Paella Pan, 260mm, Iron, NZ Made, Commercial Grade

This is a high quality NZ made paella pan manufactured from 2mm steel to a commercial cooking grade.

The 260mm bowl is great for cooking smaller meals like curries, stews or our course paella dishes! 

The welded handle loops provide greater strength and durability (over bolted handles or riveted handles).

With steel handles the whole pan can go into the oven (without melting or burning up!).  Having one handle on either side of the pan makes picking the pan up and removing it from the oven easier.  

Because there is no long handle (like with a frying pan) these dishes are great for cooking in, then placing straight on a serving table. They look amazing in a table setting to!  

It might sound a bit 'weird', but if you take the time to look after these pans you will just love cooking with them!

Why cook with iron instead of stainless?  The benefits of using iron cooking equipment comes with its ability to easily absorb and hold high levels of heat.  This means heat is distributed evenly across the cooking surface resulting in more even, balanced cooking.  The thermal mass of these pans retains heat (like your oven!) making them ideal for use with wood fires.  

If you haven't had an iron pan before, understand they are not like a non-stick pan.  The steel needs 'seasoning' before use which involves oiling with vegetable oil then cooking in an oven for 60minutes. This starts the seasoning process and from there the pans get better and better with use.  It can help to lightly oil after use. They are not suitable for cleaning in a dishwasher as this can reverse some of the seasoning and cause surface rusting.