How do you get even heat distribution for a large pan on a stove top?
1302342
For a pan like PADERNO 18.5, which is a PAELLERA, for an even heat distribution you need Gas Propane Burner* particularly if you are going to make "PAELLA VALENCIANA" enjoy your PAELLA with a good La Rioja Vino Tinto (Red Wine). * Not Grill.
1302343
you have to keep turning it, which works best if you have a long grill burner. But I usually make my paellas outside on the charcoal grill, where I can make a fire to fit the pan. With a little practice, that works excellently
403569
11.5" x 10" ; not too efficient on conventional stove top because of uneven heat distribution (over 2 stove tops). Maybe good in ovens and over barbecue grills.
1514717
Heat skillet till just warm. Add enough vegetable oil to just coat the inside of the pan. Swirl the oil to evenly coat the surface. Heat oil untill ripples beginto apper on the oils surface.Turn off skillet and remove oil Let pan cool to room tempurature. Good luck with your skillet. Mine started pealing teflon on first use. I used a spatula for teflon pans. A substantual amount came off. Because there was no information with it as to where to return it , I just threw it away. Hope yours is better.
1259808
No Hotspots! Cooks evenly. It's suppose to be energy efficient versus a stovetop. We need a new stove. In the meantime we are using this. Agree with I am buying a second one. I would too if we had more counter space. :-)
1625024
I really like this pan. I have a large burner on an electric cooktop, so it seems to heat evenly. Don't know how well it would do on a small burner.
1553554
I think all burners heat most effectivley on top of the burner that is the same size. If you want it to heat a larger pan it would be advisable to get a aluminum pan or a copper bottom pan to distribute the heat more evenly...........Ken
1970316
I think I have the same skillet and I use it with no problems. A good pan like the All Clad should radiate the heat all over the pan's surface.
1725826
I have a gas range, so I can only tell you that it heats unevenly on that surface. It is so large that I tried lighting the front and back burners simultaneously to see if the problem would disappear with more heat sources. It did not. It performed well in the oven and we enjoyed it tremendously over an open camp fire.
1139173
I have a gas stove and have used no hotter than medium heat. It definitely dispersed heat evenly. My food was evenly cooked.
2111820
The instructions say quite clearly to keep the burner size similar to the size of the pan you are using. The flame or heater element should be smaller than the pan bottom so that heat does not extend beyond the bottom and therefore heat the handles.
536754
I use a 12" and it transfers heat well. I use it quite frequently on the DUXTOP. However, because the heating element is only 8-9" in diameter, there tends to be a hot spot in the center of the pan. I just keep moving things from the side to the middle and back again.
54865
My wife places the pan in the center of a piece of aluminum foil and wraps it up the sides. This prevents water infiltration into the pan, but the thin layer of metal doesn't affect the heat transfer as much as a second pan would. Her cheesecakes come out beautifully.
1534697
From what I understand about induction stovetops, unless the burner is the size of the pan, you would not get even heating. I use a two burner gas top for this and it heats very evenly. You would need to look up info about your unit.
2203446
I don't have the manual in front of me, but there are clearance requirements for this. We usually have an oven safe pan there. It does get warm. We're clear above that for about 6"
282735
The Owner's Manual states: "NEVER place or straddle a cooking pot or utensil over 2 different surface cooking zones heating at the same time. This will cause uneven heating results and could cause the ceramic cooktop to fracture." I've found that the burners aren't very picky about pot sizes; best practices would be to use a pan/pot with a bottom not more than 1/2 inch larger than the max size markings, or less than 1/2 inch smaller than the min size markings.
2081241
It does seem to distribute the heat pretty well. The heating element is a sideways U, so in the middle gets heat from 3 sides and the material conducts well. The only spot that may be a little less hot would be where the two sides meet, because of the grease drain, but not enough to unevenly cook something.
1384863
I used it quite a few times on a ceramic top with no issues. It seems to take a lot of heating, so the stove does get hot, but no issues.