All-Clad Copper-Core Fry Pan
The perfect size for everything from omelets and stir frys to hamburgers and one-dish meals. Designed for high-heat cooking such as frying, sauteing, or browning, this pan maintains an even temperature across the entire cooking surface, with sloped sides for ease in turning foods. A big advantage: It can go directly from stovetop to oven and performs marvelously. Comes in 8″, 10″ and 12″ dia.
The ultimate in cookware, this All-Clad® premiere line features the patented Copper-Core™ five-ply bonded design with a thick copper center core to maximize heat conductivity. The copper ply is bonded to aluminum to enhance heat distribution while reducing weight. The bonded exterior and interior layers are highest-quality stainless-steel, providing the ideal cooking surface, ease of cleaning, extreme durability and aesthetic appeal.
Product Features
• Five bonded layers of stainless-steel, aluminum and copper allow pieces to heat quickly and evenly so you can rely on consistent performance
• Pure aluminum and thick copper inner core throughout for optimal heat conductivity
• Easy-to-clean 18/10 stainless-steel cooking surface helps prevent foods from sticking
• Accented with an exterior stripe of copper
• Cookware piece is oven-safe up to 500 F
• Signature stay-cool handles are cast from solid stainless-steel and designed for ergonomic comfort
• High-strength, non-corrosive stainless-steel rivets keep handles permanently secure, making cooking safer
• Suited for all stovetops including electric, gas, ceramic and halogen
• Hand-washing recommended
• Bonded cookware handcrafted in the U.S.A., lids and components manufactured overseas.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Easily the best pan I have used
I bought this pan to replace a Revereware Aluminum bottomed 12 inch fry pan. Wow what a difference in cooking. I had always slightly burned Coconut milk at the edges of the pan while reducing it. With the All-Clad pan for the first time it cooked perfectly. This pan is excellent for cooking Thai and Indian curry.
I bought this pan when it went on sale for $126 and I now wish I had bought 2 (one for a present).
5 Stars Flawless aesthetics and function
My cruddy old Teflon cookware is shedding its lining, so I researched extensively for good quality cookware that would both perform well and sustain some longevity. In my search I discovered All Clad - so I thought, what’s $200 for a frying pan?
I chose the 12″ copper core frying pan and I love it! Besides being such a beautiful addition to my kitchen, it does all it has been purported to. I have not been able to burn anything! Everything I have cooked has turned out perfectly. The copper core indeed distributes the heat quickly and evenly.
Clean up also is a breeze. The cooked-on food easily lifts with a bit of soaking. I love the shine and luster of the stainless steel so I use Barkeepers Friend to restore both the sparkly finish and the pink glow of the copper stripe.
The pan is heavy, since I’m no chef it has been a bit difficult for me, but the more I use it the more adept I become at manipulating it. The 12″ may be too large for everyday purposes, so I am looking into getting the 8″ for simple daily tasks like scrambling eggs, frying an omelette, or quick stir frying.
Since experiencing such quality and perfection I believe the price is worth it. I will gradually incorporate more pieces into my kitchen and toss out all that nasty Teflon cookware. Using stainless steel that will last for many many years and won’t eventually poison my cooking through shedding is a valid incentive. But truthfully, this cookware is so aesthetically pleasing I just love looking at it - it’s like adding art to my home, a kitchen sculpture! I am an All Clad convert now.
5 Stars All-Clad #1
After having owned most major brands of cookware, I am convinced that All-Clad is #1. The copper core simply makes it even better by causing it to heat more quickly and evenly.
5 Stars amateur cook
This is a wonderful piece of cooking ware, a piece of art…I love using it. V.
5 Stars I’m hooked!!!
I’d like to give this 10 stars as I had no idea the difference a pan like this could make.
I have had it for a week and have used it for crab cakes (crab, egg, and breading), omelets, sauteed vegetables, and thick-cut pork chops. I mention these items because in my old Farberware stainless steel pans, sticking, uneven cooking, and uneven browning were a problem that I thought was just my lack of skill.
Heat distribution is perfect all over, i.e., the items on the outside cook the same in the same amount of time as those on the inside. Browning is effortless and beautiful! The fond on the bottom of the pan is not burned and deglazing is a breeze. Since I could only afford the one pan so far, I sometimes cook alongside my other pans. It’s like switching from driving a Ford Pinto to a Mercedes (or so I imagine) and back again.
Cleanup has been great! So far I haven’t had any problems with stuck food - the delicate crab cakes held together when I flipped them (with a gorgeous golden crust), and the omelets released easily. I used just enough butter and oil to cover the bottom of the pan, and it got hot enough to cook the food in the right amount of time to keep the food from absorbing too much oil and tasting greasy, without getting so hot that it scorched or stuck.
The pan is definitely heavier than what I’m used to, but the balance is perfect and handling it is not a problem. The handle stays very cool, surprisingly so…it has barely even gotten warm. Finally, the icing on the cake is how absolutely beautiful this pan is. It is definitely a display piece. I can only afford two items in this line per year, but my collection is started and there is NO going back.
If you really love the process and adventure of cooking, this is an investment you will never regret!!!
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