Telebrands Orgreenic Frying Pan, 10 "

I ordered a few of these about a year or so ago, to use at home. I cured them as per instructions, WHICH SAY ... coat with vegetable oil, and BAKE in the OVEN at 350 or so for about an hour - cool, and wash the pan in warm soapy water, rinse, dry, and it's ready for use.So it is ... for awhile. Mine have gotten worse and worse in the 'non-stick' ability. So I cleaned them thoroughly, re-cured, and tried again. Food sticks more and more.I have been a chef for more than 30 years. Ya want a REAL non-stick pan? Go to a Restaurant Supply House, spend JUST A FEW MORE DOLLARS, like $5, and buy a REAL NON-STICK pan, the ones with the dark coating, and ENJOY! They last for years!I have found, just a little, higher heat is a real enemy of these 'Orgreenic Pans' ... IF the stove top flame is low, they kinda, just a bit, 'non-stick' just a little better, but not by much.I am 'rotating out' the FOUR 'Orgreenic' pans I have, buying 'Restaurant Grade' pans like I have at the Restaurant, and will spend lots less time scraping food off these 'non-stick' pans ... AS IT IS COOKING, and afterwards.

To start please. I am a very experienced cook with a culinary school degree from the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale. I had high hopes for this pan due to the hype on TV. I was hoping for something to use for quick cooking instead of my cast iron, something with easier up keep when what I was coking did not require an iron skillet:Seemed to work ok at first. Definitely not as advertised, but ok. It quickly lessened in it not stick quality, and actually formed a stick residue on the pan. I attempted to clean this and the bottom began to flake off. I stopped use after this, I did not want to contaminate my food.Back to my trusty cast iron. I would recommend teaching yourself to use a cast iron skillet. With the proper care, they are super easy a will last you a life time. There are several great videos on you tube to show you how to care for them. They take some time to break in, but once they are well seasoned, they are last pan you will ever need! I for one, will not stray again!

A couple of things not mentioned by the commercials/marketing:1) It needs to be "seasoned" routinely. It comes with instructions on how to do this, but the pan itself is not very stick resistant without seasoning it.2) It's only non-stick if you season it and even then, not as much as they claim. The images of eggs or burned cheese sliding out of it are very much exaggerated.Other than those two faults, it's a reasonable nice pan. Handle is double-riveted and pretty sturdy as is the base of the pan itself.

My grandmother told me about this great pan she saw on TV, and was sad that she didn't call and order it. I told her I am sure it was on Amazon somewhere, in which she assured me, "No it is only on TV, I had too call in a certain time period!" After rolling my eyes and having a good laugh, here the pan was on Amazon. I read the reviews and was on the fence about the product. I told my grandmother to be sure to follow all the directions the pan came with before using it, as that seemed to be the key in the reviews and what a lot of lazy people were not doing thus giving bad reviews. She followed the easy "seasoning" instructions. She LOVES the pan. Nothing sticks to it, she actually doesn't even clean the pan, she just leaves it on the stove after cooking her morning eggs because she doesn't have to use any grease or butter, and the eggs come cleanly out of the pan every time. She thinks it is the greatest thing. She has had the pan well over a year now and it looks just like the day I bought it for her. PLUS Amazon shipped it to Canada for me - WIN. I did think the overall size was kind of small to be cooking for a family, but for a single person or two, the pan is great.

I have been using this pan almost daily for close to two years mostly for bacon & eggs, potatoes & eggs, and pancakes. I do use a little bit of vegetable oil or butter each use but probably don't have to (old habits are hard to break). Food still slides around in the pan without sticking, but I have taken good care of it by cooking on nothing higher than medium heat, hand washing only, and using only utensils meant for nonstick surfaces. I have "re-seasoned" it only once since I got it and that made it like new again. It is so easy to wash, pretty much just wipe with a sponge with soapy water and rinse, I have never had to scrub food particles off this pan.

There are a zillion review on this pan. I followed the instructions and so far I am happy with the pan. However, my eggs to not slide out of the pan onto a plate. Yes, the pan is non-stick but I have to use a flipper to loosen scrambled or sunny side up eggs so they can slide in the pan but the pan now has egg on it that does not loosen. This makes it impossible for me to make them "over light" so I simply put a lid on the pan when it comes to the flipping the eggs over part. Pretty much of everything else I used the pan for slides in the pan at the beginning up and the end of the cooking process.Even with the egg situation I honestly tell you that cleaning is so easy. After a cooling down I run warm water over the pan and whatever is in there flows right out. I use a paper towel with the rising. The pan appears to be clean but I still had wash it when I do my dishes.I need more time because some reviews state that this pan is good for a couples weeks, months, etc. Time will time tell.A final thought - I have the original Green Pan Signature Series for quite a long time. According to the reviews posted here at Amazon these Orgreenic pans are nowhere in the same league. I bought this Orgreenic because of the TV commercials and all the advertising in the stores I became over curious and purchased one.If you are budget minded or money strapped you may want to have a second thought about purchasing this pan. I say this only because there are a high number of ratings in each of the 5 stars. Use that as a tool for making a decision. I use this as a guide when I buy. Reviews are the best indicators