacted the manufacturer. At first, I was offered a pair of free mittens to help me open lids when heated. I thought it was ridiculous and I couldn’t believe they actually offered it. I replied and rejected as I’m not the only one cooking at home. If someone else is cooking, they could be burned without the free pair of mittens.
Then they offered to a set of classic lids whic...Read more
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DodokebabSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 5 reviews
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Chef quality
Totally satisfied and in love with my Impact Scanpan set. I needed to replace my entire cookware as I have built a new home with an induction stove top. These were recommended by my sister and her hubby who are both qualified chefs. I figured if they use these and they love them, then they must be good. I know how to cook in Stainless Steele pans like these and how to clean them - it is very different to cooking and cleaning in nonstick pans. So reviews about food sticking are probably written by nonstick pan users trying to use a stainless s...Read more
teel pan like a nonstick pan. I purchased on eBay “DonTrueBlue” for $349 this Set Included: 16cm/2L covered saucepan 18cm/2.7L covered saucepan 20cm/3.7L covered saucepan 16/18/20cm universal steamer insert 24cm/4.8L covered casserole 24cm/7.2L stockpot 24cm pasta insert 24cm steamer insertSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Maryline G.
- 2 reviews
Give it a try Scanpan Impact, Baccarat Iconix
I just replace my Anolon non stick pans after 8 years. Previously I had a scanpan non stick for 10 years. All anodised pans, expensive but long lasting. I move to stainless because the non stick coating of these pans were non longer non stick and require a lot of elbows grease for cleaning. I have done a lot research on stainless steel cooking. And the easiest way to make it non stick is to use 1/ an oil with high smoke point ( tasteless coconut oil, ghee are a good choices, 2/ chopped some onions, green onions bits you don’t want to use for ea...Read more
ting 3/ pour some oil in the pan just enough to cover the bottom and the side (you do not need a massive amount, start to cook the onion slices on medium heat (neither low nor high to smoking point), stir a few time, and wait until the pieces are starting to charred or show lot of brown patches, indicating caramelisation. remove the onions and oil, whip the hot pan with a paper towel, use a little of oil/ butter to cook ie an egg ( this is how i test the non sticking property of the stainless steel pan) The pan was never used before, brand new from the box the pan was washed prior to first use). This method creates a total non stick surface, there was no egg bits on the bottom, just a little bit on one side, when there was no onion. The secret is that the gas of the onion that makes you cry when you slice an onion bond with the steel of the pan and makes it truly non stick. Obviously you should not subject your pan to excessive heat, heat properly if you want to cook meat ( use the water test for this one) especially if you want to cook without fat. The scanpan behaves as expected with even distribution of heat. The down side is the sides are not as hot as the bottom (because scanpan Impact and Baccarat Iconix are not 3-5 ply s/s ) you need to invest into 3-5 ply stainless steel pots, which are lot dearer. the pans may be imbalance because the handles are long, again, a well balanced pan is more expensive to manufacture. Scanpan is a good compromise, stainless steel is safer and healthier for cooking, as long as you make the effort to understand this cooking style. You still may have a bit of sticking, cleaning requires vinegar and bicarbonate, a little of soaking a stainless steel scourge, no toxic products are needed. I cook French, Italian, Thai, Vietnamese for my cookind demos and my new scanpan Impact and baccarat Iconix have delivered excellent outcomes. Again it is about understanding stainless steel cooking and choose the right size pan for the purpose. If you want to stir fry choose a large base 28-32 cm because if you crowding your fresh rice noodles you end up stewing rather than stir frying. For stew I like a straight side pans with a glass cover because I can check the content, Particularly if you are cooking Butter chicken, or seafood paella. I am physically short, having handles on both side makes sense and is safer. I also like pans that can go in the oven and sustain at least 200c (another point to look up in the specs). Caution: do not plunge your hot pans in cold water, or they may warp ( which may happen in cheaper brands). If the stainless steel is of poor quality, you may have rust appearing, so it is a good idea to season your pans with oil (coconut, canola, corn, peanut) enough to coat, heat until it starts to smoke, switch off and wipe with a tissue. Use A tea towel, or thick paper when stacking your pans in the cupboards so they do not scratch, creating grooves when food particles can stick. I hope that you find these guidelines useful and that you do not give up on this style of cooking.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Worst fry pan ever .
Very frustrating and disappointing. EVERYTHING sticks to the bottom of this pan- its Pretty much unusable. Giving it too the opp shop. Never buying scanpan again ! What a waste of money .
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Questions & Answers
Alice X.asked
My SMEG induction cooktop is not working properly. The service man told me the SCANPAN impact wok shouldn’t be used on the induction cooktop. It works however it damages the induction cooking system. Is this true?
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Kimasked
These lid handles get very hot! This is crap for such expensive pots!
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I don't know what you mean. If it's on the stove they never get hot. If you are putting them in the oven...well what do you expect?
Who said anything about putting them in the oven?
If the handles are hot then youve either cooked too hot or had the pans on the stoce for too long. The question remains however, Is it really that hard to just use a tea towel or oven mit? You can even buy silicon grips from junk stores if its that bad? But a proper scanpan wont over heat the handles if used correctly
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