Fissler Original-Profi Collection Stainless Steel Frying Pan 11-Inch
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Fissler has been making cookware in Idar-Oberstein, Germany since 1845, and the Original-Profi Collection is the line professional German kitchens have used for decades.
Origin
Made in Germany
Warranty
15-year guarantee on defects in materials and workmanship; factory repair and re-handling available for the lifetime of the product
Price
~$220 (Mid)
The 11-inch fry pan is built from 100 percent recyclable 18/10 stainless steel with the company's CookStar all-stove base -- a thick disc that distributes heat evenly across induction, gas, electric, and ceramic without warping. The Novogrill etched cooking surface produces a real sear with less oil and resists the food-grabbing patches that plague cheaper stainless.
The handle is welded rather than riveted, eliminating the loose-screw failure mode that ends most pans before their time. Fissler backs the line with a 15-year guarantee against material and workmanship defects, and the German factory repairs and re-handles pans returned for service.
At roughly $220, this is one stainless fry pan that should outlast the kitchen it cooks in. The case for German cookware is not aesthetic.
It is metallurgical.