[Prime] Sensarte 28cm Nonstick Frying Pan, Swiss Granite Coating, PFOA Free $32.99 Delivered @ Sensarte-AU via Amazon AU

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I went on buying spree, all Stanley stuff posted, forgot to post this frying pan, quality is feels amazing, and it includes quite decent screwdriver!
This is not a no-name brand.

No "forever" chemicals, made from natural SGS-approved ceramic. This Sensarte cookware set is PFOA, PTFE, PFAS, lead, and cadmium-free, ensuring healthy cooking.. Check if correct, but if correct, this is big plus.

Buy responsibly :)

About this item:

  • Switzerland ILAG nonstick coating. PFOA free, safe and healthy
  • The bakelite handle features woodgrain design, it is comfortable to grip and stays cool while cooking. Oven safe to 302°F
  • High magnetic conductive stainless steel base. The nonstick skillet bottom is flat and thick, which helps distribute heat evenly and quickly. Suitable for all stove, including induction cooktop
  • Quality first, Service Utmost. SENSARTE non-stick frying pan passed international certification.
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  • +2
    • -1

      not even close

    • +1

      I had the Kmart one before.. it’s alright. I will order one of these tho thanks op

      • +2

        I don't remember my Kmart one, but the OP one has a stainless steel bottom.

        Reviews on Amazon are good, so worth a punt if you're after non-stick.

        I'm done buying non-stick though, none of them last.

      • The Kmart pans actually review quite well, not least for not having a detachable handle that inevitably comes loose.

        Chefs that actually have or use a non-stick pan will typically advise just to get the cheapest one you can find, because virtually all will have great non-stick performance out of the box, but will be patently unsuited to searing or any high heat cooking and none of them will last.

  • +2

    This is far from amazing quality. Do some research.

    • -2

      I toned it down in the post :) It feels amazing, but I only used it for 2 days.

      Do some research.

      I have none. Could you share yours?

    • Can you recommend some brands?
      Genuinely curious, and ok to pay more.

      • I recently picked up a couple of these for slightly more than this, so far so good. I've not had ceramic non-stick before but am impressed.

  • +9

    No "forever" chemicals, made from natural SGS-approved ceramic.

    Absolutely not. It uses PFA which is a 'forever chemical' - just not the common ones. Similar risks/benefits. Check their website, it's in the Californian chemical declaration section as CAS# 26555-00-5.

    • +2

      Yep, look up carbon steel. Lighter

        • +7

          You’re not bursting his bubble, you’re showing that you don’t know as much as he does.

          Whilst ironically, carbon steel has more iron than cast iron, and is typically wrought or forged from sheets rather than cast like “iron”, what he said was absolutely true, and Carbon Steel as it is universally known in cookware circles is an infinitely better option than the pan you linked. Save your money.

    • It uses PFA which is a 'forever chemical'

      This is wrong. Only PFAS is: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forever_chemical&…

  • Oven safe only to 150degC? That's not much.

    • +1

      Handle only, Unscrew if putting to oven.

      • Better off using the microwave, hey?

        • +2

          try making fried eggs in microwave and post back here, with pics :)

      • Can the handle be unscrewed?

        • yep, it ships separated, screw and screwdriver included. And user manual :)

  • +1

    Looks like it might be this version of the "PTFE-free" ceramic coating:

    https://www.ilag-group.com/en/consumer-goods-bakeware-cookwa…

    If so, looks decent.

    • I’m not sure it is ceramic, but if so, do some research on non-stick ceramic coating. Safer than Teflon/PTFE’s. For both of months you’ll own it before it loses its non stick. Do not even consider that disposable rubbish. Non-stick ceramic was the biggest flash in the pan for frypan tech for good reason.

  • +4

    No. No. No. No. No. Non-stick is hot garbage and coated ceramic is the worst performing of all non-stick once you get past your first half dozen eggs or single steak. Ask anyone who has owned one for 90 days what they think of them…

    Buy once. Buy for life. Check out www.yahgan.com.au. New pan launches this month and is apparently down to the last handful of their first batch of 500 nitrided pans. I was lucky enough to get one of their original ten test pans. If you’ve heard of SolidTeknics, imagine another Aussie company making an improved version with rivetless, one piece high, quality nitrided carbon steel and greater thermal mass and heat retention. Nitriding makes them rust-proof and impervious to acidic cooking and moisture, whilst improving the non-stick capabilities of carbon steel. You’ll never attempt to sear a steak in a different pan again - and you’ll have a gorgeous piece of jet black cookwear that is virtually maintenance free. Yahgan are my OzBargain “pay once” discovery of 2025…

    • +3

      Buy once. Buy for life. Check out www.yahgan.com.au. New pan launches this month and is apparently down to the last handful of their first batch of 500 nitrided pans. I was lucky enough to get one of their original ten test pans. If you’ve heard of SolidTeknics, imagine another Aussie company making an improved version with rivetless, one piece high, quality nitrided carbon steel and greater thermal mass and heat retention.

