Hexclad Pan Review, Real World Real Time - Lots of Pictures!

[sandyut]

No special events near me but I did see this option avaialable.
8,10,12 inch pans plus 12 wok for $499 cad. the same 3 frypans alone are $529 on the HC site. Further reading is that the costco versions are the PTFE pans.
Ironically, I cannot find anywhere on the site the term PTFE or Terrabond
EDIT found Terrabond on the FAQ page.

12 piece set is $700. I think over presidents day it was $600. I would pay either amount...I guess I did. haha

 

[hondabbq]

12 piece set is $700. I think over presidents day it was $600. I would pay either amount...I guess I did. haha

I think those are usd funds and not cad.

 

[sandyut]

I think those are usd funds and not cad.

oh sorry man, missed your location there. yes USD.

 

[civilsmoker]

I did look to see if I commented yet, so here goes. Picked up a 12 piece set. could not be happier with them! bet pots and pans I have ever owned by a large margin!

if you are in the market, they are well worth the money! Nothing sticks. did eggs, chili, fried breaded pork chunks, everything just had oil droplets left when finished.

Glad you like them! We still LOVE ours!!! I am going to pick up a new 8' fry to see if I can see a difference in the "older" versions.

This is great information, my wife has been requesting these for her Birthday and Christmas for the past year...maybe it is time I listen to her and get her one. I am leery of something that is so heavily promoted on Facebook..... But it looks like these are legit.

Thank you!

- Jason

Jason, you are welcome and yes these are the real deal! I'm going to searing up some A-5 Japanese Wagyu NY's for a second time this weekend in ours. A perfect pan for a perfect sear!

 

[chopsaw]

But it looks like these are legit.

I'm all cast iron or Revere wear , but I bought the 10 " wok for my Son for Christmas .
Jason , it's a great pan . Looks like I paid $92.00 back then . Currently $119.00 . I got it on Amazon . I do see it marked down often .

 

[civilsmoker]

.............. One did find the sharp point (just after I sharpened the kitchen set and got gamed in via a loaded sink. It cut a little line in but just exposed stainless and zero flaking or anything like that. The coating is bonded. I’ll grab a pic when I remember. Oh it would have cut a stainless pan as well…..

I was able to get a blow-up pic of the noted "knife cut" on one of our fry's. This happened about 2 months ago just after I did my semi annual sharpening of our Henkle's....they were razor sharp. It got "jammed" in so hard it cut into the stainless under. I have kept a close eye on it and it hasn't flaked or gotten any bigger, so some advice don't jam a knife into one...... and if you do carry on!

 

[civilsmoker]

To jump in here, I bought an 8" Anolon pan and a 2qt HC pan back in November to compare. Apples and oranges, but I learned something out of it. The Anolon pans only have the hybrid feature on the cooking surface with a nonstick surface on the rest of the pan and a polished bottom side. The HC pans have their hybrid feature throughout the interior AND exterior. Needles to say, the Anolon pan is relegated as a backup.
Since then, I've added the pans that we use the most, but now have the 5.5 saute pan, 12" fry pan, 1qt, 2qt, 3qt saucepans and an 8qt pot. I've read that HC changed their non-stick areas to a ceramic substance around Nov of 2024. It's a shinier appearance and super slick. Some of the most even heating pans we've ever had. And the sear we get on steaks is phenomenal. Each of our pans wind up with some kind of gummy thin substance on the bottoms, but Bar Keeper's Friend takes it off, and doesn't return. We are very satisfied with our purchases.

Nice report rex! I'm looking forward to getting a post Nov 24 pan to compare! Its now rated up to 900 degrees so that is a huge improvement!

 

[millerbuilds]

I'm all cast iron or Revere wear , but I bought the 10 " wok for my Son for Christmas .
Jason , it's a great pan . Looks like I paid $92.00 back then . Currently $119.00 . I got it on Amazon . I do see it marked down often .

I am a big user of CI and I like Revere ware as well, but my wife really wants to go back to non-stick from Stainless (primarily All-clad).

- Jason

 

[rexster314]

This is great information, my wife has been requesting these for her Birthday and Christmas for the past year...maybe it is time I listen to her and get her one. I am leery of something that is so heavily promoted on Facebook..... But it looks like these are legit.

Thank you!

