Stanley Tucci once said, โIf you find that thing you love, it doesnโt necessarily matter whether you do it well or not, you just need to do it.โ For me, that something is cookingโheavy on the โlove doing it,โ with a dash or two of the โnot doing it well.โ Yet, each night, I pull out my pots and my pans and give it a goโand these days, those pots and pans include the GreenPan Stanley Tucci Ceramic Non-Stick cookware.ย
Though I learned to cook a long time ago from my grandmother, I didnโt fully realize until recently that the hardware youโre working with makes a big difference in the outcome of your dish. But any professional chef will tell you that using the right cookware at the right times is vital to the success of a meal. Like when James Beard-award-winning Chicago-based chef Paul Kahan told us that you never want to cook tomato sauce in a cast iron pan (the metal reacts to foods with high acidity and can ruin the flavor.)
Given that Tucci is fueled 90 percent by tomato sauce, this is valuable advice that I figured I could put to good use when testing out his line. โMy new collection combines modern design with effortless performance,โ Tucci says in a video on the Williams Sonoma site. โThis is cookware that makes cooking easier. It looks great. It performs beautifully. Itโฆwill help you enjoy your life through food.โ
GreenPan, Stanley Tucci Ceramic Nonstick Fry Pan Set 8โ & 10โ โ $180.00
Colors: 3
Made from professional-gauge, five-millimeter aluminum, these pans are meant to heat what youโre cooking evenly so that youโll get high performance on any cooktop you try. They have one of the GreenPan brandโs most technological PFAS-free nonstick coatings, which means that youโre getting technology and design all in one.
- Beautifully designed and modern-looking pans that come in a range of color options
- Able to go from the stovetop into the oven, up to 600ยฐF
- PFAs-free, which means that you donโt have to worry about your dinner being season with toxic materials
- Truly non-stickโtry to fry and egg in these puppies, and youโll be pleasantly surprised by the results.
- Woven inductionโthe way that the pans heat upโmeans that these work well on all stovetops
- Multiple sizes and shapes of cookware to meet all of your kitchenโs needs
- Incredibly easy to clean
- Dishwasher safe, but the brand recommends hand-washing to prolong the life (I canโt be bothered.)
- The line only has ceramic, non-stick options at the moment so if youโre looking for something thatโs stainless steel only, you wonโt yet find it
- Some reviewers have said that the paint on their cookware has chipped, but thatโs not something Iโve yet experienced
- Compared to a pan like the Our Place Always Pan, these run a little bit higher on the pocketbook
Created exclusively for cookware retailer Williams Sonoma, the Tucci line is crafted in Italy using quality materials that stand-up to the heat in the kitchen. This includes an aluminum range, which consists of black, ecru, and teal-colored pans, and a stainless steel range. Tucci collaborated with a designer from GreenPanโa brand known for creating some of the best non-toxic, PFAs-free, non-stick cookwareโto create the sizes, textures, and colors for each piece in the line. The pieces are based on Tucciโs modern, minimalist design aesthetic, and each is made with technology that performs in the kitchenโthey can also go into the oven up to 600ยฐF.
Greenpan Stanley Tucci Cookware: My Review
Though Iโm not the best cook, I also wouldnโt consider myself a noviceโIโve taken my fair share of pots and pans for a spin, so I feel like I can speak truthfully on where these stand. I tried the 8-inch fry pan, and when I had it in my hands, it felt an awful lot like an All-Clad non-stick pan that I used to own, which many chefs consider to be the crรจme de la crรจme of fry pans.
The Greenpan Stanley Tucci pan, in conjunction with being way better looking than any other cookware I own, is very sturdy and the handle is nice and grippy. It feels like it was engineered to toss stuff high into the air on camera. However, when I put the pan to the test, I picked the least camera-happy, hardest-to-clean-up option I could think of to cook: scrambled eggs for my twin babiesโwith no butter or good stuff to help them from sticking.
Remarkably, the Tucci pan didnโt even sweat it. My old pan wouldโve had a thin layer of egg hugging the surface, but this one responded with perfectly scrambled eggs and little mess. I let it cool, then ran it under some dish water and was done with baby food prep for the morning. Am I sold? Youโd better believe it. If making the worldโs blandest eggs can be this easy, making actually delicious things with little cleanup will bring me big-time joy.
After going on to test the rest of the entire line, Iโd say that itโs best for beginners looking for a non-stick ceramic option. Because of the non-stick coating, you donโt have to fear that your dinner will singe the second you step away. Itโs also priced relatively well for a higher-end non-stick, so youโre getting a lot of value for what youโre paying for. In other words, if you love the Our Place Always Pan, a similar ceramic non-stick option, then Tucciโs line is for you.
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GreenPan, Stanley Tucci Ceramic Nonstick 6.5-Qt. Essential Stanley Pan โ $200.00
Tucciโs answer to the Always Pan has a leg up on its candy-colored competition: the tight-fitting glass lid that the Essential Pan comes with. I like to be able to see what Iโm cooking and how itโs looking and this pan allows me to do just that. Plus, and I say this completely truthfully: The nonstick coating is infused with diamonds to help maximize performance. Gird alllll kinds of (tender)loins in this puppy.
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GreenPan, Stanley Tucci Ceramic Nonstick Saucepan 2-Qt. โ $150.00
Whether you want to boil eggs to make marinara sauce, this saucepan will make everyday kitchen tasks a breeze. The small but versatile vessel has a rounded shape allow for easy access to all your ingredients while whisking or stirring, and the nonstick coating prevents anything from getting stuck in the panโs corners.
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GreenPan, Stanley Tucci Ceramic Nonstick Dutch Oven 6 1/2-Qt. โ $300.00
This Dutch oven is one you would be proud to display on your stove top. Besides its obvious beauty, it is also ergonomic. It has a capacity of 6 quarts with high walls that is perfect for whipping up hearty soups or baking sourdough (Itโs oven-safe to 350 degrees Fahrenheit!), and it comes replete with a tight-fitting lid. To top of it, the nonstick interior cleans easily between uses. *Chefโs kiss*
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