You can just imagine yourself into this Sunday brunch scenario. With the burners all fully occupied, your trusty ceramic electric skillets drops in just like a kitchen hero and comes efficient, sleek and multitasking — none of it so hard to do.
Speaking of multitasking, if this skillet has one exceptional characteristic, it’s probably heat distribution. Imagine baking cookies with only one side instead of both being oven-loved. What a nightmare, right? A ceramic electric skillet adds heat evenly across the bottom of its cooking surface, just like spreading peanut butter on a slice of bread. No more easy havens for turning out half-cooked food — Just cook all the way through everything you make from every nook and cranny.
You do recall Aunt Sally’s words of wisdom from the last time you used the non-stick skillet, don’t you? “Treat them just like you would grandma’s china set,” Sally used to say about those ceramic skillets. These are pans that don’t need your hand-holding as much. They laugh off scratches on their surface and wear rough handling with pride, just the kind to make Aunt Sally proud. For people not above a bit of loving care of their things, ceramic skillets are simply perfect.
Ever flipped a pancake, only to have the pan snigger at you by clinging to it? If that really annoys you, then Mr. Ceramic is your man: a pan that sneers at sticky situations. And what about eggs broken sunny side up? You can eat them in peace because it’s easier than pie to flip up whichever way the pancake lands. Once you’ve tried food on his surface, it’s like gliding down silk.
Now, the time has come to deal with the elephant in the room: cleaning. You might think that something which cooks so well could leave a kitchen that looks more like little Tommy’s play-house than one ready for adults. Yet this beauty cleans up easily. Rinse it quickly, wipe it down and Bob’s Your Uncle! It won’t leave you with a parting gift of cooked-on grease.
For those who are lovingly trying to choose their food, there is more good news: Ceramic coatings help prevent them from giving off leaching chemicals. These pans stand by your side as you cook up an honest meal, without endowing it with any nasty surprises. Heads off to preservatives. Now revel in unadulterated food!
However, please don’t go throwing it in the dishwasher. Unfortunate things will happen. Instead, wash it by hand a little bit of care keeps it in good shape and good working order for a long, long time.
As for the looks test – these skillets are the haute couture of cooking utensils. They marry fashion with function and lend grace to your kitchen. When guests sneak a peek at that elegant skillet of yours and whispering starts, why you might just become the talk of the town — for bringing such beauty to a potuck!