- Jason

Buy a nice 8" pan, try it out. If you're blown away then buy a set. If not, you're only out the expense of one pan

 

[civilsmoker]

Buy a nice 8" pan, try it out. If you're blown away then buy a set. If not, you're only out the expense of one pan

sounds like an excellent plan.....like deja vu ....LOL

 

[Colin1230]

I've been following this thread now for almost two years and I still don't have a single pan let alone a set. About six months ago the wife wanted new cookware so I strongly recommended HexClad from Costco. But nnnnooooooooo, she buys a cheap set on Amazon for less than $200. I looked them over pretty good and was absolutely disgusted! Oh well, I guess it was for the best. Because, when it comes to cookware, the wife could ef up an anvil with a marshmallow! There, I feel better now that I have that off my chest.

 

[mneeley490]

Glad you like them! We still LOVE ours!!! I am going to pick up a new 8' fry to see if I can see a difference in the "older" versions.

Jason, you are welcome and yes these are the real deal! I'm going to searing up some A-5 Japanese Wagyu NY's for a second time this weekend in ours. A perfect pan for a perfect sear!

I usually use CI for searing steaks. How does the HC do with high heat? I know that killed many non-stick pans in the past.

 

[civilsmoker]

I usually use CI for searing steaks. How does the HC do with high heat? I know that killed many non-stick pans in the past.

I happen to have 18K Btu burners on the range top and have seared the crap out of them as well as in the oven to finish. We have also done the ops the burner got left on for an extended period of time. I haven't seen any evidence of them coming degrading with heat. Per the web site, they are rated at 900 degrees....and they hold up. I have seen traditional NS come apart very quickly once scratched. They rule for searing, and I was a CI person!

 

[mneeley490]

I happen to have 18K Btu burners on the range top and have seared the crap out of them as well as in the oven to finish. We have also done the ops the burner got left on for an extended period of time. I haven't seen any evidence of them coming degrading with heat. Per the web site, they are rated at 900 degrees....and they hold up. I have seen traditional NS come apart very quickly once scratched. They rule for searing, and I was a CI person!

Good to know that something actually lives up to the hype for a change.

 

[OldSmoke]

wife has been requesting these for her Birthday and Christmas for the past year...

Yea. She has gotten some mileage out of telling people I got her a frying pan for Christmas!

 

[millerbuilds]

Yea. She has gotten some mileage out of telling people I got her a frying pan for Christmas!

That is what I am worried about, LOL!

- Jason

 

[paulgeorge]

I know @TulsaJeff was sent a set to do a review and I’m not sure if anyone else here has got some but I can say that my opinion of them has only gotten higher of them. The fry pans are the best searing pan I have ever used and I have no hesitation recommending them!! With regard to Gordon Ramsey’s recommendation, he still uses them in his Hell’s Kitchen show and restaurants and even though he is on the board or financially connected to the company, this says something. Any pan that stands up to a professional kitchen is going to function in a house kitchen. All that said we still have our stainless tri-ply’s and a couple non-stick fry’s but the Cast Irons have been replaced in the house…..they are now only in the camp boxes…….. book mot peterborough

thank you so much for your suggestion

 

[civilsmoker]

thank you so much for your suggestion

You are welcome! We have used the crap out of ours and they just work!

 

[mneeley490]

Well I broke down and bought a set of pans at Costco yesterday.
The set of 3 frying pans and lids was $399 on the website. Costco was $379, and included a wok as well. I had a Costco $140 rebate slip, so that pushed me over the edge. The showman doing the demonstration swirled a scrambled egg in the small pan, let it cook for about a minute, then blew it out of the pan with a puff of air. Pretty impressive.
I'll season and start playing around with them this week. My son is coming over this weekend, so I will try out a couple of dry-aged steaks from the freezer.

 

[civilsmoker]

Well I broke down and bought a set of pans at Costco yesterday.
The set of 3 frying pans and lids was $399 on the website. Costco was $379, and included a wok as well. I had a Costco $140 rebate slip, so that pushed me over the edge. The showman doing the demonstration swirled a scrambled egg in the small pan, let it cook for about a minute, then blew it out of the pan with a puff of air. Pretty impressive.
I'll season and start playing around with them this week. My son is coming over this weekend, so I will try out a couple of dry-aged steaks from the freezer.

Condolences (from the enabling camp) and more importantly congratulations! I think you are going to be happy! Looking forward to seeing some pics!