Scanpan’s history by Gozomo
Scanpan is a Danish family business, which started up in 1956. For a long time, they have been in the process of creating quality kitchen equipment for Danish chefs, both amateurs and professionals. Quality is meant when quality is said here. Scanpan offers a sea of different series within both pans and other things in the kitchen.
Both equipment that can be used for specific stoves and for various cooking. And you do not have to be the most experienced in the kitchen for scars to appreciate Scanpan’s quality. They are the leading manufacturers of non-stick surfaces in Denmark, as they also produce everything at their own factory here in Denmark. Something they have always done.
However, Scanpan has seen success outside the country, but the brand exudes and is as Danish as it can get.
Go crazy and get creative with your foreheads
If you are not a professional chef, then you may know that there is a large assortment of pans. You can easily find pans for all purposes, but it is difficult to buy for this if you do not know what the different purposes could be. It can be anything from frying a steak to having to fry a duck, which you think could also be delicious if it was given some time in the oven after it had been a little on the grill, all while frying vegetables next to it, as you could then put on top of the other. All this without anyone else having to change forehead.
All Scanpan pans are suitable for getting into the oven as well. A frying pan may be better suited for that purpose, but you have to judge for yourself. The point is simply that the opportunity is there and one should not be afraid of experiments.
Creative use of kitchen utensils makes cooking more exciting
Few people experiment too much with their food and therefore do not know everything about what their pans are capable of. This may be because cooking has become a familiar routine. You just make one of the easy dishes you have learned, and then you take turns during the week. Then you end up getting the same thing every week.
But it does not have to be that way! Maybe you think you can not invent some new dishes because the items you can buy are not so varied. It does not make sense, as you could try to change a little in the way you prepare the food. For example, instead of frying the food in the oven on a frying pan, put your frying pan in the oven. As long as the frying pan is from Scanpan of course as they can tolerate it. Other frying pans could break.
But there should be nothing to stop you. The tool is open to you out there, it’s just daring to let yourself loose and cook some bad food once in a while. This is what happens when you experiment. Sometimes you discover new exciting things, other times you make some boring food.
So when you are looking for pans for all purposes, you will never go wrong with Scanpan pans as they can do a bit of everything and are ready to challenge you. Looking at the selection can also in itself inspire you to cook differently. For
For example, they have sauté pans, which are large pans where you can sauté vegetables. Could this be an opportunity to cook more vegetables?
Induction and the stove therefor
Do you have an induction cooker? In that case, you probably know that it is very specific pans that need to be used for this. If you do not know what induction is, then do not go any further. Induction cookers are special cookers that heat through magnets. These special cookers must therefore also use special pans and pots, otherwise they will not work together.
Why so special? It may seem a bit impractical: to have a stove where not all pans can be used. But that’s because it’s safer. Since all the heat works through the magnetism between the stove and the pan, you can not burn yourself on it afterwards. As soon as you remove the pan and the connection, which is the heat, then the hob will no longer be hot. Maybe a little, but you can not burn yourself on an induction cooker. That is why one chooses an induction cooker over other types of stoves.
Therefore, it is also important to know if you have one, otherwise it may be your pans and pots do not fit. You need to have induction pans for these types of stoves.
But it is also not difficult to get hold of. Scanpan offers a lot of nice and good pans in all shapes, colors and sizes. So you do not have to think that you are limiting your options by having an induction cooker. On the contrary, your induction hobs can still be used on other stoves. They also work on glass-ceramic and gas stoves. So if you are looking for pans that can survive lots of stoves, then you are not going very wrong with pans for induction.
Depending on how well you maintain them, they can easily survive for many years. So if you want to look a little modern and show yourself in front of your friends and family, then induction can be the way for you and your cooking.
Something for everyone
When it comes to what these pans look like, you do not need to be afraid either. You can have them just the way you want them. Should they be classic steel-colored, then it is easily an option, or should they like to be more over in the darker look, then it is a shame no challenge either. If you want them to fit in with your remaining pans and pots, then they can easily do that.
You can also easily get the different types of pans as induction pans: ie frying pans, roasting pans, grill pans and sauté pans. One does not go down on anything when choosing induction. It should be your own choice and there should be nothing in the way of that choice.
Non-stick makes the pans easy to maintain
Have you ever heard of non-stick? If so, have you heard of non-stick pans? Maybe you have not at all and that’s okay. You just have to know how good it is.
Non-stick refers to the surface of your foreheads. With a non-stick surface, dirt and grease have a harder time staying on your foreheads because it does not stick near as well. But what does that mean for you?
This means that it is easier to get off your forehead. It is easier to clean your pans. It also means that since it is easier to clean, the pans are also automatically cleaner for the next cooking. So not only can you spend less time cleaning your pans, you also get healthier food as it is not constantly being fried in small leftovers that were impossible to get rid of.
However, it is also important to know how to best clean your foreheads. Most people will probably just put them in the dishwasher, but it is actually recommended that you do not. Rather wash them by hand. Then it is also easier for yourself to control how hard you scrub and how much it takes for the forehead to look completely clean. Then you are also more responsible for your own health when it comes to cooking from a clean pan. Then you are also more involved.
