Evidence index · Cookware
51 quoted claims about sauté pans from 10 named people across 10 long-form sources, covering 7 products, 7 of them raising objections. Every claim links to the second it was said.
11 voices across 10 sources. One publisher, America's Test Kitchen, accounts for 19 of the 51 claims.
Cohort pages restrict the same sauté pans evidence to one group at a time. Authority is scoped to sauté pans, never to how large someone’s audience is.
The attributes cooks cite most often about sauté pans, counted from the reasons attached to each claim rather than read out of the prose.
The sauté pans below are ordered by how many independent voices are on record about each one: a count of evidence, not a rating. Products without their own page have not yet cleared the evidence threshold for one.
This is the Made In Stainless Clad Saute Pan. It had all the right dimensions, it rocked the cooking test, and it's $149, which was less than half of the most expensive pan in the lineup.
Two judgements rest on this sentence:
So there you have it. The winning sautoir is the Made In Stainless Clad Saute Pan at about $150.
it's bigger i don't know to me this is a clear winner i would save my money and i would not buy the old clad i hate to say it but that's what i believe
some of the people actually said that this warped while they were cooking on an induction top or a ceramic top and that would definitely be a deal breaker because if it warps you can't it won't cook induction works by contact
Cites induction compatible (against), warp resistance (against)
here is one of the differences in the specs so all clad you can put under a broiler and you can bring it up to a temperature safely up to 600 degrees won't warp it's designed for that now costco on the other hand these are only suggested to be brought up to a temperature of 380 degrees and they're really not designed…
Cites ease of cleaning (against), heating speed (against), heat resistance (against)
the center of the old clay pan is 171 and the center of the costco pan is at 143. so the all plaid pan comes up to temperature faster than the costco pan
so at 5 minutes and 15 seconds this is pretty much boiling that is starting to boil the all-clad pan comes up to temperature faster
so i did manage to get them clean it took at least 15 minutes to clean each one it was really uncomfortable boiling them with the bar keepers friend really made the difference
We also have the three quart sauté pan. This is an amazing pan.
This is great for making up a rice medal or palaf or you sauté up vegetables, then you add in your rice, your broth, and then you let it come to a simmer and you put your lid on and you let it sit and then 20 minutes later you have a delicious rice uh palaf.
And then we have the larger version of this. This is the six quart sauté pan, which is an amazing tool to also have in the kitchen, especially for large families.
Um, a lot of times I'll do spaghetti and meatballs in here where I can put my meatballs, bake them up, then add the sauce, throw in my uh noodles, and we've got one pot meal for everything.
It holds up really well.
Cites durability
The other thing that mattered was the height of the sides. These are about two and a half inches.
Cites handle, shape and form
The third thing we really loved was this low handle. It was a nice level handle and it was comfortable to grip. Has this little bit of a dent in it that really helps you grab it when you're pouring out sauces and things. It actually stays rooted in your hand.
They're both made of stainless steel and they're fully clad. So they have stainless steel, aluminum and stainless steel sheets that are bonded together before the pan is made. So you get nice even cooking with no hotspots.
Cites even heating, heating speed, size and capacity
This one really did stand out from the pack because it had a few things that we loved. One is that the cooking surface is nice and broad. This is really important because if it's too narrow meat is crowded when you're browning it. So this broad cooking surface really did matter. Greens cooked quicker because they…
The saute pan L-shaped sides, taller and straighter. You've got a higher side, you've got a big domed lid. You can hold a lot of food in there without anything spilling. This is gonna be great for brazing where you wanna simmer and it's going to hold in lots of food.
Cites oven safe, size and capacity
Both pans can be used on the stove or in the oven because they're fully metal and the handles are both just plain stainless steel.
if you can't afford an all clad which most of us can't chair montine is a great second option I think
Cites price
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yeah this this one was great it's a 12-inch one as trementina also
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I think I'm gonna keep the great big one
so also comparable comparable to all clad
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this is you know a cheap ikea 30 euro saute pan but i do quite like it actually
Cites price
i use this for for you know a few things i roast chicken and sometimes i make pasta
Cites versatility
At $59.95, it's our best buy enamel pan.
Cites price
For a more economical option, we were impressed by the consistently solid performance of the Mario Batali by Dans 12in open sauté pan.
Cites durability
Claims about sauté pans that name no single product: technique, materials, what to look for. Still evidence, and often the claims that decide a purchase.
The one pan I cannot live without is a 12-inch straight-sided sauté pan.
This is your roasting pan. This is your pizza pan. You can use it for sautéeing, stews, and sauces.
Cites versatility
A saute pan is a cross between a skillet and a sauce pan. They usually come with lids. They are nice and wide and have high L-shaped sides and they're great for browning and searing for shallow frying, for braising, and yeah even for sauteing.
and alongside that i would get a you know a higher quality a good denier all clad or whatever brand it is a nice solid heavy saute pan like this
Cites build quality, weight
The helper handle really helps stabilize the pan when it's ripping hot and it's coming out of the oven full of food. So you want that.
In terms of the primary handle, they preferred them longer and straighter, like this one or that one.
And testers really preferred the lighter end, the ones closer to 3 pounds.
next is probably one of those important things and that is a great saute pan it doesn't matter if it's eight ten twelve or even 14 inches you have got to invest in a good saute pan
The pans in our lineup range from two to three inches and actually the higher sides were not that helpful. It was harder to reach in with tongs to get at those meatballs or to stir anything basically halfway to a sauce pan.
Cites shape and form (against)
there's a lot of times when this is really the best pan for the job.
with this design with this typical saucing pen design you get a straight vertical sides so you do actually get a full 28 centimeter of cooking surface and i can confirm because i'm because i measured it
Cites shape and form, size and capacity
And those two characteristics make it great for shallow frying, for braising, and we like to cook down fresh greens in these things also.
Cites shape and form
We like saute pans because they combine a couple of really useful characteristics.
Cites shape and form
It's big enough to heat sauces up in. Big enough to do mash to do greens, vegetables, whatever, Sunday roast.
Cites size and capacity, versatility
So if you've already got a great skillet and a great sauce pan but you're looking to expand a little bit to a little bit more specialty cookware, definitely check out the saute pan and the saucier that Kate talked about.
that doesn't work in my house because you know i've got a small oven unfortunately so it's not going to fit in my oven if there's a big handle like this so that's why i have pants with short handles like this
Cites handle (against)
i like the version with uh with a handle with a long handle
Cites handle
Made it a little less comfortable to get in there with utensils. This one, however, it had 2-inch sidewalls and some of the spinach jumped ship when it was being stirred around in this one. So the sweet spot for the sidewalls was right in between the two, something like this at about 2 1/2 inches.
Cites shape and form (against)
One is it's got a pretty broad cooking surface, like that skillet does. Second, it's got medium, high straight sides.
Cites even heating, shape and form, size and capacity
All of these pins did well in our cooking tests, and those included making Swedish meatballs, baking Mexican rice, and sauteing a pound of fresh spinach.
One of the characteristics that made a difference to testers was the cooking surface.
but do take the time to do some research invest in some pants that they can last you forever
Cites durability
So here at ATK saute pans are a little bit overlooked because we will often push the recipes you'd wanna do in this into either a skillet or a dutch oven.
Cites reputation
you don't need to spend thousands of dollars on any of these pots or pans I always say if you can learn how to cook you can cook on a hot rock
Cites price