I recently added this fry pan to my Staub collection and can't believe I waited so long to do so. It fries, sautes and braises beautifully. The pan has amazing heat distribution and works well on my not so great stove top. It can go into the oven up to 500F, perfect for making dutch baby pancakes.
I absolutely love this skillet! The cast iron is so easy to use because it is enameled so that I don't have to do any special care, like I would have to do if it were just plan cast iron. I love that when I heat it up, the skillet is a very even heat and stays hot for a long time.
Finally - a fry pan with spouts! I made the change to this fry pan and am so happy I did! Takes care of pouring fats or gravies into a container or over meats and potatoes. While it may be a bit large for some things like eggs, it works well for dinners or a couple grilled cheese sandwiches or paninis.
I love to use this frypan for chicken breasts, dredge in seasoned flour, skin side down with some butter in the pan. Fry until it sizzles, then move to the oven for 20 minutes. Turn the breasts over and let them rest on the rib bones, bake another 30 minutes. The drippings then make an amazing pan gravy. Whenever the kids see this pan they always ask for the baked chicken in a pan!
The crispiest potatoes or the perfectly seared, medium-rare strip steak. Those are my first two votes for what to cook in my 12-inch skillet on any given day. Nothing like cast iron to take the heat and transfer it to whatever I am cooking. Love that I can finish cooking in the oven when I need to. Stove to oven to table. Nothing easier. Enamel coating makes clean up and maintenance a snap. No seasoning. Everyone needs one - maybe two. What if you want fried potatoes with steak?
I love this pan and thesmooth enamel outer surface. Color is so attractive. Oven safe at high temps and fry is even with no hot spots. Another great addition to Staub