      I'm not against quality cookware, but at some point, all of this feels like a bit of snake-oil to me (no different to $500 HDMI cables, and the like).

      I've worked in kitchens, and it's pretty much universally standard to use stainless steel and cast iron, with some genuine uses for non-stick (e.g. delicate fish, omelettes…etc.). Every now and then there's some "hype" new cookware that comes out claiming to be the best thing ever, and I seriously doubt anyone can taste any difference in an A/B test of whether it was seared on "Yahgan" or grandma's 50 year old cast iron pan.

      • Expensive cookware is indeed never used in commercial kitchens. Trained chefs don’t need (or wash!) expensive work pans, but for home usage - low maintenance, heat retaining pans are a game changer.

        And cast iron is virtually never used in commercial kitchens. Carbon steel, aluminium and cheap stainless abound…

        And as someone who has a reasonable handle on heat and oil control which are the two levers of getting the best out of any cookware, and who has an army of DeBuyer, SolidTeknics, Lodge, Sensuell, AllClad, the new Misen and now Yahgan pans, I can tell you honestly that I’ve never seen the equal of the Yahgan in terms of taste and maintenance.

        • low maintenance, heat retaining pans are a game changer

          So how are these a game changer compared to a traditional cast iron pan that are dirt cheap and basically last forever?

          Heat retention and control is largely just a function of mass - a heavier pan will take longer to heat up, but will have very stable temperature. As such, this has very little to do with the pan itself.

          FWIW, I did look at the claims of the Yahgan pan and I can't help but feel that they've been uncharitable towards other options (particularly stainless steel and cast iron) in order to make their option look better. Examples include putting an (X) for stainless steel "lasting forever", having "excellent heat retention", and being "easy to clean". Well-made non-cladded stainless steel pans literally last forever, have the same heat retention as carbon steel (they are both steel after all), and literally can just be thrown in the dishwasher if you're lazy.

          • +1

            @p1 ama: For a user who knows how to use cast iron or carbon steel, they are indeed a tried and tested technology which has stood the test of time. But if you’ve ever had your wife try and cook eggs without preheating, a friend use your kitchen and wonder why your soaked cast iron pan rusted after just an hour soaking or in the dishwasher, or your mother in law cook a spaghetti bolognese and wonder why tomatos stripped all the season off your beloved carbon steel, you’ll appreciate why nitrided or “idiot-proof” carbon steel is getting such rave reviews and changing the (maintenance) game of late.

            The single 3mm sheet of nitrided carbon steel is a thermal heatsink which remains much more manageable than the thermally excellent cast iron - which does tend to weigh a ton and can’t handle acidic foods without stripping seasoning.

            I certainly take your point about thermal mass being the main barometer of heat retention when cooking, but don’t agree that it’s not a function of a good pan design. A thin base can warp and won’t retain as much heat when you drop in some cold steaks, whilst the weight of cast iron and its 5mm+ base and walls is fantastic for a good sear, but takes longer to preheat, and none of the stubby-handled Lodge and equivalents are as good at disappearing heat from the handle or getting tossed around by your weak armed kitchen maids. In my admittedly subjective opinion, Yahgan strikes the best balance of any pan I’ve owned. And there’s been a few…

            You can cook acidic foods in the Yahgan. It doesn’t need to be seasoned. You can leave it to soak overnight or put it in the dishwasher. And whilst all CI/CS lovers know that their pans aren’t in a beauty contest, the permanent jet black finish of vinegar/lemon/tomato tolerant nitrided pans are statement pieces.

            I’d agree with your comments about the comparison chart and non-clad stainless, but since AllClads patents expired a few years ago, every quality cookware manufacturer has migrated from non-clad disc based to 3, 5 and 7 clad pans with their superior conductivity (if not always retention) - some of whom have been the subject of lawsuits due to deteriorating sandwich metals and rims which have cause cuts are being distinctly not dishwasher proof. Most of all though, the undoubted reason most people who reach for carbon steel over stainless, do so, is just that’s it’s more forgiving and non-stick (acidic cooking excepted). A nitrided pan which offers these benefits means you’ve got all the benefits of carbon and stainless steel.