Take control of your kitchen
A real chef will always tell you that it’s about having your hand over every single phase. You need to be in control. Do not let chance, the machines or anything else control the course of the game. Take control and do it yourself.
This way, your pans will also last longer, as it is not too good for pans to receive as much water as they do in a dishwasher, if you wash them after each use.
You should also not be afraid that the desire for non-stick restricts your options for which pans you can get your fingers in. Just like with pans for induction, yes, in fact more than pans for induction, you can get all types of pans with non-stick surfaces.
In the end, it is only the surface of the forehead itself, and it therefore does not have a major effect on the effect of the forehead. And Scanpan is proud of their non-stick surfaces. It’s a brand they push forward a lot and want to push even more. As a customer, you should not feel compelled to buy it. On the contrary, you should feel that it is an additional benefit that you should feel like paying for.
The beautiful copper color
Then we come to copper pans. They really are some nice pans. Simply because they look so much different than normal pans. You will be able to understand you if you wanted pans in copper, just because of the color. It looks nice, both if it matches the whole kitchen, but also if you only have a single copper product.
If it matches, then it’s a style, and that says a lot about you. Then it just generally looks nice to have things in groups. It’s always nice to look at things that match. And it can make your cooking happier and more enjoyable to perform if you look at it that way.
But even if you only have one copper pan among all your other regular pans, this is also okay, because copper pans have such a nice yellow color that can easily look like gold. So imagine that you only have a single gold pan, right in the middle of all your pans. Won’t that just make one copper pan much more attractive?
However, you do not only have to choose pans in copper because of the look. They are also good pans in themselves. It is not for the look that many professional chefs choose pans in copper over anything else. What copper can find out, compared to ordinary steel, is that they can balance the heat in a completely different way. So you do not have to be so keen on spreading your food completely out, as the heat should probably come to it all in a copper pan.
It makes cooking a pleasure instead of a duty, as you do not have to constantly pay attention to moving around the pan. You can mostly just leave it standing.
User-friendly pans
Copper pans are also great for responding to your temperature changes. You do not have to turn up the stove and then wait a minute or two before you can see the effect. Now this process goes much faster with copper pans. That’s what copper can do compared to ordinary steel. That’s what copper has over steel.
As with the other pans, you can get copper pans in just the size you might need. However, it comes without having to mention it, but copper pans only come in the copper color.
It is also a nice color and should be a factor in why one chooses them over other pans.
The really cool thing about copper pans is that you can easily get them for induction. You do not have to choose one over the other. If you have an induction cooker, you can still get the nice copper pans. You do not have to go down on options just because you have other equipment.
Of course, you can also get them as a frying pan and sauté pan. So all you have to do is go out there and choose! You will not go wrong with any of the choices.
Other Scanpan options
But of course Scanpan does not only make pans. They also do a lot more. For example, they also make pots. The likelihood that you will also need a casserole when cooking with a pan is quite high. And then you are so lucky that Scanpan also offers these. And the best thing about it all is that you can get the pots in the exact same types that you can get pans in.
You can get them in classic steel, but you can also easily get into the black, which has also become quite modern. Or maybe copper is just the thing for you. It is also an option. And they are just as neat as the pans and will look great in the same kitchen cabinet. Of course, there are also pots for induction. Last but not least, you can of course also get it all with the practical non-stick surfaces, so the dishes are easy, the food healthier and your health better. You rarely go wrong by just staying with Scanpan.
Not just pans and pots
And Scanpan’s large selection of knives has not been mentioned at all. Because you will not get far if you do not have some knives in your kitchen. Then it can be hard to get food down into your pans and pots and it can be hard to eat afterwards.
Here we are talking about tool knives, not cutlery. You should of course be welcome to do with your knife what you feel for, but it is recommended that Scanpan’s knives are only used for cooking and not enjoying it. They are all very sharp and you will easily be able to cut yourself on one if you do not handle it properly and safely
The good thing about Scanpan is that they offer knives in sets. So you can save some money by buying them in bulk, instead of buying them individually. Even if you want very good knives and do not care to spend a lot of money on all the knives, it is a good place to start. Then you can always replace and build on afterwards.
As with pans and pots, there are many knives that you do not necessarily need to have in a kitchen, but which will make the food better if you had them and used them instead of the universal knives.
Finally, Scanpan also offers wooden holders that you can have all your knives in and wooden cutting boards, so you have a proper place to cut your ingredients, whatever it is meat or vegetables and fruits. This is important if you do not want to cause damage to your home, which will be costly in the long run. And for these cutting boards, Scanpan also offers wood oil, so you can maintain the cutting boards. It is not possible for them to be allowed to remain uncared for. Then you may end up having to replace them. On the other hand, if you just took the extra time to apply a little oil every now and then, you will be able to have the cutting boards for many years, and then you can save money, while maintaining the constant quality of cooking.
Explore our large selection
Then there is nothing more to say other than you should go exploring and explore the mentioned cases and also the unmentioned cases as you could find something brand new from Scanpan. Be inspired to upgrade your cooking and may Scanpan products give you a renewed desire to cook good food.