Affinity Frying Pan, 24cm
De Buyer · £135
Nice, but provisional
Stainless steel built for commercial kitchens, £134.99 at 24cm. Stainless does what iron will not: it is indifferent to acid, it goes in the dishwasher, and it needs no seasoning. What it does not do is release food the way a seasoned iron pan does, so at three times the price of the Mineral B you are buying convenience rather than performance.
- For
- Someone who will not maintain a pan and wants one that tolerates everything.
- Not for
- Anyone chasing the best sear per pound, where carbon steel wins at a third of this.
What we checked
- De Buyer aim the Affinity range at commercial and domestic searing alike. Sous Chef
Marked provisional: the justification rests on 1 source(s); two independent ones is the bar. We publish it anyway and say so, rather than waiting for evidence that may never arrive.