Does food scorch or burn easily when cooking with this set?
1040535
It heats up and cools down pretty quickly. Much depends on your heat source. If using propane or liquid fuel, start off at a low setting.
1040536
Depends on your heat source? The pot and pan are fairly thin nothing compared to home cookwear. I use this set with my msr micro rocket and can scorch foods easily if I'm not careful. So I use the lowest setting and stir food while rotating the pan to disperse the heat evenly. All in all, this pan set is perfect for backpacking
1040537
We used in it the backcountry over an alcohol stove and had no problems with anything sticking or burning. I'm sure it would depend on what you were cooking to some extent but cleaning it after use was very easy.
171005
No. Definitely not. In fact, they are kind of like the opposite of non-stick pans. You have to be pretty careful when cooking foods that have a high risk of sticking to things in these pans. If you burn stuff on, it can be a chore to get all the burnt residue off. That being said, I think they're great pans. They heat very quickly and get very, very hot. In my experience they heat much faster, and get much hotter than any non-stick pan that I have seen (and I've seen a lot). They'll give you great control over what you're cooking (much better control than a non-stick pan), and you can cook some more creative things in them, but they are certainly not the pans to be looking for if you just want to make some quick scrambled eggs and have no chance of any egg sticking to the pan and being hard to clean. (All that said, there is one big advantage to cleaning these over cleaning a non-stick pan: you can stick it in the water immediately after using! Even if it's still hot. Doing that to a non-stick pan will destroy it. With these, it's no problem. In fact, being sure to do this is the best way to make sure that you don't end up with any hard-to-remove stains/residue)
1565275
No. I bought this set specifically to avoid the toxic problems being discovered with teflon and other non stick coatings. With quality stainless steel, once meats and vegetables sear, they release from the pan. I also bought this set to use with an induction cooktop in my small 5th wheel travel trailer so the fact they nest for minimal storage is great.
1379062
Not that I can tell. If it does it's not an appreciable amount of time. I've not used to bake anything delicate though. Definitely has not caused any burning. I've not found any difference between white and these.
2148242
No. The only problem with this pan is you cannot cook on a high heat. If you scorch the material, it will lose its non stick ability.
1090430
To me it gets hot very easily. If I cooked something more than 5 mins, I will get burned with handles without potholders. It's disappointing for me. I stewed something for 1/4 the volume on gas stove for about 15 minutes and it already got too hot to hold.
1495638
I do not think the food would burn unless you let the food get close to empty in the pan. There is no water between the flame and the pan, which I think that may be the best way to keep food warm using tealights.
2025790
Yes. It takes longer to burn food because of the heavy construction of the cookware. Cleans up easy.
907806
I use my set on a ceramic top stove and they're fine. I find the saucepans are very flat so there is little rotational problems, some skillets are fine but there is slightly more rotation on the flat burner but it hasn't been a problem for me. I've never noticed a heat distribution problem in either the saucepans or skillets. All in all, I highly recommend this set.
1333116
Gosh I've had them for awhile now and not sure. What I can tell you is that I've taken stoneware out of a 425 degree oven and it might get a little hot but the versatility of 5 fingered gloves is worth it. I've never gotten burned using them although mits will provide extra heat protection.
986077
It does get quite hot. We tend to use at around 500 degrees to sear and quick cook. It will cook on lower if you only use one of the two burners, but more around 275-300.
136821
Yes , I have an electric range and the pan contents does not burn. It is safe.
442910
No Way :) Perhaps for the first time, but I use this INCREDIBLE TOOL often, never preheat, and it's amazing. Never have burned ANYTHING..I do cook stuff at a lower heat now, but -- as expensive as this pot IS-- it's well worth the price!
136819
I find "ALL" pots burn to some degree if the contents are starchy. You will need to stir occasionally to avoid any burning, even though it is non-stick. Even in my slo-cooker starchy foods burn that are in direct contact with the pan bottom. Phil
421707
No not that I have noticed. It does take a lot of effort to scrub off the burned on food.Not "no-stick" surface!
1123086
I have had no problems with this. I have used the sauté several times and the pressure cooker and slow cooker settings. Have not burned anything. Perhaps not enough water was used?
1728256
Been in use for months....I've no complaints. Burning food is a result of not controlling the heat not the pan.