            Sorry for the long response - have spent way to many hours researching cook wear over the past year and seldom get a chance to expunge my dubious learnings…

            • +2

              @UncleRico: Yeah.. but Yahgan is $189 for a made in China carbon steel pan.

              A 28cm carbon steel pan with 3 rivets is $39 at Ikea.. I think I might just deal with the rivets.

              • @Jikx: Absolutely, which is why I posted about the $39 Vardagen pan three posts below. It's a bang for buck beast - albeit it's poor reviews are largely a reflection of the learning curve involved with mastering carbon steel without an understanding of seasoning, rust and sticking, nor the the advantages of a nitrided finish. I understand that most people just don't care enough about cookware to justify a purchase of this scale, or won't have the cashflows to justify a $200 purchase once rather than a $30 outlay every other year.

                And not withstanding the law of diminishing returns, this is not about whether or not you're prepared to clean around the rivets. This is about a lifetime warranted piece which transforms both your maintenance requirements and the finished products you can deliver, not to mention the appetite you can bring to a task which many consider a labour they're rather avoid. An Ozito hammer drill may deliver 90% of the outcomes of a Milwaukee, but I know which one will see any new tradie walk into work with a spring in his step and standing just that little bit taller…

            • @UncleRico:

              But if you’ve ever had your wife try and cook eggs without preheating, a friend use your kitchen and wonder why your soaked cast iron pan rusted after just an hour soaking or in the dishwasher, or your mother in law cook a spaghetti bolognese and wonder why tomatos stripped all the season off your beloved carbon steel, you’ll appreciate why nitrided or “idiot-proof” carbon steel is getting such rave reviews and changing the (maintenance) game of late.

              Sorry, but this is nonsense. Almost all cookware is "idiot-proof", especially traditional cast iron and stainless steel. You wouldn't even be able to damage them even if you were intentionally trying.

              Yes, obviously mistakes can be made, and sometimes you'll have to scrub, or re-season. That's about it.

              The single 3mm sheet of nitrided carbon steel is a thermal heatsink which remains much more manageable than the thermally excellent cast iron

              In my admittedly subjective opinion, Yahgan strikes the best balance of any pan I’ve owned. And there’s been a few…

              I'm not suggesting that it is a bad pan, it's probably fine. What I am suggesting, however, is that the price is exorbitant for what you get. Paying $240 for a 26cm pan is madness. You can get a Lodge cast iron for $60, a Scanpan stainless for $60.

              I'm pretty sure I could buy all the pots and pans I need in a lifetime for around $240 or so.

              none of the stubby-handled Lodge and equivalents are as good at disappearing heat from the handle or getting tossed around by your weak armed kitchen maids.

              You can buy cast iron pans with handles, you know (not that I would recommend that, as I find it quite dangerous as they are hot and stay hot).

              But hey, if you can afford kitchen maids, I suppose you can afford any pan so who cares right?

              • +1

                @p1 ama: Season-stripping, rust, inability to soak and unsuitability of acidic cooking in Carbon Steel is "nonsense"? Better tell the world, because every other chef on earth is aware of these limitations. Carbon steel and cast iron are bullet proof, but get onto any cookwear or carbon steel forum and every second post queries, "have I wrecked this pan?" As we know, the answer is invariably "no", but some people want to spend their time cooking and eating food, not stripping rust, reseasoning pans or training uninitiated on their usage. There would be plenty of people offended at your wastefulness upon hearing you could spend $240 on a lifetime of pans, when they only need the one free hand-me-down skillet for all their needs. Life - like how much people enjoy nice things or how much they value their time - is relative…

                Apologies I offended you by suggesting that good cookware that lasts a lifetime is something that many people are prepared to pay for. Just trying to explain the perils of non-stick cookware and the virtues of more expensive pans to the uninitiated. To each their own…"Sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I wouldn't know because I wouldn't eat the filthy motherf*cker!"

            • +1

              @UncleRico: Hey Uncle Rico,

              This is a late reply (to an arguably dead unworthy deal), but I am keen to take advantage of all the hours you seem to have spent looking into your cookware and have appreciated your contributions to this post as well as other cookware posts in the past.

              I have looked at both the Misen and the Yahgan, including some of PapaMau's youtube vids and I'm trying not to get caught up in the romance of it all.

              Have you used the Yahgan on induction?

              I'm particularly interested in how it will go distributing the heat on an undersized coil. I'm currently using a portable induction hob (TOKIT Smart Induction Cooker Pro).

