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The steel body heats quickly across the base because there is so little of it, which suits a small gas ring or a compact hob - and it means breakfast is ready before a large pan would have finished preheating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is light enough for one-handed use and small enough to store inside a larger pan. 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The honeycomb pattern pressed into the base of this 316 stainless steel pan from The Essential Kitchen raises tiny ridges that hold food just clear of the surface, creating a release effect from the shape of the metal rather than from a coating that can scratch or wear off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e316 is the highest common food-grade stainless steel, chosen for its resistance to salt, acid and corrosion. It means you can use metal utensils without a second thought, scrub it with a steel pad, and put it through the dishwasher - none of which a coated pan survives for long. The base is built for induction as well as gas and electric.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable in 22, 28 and 30cm. 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The texture spreads wear across thousands of raised points instead of one flat film, which is why this style of pan keeps releasing food long after a plain coating has started to stick at the edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is heavy-gauge iron, so heat spreads evenly instead of concentrating in a hotspot in the middle - the usual reason a pancake browns in a ring. The tempered glass lid lets you watch a sauce reduce or a steak rest without lifting it and losing the heat, and it traps enough steam to finish thicker cuts through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt works on gas, electric and induction hobs. Clean-up is a rinse and a wipe, with no soaking and no scrubbing. 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