Deep Frying Pans

Everything You Need to Know About Pyrex® Non-Stick Deep Pans: Cooking Types and Coating Quality

The deep frying pan is a variant of the frying pan, characterised by higher edges. Its primary role is to cook culinary preparations in larger quantities, such as dishes with sauce. It also makes it easier to turn and mix ingredients as you cook. But we’ll see that the use of the Pyrex® deep pan, with its high-quality non-stick coating, doesn’t stop at these uses alone.

What Is a Pyrex® Non-Stick Deep Frying Pan?

It is generally larger in diameter than a regular frying pan and comes in sizes between 24 and 28 cm on the Pyrex® brand website. A true assistant in everyday cooking, the Pyrex® deep pan sports a reinforced handle and, for certain models, a glass lid, allowing you to concentrate the flavours of your preparation all while retaining steam for perfect cooking.

The Pyrex® brand has chosen to offer you multiple deep frying pan options:

• 3 models of 24, 26 and 28 cm from the Optima+ range, which features a PFAS-free non-stick coating
• 1 model of 28 cm in the Cook&Care range with a PFAS-free ceramic non-stick coating and a lid

Pyrex® deep pans are equipped with a healthy PFAS-free non-stick coating. Lightweight and durable, they are easy to maintain using a soft sponge and washing-up liquid.

What Can You Cook in a Pyrex® Deep Pan?

One of the main benefits of the Pyrex® non-stick deep frying pan is its ability to come to temperature quickly while being perfectly suited for cooking delicate dishes, such as fish or eggs, which won’t stick to the bottom of the deep pan. It also accommodates preparations mixing both meat and vegetables, for creative and flavourful dishes in your choice of sauce.

You can therefore prepare dishes that require:

• A wider and more practical base than a frying pan
• Higher edges to accommodate a larger quantity of food
• A longer simmering time without the risk of burning

You can also sauté vegetables, pasta, rice or potatoes that are already cooked, which will take on a beautiful golden colour after being prepared in the deep pan. Thanks to its non-stick coating, this kitchen utensil is also ideal for preparing omelettes, fried eggs, and more.

You can also use it to guarantee beautiful sauces, reductions and deglazing. The wide cooking surface of the Pyrex® deep frying pan, with its flat base, facilitates the evaporation of liquids to help reduce your preparations optimally.

In short, the main functions of a Pyrex® non-stick deep pan are to simmer dishes in sauces, reheat preparations and cook delicate foods. 

Pro tip: Place a little fat in the bottom of your deep pan, and brown your meat or fish before adding your vegetables and sauce ingredients.

What Is the Compatibility of a Pyrex® Deep Pan with Various Hobs?

The Pyrex® brand guarantees the use of its non-stick deep pans with all current hob types:

• Induction hob
• Halogen hob
• Gas hob or gas cooker
• Ceramic hob
• Electric hob

What Is the Pyrex® Brand Guarantee on Deep Pans?

The Pyrex® brand guarantees deep pans for 10 years against any manufacturing defect. Damage due to improper use of the product or professional use is excluded from the guarantee. In addition, scratches and deterioration due to impacts, stains, warping and overheating are not covered.

The 6 Benefits of a Non-Stick Deep Frying Pan

If you’re wondering why you should buy a non-stick deep frying pan, know that 6 advantages can simplify your everyday cooking.

1. Healthier Cooking with Less Fat

One of the most common reasons users opt for a non-stick coating on their deep pans is that it limits fat consumption. The presence of the non-stick base ensures even browning by placing a small portion of oil, butter or margarine before heating the deep pan on a low heat.

2. Ease of Cleaning

Pyrex® deep pan is easy to maintain, as food is less likely to stick to the non-stick coating. Simply use a soft sponge (never the scouring side) and a little washing-up liquid, and you’re done. Use the dishwasher sparingly! It can damage the coating over time due to the more aggressive washing products it utilises.

