Hammered Titanium Wok Pan with Flat Base

I love to cook and I have some really nice pans. But as is so often the case there is never a ‘perfect solution.’ Well perhaps there is! I bought this pan a few months ago and I use nothing else. I really do think I could do almost all my coking in it. For a start it’s a wok style pan but with a really good fitting lid. It’s lighter than any of my equivalent pans - even with the lid. It’s perfectly none stick once you master the seasoning prior to cooking, and if, as is sometimes the case, your cooking does catch, then it’s supper forgiving and cleans up perfectly every time. I was a bit suspicious. I expected a ‘budget’ or ‘not as described’ pan and I’m thrilled to say neither is true; this is a quality pan delivering great functionality and athstetic. I’m a genuinely enthusiastic cook and this little pan has really won me over.

The shape and function are exactly what I wanted. I used it several times. I tempered the pan with olive oil each time. My only concern was that while the pan cleaned easily in the hammered area, it did not on the sides requiring steel wool to remove the lacquer from the food.

At first I didn't know that using Titanium cookware requires a different way of cooking food. Thus, the food stuck to the pan and burnt. I had to learn how to use the cookware. Once I did everything fell into place. The food doesn't stick or get burnt and taste much better than ordinary teflon pans. I can't emphasize enough how the food I cook taste better! For me this is the main thing. I ordered another pan and got the cook book for free. I think the cook book should be the first free gift if there is one because it has instructions on how to use, clean, and care for the cookware in it.