What are the criteria for choosing a good frying pan?

The durability of the frying pan. In other words, the wear resistance of the coating.

So how do you choose a good frying pan?

The way to do it is to buy frying pans and try them out yourself. This is because you can't tell the degree of coding.

But realistically, it's hard to do that, right? So on January 18, 2023, Korea Consumer Agencyreleased a 'Frying Pan Quality Comparison Test Result Report'.

※ Korea Consumer Agency : A public institution for consumers in Korea, which works to protect consumers.

Here are the results of the frying pan quality test.

Frying Pan with 'Excellent' ★★★ Rating in Coating Durability

Criteria

① 3,000 rubs with a stainless steel spatula

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

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

※ Note : Brand / Price / Manufacturing country, listed in order of price

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

Frying pan with 'Good' ★★ Rating in Coating Durability

Criteria

① 3,000 rubs with a stainless steel spatula

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

• HC (Happy Call) : 21,390 won - South Korea
• Kitchen Art : 21,500 won - South Korea
• Lotte Mart : 21,900 won - Vietnam

Frying pan with 'Average' ★ Rating in Coating Durability

Criteria

① 3,000 rubs with a stainless steel spatula

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

Other information

It's hard to trust the above price information 100%. Since it's the price in January 2023, it seems that there are cases where the price has gone up a lot because of the good quality.

For more information, link, but...Korean, so I don't think many people will see it^^;;

If you refer to the YouTube video below, you can see the experiment being done while rubbing with a steel scouring pad ㅎㅎ

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