Can you use it as a skillet or frying pan? Will it boil water?
488285
Yes it will boil water. You may use it as skillet but the surface of it is not flat.
488286
Haven't used it lately. Yes, you can boil liquids and I have used it like a skillet.
488287
I've never tried to use it as a skillet but I would imagine it could be used that way. It definitely boils water; I use it to boil broth for having Chinese Hot Pot and it works great. :)
707317
Yes--I probably wouldn't put boiling water in it, but we used warmed water in it a couple of times when we needed/wanted hotter water.
1621226
Yes you can. I don't have a wok either and I just use a frying pan with water in it
1740856
I've only used it for deep frying so far but I don't see why not. It's your average bottom-heated non-stick pot.
662710
I would not use it for frying as the hot oil expands and there is not high enough sides, also the non stick coating can not take such high heat. Use your dutch oven to fry.
2182796
I do believe that you can, as I had a turkey fryer full of boiling water going on it - that's bigger than the usual canning pot. There is an adapter you can buy if your pot is not magnetic, but it's only about 6" wide.
2271494
It is not really thick enough metal to use for cooking, about the thickness of an inexpensive teakettle. One could probably boil water in it, but the purpose is for storing frying oil to use another time.
1336364
i believe it works like a cast iron skillet. you season it so there is NO non-stick coating. i have had mine for a long time and absolutely love it, inside and outside.
433664
I suppose you could use it just for water. You could use a pot to heat water also. Seems like a silly question.
1782742
I would say no, designed for water, broths etc. would be very careful using oil in it, rubber O-rings. Look for a deep fryer..
1585745
Yes it can but works much better as a fryer. I've had mine for a year and we use it all the time. Including turkeys and chickens for the holidays. You can get a dutch oven with steam basket for much less money if all you need is a steamer.
1128962
sure, have used it to boil pasta and veggies. I would not fry with it though, although I am sure you could.
1940237
It is cast iron, so yes it would be just like a cast iron frying pan, but the burner would only cover part of it so the heat distribution might not be the best.
1404180
I am not sure. I have never tried to do that since I have a fry daddy. But I really love this skillet! I use it almost every day.
514720
No ...it's a kettle. You can boil water and transfer it to a pan and add egg,, but do not cook any thing inside the kettle. It is for boiling water alone.
598949
No, it cannot. I put 1.25" of water in a 12" frying pan with an 8 1/2" base and after 20 minutes it did not boil. The unit also cycles off and on to avoid overheating. I wanted to stay away from Induction but induction is very fast to boil water in anything. This is more of a hot plate to keep food warm. It stays hot for a very long time after being shut off.
89380
We tried that. It has too much wasted heat surface, but will work. The whole skillet gets hot, not just the bottom. An iron plate, that is fairly even might work as well.