Not so long ago in the kitchens of modern housewives began to appear frying pans with ceramic coating, displacing their Teflon precursors. To understand what this is related to and how to handle such dishes, you need to understand its characteristics.
Advantages of ceramic coating
The most important feature of the pan with ceramic coating is the ability to cook food without the use of oils and fats. Yes, of course, Teflon coating also allows you to do this, but it serves 1-2 years. Ceramics are more durable and not subject to erasure, which means that this valuable property does not disappear with time.
In addition, the ceramic surface can not burn anything. Any products are easily moved at any stage of readiness. This should be taken into account by those culinary specialists who determine the readiness of the dish in terms of its slip. They can burn, but not burn. With the ceramic coating it is easy to cook food with a crusty crust.
The embossed bottom helps distribute oil or fat all over the surface, which will ensure the same temperature effect on each piece or portion of food. Also, this oil or fat will remain in the depressions on the surface of the frying pan, and will not be transferred to the plate along with the products.
The light surface of the ceramic, firstly, is perceived more pleasantly than the unshakable black color of its predecessors, and secondly, it is easier to detect contamination, which makes the care of such dishes more easy.
An important difference between ceramics and Teflon is its environmental friendliness and safety. Teflon coating consists of chemical compounds, which, when heated, release various substances falling into the food. Moreover, this process intensifies with time. Ceramics is a mixture of natural safe ingredients.
In a frying pan with such a coating, you can not only boldly work with a spatula or even a fork without fear of scratches, but also whip with whisk, as the hard coating is resistant to deformation.
Wash pan with ceramic coating is very easy, like any porcelain plate. It can also be done in a dishwasher without fear of damage.
Disadvantages of
Ceramics can break from sharp and strong impacts, for example, from falling or tapping with a spatula against the side, so it's worth to be careful.
In addition, such a frying pan can crack from a sharp temperature drop, if you put the dishes on the fire from the refrigerator or pour the heated surface with icy water from the tap.
The cost of such dishes is much higher than analogues from other materials. But over time this investment will justify itself, because this frying pan with proper treatment will serve for many years, cooking on it will help to do no harm to health, and the cooking process will be a real pleasure.