How to choose a frying pan for a gas stove?

Choosing dishes for cooking, you should focus not only on its price, design and size. No less important criterion is the one on which plate you are going to cook. Let's discuss which frying pan is best for a gas cooker .

Varieties of frying pans for gas stoves

The gas stove is characterized by a relatively low temperature of heating in comparison with other plates, and it is not necessary for it to use dishes from a certain metal. Therefore, to choose a frying pan for a gas cooker, as a rule, is not difficult - in principle, any:

  1. The cast iron frying pan slowly heats up and cools, has a natural non-stick coating, is very durable.
  2. Aluminum frying pan should have a thick (at least 6 mm) bottom. In such dishes it is convenient and to extinguish, and to fry, however aluminum is prone to deformation. Therefore, it is better to choose frying pans with a groove of the bottom (however, this applies not only to aluminum, but also to other pans for gas stoves).
  3. A copper frying pan usually has an internal coating of tinning or stainless steel. It will require appropriate care: such frying pans should always be wiped dry, can not be washed with abrasive agents or put it in a dishwasher.
  4. Stainless steel frying pan is famous for its ecological safety. More reliable are pans with a three-layered bottom.
  5. The glass pan is only applicable to a gas cooker with a divider, as the glass should be heated evenly.
  6. Frying pan with Teflon or titanium non-stick coating . It is very practical - it is easy to wash, and the food in such a frying pan does not burn and, in addition, is cooked with a minimum amount of oil. Better Acquire a frying pan with a thermostat that indicates a critical temperature above which the coating will begin to release toxic substances.

Frying pans differ by their shape. In addition to the usual classical, there is also a wok, which is also quite applicable for a gas cooker.

An interesting option is to buy a frying pan, a barbecue for cooking on a gas stove. Due to its special design, it is possible to prepare dishes in this frying pan, to taste not indistinguishable from those cooked on a real grill.