You might have seen the late night commercials showing the red colored cookware claiming no butter or oil is needed and nothing will stick to the pan. Do you believe them? Are you curious? I am!
Which is why I decided to try out the Gotham Steel Cookware myself. I want to see what happens when I make eggs like they did in their commercials. Do the eggs really slide out of the pan like the ads show? Curious minds want to know.
The other obvious benefit to not using oil and butter is that you are able to cook a little healthier. That will always be a good thing. If you like using those sprays, you know how difficult they are when it comes to cleaning the pan. A gummy residue is left behind from the alcohol in the spray. Yuck. So, using cookware that is naturally non-stick is intriguing.
Before I share my results, here are some details of the Gotham Steel aluminum cookware.
- The pans do not contain PTFE, PFOA or PFOS ingredients.
- The materials are a non-stick ceramic with super strong titanium.
- Oven safe to 500 degrees.
- No oil or butter needed.
- Dishwasher safe.
I decided that the first thing to make was eggs. I wanted to scramble them in the pan with a METAL whisk to see what happened to the pan. Nothing. No scratches. Looked no different at all. Wow. Typically when I make eggs, I will use a little bit of butter to just coat the surface of the NON-STICK pan. In the Gotham Steel fry pan, I used nothing. Scrambled the eggs and watched as they cooked without sticking. Impressive.
Have you ever wanted a dessert that didn’t make you feel totally guilty? A little sweet treat to end the night. Well, I have been making these cinnamon sugar apple slices which taste a bit like the inside of an apple pie minus all the calories. Normally when I make this, I use butter in a non-stick pan so the sugar doesn’t make a total mess and harden on the pan. But, today, I made it in the Gotham Steel Ceramic Titanium pan and it turned out awesome!
I deliberately burned the sugar to see what the cleanup process was going to be. I anticipated having to spend time scraping the burned sugar off the pan like I do in my non-stick pan. Surprise. That wasn’t necessary.
The clean up process is just as they advertise. Once the pan has cooled down, use a paper towel. For the eggs, it was effortless. For the sugar mess, I actually put a couple tablespoons of water in the pan and swirled it around. Then took the paper towel and magically, it was back to new. Zero scrubbing needed.
A couple tips for you:
- The handle does get hot when using a pan on the cooktop. It will obviously be hot coming out of the oven. Have a mitt nearby regardless.
- The power of your cooktop makes a difference. I almost always cook on low to medium heat as even the small burner on my cooktop gets very hot. It would make it very easy to burn things in any pan. Start on low heat to pre-heat your pan before cooking anything.
If you are looking for non-stick cookware, I would recommend checking out this Gotham Steel Ceramic Titanium line. You will find quite the variety of pan sizes and shapes depending on your cooking needs. Pricing is extremely reasonable as they start at $19.99 for a fry pan. This would be a nice addition to your cookware collection with the bonus that whomever does the clean up will be thanking you for making their job easier!
Thanks for stopping by!
That’s some pretty amazing tech, although I am entirely unsure why I would want to cook without butter or oil, like ever 😉
Ha, Brian! Agree! Can’t beat the flavor when using it. 🙂
What a great pan! I love that this pan is also oven-proof!
Me too! Thanks, Julia.
I just recently bought a set and I absolutely love them
That is great. Happy cooking!
Those apples look amazing. I want some with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
They are simple and delicious to make. And yes to ice cream! Thanks.
It is good to see the living proof of the claims of the pan. I often feel dubious about these things, but hey ho, there we go. Fabulous.
I agree with you, Helen. Hard to know the truth sometimes. I found them to do as they claimed. Happy about that. Makes clean up easier. Thanks.
Wow! That’s impressive! I’m always looking for new pots and pans for the kitchen and I love how easy this cleanup is!
Totally agree, Sarah! Thanks.
I have been in the market for new pans. It is hard to figure out which ones really work and which ones are more hype. Always glad to see posts from my fellow foodies sharing their experiences!
I agree with you as it is hard to know until you try them yourself. Thus my experiment! Thanks, Cindy.
It’s always great to find a non-stick pan that really is. We have one that’s similarly impressive, we got it a decade or so ago, it’s heavy but oh my gosh it’s like bullet proof. Such a joy to use. This Gotham one looks similarly good quality.
Agree with you. Quality makes such a difference. Thanks for feedback.
Cool! I’ve been curious about those pans, too! Thanks for doing a little testing. Looks like a great pan.
Glad it helped. Have to try it first hand to really know, right?!
This pan looks great! I have so many pans that are “non-stick” but anything caramelised totally sticks. I need a pan like this!
I’m about to get a set of non stick pans for my camping kitchen, I’ll check these out.
Jane x
Thanks, Jane. Would be a good option for you. Have fun!
I also enjoy my Gotham pans! Would you share your recipe for those apples that “taste like apple pie”?
Thank you
So glad you like the pans. My apple sweet treat is super easy to make. On low heat, melt a little butter – say 1 tablespoon. Slice your apples in quarters and then in quarters again. So you have about 12-16 slices of apple. Really depends on how large the apple is. No real wrong way here. Then still on low heat, toss the apples in the melted butter and lay them flat in the pan. You just want to soften them in the pan. Flip them over so both sides are lightly browning. This may take 3-5 minutes. While the apples are cooking, toss about 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and 1-2 teaspoons of sugar (depends on how sweet you like it) together in a bowl. Sprinkle over apples in pan and mix all together. Then place apples in single layer in pan and let them cook a bit more. You will see them turning brown from the sugar and cinnamon. Once they get a little brown glaze (caramelized), remove from pan. You don’t want to burn them with the sugar now in the pan. Put them in a bowl and enjoy. You can even top with vanilla ice cream. I use more tart apples like Granny Smith since I am adding sugar but it is up to you. Enjoy!