How to Choose a Good Frying Pan

What are the criteria for choosing a good frying pan?

The durability of a frying pan. In other words, the abrasion resistance of the coatingis important.

So, how do you choose a good frying pan?

One way is to purchase various frying pans and try them out yourself. This is because it's difficult to determine the level of coating just by looking at it.

However, realistically, that's not very practical, is it? That's why on January 18, 2023, the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA)released a report on the results of a comparative quality test of frying pans.

※ Korea Consumer Agency (KCA): A public institution in Korea that works to protect consumers.

The results of the frying pan quality test are as follows.

Frying Pans with 'Excellent' Coating Durability ★★★ Rating

Criteria

① 3,000 rubs with a stainless steel spatula

② 3,000 rubs with a steel scouring pad pressed with a 5kg weight

③ 3,000 rubs with a steel scouring pad pressed with a 10kg weight

※ Note: This list includes the brand, price, and country of origin, and is arranged in order of price.

• Homeplus: ₩11,490 - South Korea
• Dorco: ₩15,400 - South Korea
• Modern House: ₩15,900 - South Korea
• PN Pungnyun: ₩17,640 - Vietnam
• Livingstar: ₩17,900 - China
• Lock&Lock: ₩18,900 - China
• ELO: ₩24,700 - China
• Zwilling: ₩35,000 - Italy

Frying Pans with 'Good' Coating Durability ★★ Rating

Criteria

① 3,000 rubs with a stainless steel spatula

② 3,000 rubs with a steel scouring pad pressed with a 5kg weight

• HC (Happycall): ₩21,390 - South Korea
• Kitchen Art: ₩21,500 - South Korea
• Lotte Mart: ₩21,900 - Vietnam

Frying Pans with 'Normal' Coating Durability ★ Rating

Criteria

① 3,000 rubs with a stainless steel spatula

• Sesin Quinsens: ₩18,900 - South Korea
• Tefal: ₩27,900 - France

Other Information

It's difficult to completely trust the above price information. Since the prices are from January 2023, there may be instances where the prices of certain frying pans with good quality have increased significantly since then.

You can find more detailed information on the link, but...it's in Koreanso I don't think many people will be able to read it^^;;

You can refer to the YouTube video below to see how the experiment is conducted with a steel scouring pad. ㅎㅎ

https://youtu.be/aCfXPlgQ1rw?si=GWUpIlF_xUxDowxw