Nordic Ware - My Nordic Ware 12 Inch Skillet

 

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Hi guys!, this is the first time I have ever reviewed  a product and please bear with my on it as it is the first time that I ever thought of reviewing anything that I have bought. The only reason I am doing it is because I am so happy with the results I have had with this simple nonstick skillet that I bought about two weeks back made by Nordic Ware, and the price couldn't have been better! Being that I have been in the cutlery biz for so long I have seen products from all over the world and in true form to the fact that I am an American, and that fact of the matter that it's getting harder and harder to find products made in the good old U.S. of A, I do my best to hunt down the things that I want and hope for the best that it is made in America.

I do this in order to support American jobs and an American economy that is just slipping away from us and going to foreign interests all over the world and that means American jobs and American dollars that are slipping away from us. We don't really make anything in the U.S.A anymore so I do my best to buy American as much as possible. Well recently, I was looking for and  bought a 12 inch skillet/saute from Nordic Ware. I thought I was going to have to spend another $100.00+ like I had to in the past, but it didn't go down that way this time.  To tell you the truth, I had never even heard of Nordic Ware before and have always bought my nonstick stuff from companies like All Clad, Anolon and Calphalon. I needed to get a new skillet as my 10yrs old Calphalon Essentials which is now the upgraded Calphalon CS is well over $100.00 bucks and even thought I knew I was going to have to slap down at least that much on a pro grade skillet, I really didn't want to have to in this economy right now if you know what I mean? I know what you are thinking: "All these people that are starting cooking blogs are loaded!" Trust you me, that just ain't the truth. I am on a budget just like everyone else and when I have to come up with a recipe to cook I have to be within my budget.

So, I was looking around for a new skillet as the surface of my old Calphalon was just about done for after 10yrs. You do your best, but no matter what.....nonstick will end up getting messed up over the long haul if you are not really, really careful. I did some looking around and I found this Nordic Ware 12 saute/skillet for under $100.00, well under $100.00 and free shipping here. I really up until this point had not heard of Nordic Ware and I am sure that this skillet is not the best cookware in the world for nonstick, but I gotta tell ya' this is the best non stick cookware I have ever bought and it was an excellent value! The company is located in Minnesota, and is 100% U.S.A made! God bless America! I bought it! I do a lot of shopping for my cooking tools online and I have seriously found a better price on just about everything I get and that includes the All Clad French Skillet that I recently bought as well.

For the money this thing is built! It is a hard grade six gauge aluminum like my Calphalon and the handle is cast alloy and is oven safe up to 400F. The handle comes with a nice silicone grip that can go in the oven or not. I have used my skillet in the oven already and I just slide the grip off just to be safe. The handle is riveted on the skillet and this skillet has been restaurant tested and certified by the NSF (National Sanitary Foundation.) to be professional grade. Professional grade for under $100.00? Yes you can! This is not some cheap nonstick cookware. The skillet is sloped for stirring and spreading and flipping of foods. This is high grade non stick cookware for a great price! I am willing to say that with it's premium grade Dupont Teflon nonstick coating that I can easily get 10yrs out of this skillet for less than half of what I spent on my last Calphalon! I have been using non stick cookware since it was invented and I can tell that this is a high quality product without the high price! I have been cooking and cooking with it for almost two weeks now and I have made things like Jaques Pepin pan bread with roasted Poblano's in it. I made a killer mushroom, bacon and spinach fritatta for my mother with it and I have been doing some quick stir fry veggies and noodles to take to work with me with it. What can I say, the skillet rocks! If you are looking for a new larger nonstick skillet and are on a tight budget and want quality and performance then I urge you to take a look at and get one of these cause it really is a great performer and a great price.

Let me know what you think.

Richard