Oxo Stainless Steel Pro

• Cooking evenness: This model was excellent for cooking evenness. A thermal imaging camera is used to evaluate the heating evenness of the frying pan.
• Food release: This model was very good in releasing multiple eggs from the frypan. Four eggs are cooked in the frypan consecutively. The pan is initially seasoned with vegetable oil prior to cooking the first egg. An Excellent score indicates that all four eggs slid off the pan without assistance; A Poor score indicates that scraping was needed to release any egg from the pan and some egg residue was left on the pan.
• Handle temperature: This set's handles were excellent at keeping temperatures low enough to touch without a potholder when used on the stovetop. You'll definitely need a potholder for sets scoring Fair or Poor. We also consider the size and shape of the handle when scoring.
• Handle sturdiness: This set scored very good for handle sturdiness, which gauges its resistance to bending or breaking under increasing force.
• Saute Performance: This frypan in this set was good in sauteing, which gauges how well the pan can saute foods. Those scoring Excellent require minimal time and effort; those scoring Poor require more time and effort.

The Oxo Stainless Steel Pro is part of the Cookware test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Frying Pans (Stainless Steel) models like the Stainless Steel Pro are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Cooking evenness: A thermal imaging camera is used to evaluate the heating evenness of the frying pan.

Saute Performance: Indicates how well a frypan can evenly saute foods.

Handle temperature: Handle temperature relates to the average temperature of different areas of the handle during heating.