One of the most recent developments in the field of non-stick coatings can be considered marble chips. A frying pan with a marble coating looks practically no different from Teflon, cast-iron or ceramic frying utensils. However, several nuances regarding both the specifics of use and quality characteristics are still available.
What does a marble coating look like?
This type of frying pan has a smooth, finely ground surface of pressed granite crumbs, similar in pattern to marble. Therefore, such a coating in stores can also be called granite or stone.
Most often, a frying pan with non-stick marble coating has a natural black, gray, brown or sand color of the bottom with numerous bright spots. Outside, the dishes are exactly the same or lined with other refractory material.
Pros and Cons of Marble Coating
As you know, the higher-tech product, the more likely that the process of its operation will have some nuances. In this regard, like any other cookware with a non-stick surface, such a pan has its positive and negative sides.
The advantages of marble coating
- Environmental friendliness. Using only natural and safe raw materials for making dishes is the main condition that characterizes a good frying pan with a marble coating. Reviews of experts confirm this fact, referring to numerous studies and testing of products from well-known manufacturers of kitchen utensils.
- Uniform distribution and heat transfer. Regardless of its depth, wall thickness and diameter, such dishes warm up equally throughout the area. Even a specific “grill-gas” frying pan, the marble coating of which does not imply contact of food with the bottom, prepares dishes better than its analogues from other materials.
- Ease of washing. To remove grease from the marble coating, ordinary detergent and a soft sponge will suffice.
- Light weight is another positive feature that a marble-coated pan has. Reviews of housewives fully support this statement. The base of the products is made of aluminum, known for its light weight.
- The ability to cook with minimal or no oil at all. Food in such a pan does not burn, and dishes prepared without fat significantly diversify the menu of those who prefer to eat tasty and healthy food.
Cons of marble coating
- Sensitivity to damage. It is not recommended to scrape the marble surface with hard washcloths, steel spatulas and cutlery. However, in comparison with, for example, Teflon, a marble-coated frying pan, the reviews earned in this regard much more approving. To violate the integrity of the bottom, you need to make a fairly large effort.
- The risk of acquiring a fake. Like most goods of famous brands arriving in Russia from abroad, fakes are often found among dishes with non-stick marble coating. Their quality can not be compared with real ones, therefore it is best to purchase such pans in specialized stores, ready to provide all the necessary certificates at the request of the buyer.
Dishes of famous brands with marble coating
Of the most reputed brands of kitchen utensils, granite pans from the following manufacturers are found in our stores:
- Gipfel;
- Wellberg (Bergner);
- Kaiserhoff.
Each of these brands has existed on our market for several years, and during these periods the dishes of the manufacturers managed to earn numerous positive reviews from customers.
Gipfel Pans
European quality and durability are the main qualities for which the Gipfel brand is so fond of Russian housewives. A pan with a marble coating, various models of which can be found in the Zenit, Explosion and Maira series, was no exception. Buyers note a pleasant and solid appearance of the dishes, high quality and surface reliability. The Gipfel frying pan with a marble coating has a long rubberized and absolutely non-slip handle. The only drawbacks are the rather high price and lack of a cover, which has to be selected separately for each copy.
Pans Wellberg and Bergner
Wellberg and Bergner are, in fact, the same Austrian company, whose products are manufactured under different brands. The Wellberg marble-coated frying pan is presented in two forms: classic and square. Granite crockery for frying Bergner so far exists only in the standard round form. However, both brands earned equally high marks among women. Durability, the ability to use on all types of stoves and dishwasher safe, average cost, good coating quality - these are what customers first of all called.
Kaiserhoff Pans
Kaiserhoff is another European brand of tableware for serving and cooking. It differs from previous brands with a rather low cost of production. However, this is not the only plus that a marble-coated frying pan has. Customer reviews also indicate high-quality performance, long life and optimal depth, which is suitable for both frying and stewing.