T-Fal Experience Nonstick Frying Pan, 8 in Induction Skillet, Black

I've read most the review, some of them are quite negative. I have no explanation for that other than: It appears that there are sample defects (some individual items were not inspected well). This happens especially in low-cost mass produced items. I have had one since last year, just bought a second one because I like it so much. I have a lot of small pans, this one became my favorite the first couple times I used it. First, the nonstick is very good even after considerable use. Second, I like the weight, the steel "induction" layer gives the pan a bit of weight which actually makes it easier to handle (light weight aluminum pans can be tippy. This pan stays level on the burner all the time). Third, the price is about as low as you can go and get a decent pan. This pan is way better than decent. Fourth, the red "temperature ring" works as advertised (it's only the ring, not the inner dot, that changes color) and it is predictable and easily readable. Fifth the 8" size is perfect for me and my two egg breakfast. Sixth, the shape of the sides of the pan is perfect, it is pretty straight and not curved. I greatly prefer the straight, slanted sides. For me, my favorite. LBNL I paid $22 for it. That's just about as cheap as you can go and get a really good pan. Conclusion, like I said, I just bought another one.

Nice small pan that feels very solid, it's easy to hold and heats evenly. There is a red dot in the middle that changes color when the pan is properly preheated but I don't usually look at it. It is dishwasher safe but in my experience non stick pans last much longer when hand washed, and this is very easy to wash. Also, the non-stick coating works great. I have used T-fal pans in the past and I have been very satisfied with them so I expect to feel the same about this one. The only thing is that the bottom of the pan is only about 6 1/2 inches: I wish it were a little bigger (in my previous 8" pan was about 7") but at the same time it makes it easier to slide food out of the pan.

I have been using the 8" version of this pan for over 3 years. It's been a great pan, but the nonstick coating has recently failed, so it's time to replace it. I might get the exact same pan. CONDITION AFTER 15 MONTHS OF USE My first 2 photos show it after 15 months of almost daily use. The non-stick surface is still perfect. The black coating has worn off the rivets on the inside, but this doesn't bother me. On close examination, the handle has a very slight amount of play where it is riveted to the pan, but it's not something I would notice when using it, and it doesn't bother me. It may have been this way when new, but I didn't notice. CONDITION AFTER 3.5 YEARS OF USE The third photo shows the pits in the nonstick coating that have started to appear recently. On average, I probably used this pan 2 out of 3 days since I've owned it. PROPER CARE I have never used a metal utensil on it, only my Matfer Bourgeat Spatula . which I also love (perfect for eggs) or a wooden spatula. I have never put it in the dishwasher, so I don't know how this might affect it. I wash it with the rough side and the soft side of a plastic scrubber sponge.I have never used it on high heat. DOMED BOTTOM ISSUE The bottom of my pan is indeed slightly domed, about 1mm (I used a flat object to observe this), so oil/butter does slide to the edges. This does not bother me at all. If I needed the entire bottom surface of the pan to be evenly coated in fat, I wouldn't be using a nonstick pan. As soon as I add my food, if I feel the need, I can move it around a bit to spread the fat around, but I don't even do this when frying eggs.. I just add a little oil, which rolls around, mostly toward the edges, heat it up, and add the eggs. No big deal. No sticking. I have never tried to cook in it without oil, but I'm pretty sure I could. OTHER COMMENTS I have never paid any attention to the red heat indicator, so I can't comment on that.

This pan has the best nonstick coating of all I've tried. I've been on a mission to find a pan that really retains its nonstick ability and here are my findings. I've found that I prefer nonstick for my skillets for most cooking because of easy cleanup. My main set of cookware is All-Clad which I love for most things, but not nonstick. The nonstick ability on the All-Clad skillet morphed to super-stick far too soon and that's an expensive pan to throw out. So I decided to follow Alton Brown's advice to get a less costly pan and replace it as needed. I started with Farberware and was very pleased. Used those skillets for over three years before I had to replace them and because they had done so well, I got more Farberware. The newer ones haven't been as good though. Still okay, but I was beguiled by some of the fancy sounding new pans advertised and decided to try one. Well, the Orgreenic pan is just stupid. Didn't last a week before stuff started sticking badly. Next was the GreenPan, which isn't green in color, by the way. It's pretty good and I use it, but does require more cleanup than I like. I tried the red pan with the white interior from BB&B and was really impressed at first, enough to buy another size, but those began sticking after two months and ended up in the landfill too. I've had this one now for two months and it's still slide out perfect nonstick all the time. Depending on what I'm cooking I may use a bit of oil or butter, but mainly for flavor. If I use nothing on this pan, it still does extraordinarily well. The only reason I haven't given it 5 stars is the thermo-spot, which seems useless to me. I've never yet had it turn opaque before I started cooking until the pan was so hot butter added to fry an egg burned immediately. Now I don't pay any attention to the spot and add my product for cooking when the time seems right to me. That works fine and I'm still very happy with the pan. I'll give it a while longer before buying another size and will update if things change, but so far it's the best I've tried, tolerating higher temps better than others, cooking evenly and holding heat well in addition to the effective nonstick feature.

