The trendy multipurpose Our Place pan has earned accolades from the likes of Vogue and Food & Wine, but will it stand up to our tests? Lisa and Hannah compare it to our winning alternatives.
Buy The Our Place Always Pan:
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Buy Oxo Stainless Steel Steamer Basket:
Buy Tramontina Tri-Ply 4 Qt. Saucepan:
Buy All-Clad 4 Qt. Saucepan:
Buy Cuisinart Chef’s Classic 5.5Qt. Dutch Oven:
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I have always trusted ATK equipment corner for many many years. And have mostly bought what's recommended by them. After seeing and using it at two different friends' homes. I did buy it and it has not disappointed me. I bought it for my mom, who has arthritis and meds to cook for my dad. It works. Neither they nor I use this to cook eggs or put it in the oven. We don't cook meat in the house either. So it all depends on what you use it for. And, it's a great starter piece for small space city dwellings. Besides those who have all clad and Staub and Le Creuset won't need this so that's a non issue. It's not bad for the price and I've used it without much fuss for over a year now.
If it has celebrities, reviews it sucks because they’ll likely only use the thing once
I wouldn’t buy it simply because of the pretentious way they pronounce “pan.” 🤣 Paaaahn
Have one, don't like it. They make it out to be amazing, any other non-stick does as much.
If you're cooking it on an inductive cooktop, it isn't all-aluminum. Gotta have some iron in there somewhere.
Bought this pan before I knew about ATK review. Replaced older set of All Clad teflon, so tried this one. Light weight, and good for cooking for one. I have All-Clad copper core set as mainstay, cast iron, and Le Creuset Dutch oven. I do agree that this is not long term pan, just trendy. Hopefully I can get some years with a little TLC! Thank you ATK Review!
Calphalon ftw
For about 20 dollars more buy yourself a good quality enamelled ci skillet. Anyone I know that has tried this pan is on their second or third….
I bought an insta pot and it was the best purchase! I barely use other pots or pans anymore. Maybe one sauce pan, a frying pan for browning and a crape pan. Everything els gows in to the insta pot. By insta pot I mean any kind of electric pressure cooker. Now I use my expertise stainless steel pans only for transferring thing from the insta pot… And I'm kind of a snob when cooking is concerned.
What does everything think about all the "green washing" that's going on. Do y'all have a video on pots and pans that are truly non toxic? Maybe clay or cast iron?
Another plus with the Oxo steamer basket is that the handle has a slot, so you can use a fork to lift it if you don't want to go in with your hand.
I’m sold! I’m NOT buying the Always Pan. And will suggest that no one else does either. 😂
Metal feet on the steamer may damage the surface of the pan
Love Lisa's review, but Hannah kept repeating herself without giving us any new information
“a jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”
Amazon has a great dupe made by Goodful, and I really like it. I have both their sauté pan and the Dutch oven.
Thank you ladies, I was thinking about that so called Always Pan, and desided not to buy it long time ago, as a result of its poor quality, they still arrasing me to buy it from them by sending their advert email all time. I appreciate your insite very informative lesson, and even your recommendation of that steanless steel pot, which is very durable and useful for any occation. Can you do me a favour, please? At the moment there is an advert we can see on youtube that sell very unusaly cheap uttensils by the company called PooCROCT, such as a set of pots and pans with a unbelivable low price like $7.00 USD .. etc that supposed to cost at least $50 0r $80 USD, what do you think about it, is it a scam or genuine business can I buy from them?
My daughter asked for this last year for Christmas. I must have read 100 reviews, the majority unfavorable. I ended up getting her a piece of Lodge cast iron. It barely leaves her stovetop. This was the better purchase. It may not be 'cute' but she'll have it forever. Great review!
Thank you for this video! I have been debating for a long time whether to purchase a ceramic pan. This video was very informative and I like how it offers affordable alternatives in place of the test product.
overpriced, ugly and questionable chemicals. No thanks! Just use stainless steel or cast iron.
How can it act as a dutch oven when you shouldn't even out the pan in the oven!? Also it's not "ceramic" coated… it's consider ceramic coating but it's actually silicone based.
Praise Jesus for non-toxic pans!
Neoflam's Fika line is prettier, pfoa free, nonstick, and SUPER cute. A lot more affordable!
if i got the our place always pan for free it still wouldn’t replace my pots and pans i have two rules does it work for a family of five if not i dont buy it and if it costs more than 75$ i dont buy it!
You can't put it in the oven?!?! Then what is the point of losing some non- stick qualities? Why have a ceramic pan to begin with if it can't go in the oven 😂
Well the colour is bad the none stick is bad, and no oven is bad thanks for saving my pocket it a NO
Give me the gear. There is NO one pan does it all.
I have one nonstick pan. It's a 12-inch pan, so there's a lot of cooking surface which works great for my stir fry dinners and cooking for more than one person. My primary cooking pots and pans are stainless steel, which I love because of how well they conduct heat and because I can go from the stove to the oven seamlessly. I also use cast iron when and where it's preferred, such as frying chicken or fish.
A ceramic pan in 2023? no thank you. I love my carbon steel and cast iron.
Also, if you're still using a pot of water to cook vegetables…. you're far behind the curve. A microwave is superior in almost every way.
Not sure why so many people have issues with ceramic pans. I've been using a green pan bought from Target for the last 3 years and it's just as non-stick as the day I bought it
Thanks for this. I was curious about the pan. Now I know!
Would hope all 50 eggs would get donated to a homeless shelter. Made into something useful rather than being trashed. Wishful thinking I know
Saved my bacon. I almost bought this, but decided to check out reviews that are not posted on their website. I didn’t like the fact that (on their website) there was no filter to be able to look at reviews under 4 stars. That’s not being transparent, and it raised a huge red flag.
I have 2 of them. One I barely use once or twice a year, everything sticks to it, the second one is still new, never used. I have MUCH cheaper ones that perform 10x better. I just can't get rid of them because of the price I paid for them.
Aluminum? I’m out.
I am so glad I didn’t buy into this Instagram ad hype
I rue the day I bought this pan. I dropped the lid by mistake and it cracked the glass stovetop. Its nonstick properties aren’t that great
I definitely would not buy this pan. Thank you for your research and review!!! This pan is very expensive, too
Got this pan in August my handle is cracked….. never dropped it or anything it’s just cracked lol the depth is nice stuff gets stuck if it’s not super oiled or buttered up. For the price, I would 100% not recommend. Also, why couldn’t they make the small handle heat proof most of my cheap pans have it wear both handles are safe to hold. Annoyingly grabbed it and burned myself multiple times, maybe I’m also just an idiot.
I bought a microwave vegetable steamer from Dollar General & it’s my new favorite kitchen tool. Easy, fast, and cleans up easy, which means I eat more broccoli now 🥦.
Thanks for making this video!
Glad i didn’t buy this! Yes, it’s pretty but that’s it lol.