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Our Fave Nonstick Pans Just Went Stainless

July 14, 2024
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I’m a big fan of stainless steel. My fridge? Stainless. My dishwasher? Stainless. My oven, my toaster, my coffee maker? All stainless. It’s sleek, it’s chic, it’s easy to clean, and it’s oh-so-forgiving when I inevitably make a giant mess. The only thing in my kitchen that wasn’t stainless was my GreenPan cookware. 

I know what you’re thinking: “Why not just use stainless steel pans? You obviously have a weird thing going on.” Maybe you haven’t cooked on GreenPan’s ceramic nonstick. It’s buttery. It’s smooth. It’s slippery, slidey, and easy to clean – which stainless pans are often not

However! Now I can have the best of both worlds – because GreenPan’s Good Housekeeping and America’s Test Kitchen award-winning Valencia set just launched, with stainless steel exteriors! And with this beautiful contradiction, my kitchen is finally perfect.

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Pros

  • Multiple award-winning, all-around great in the kitchen
  • Gorgeous, sleek, stainless steel exteriors
  • The 11-piece set has everything you could need for even the craziest of dinners
  • Diamond-reinforced ceramic nonstick
  • Free from PFAS, PFOA, lead, and cadmium
  • Balance Pro base stays flat when heated
  • Dishwasher safe + oven safe up to 600° F
  • Did I mention how amazing the stainless steel looks???

Cons

  • Don’t like stainless? What are you doing here? Get the regular best-selling Valencia set instead
  • Ceramic nonstick takes a little extra care to ensure that it lasts for years
  • They’re not cheap. But you’re 100% getting top quality for your buck

Shine On, You Crazy Diamonds

Here’s the beauty of this pan set: it’s ready for anything. Stainless steel is famously durable and will probably outlive the heat death of the universe. But don’t underestimate GreenPan’s ceramic interiors – they’re pretty tough, too!

Because GreenPan doesn’t just use “regular” ceramic. They use diamond-reinforced ceramic, which is harder to chip and safer to use with metal utensils. Combine that with the stainless exteriors, Balance Pro base that stays flat even when heated, and the fact that these bad boys are oven safe up to 600°F and dishwasher safe… You’ve got the strongest set of nonstick pans you’ve ever seen.

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Award-Winning Quality

GreenPan’s nonstick ceramic has some serious accolades. Good Housekeeping gave them the Sustainable Innovation Award in 2023 for their use of certified recycled aluminum to minimize waste in the production process. On top of sustainable manufacturing, GreenPan was lauded for being free of forever chemicals like PFAS or heavy metals like lead and cadmium.

And America’s Test Kitchen has named the 12” and 8” skillets as Best Ceramic Nonstick Skillets for 5 years in a row! The diamond-reinforced ceramic nonstick is one of the very few that managed to make it through their rigorous “use and abuse” testing process, and it’s the only one that passed with flying colors. 

I love that the new stainless Valencia collection is bringing award-winning nonstick ceramic interiors with the addition of ultra-stylish exteriors – what could be better than that?

The Perfect Pairing

There’s something transcendent about how stainless steel blends form and function. 

Which is why I’m absolutely obsessed with it for the exteriors of my Valencia Pro pans. It’s the perfect compliment to their ceramic nonstick interiors. Tough where the ceramic is tough, sleek where the ceramic is slick, and no-fuss where the ceramic is easy to clean. 

Basically, the Valencia Pro set in Stainless Steel is a match made in cookware heaven. And right now, you can save up to 65% off with GreenPan's winter deals!

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