Nouvelle Copper
This oven-safe, 3-quart sauté pan is “marvelous” for pan roasts. Its copper core “helps distribute heat,” while its high sides “prevent splatters.”
$130, anolon.com
ControlInduc Skillet
When this heavy Demeyere pan is used on an induction cooktop, its alloy coating limits the cooking temperature to 485 degrees and thus “resists overheating.”
From $240, surlatable.com
Logic Skillet
“Naturally nonstick,” Lodge’s preseasoned cast-iron skillets are “good for everything from baking corn bread to searing meat.” And they now come with glass lids.
From $23, lodgemfg.com
All-Clad d5 Griddle Pan
A few fish fillets fit comfortably in this 11-inch square stainless-steel pan, which “cooks both delicate and meaty fish nicely.”
$150, williams-sonoma.com
Solea Frypan
There’s no nonstick coating on this stainless-steel pan from Germany’s Fissler. Instead, the pan’s textured surface keeps meat and poultry from clinging.
From $155, fisslerstore.com
Source: Food & Wine