Non-stick frying pan, 20 cm

The pan that is always within reach in the morning

There is a point at which the big pan becomes a burden. For two eggs, a handful of mushrooms or one child's scrambled eggs you heat half the hob for nothing, and then you wrestle with a larger pan at the sink than the amount of food deserved. This 20 cm pan is made for that time of day: it heats quickly, works with little oil and wipes out in a few strokes.

Why twenty centimetres

A 20 cm cooking surface holds a single portion. Two fried eggs fit beside one another without running together, a handful of mushrooms browns without being stacked, and leftover rice can be turned through before it goes to the table. The 1.0 litre shape with 4.5 cm sides gives you just enough rim to keep vegetables in, while still letting a spatula reach underneath.

The second benefit shows up on the hob. While meat cooks in the larger pan, this one takes on the onions, the sauce or the fried egg, so you do not have to do two jobs one after the other in the same dish. In a small kitchen you notice that difference every evening.

Premium in what your hand feels

The Fashion by Berlinger Haus kitchen line is built around a minimalist style and a matt finish, and you can see it on the pan: there is no extra edge, ornament or glossy stripe showing off on the worktop. The body is forged aluminium, and the weight sits where it should, under the pan rather than in the handle.

The handle is 20 cm long, ergonomic, soft to the touch, and it stays cool while you cook. That matters because a small pan gets moved a lot: you shake it, tilt it, lift it off to serve. An uncomfortable handle is something you notice every morning.

The pan belongs to a whole kitchen line, and that shows on the worktop. The pieces of the collection carry the same matt finish and the same restrained shapes, so if you add a larger pan or a saucepan later, the set still looks like one thing.

A TitanPro coating that takes daily use

The cooking surface carries a TitanPro non-stick coating, the brand's own hard-wearing coating. In practice the egg white does not catch at the edges, batter residue does not burn on, and you can work with less fat, because it is no longer the fat that keeps the food off the surface.

Turbo induction base

The base of the pan is a turbo induction design. The round, patterned plate matches the ring of an induction hob and is engineered for even heat distribution, so the food does not cook only in the middle.

It starts on any hob

It works on every hob type: induction, gas, electric, vitroceramic and halogen. If you cook on gas in a rented flat today and the next kitchen has induction, the pan moves with you.

A handle you also hold when serving

The soft-touch covering keeps the handle from slipping even when you reach for it with a cloth. The hanging hole at the end lets you keep the pan on the inside of a cupboard door or on a wall rail when the drawer is full.

Washing up that does not take over the evening

The pan is easy to clean: thanks to the non-stick surface that usually means a wipe with warm water. Anything that does stick can be soaked in lukewarm water for a few minutes rather than scrubbed.

Materials and safety

The body of the pan is forged aluminium with a TitanPro coating on the cooking surface.

TitanPro coating

Fashion by Berlinger Haus's own hard-wearing non-stick coating. It goes on the cooking surface and is there so that food releases from the pan with less fat.

Everyday scenes

On a weekday morning this is the pan that comes out before the coffee maker. One egg, a little butter, three minutes, and you can already wash it while the bread toasts.

At dinner the smaller size belongs to the sides. A chicken breast with tomatoes and green beans, and you do not have to reach for a separate pot beside the main dish.

Care

• Let the pan cool down before you run water into it.
• Warm water and a soft sponge are usually enough; the pan is easy to clean.
• Stir with a wooden or silicone spatula rather than metal, to protect the coating.
• If something has stuck, soak it in lukewarm water and then wipe it out instead of scrubbing.
• When storing, put a cloth between pans so the cooking surfaces do not touch.

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