Berndes SignoCast Classic 11-Inch, 4-1/4-Quart Saut? Pan

 (8 customer reviews)

I own two BERNDES skillets and am saving for a third larger one. The 8-inch skillet makes the BEST omelettes.
If you are shopping for a non-stick skillet buy Berndes. I'm not kidding. I've tried several (recommended by Cooks Illustrated) and those skillets died a quick death. Berndes non-stick seem indestructable, the weight is balanced and they clean so easily that I'm shocked every time.

I use All-Clad saucepans, and Berndes skillets. I'm a happy cook.

The Berndes Signocast products are excellent. They are strong and sturdy, but not as heavy as Le Creuset, they are very very easy to clean--a swipe or two in the dishwater and they are clean (use steel wool pads occasionally on their bottom aluminum cooking surface), their bottoms are flat unlike some stuff that warps leaving you wondering what is touching the electric element, and stuff in them cooks amazingly well. I'm gradually replacing everything else I've bought with these. These are a bit expensive, but they hold up, and good tools are important to the home chef and are well worth the money just as I feel good hand tools are well worth the money to someone wanting to do household repairs, etc. I have owned some pots and some skillets that needed lots of effort to scrub and clean--these Berndes items are truly soak-for-10-seconds and wipe clean, no matter how mean you've been to them. Because of their heft, it does take a bit longer for these to heat through, but maybe on the...Read more

The best skillet/saute pan/ whatever you wanna call it - it does it all, and heats food throughout absolutley perfectly. Well worth the price. I have had it for 10 years, and it gets better with time. Would buy it all over again if I had to.