Hestan - NanoBond Collection - Titanium Stainless Steel 8.5-Inch Frying Pan - Toxin, PFAS, & Chemical Free Clean Cookware, Induction Cooktop Compatible

Two months ago, I bought the 8.5” pan as a test before investing further in the Heston Nanobond line. I’d been wanted to ditch my non-stick cookware for several years for health reasons but couldn’t find the right fit. I’m spoiled by growing up cooking with only non-stick cookware. And I’m NOT a good cook so I tend to overheat pans & burn food. AND I sooo dislike cleaning up after cooking that I’d prefer to do it later (like the next day). I’m possibly the worst case scenario for testing any cookware line. I’d honestly much rather enjoy being served nice meals in restaurants. But, I’m immunocompromised so COVID changed all that. So, I’ve needed to up my game & learn to cook decently.I first tested several brands of stainless steel cookware. It was a total nightmare for me to clean. I then tried out ceramic cookware but found it to be too heavy for my arthritic joints. After reading about and researching Hestan’s Nanobond’s titanium coating, I thought it sounded promising & ordered this pan. Besides, the design of all of Hestan’s cookware is simply gorgeous.This Hestan Nanobond pan turned out to be AMAZING. My 1st test was fried eggs that turned out perfect with no sticking and easy cleanup afterwards. I’d read to heat the pan first, then add the oil/butter next & let it heat, and to then add the eggs. That definitely works to make the surface as close to being non-stick without actually having a non-stick coating. I’ve used it repeatedly for sticky foods like fried eggs, scrambled eggs, grilled cheese sandwiches, etc. with thrilling results. Best of all, it’s easy to clean afterwards.The Hestan Nanobond cookware is fantastic & suits my needs perfectly. I’ve now bought many more of the pots and pans in all shapes & sizes. I’m thrilled with the good looks & performance of the Nanobond line, the ease of cleaning up afterwards, and the titanium coating’s overall forgivingness for bad cooks. I accidentally added ground sausage needing to be browned for a casserole directly to their still-warming 3.5 quart sauté pan. The sausage stuck immediately to the bottom & I knew I’d really screwed up. While stirring the rest of the meat with only a silicon spatula, however, the stuck remnants surprisingly released completely from the bottom! I then decided to go ahead & try baking the entire casserole in the covered Nanobond pan in the oven instead of dirtying up a casserole dish. The casserole turned out fantastic with perfectly browned sides & bottom. The servings easily released from the pan without falling apart. And the very baked-on food remnants STILL cleaned up easily. The beautiful design of Hestan’s cookware really makes it equally appealing for stove/oven to table presentation. I’m now totally in love with the Hestan Nanobond line!

okay, for people complaining that it is nonstick — they don’t know what they are doing. You have to preheat the pan and add a high quality butter or ghee (sp?). It is COMPLETELY NONSTICK if you do this. Still looks new after a year of daily use.Moved to stainless after trying a few nonstick-coated pans where the coating would “wear off” (where is the coating going? Into the food?) Have tried both the Hestan nanobond as well as the probond and will say that the nanobond is a bit more forgiving than true stainless / probond. Seems like it doesn’t need quite as much heat (which is fine) and I have had more success with over easy eggs on this compared to the probond. I will admit that I am newer to cooking with stainless and have been going through the learning curve of preheating the pan to the right temp and adding the right amount of butter / oil. Cleanup is easier. With the probond, I would frequently have to use baking soda to restore the pan to the stainless look (but will admit this could have been me cooking it too hot as I was learning). So far, I have not had to apply baking soda to the pan to restore the stainless look. Wife did cook chicken on the pan (new to stainless as well) and she thought it worked well, though I believe that the heat was a little too high and had some residue / discoloration on the pan afterward — which cleaned up very easily with the supplied stainless cleaner.Overall very happy with it though it is extremely pricey. Will have to wait for sales to purchase more pans and slowly replace our other “nonstick” pans

If you are looking at this pan you are probably more serious about cooking than your neighbor. The NanoBond collection from Hestan is flat out amazing.I bought this first pan for my wife to replace the other big name brand we had. The other brand pans metal layers started separating and getting sharp edges on several of the pans.After tons of research, we decided to try out the NanoBond. This pan has beautiful rolled edges, buried rivets and a nice solid feel to them. We also appreciate they do not have a non stick coating. Quite frankly, it is not needed with these pans.The big questions: How does it perform and does it clean up easily?This pan cooks beautifully. The heat is distributed evenly. This pan cooks eggs to steak and everything in between flawlessly.Clean up is ridiculously easy. Water, dish soap and BOOM all set. I would add if you have some crusty stuff on the pan say from searing a piece of meat simply let it soak for a bit and it cleans right up, easily.For tough baked on items there is a cleaner available that brings the pan to like new.So is it worth the money????To us, a firm yes. We have bought several of the other Hestan NanoBond pans over time. Our mindset in spending this much money is the pan appears to be a many decade lifespan pan. Our pans all look new and they are used daily.So save your pennies and give it a shot. We are impressed every time we use them.

I gave up on non stick cookware. Over time they all degrade and I’m always concerned about the composition of the non stick coatings.So far this pan behaves like a non stick.The clean up is a breeze. I prefer to always fill with water after cooking and let it sit.I use a simple pad to wipe clean and nothing sticks - including eggs.The pan takes a bit longer to heat than my average cookware but once heated is very uniform.The price is beyond budget but I hope to leave to my heirs someday - I believe it will last for ages.I couldn’t be more pleased with the nanobond.