There’s truly nothing more impressive than a chef who can flip ingredients in a frying pan over a hot stove – the more dramatic the flip, the better. But have you ever tried to single-handedly flip a pancake in a pan? Only to find the pancake on the floor seconds later? That would be me. I’ve tried various techniques, including one that I’d been told was a sure thing: tipping the pancake so it slides right to the edge of the pan, counting to three, and then flipping it. No luck there either. But the first time I cooked with Kilne’s new non-stick Mini Everything Pan, with its patented ceramic coated cooking surface, I flipped an omelette like a pro. And then I flipped a fried egg. And it was like magic. My flips were effortless every single time, and the results were always superb.
Cooking is easier with Kilne
Even better, when I was using the Mini Everything Pan, it was just as easy to cook picture-perfect pancakes as to flip them. And by “perfect” pancakes, I mean ones that are fluffy on the inside and have crisp, golden buttery edges on the outside. When you’re cooking with Kilne, it’s also hard to burn pancakes – the inner heat of Kilne Cookware Everything Pots and Everything Pans doesn’t fluctuate wildly like it does with so many other types of cookware. This is because every pot and pan has a high-thickness recycled aluminum body, and an induction-friendly ferromagnetic steel base. It’s been designed to hold heat efficiently, so you won’t have to continuously fiddle with the heat settings on the stovetop. And, once you’ve found the right heat level (the most popular setting is medium-low), you can set it and forget it while your dish cooks. Prefer to make Dutch baby-style pancakes? A Kilne skillet can do that job for you too. The cookware is oven-safe up to 400°C/750°F (with the lid 250°C/480°F).
Clean-up is a breeze
When brunch was over and I started washing up, I discovered more reasons to love Kilne. The pan’s exterior is finished with easy-clean silicon matte lacquer, while the interior cooking surface is a patented non-toxic non-stick. I’m a messy cook, and I usually find just as much of a mess on the exterior of the pan as I do the interior (not to mention the stovetop). In this case, there was a crumb or two in the pan, and a bit of baked-on pancake mix on the exterior. Where I would normally have had to soak and scrub a skillet to get it clean, I only needed a bit of dish soap and warm water to get the pan sparkling again. If you don’t want to hand wash, Kilne cookware is also dishwasher safe.
Functional design
It’s no surprise Kilne’s cookware is so thoughtfully designed. Its co-founder (also the co-founder of sleep giant ENDY), knows the importance consumers place on quality when investing in home products. Kilne’s cookware has been designed to balance the needs of a home cook with the demands of a professional chef. The theory is that by designing items that pass the quality test of a professional, home cooks can create exceptional products. Made by experts in Italy, each and every piece of Kilne cookware is sustainably produced using fair labour practices and non-toxic chemicals. The cookware is also compatible with all stovetops, including induction, and oven-safe. Kilne will even let you try out your cookware at home for 100 days, and there’s also a generous 3-year warranty.
Chic cookware
Beyond the function, Kilne’s cookware is produced in a series of sophisticated colours, and with lovely, lightweight aluminum handles – just right for flipping pancakes.