3. Ideal Preparation of Your Delicate Dishes

Fancy some fish or an egg-based preparation? Where fragile foods are used, the non-stick deep pan allows for gentler handling during cooking and respects their natural fragility.

4. Even and Gentle Cooking

The Pyrex® non-stick deep frying pan has a wide, flat base made of high quality aluminium. It allows excellent heat distribution and ensures even and gentle heat throughout your preparations. Whether you’re cooking veal sauté, saucy dishes or fish, cooking in a deep pan allows you to simmer your preparations while preserving their smoothness and flavours.

5. Time-Saving

Remember to place a lid on the Pyrex® deep pan to shorten cooking times, take advantage of natural steam and improve the quality of your culinary preparations. And you can save more time still: there’s no need to leave your deep pan to soak after use. Just let it cool before cleaning it by hand, no scrubbing necessary.

6. A Versatile Kitchen Accessory

The deep pan isn’t only used for preparing saucy dishes! It can also sauté vegetables, pasta, rice or potatoes that are already cooked. It can even cook a thick piece of meat more easily than in a regular frying pan.

How to Protect the Non-Stick Coating of a Pyrex® Deep Pan?

To make sure your Pyrex® deep pan remains your cooking companion for many years, we recommend that you:

• Never use metal kitchen accessories (whisk, spoon, spatula)
• Do not heat your Pyrex® deep pan when empty
• Always bring it up to temperature gradually to limit thermal shocks
• Avoid the dishwasher and abrasive sponges
• Do not allow leftovers to sit in the deep pan, but wash it quickly
• Install a felt protector in the bottom of the deep pan so as not to damage the surface, if you stack a saucepan on top of your deep pan

How to Maintain a Non-Stick Deep Frying Pan?

Before using your deep pan for the first time, the Pyrex® brand recommends cleaning it with warm water and washing-up liquid using a soft sponge, then drying it. Then apply a little oil to the non-stick coating to prepare it for future cooking.

Pyrex® brand tip: avoid leaving it to air-dry so that limescale from the water doesn’t deposit on the non-stick coating.

What Type of Deep Frying Pan to Choose?

The Aluminium Deep Pan with Its Non-Stick Coating

This deep pan is the one offered by Pyrex®. It is manufactured without PFAS, and its body is made of aluminium. It allows gentle cooking and is especially suitable for preparing slow-cooked dishes that require simmering. It can also be used for reheating delicate foods. Thanks to its reinforced handle and wide, flat base, it is often favoured for both its aesthetic and practical qualities.

The Pyrex® brand also brings you a range of saucepans, frying pans, woks and stew pots to equip your kitchen with a set of cookware in the same style.

The Stainless Steel Deep Pan Without Non-Stick Coating

It is a classic found in many kitchens. It allows you to brown food at high temperature, but requires more fat than the non-stick deep pan, since the absence of coating can cause the preparation to stick to the bottom.

The Copper Deep Frying Pan

It allows excellent heat distribution over the entire deep pan due to the presence of copper. Most copper deep pans are covered with a stainless steel interior to facilitate their maintenance.

FAQ :

Why buy a non-stick deep frying pan?

A non-stick deep pan, with its high edges, allows you to cook saucy dishes as well as more voluminous pieces of meat. It is also ideal for reheating dishes and cooking fragile foods.

Should you cover a deep pan with a lid during cooking?

It all depends on the type of preparation. A simmered dish will taste better if it benefits from steam, which you can concentrate through the use of a lid. It is also possible to brown ingredients without a lid to give them a nice colour, then cover the deep pan for gentle and faster cooking.

Can you use a high heat to cook in a non-stick deep frying pan?

It is not recommended to cook on high heat in a deep pan, which is designed to promote even heat distribution, reheat, and simmer dishes. High heat can damage the non-stick coating of the Pyrex® deep pan and shorten its lifespan.

Do you need to use fat to cook in a deep pan?

The non-stick coating of the deep pan allows you to use very little fat in your culinary preparations. This contributes to healthier cooking without your food sticking to the bottom of the pan.