Stainless steel frying pan 30cm

Four steaks at once, none of them touching. A whole spatchcocked chicken, skin down. A paella for six. There are nights when a 24 cm pan means cooking in shifts, and this is the pan for those nights. Stainless gets hot fast and stops the moment you pull it off the flame.

Ours is made in Italy by a factory run by the fourth generation, in a sandwich-clad construction: five layers, with a triple aluminium core between two sheets of steel.

The LADJA team uses it for:

• Searing for a crowd with zero burn spots
• Reducing sauces fast over the whole surface
• Sautéing anything, in volume
• Roasting a thick steak in the oven after we seared it on the stove

"Will it fit my hob?" A 30 cm base wants a large burner. On a small ring the edges stay cooler than the middle, so use the biggest one you have.

Details:

• 5-layer clad construction
• Diameter: 30 cm
• Weight: 1.5 kg
• Lid included
• AISI 304 interior
• Triple-layer aluminium core
• AISI 430 exterior
• Compatible with gas, electric, induction and oven
• Stay-cool handle. It may heat up on gas after extended use
• Dishwasher safe, hand-washing recommended
• Heat it gradually. Thermal shock warps pans.