              Our stove is broken and whilst we should replace it, we seem in a never-ending cycle of it's replacement being delayed until we sort out broader electrical issues, house structural issues, family/health concerns, world peace…..

              My current best pan is a Merten & Storck Tri-Ply Stainless Steel 30cm Frying Pan and I have been disappointed in how poorly it heats up and just how difficult it is to cook a large batch of fried eggs or an omelette. In part because the middle third will be way too hot before the rest of the plan is ready for me to add oil. I'm not trying to solve the problem of my stove with a fancy fry pan. But I am hoping that the pan that seems perfect for future me, will still work reasonably well for my immediate circumstances.

              I love the idea of the nitrided carbon steal. In part because I am someone that uses vinegar and citrus juices often and sometimes without having initially planned to.

              • @chewbot: Hey mate,

                No, I haven't tried the 26cm Yahgan (or any of my 8", 10" or 12" Misens) on Induction - only gas and ceramic electric.

                Conventional wisdom i that the heat control of induction is exceptional on carbon steel and cast iron, but that pans can be susceptible to warping, especially that larger, thinner ones with high or boost settings. Pre-heating for slightly longer on slightly cooler cooktops should avoid this. Also, since it's chiefly an issue on large, thin carbon steel pans, the mid-sized 3mm thick Yahgan pan shouldn't be particularly susceptible, and it's thick base should make it perfect for induction. If it's mainly an egg pan you were after, you may not need a heavy pan like the Yahgan and should be able to get away with any decent light pan. But if you did get a pan with more thermal mass, like the Yahgan - it would be suitable for eggs, steaks and any wet/acidic cooking. Sounds like it would be exactly what you're looking for.

                Strange that you say a tri-ply stainless pan has even heating issues. Clad pans are normally pretty good distributors of even heating, and M&S are well regarded. Many prefer Carbon Steel or even non-stick for eggs due to the low-stick, low-heat cooking, but if your heat and fat control are on point, a good SS pan should be fine. Have you tried lowering the temps, preheating for longer, using a larger hob and/or using butter instead of oil?

    • I heard Tylenol causes autism in kids. That true?

      • No idea. Are governments banning it like they are Teflon and other PTFE’s?

        In any event, I didn’t even mention the toxic chemicals released from their manufacture when passing comment. I clearly made the point that this pan will not last 90 days and that is why it is a poor deal and a poor purchase from an ethical point.

        By all means, come back in three months and tell me I’m wrong.

    • If the price is too much, consider a Vardagen Carbon Steel 28cm from Ikea for $39, or the 28cm Sensuell Tri-clad Stainless Steel for $69. Plus $10 for shipping.

      • I bought one of those Ikea Carbon steel and my wife likes to cook eggs starting in cold oil at a low heat so they don't go crispy and it stuck so bad I couldn't get it clean. Haven't used the pan again.

        Can you cook at low heat on them or do you need to have them at hight heat for them to be non-stick like you do with stainless steel?

        • You absolutely can, but there’s a couple of caveats;

          1) You have to season the pan when you receive it. Chiefly to protect against rust, but also to commence the process of improving its natural non-stick qualities by polymerizing microscopic amounts of oil with every season / cook.

          2) Always use butter for eggs, with or without oil. You require the water content to get low heat dishes like eggs not to bind to the carbon steel. Google YouTube video from “Uncle Scott” on how to season and cook eggs on carbon steel.

          3) You gotta preheat first. Carbon Steel is very different to teflon and will not release food from a cool start.

          4) Check that you’ve got the 3mm Vardagen and not it’s 1.5mm predecessor which was relaunched a year ago. It was too thin to achieve even heating and was prone to sticking.

        • At this point, I’m not sure what you’re trying to say.

          The posters you tried correcting above were right. Yes all steel has carbon in it. Yes non-stick coatings are rubbish, toxic in their production and by their nature not suited in high heat environments. And yes carbon steel pans are lighter than cast iron and stainless steel, and an infinitely better choice than any chemically coated pan.

          • @UncleRico: Just one nitpick, if I may. There is no such thing as "carbon steel" :)
            Steel already has carbon in it, by definition.

            • +2

              @nuker: Tell that to a billion chefs. As I said before, if you want to nitpick, you’d best start asterisking that the composition of carbon steel has less carbon than cast iron. Semantics don’t change the fact that carbon steel is universally accepted as a category of cookware that is equally universally accepted as superior to non-stick*. It is done so in part to differentiate it from stainless steel with its very different properties, and because of its higher carbon content.

