Surprising loved ones with a grill pan has become even easier. The fact is that instead of a smooth bottom, it has a corrugated surface. This feature allows you to cook different products with a delicious golden crust. An ultramodern device will add sophistication and chic to dishes. This is an interesting acquisition, and most importantly - profitable.
Features
In addition to the corrugated surface, the grill pan has other additional features:
- Low tides for oil. Such equipment allows you to pour excess liquid without spraying it.
- Handles with a heat-resistant coating. This is quite an important feature, since the handles of ordinary pans heat up. Heat-resistant are plastic, wooden and attached metal with a special coating, which excludes the option to burn your hand or fingers, holding hot. Of course, a metal handle will prove to be a more expensive equipment option.
- Top press. An additional cover with a handle has a smooth surface on the outside and a grooved inside. Unfortunately, this feature is practically not used, since not all products need to be pressed with a press.
Before buying a grill pan for a gas stove, you should decide whether the above listed additional features are important to you, because the cost of the device depends on it.
Advantages and disadvantages
The cooking process in this ultra-modern frying pan is simple. It is worth noting that the main advantages of a grill pan are the preservation of the natural taste and energy value, the saturation of products with juices and fats. Also, the advantages include:
- Profitability. To prepare food, you just need to brush the surface with sunflower oil with a brush. This amount of oil will be enough to prepare a delicious dish.
- Simultaneous preparation of a variety of products. Technological features make it possible to simultaneously cook meat products and a variety of vegetables on the surface of the pan.
- The same heat distribution. The thick bottom of the pan allows you to keep the heat for a long time, distributing the heat and holding it. Thus, the products cook much faster.
- Appetizing appearance of products. Golden stripes on the products look quite aesthetically pleasing, increase appetite and delight the eye.
- Corrugated surface. This is exactly what distinguishes the grilled pan from other pans. Products in the pan contact only with convex strips, and all excess liquid gets into the hollows and gradually evaporates.
In addition to the advantages, there are certain disadvantages:
- The device needs regular care after each use;
- there is no cover in the package;
- heavy product weight.
What material to choose
The shops sell cast iron and aluminum grill pans. The most popular are cast iron products, but aluminum is not inferior to them.
Pans made of aluminum are quite light, do not require special care. But due to the fact that aluminum is a soft metal, it is subject to deformation. In order not to damage the non-stick coating, use wooden or silicone spatulas.
Cast iron grill pans have a long service life. This is due to the fact that unlike aluminum, cast iron is more resistant and durable metal.
How to use the device
When cooking food on a baking sheet, you must adhere to certain rules:
- Only convex strips should be lubricated with oil.
- Before cooking, be sure to warm up the appliance.
- Cook only on moderate heat.
- Turn products over only after the appearance of a specific golden crust.
- If you rotate the products at a certain angle, a “mesh” pattern appears.
- Before preparing meat and fish products, they must be marinated.
- Products are best cut into large pieces.
People who know how to cook delicious and original dishes using the grill pan, even in cold weather, will be able to please themselves and their loved ones with a fragrant barbecue. In addition, manufacturers again stepped forward. Now in stores there are double grill pans. This is a unique combination of practicality, interesting design and versatility.