Gotham Steel Hammered Design Pan Review

Hello and welcome to my very first ever "Food For Thought" Kitchen Stuff Review. Some may know that I recently turned 40 (click here for my Turning 40 And Reflecting On Food blog post) and was so blessed with some amazing kitchen goodies (my people know how to spoil me). One of my amazing gifts was $100 to spend on kitchen goodies since they did not know what all I had, (because I LOVE anything that make cooking fun and/or better). I knew exactly what I was going to get with it, especially after my oldest son caught my favorit ceramic pan on fire and ruined it (you can read all about that in my post, A Day In Mom's Shoes), new pans!

So, how did I decide on these? A while back there was a sale on Amazon for the Gotham Steel Pancake Bananza, I had a awful time making pancakes just days before and this seemed the perfect solution. I was ecstatic with the results! perfectly cooked pancakes and sunny side up eggs, that slid off the pan. No more needing a spatula or non-stick spray, an even though I could only cook one at a time it cooked so much faster that the food didn't have time to get cold.

After I raved about how much I loved it my Mother-in-Law bought me an off brand larger pan thinking it was the same one and sadly it was junk. Worse yet, she had bought herself a full set of them and was so disappointed, which helped me to realize not all copper lined pans were equal. After a lot of research and reading reviews I decided on the Gotham Steel Premium Hammered Cookware – 5 Piece Ceramic Cookware, Pots and Pan Set, and I am so glad I did. They are thick which helps with distributing and holding the heat more evenly. They are light in weight and easy to stack and store. The only downside to them is they are medium to low heat pans so make sure you have pans that you can use for high heat cooking.

That night for dinner I had already planned on making Yaki Udon in my wok but wanted to test out one of my new Gotham Steel pans and made thin sliced chicken breast. It is so easy to burn or dry out if using the wrong pan or heat temp. It turned out a beautiful golden and juicy brown and not a thing stuck to the pan. Normally I would be scrubbing a stuck on burnt layer off of my other pan and this just rinsed right off without even wiping it down.

The next morning I tried my hand at the dreaded but much loved omelet. This to me was the ultimate test as I love making omelets. I use to make them often in my mom's restaurant on her expensive, wonderful omelet pan that was perfectly seasoned, and only used for omelets and eggs (and probably spoiled my opinion of any other omelet pan). It passed with flying colors! I used both the bigger and smaller pans seeing which would work best and decided I liked the size of omelet I got out of the smaller pan. The satisfaction of the omelet sliding off the pan is a feeling I had not felt in years.

So, do I recommend this brand of pans? Absolutely! It is perfect for low to medium heat cooking. Like I stated before make sure to have pans for high heat cooking.

Until next time, happy cooking!

Jacque