Increasingly, consumers refuse to cook with different coatings, preferring cast-iron or aluminum products. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such dishes? Should I throw my pans with Teflon and ceramic coating? And how to use the "new-old" cast iron?
Biol company and its products
Biol is a well-known Ukrainian company. It produces cast aluminum and cast iron cookware with and without non-stick ceramic coating.
Its products are positioned as durable. It is suitable for use on all types of stoves. Some models are compatible with induction cookers, but not all. Therefore, before purchasing a pan, you need to pay attention to the instructions. You can’t put it in a regular microwave. As it is impossible to wash in the dishwasher.
Produces the company "Biol":
- Cast-iron pancake pans.
- Concave-bottom wok-frying pan designed for roasting over high heat with constant stirring.
- Square-shaped grill pans.
- Stainless steel or aluminum cookware with non-stick ceramic coating. This includes the Classic series pans, the Optima pancake pan.
- Cast aluminum pans. They keep their shape well, evenly distribute heat. Yes, and their price is affordable.
- Stewing pans, gooseberries, cast irons of different sizes.
All products are available in diameters from 22 to 28 cm in increments of 2 cm.
Preparing cast iron cookware for use
Cast iron quickly rusts. Therefore, products from it are treated with machine oil at the enterprise. After buying a Biol pan, you need to thoroughly clean it.
To do this, perform the following actions:
- wipe the oil with a rag;
- washed in hot water with a degreasing agent, wiped;
- pour salt into the pan and fry it for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally;
- a frying pan with deep sides is better to calcine in the oven, since on the stove it does not warm up over the entire height;
- pour salt and wash the pan with cold water, wipe it after cooling;
- heat and grease with vegetable oil.
After this procedure, a thin non-stick film is formed from the oil under the influence of high temperature. It is washed off when using detergents. Therefore, do not be zealous, trying to achieve perfect purity. It will only hurt, and the food in the pan will start to burn.
If the package indicates that this procedure has already been carried out at the factory, then you do not need to repeat it.
In Biol non-stick pans , a German water based Greblon brand is used.
Storage and care
Having bought utensils made of cast iron, do not forget that now you constantly need to take care that it does not rust. Therefore, you will have to fulfill a number of fairly simple requirements:
- Do not store food in a cast iron skillet.
- Wash without aggressive detergents.
- Do not use abrasive substances.
- After washing the pan, put it on the fire for a couple of minutes so that the water evaporates. Then grease with vegetable oil.
- Store the pan in a dry place that is well ventilated.
A non-stick pan is washed with a soft sponge or bamboo rags in warm water. You can use liquid detergents. You can not overheat much, and if this suddenly happened, in no case pour cold water into the pan. Do not use metal spoons. Mix food with wooden or silicone spatulas.
If rust has appeared
When you notice that rust has appeared at the bottom of the Biol pan, do not be alarmed. Remove the red spots with an iron brush, calcine or heat the pan strongly and apply a layer of vegetable oil to the bottom.
How to prepare Biol aluminum pans? Reviews say that they do not need to be calcined with salt. After all, they do not rust, so lubricating them with machine oil does not make sense. You can grease with sunflower oil and warm well. Food in such a pan will not burn.
Benefits
The manufacturer offers to buy pans "Biol", because:
- They can be heated to any temperature.
- You can use metal tools to mix food.
- With prolonged use, the non-stick effect becomes more noticeable.
- They are safe for health.
- Inexpensive.
The cast-iron pans "Biol" with a removable handle made of wood or bakelite are popular. A thick molded case allows you to stew food in a pan. After all, cast iron heats up more slowly than iron. Therefore, food in such a pan can be on fire for a long time without burning.
Positive reviews
Many buyers appreciated the Biol frying pans with ceramic coating for the fact that they evenly heat up and retain heat for a long time. For a long time, nothing burns on them. They are safe, have a comfortable handle. Users note that nothing sticks to the pan, even in places of scratches from metal tools.
They like the frying pan from the Classic series with high sides and a sturdy handle. It does not deform when used, the bottom remains flat.
Buyers say this is a convenient and good pan for everyday use. It is convenient to cook various traditional dishes. Food does not burn. I like the fact that the handle can be quickly unscrewed if you intend to cook in the oven.
Many people like flat cast-iron skillet pans “Biol”. Reviews note that it’s convenient to bake pancakes in a frying pan of the Optima line. The sides of her are low and gentle. Therefore, shooting pancakes is convenient.
This pan can be cooked without oil.
Negative reviews
Some users note that initially Biol pans with a ceramic coating do well in cooking, it does not burn. But after some time, yellow spots of fat appear on the edges of the ceramic coating. Getting rid of them is very difficult. Users begin to use a variety of detergents, including abrasive. As a result, the ceramic coating is removed, and the pans become unusable.
But this does not always come from the use of detergents. There are complaints that the ceramic coating is bubbling simply from use. This applies to the pan "Tradition", which is now discontinued, but may be on sale.
Reviews from other customers suggest that these stains can be washed off using various folk methods. So, you can try to grease the burned edges with toothpaste, let it dry, and then rinse with a washcloth. But toothpaste is an abrasive. Therefore, if you often use such a tool, the protective layer will quickly come off.
But this is not the fault of the Biol pans alone. Customer reviews suggest that many other ceramic non-stick pans do not burn only in the first six months after purchase. And the manufacturer hints that the resource of such coverage is not unlimited. It depends on:
- material of the pan itself;
- coating properties;
- the quality of its application.
Therefore, many have replaced such dishes with cast iron.
There are complaints that the threads of the handle attachment are cut off-center. This makes its use unsafe.