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Sunday 11-5 CST | |  | Copper | Home » » » » » » All-Clad Copper Core 12-Inch Fry Pan | | | | | | | Description: | | Achieve optimum heating and cooking temperature using All-Clad's Copper Core fry pan. The patented Copper Core technology uses a five-ply construction to ensure the ideal amount of heat conductivity and diffusion. The center copper layer is bonded on both sides by aluminum to enhance heat distribution, while reducing weight. Finally, the interior and exterior are bonded with 18/10 stainless steel to provide the ideal cooking surface with ease of cleaning. These three materials combine together to create a beautiful and functional piece, allowing for maximum durability and ease of use. The piece also features a long, stay-cool handle that is riveted to the side for added durability and strength, and a stylish copper band that encircles the pan for an additional accent. Producing some of the finest cookware in the nation, All-Clad has been featured in many high class and gourmet restaurants for its superior performance and aesthetically designed pieces crafted from American artists using the finest metals. A firm believer in quality over convenience, All-Clad's metals are formulated and bonded with cooking performance in mind, and are combined with stunning designs to provide you with the best cooking experience possible. | | | Features: | |
• Beautiful, classic slope-sided, 12-inch frying pan
• Stainless-steel interior and exterior with elegant copper stripe
• Pure copper core for quick, even heating
• Lifetime warranty against defects
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 22.6 inches | | Product Width:
| 12.9 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.3 inches | | Product Weight:
| 5.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 22.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 12.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 5.32 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 45 reviews |
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94 of 95 found the following review helpful:
 Amazing cookware, Never Knew It Could Be This GOOD!May 19, 2007
By Todd March
Over the years I have used a variety of cookware--aluminum bottomed stainless Revere Ware, Magnalite Professional, Calphalon, Calphalon Professional NonStick. When I finally had to throw out the last of my tattered collection, I started to look for some stainless cookware that would stand the test of time and offer performance to boot. I decided to splurge on this All-Clad Copper Core.
One of the pieces I recieved was this 10" Fry Pan...
Delighted to report that I am THRILLED with this expensive splurge! All-Clad is NOT about expensive hype and status, those these pans are beautifully made, instead they do everything cookware should, and have literally changed the way I cook. Having attended CIA and worked as a professional chef for a few years, I know the golden rule for food not sticking: preheat pan, add oil, let oil heat for 5-10 seconds, then add food. Using these guidelines with the Copper Core, nothing sticks! And I mean for some things, like omelets or fried eggs in the 10" frypan, the performance is as good as my brand new Calphalon NonStick was; when you can just slide omelets and fried eggs out of the pan without ANY sticking at all, why would you ever need Nonstick or Teflon based products?!
However, these pans are also superbly capable of developing a fond on the pan bottom for deglazing and subsequent sauces; in fact I have had them give every last bit of the fond up when deglazed, almost cleaning the pan for me! That's the best thing about them--they do everything right. I am not sure if it's All-Clad propriety stainless "recipe" or what, but these pans are so amazing to be able to function on all levels from eggs sliding out with ZILCH sticking to chicken breasts sticking just enough to develop rich fond for complete deglazing, to the light and glazy fond from sauteed onions and garlic for developing a richer risotto when deglazed with wine.
Mind you, this is partly about knowing some basic cooking principles, and these pans might not act so obligingly in non experienced hands, because when I read about people commenting on how everything sticks in their All-Clad stainless interior, I know it isn't All-Clad's fault, believe me!
I have found the copper core very responsive and quick to adjust to temperature. Perhaps not as great as true copper pot and pans, but noticeably better than aluminum cores (Stainless line) or anodized aluminum (Magnalite Pro/Calphalon). These pans heat up and boil water faster than anything I have ever used, aside from true copper cookware, and when turning the heat down, or removing from burner, they also cool incredibly quickly. It's nice to have semi-copper performance with the ease of stainless steel clean-up. And this cookware does clean-up quickly and easily, particularly when using Barkeepers Friend. I use plastic and wooden utensils (no metal) and they still look almost brand new after several months.
The copper band however does tarnish and discolor just as much and just as fast as a true copper pot or pan, so if you are fanatic, you will need to polish the tarnish away fairly often (at least every other week). However this is barely noticeable for us real world users, and Barkeepers friend does a good job of semi-polishing the copper (but it won't gleam).