              The nitpick I will indulge is that my criticisms of this pan for its ultra-short life ceramic coating were wide of the mark. It is not ceramic, but just one of a myriad PTFE derivative chemical coatings which deteriorate rapidly and are soon be banned in most corners of the globe.

              *Except for one babied egg pan in many a chef’s kitchen, which should only ever be used on low heat with forgiving utensils and replaced every couple of years when it invariably acquires its first scratch and starts losing its non stick.

            • +1
    • @unclerico I've moved to stainless steel pans to avoid non sticks and got myself 26cm and 30cm Trimontina 3 plys.

      My misus does most of the cooking but there was a lot of scrubbing (scrub daddy + BKF) after for not heating the pans right. We know the theory and when we are not distracted by the toddlers, we have no issues.

      But given that we cook quite a lot at home, how easy is washing the nitrided pans where we would have issues with oil stains on Stainless Steel?

      How idiot proof is it?

  • Well, I did not expect the discussion to be so much fun when I posted it :)

    • +1

      No prob - I’m honestly not trying to offend you.

      Many years ago when seeking decent non-stick Tefal deals on OzBargain, I first stumbled on SolidTeknics and dove down the cookwear rabbit hole and my tastebuds have been thanking me ever since. Since then, ST have more than doubled in price and gone a bit nuts with some of their loopy utensils and crap knives in the search for recurring revenues. Superior performance and nitriding treatment of carbon steel has seen the likes of Darto, Strata and now Yahgan leapfrog them. Until you’ve seen what’s possible with the high heat retention of a hot carbon steel or cast iron pan (or clad stainless if you’re willing to work thru the non-stick learning curve), it’s hard to appreciate just how poor PTFE coated pans at handling high heat and searing proteins.

      • What's your opinion on the Anolon N₂ Carbon Steel Induction Skillet?
        https://www.anolon.com.au/products/anolon-n2-carbon-steel-in…

        • +1

          Haven't tried it, so can't speak intelligently from a firsthand perspective. Some of the reddit reports suggest it's nitriding does not produce the same end product of the Yahgan or Misen nitrided pans, but there's still a lot of misinformation on what nitriding is or what it is supposed to achieve.

          Nitriding is not a coating, but rather a transformation of the top 0.2 - 2.0mm of the carbon steel surface by baking it at an extremely high temperature in nitrogen rich kilns/ovens. When done well to a quality source of carbon steel - like the Yaghan which bakes for 12 hours - you end up with a finish which is rust free, does not require seasoning, can handle acidic cooking and even soaking or dishwashing. None of which you can do with cast iron or carbon steel, and none of which will diminish with time. Whilst the nitrided surface is slightly slicker, it is not the intent to transform it into a non-stick surface a la Teflon. The recently launched Misen Carbon Steel Non-Stick has muddied the waters on this last point.

          Based largely on looks since they are silent on specs such as contact area and thickness - the riveted two piece design, smaller apparent cooking area due to the slightly smaller diameter and curved rather than angled walls - dictated that I was happy paying a small premium on top of it's $149 price for the Yahgan instead. It's a decision I have not regretted for a moment, hence my glowing endorsements earlier. As always with cookware, YMMV…

  • +2

    Please don't buy this disposable junk, despite the overwrought (and deceptive) marketing speak that comes with it.

  • I've got a larger one of these things, use it to heat and mix sauces into rice and pasta. Especially handy for tomato sauces that would strip the non stick off my carbon steel. Horses for courses.

    Seems good to me.

    • -1

      Stainless steel works well with acids / tomato sauces.

      It's also marginally better than cast iron for cooking a steak.

  • Pretty sure it’s almost always this price, I already have this pan, it’s ok, it’s prob been around 7 months and i think I need to replace it. Will prob buy again though, I like how it doesn’t have inside rivets/bolts

    • +1

      it’s prob been around 7 months and i think I need to replace it. Will prob buy again though

      Wow. That's extraordinary

      • Chillax, it’s like $30, it’s not like I was crazy enough to spend $189+…oh wait never mind lol

        • +1

          $30 / 7 months = 14c a day

          $189 / 1200 months = 1/2 a cent a day

          You can't amortize crazy…

          • @UncleRico: Not giving a crap about damaging a cheap pan = priceless

            • +1

              @bowtiehoon: So, who damages pan? I guess cheap ones lend themselves to that in a ludicrous consumer culture…

  • +1

    Thanks OP ..sure carbon steel is better as a material for heat transference and non stick is no good for high heat cooking and does transfer contaminants ..I still cook eggs every morning and want a non sick pan for the eggs so I am happy to have ordered this product on a reduced rate because someone shared .

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