4-piece pan set with grill pan, 20, 24 and 28 cm

Two cooking surfaces, one hob

A smooth pan and a ridged grill surface do two different jobs. One surrounds the food and gives it an even crust; the other meets the meat in stripes and lifts it clear of its own juices. This set puts both in your kitchen: two smooth frying pans and a grill pan, plus a silicone trivet.

The grill pan gives the meat its stripes

The grill pan measures 28 cm, holds 2.1 litres and is square, ridged from edge to edge. The square shape turns the corners into usable surface, where a round pan loses space along the rim. Between the ridges the food does not sit in the liquid it releases, so the surface browns instead of steaming.

The ridged pan is made for meat and slices of courgette. In practice that is grilling in January: aubergine, pepper, a pork chop or a thicker piece of fish still gets its stripes while the garden grill has been standing against the wall for months.

The two smooth pans: 20 and 24 cm

The 20 cm piece takes 1 litre. This is the breakfast and quick-side size: an egg, a portion of fried onion, a small sauce. The 24 cm pan holds 1.7 litres and carries the weekdays: two cuts of meat, a pan of vegetables or a generous egg dish.

The division pays off when the meat is on the grill pan and the side dish is in the smooth one beside it. Two pans, two surfaces, one dinner, and no washing the grill pan halfway through so the rice can be fried in it.

Three pans, one design language

A matt finish and minimalist shapes, carried the same way on all three pieces. Each is forged aluminium, the handles share one shape, and despite its square body the grill pan belongs to the same series. Side by side on the worktop they read as one set rather than three purchases.

The titanPro coating on the ridges too

All three pieces carry the brand's hard-wearing titanPro non-stick coating, the tops of the ridges included. On a grill pan that carries extra weight: the tops of the ridges take the hardest use, and they decide whether the meat lifts off when you turn it or leaves its crust behind on the metal.

Turbo induction base on all three

All three pieces in the set were given a turbo induction base. The thicker patterned plate is there so heat starts from the whole surface rather than one point.

Five hob types

All three pans can be used on five kinds of hob: induction, gas, electric, vitroceramic and halogen. Grilling asks for no hob other than the one you already cook on.

Handle and trivet

All three handles are ergonomic and soft-touch, and they stay cool where you hold them. The fourth piece of the set is a silicone trivet, somewhere to put the hot grill pan down while the meat rests or the side dish is served.

Cleaning between the ridges

Residue comes out of the grooves too, with warm water and a soft sponge, as long as you do not let it dry on. Washing a grill pan then takes no longer than washing a plain one.

What it is made of, and what it is free from

All three pieces are forged aluminium with a titanPro non-stick coating. There are no lids in the box, so open frying is what this combination was built for.

Ridged cooking surface

A surface divided by parallel ridges. The food rests on top of the ridges, so meat or vegetables take high heat in stripes while the liquid they release runs into the grooves.

Everyday scenes

On a Tuesday evening four strips of chicken go on the grill pan and a portion of vegetables into the 24 cm pan. While the meat rests on the trivet the side dish takes another two minutes, and everything reaches the table at once.

On Sunday morning the small pan works alone: one egg, a little butter, two minutes. The grill pan stays in the cupboard, which is rather the point, because not every dish needs the largest surface heated up.

Care

• The ridges of the grill pan hold heat for a long time: let it go lukewarm before any water reaches it.
• A soft brush or sponge lifts the residue out of the grooves, with no scouring pad.
• Turn the meat with wooden or silicone tongs so the tops of the ridges stay unscratched.
• If something has dried onto the ridges, soak it in lukewarm water instead of scraping it.
• Store the grill pan beside the smooth pans, not inside them, because the ridges can scratch another cooking surface.
• Wash the trivet by hand and put it back only when dry.

Who this set suits

How it arrives

The four pieces come in a gift box with a photograph of the set on the side, so a present needs no repacking.

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