I know, I know, they are SO expensive. But honestly, if you know how to cook or want to learn with responsive cookware, I honestly feel this is a great investment. I am wholeheartedly thrilled that I made it and cannot recommend highly enough.
31 of 32 found the following review helpful:
One of My Kitchen FavoritesMay 10, 2006
By Booksilly
"booksilly"
Next to my All-Clad Copper Core Dutch Oven, this is my favorite cooking utensil. I also have the 12 inch fry pan I use when company comes over. After using this pan a few times I threw out all my nonstick cookware. Now I use nothing but All-Clad Copper Core. Every morning I scramble eggs in this pan. I put a pat of butter in the bottom, turn the heat to medium (never high or you'll scorch any pan), let the butter start to turn brown and throw in my eggs. They don't stick; it's amazing. The few times I do have some stickies, I just soak in water for 10 minutes before washing and they easily come clean. About once a month I might soak the pan with a 1/2 inch of vinegar for an hour or overnight. It turns the bottom shiny and new looking. This pan is also great for bacon, saueting pork chops and chicken--just about anything. And, I never have to worry about toxins migrating from nonstick cookware into my food.
31 of 32 found the following review helpful:
Simply the BestJan 16, 2004
By S. Peterson
"theswedishchef"
You cannot beat All-Clad in the quality department. After using this pan for a week my family even noticed how my cooking was tastier. This pan does a fantastic job caramelizing meat and veggies. It heats very quickly and evenly. But it also cools very rapidly because the copper is a fantastic conductor of heat and cold. I like the copper core better because of the ease of maintenance. Just a little Barkeeper's Friend and it shines like new. The handle stays cool enough in most applications for me to use it bare handed. The sides are sloped just right to impress your friends with a little food flipping action. I've used it on both electric and gas stoves and was happy with the even heating of both. If you can swing the price you won't regret it.
30 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 A bit much considering....Jun 11, 2009
By Twelv-12e
Let me start by saying I give this pan 3 stars more for price then performance. This pan cooks as good as the $120 MC2 or LTD pan. Its about 1mm of copper sandwiched between aluminum and stainless, not nearly enough copper to get the full thermal benefits of copper. I got mine for a little over half price. If you have the money to plunk down $225 for a frying pan, save up for a little longer and buy a Matfer Bourgeat fry pan of the same size. 3mm of copper and stainless interior will be worth the extra dollars. The Matfer is the Ferrari of frying pans. Otherwise, go for the LTD (The thickest of the All Clad line) and use the money you saved to buy ingredients for a killer dinner. Dont buy into the copper core hype, it really cooks no better then the cheaper All Clad models. Oh, and by the way, if you use the correct heat and enough fat, sticking is a non-issue.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
I'm hooked!!!Sep 15, 2008
By Julie A. Elliott
I'd like to give this 10 stars as I had no idea the difference a pan like this could make.
I have had it for a week and have used it for crab cakes (crab, egg, and breading), omelets, sauteed vegetables, and thick-cut pork chops. I mention these items because in my old Farberware stainless steel pans, sticking, uneven cooking, and uneven browning were a problem that I thought was just my lack of skill.
Heat distribution is perfect all over, i.e., the items on the outside cook the same in the same amount of time as those on the inside. Browning is effortless and beautiful! The fond on the bottom of the pan is not burned and deglazing is a breeze. Since I could only afford the one pan so far, I sometimes cook alongside my other pans. It's like switching from driving a Ford Pinto to a Mercedes (or so I imagine) and back again.
Cleanup has been great! So far I haven't had any problems with stuck food - the delicate crab cakes held together when I flipped them (with a gorgeous golden crust), and the omelets released easily. I used just enough butter and oil to cover the bottom of the pan, and it got hot enough to cook the food in the right amount of time to keep the food from absorbing too much oil and tasting greasy, without getting so hot that it scorched or stuck.
The pan is definitely heavier than what I'm used to, but the balance is perfect and handling it is not a problem. The handle stays very cool, surprisingly so...it has barely even gotten warm. Finally, the icing on the cake is how absolutely beautiful this pan is. It is definitely a display piece. I can only afford two items in this line per year, but my collection is started and there is NO going back.
If you really love the process and adventure of cooking, this is an investment you will never regret!!!
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