Surprising family and friends with a grill pan has become even easier. The fact is that instead of a smooth bottom, it has a corrugated surface. This feature allows you to cook different products with a delicious golden crust. An ultra-modern device will add sophistication and chic to dishes. This is an interesting acquisition, and most importantly - profitable.
Features
In addition to the corrugated surface, the grill pan has other additional features:
- Oil drains. This equipment allows you to pour out excess liquid without splashing it.
- Heat-resistant coated handles. This is a rather important feature, since the handles of conventional frying pans get hot. Heat-resistant ones are plastic, wooden and attached metal with a special coating, which eliminates the option of burning your hand or fingers when holding hot. Of course, a metal handle would be a more expensive option.
- Upper press. Additional lid with handle, has a smooth surfaceoutside and corrugated inside. Unfortunately, this feature is practically not used, since not all products need to be pressed down with a press.
Before you buy a grill pan for a gas stove, you should decide whether the above additional features are important for you, because the cost of the device depends on it.
Pros and cons
The process of cooking in such an ultra-modern frying pan is simple. It should be noted that the main advantages of a grill pan are the preservation of natural taste and energy value, the saturation of products with juices and fats. Other benefits include:
- Economy. To cook food, you just need to grease the surface with sunflower oil with a brush. This amount of oil will be enough to prepare a delicious dish.
- Simultaneous cooking of a variety of foods. Technological features make it possible to simultaneously cook meat products and a variety of vegetables on the surface of the baking sheet.
- Equal heat distribution. The thick bottom of the pan allows you to keep the heat for a long time, distributing the heat and holding it. In this way, food is cooked much faster.
- Appetizing appearance of products. Golden stripes on products look quite aesthetically pleasing, increase appetite and please the eye.
- Rolled surface. This is exactly what distinguishes the grill pan from other pans. Products in the pan come into contact onlywith convex stripes, and all excess liquid falls into the hollows and gradually evaporates.
In addition to the advantages, there are certain disadvantages:
- device needs regular maintenance after each use;
- no lid included;
- large product weight.
Which material to choose
The stores sell cast-iron and aluminum grill pans. Cast iron products are considered the most popular, but aluminum products are not inferior to them.
Frying pans made of aluminum are quite light and do not require special care. But due to the fact that aluminum is a soft metal, it is subject to deformation. Use a wooden or silicone spatula to avoid damaging the non-stick coating.
Cast iron grill pans have a long service life. This is because, unlike aluminum, cast iron is a more resistant and durable metal.
How to use the device
When cooking on a grill pan, you must follow certain rules:
- Only convex strips should be oiled.
- Be sure to preheat the appliance before cooking.
- Cook only on moderate heat.
- Flip food only after the appearance of a specific golden crust.
- If you rotate the products at a certain angle, a grid pattern will appear.
- Before cooking meat and fish products, they must be marinated.
- Products are best cut into largepieces.
People who know how to cook delicious and original dishes using a grill pan, even in cold weather, will be able to please themselves and their loved ones with a fragrant barbecue. In addition, manufacturers stepped forward again. Now in stores there are double grill pans. This is a unique combination of practicality, interesting design and versatility.