This is a good frying pan. However you do need to clean, season, and then reclean the pan before first use. And it doesn’t come with these instructions - I only knew about the process as I had seen this type of pan reviewed by Americas Test Kitchen just before ordering this. I found the steps by searching “season t-fal nonstick”. I only use silicone implements with this, and the pan gets used several times a week. And it works just as well now as it did when I bought it a couple of months back.

I have had this pan for almost 2 years. I use it every single morning to cook eggs for breakfast on my induction stove. The non-stick surface is still holding up great, and the pan cooks amazing eggs.

Like the size, works as expected, would buy again

My goodness this is a great little fry pan! So easy to use and to clean. I have once again begun to make my world famous scrambled eggs for my wife and once she has left for work the bacon and sausage go in and then more scrambled eggs. When finished I leave the pan to sit, let the egg leavings dry and simply brush them out with my hand. Amazing. A quick rinse and wipe and its ready to go again. Some have complained about the little red thingy in the center not working and I can't imagine why it would be needed anyway. Put a drop of water in the pan, if it spits and jumps, its ready. The grill pattern in the red thingy fades and the thingy becomes closer to solid red. Not much of a change, maybe they missed it. I think its more of a selling gimmick than anything useful. I've used metal utensils, carefully, to turn sausage and bacon, but wood or plastic for anything more aggressive. I think it is asking a bit much to go whole hog with metal utensils on any pan that is coated with anything. If the coating holds up after 6 or 8 months I'll gladly change the rating to five stars. Glad I bought it, wish there was a 9" version. That would be perfect for me. EDIT: Well, a little longer than six months but I've changed the rating to 5 stars. Here it is January 2015 and this little pan is still going strong. Almost daily it is still used for bacon or sausage and eggs. It has served us well for grilled cheese sandwiches and even small portions of hash browns late at night. The other day I threw a big wad of butter, garlic and about 15 shrimp in the pan and made my home version of shrimp scampi. There is just the tiniest little nick in the coating at the center next to the red heat indicator thingy that is never used. Again, that seems to be more marketing tool than something actually useful. Anyway, if the finish begins to go and things begin to stick this little pan has proven itself and will be replaced with another. I have taken steel wool to the bottom a couple of times to clean off cooked on grease and bring back the new shine. Maybe another edit will appear in 2016.

サイズをちゃんと見なかった私のせいですが、価格と大きさを考えると、コスパは悪いです。

The seller klaims that this product is compatible with induction stovetop. But it's not, so I have to return it

It's a great little frying pan. Makes great eggs, which was why I purchased it. Easy to clean. I have not tried any high heat cooking with it, but it is not recommended for that use. No steak for it.😁

Too small n expensive . Awaiting pickup n refund - amazon pl do the needful urg

Compré la version “casi nueva” verificada por amazon, tenía mis temores porque sabía que son artículos que son regresados a amazon por alguna razón y que seguramente estaría en un estado “Casi” como nuevo. Puedo decir que se notó un poco de suciedad (cuando usas un sartén y no lo lavas bien) pero el sartén estaba en excelente estado, simplemente lo Lavé cosa que eventualmente tendría que hacer y quedó perfecto. Compré este sartén por su característica de inducción y estoy muy satisfecho con mi compra, lo he usado principalmente en una parrilla de inducción para mantener los alimentos calientes antes de servir y una parrilla de inducción es perfecta para ponerla en la mesa y mantener calientes los alimentos sin quemarlos Estoy muy contento con mi compra