Why should I cook over medium-low heat rather than high heat with the stainless handle frying pan?
It is stated that it can be used on various heat sources such as induction or gas stoves, but there is a caution not to use high heat while cooking, making me wonder about the reason.
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This is because the pan's body is made of aluminum, a material with high thermal conductivity, allowing heat to spread quickly and evenly without using high heat.
Ottinetti's stainless handle frying pan can be used across gas stoves, induction, and even ovens, but you must stick to medium-low heat when cooking[1][2]. This is because the pan's body is made of aluminum[3].
In general, aluminum has superior thermal conductivity compared to stainless steel or cast iron, quickly carrying incoming heat across the entire bottom. If you apply high heat, the pan heats up in an instant, so ingredients can burn on the outside or stick before cooking through evenly.
There is no need to turn up the heat high. Even if you place it over medium-low heat that does not exceed the bottom of the pan, the temperature needed for cooking is transferred evenly. hmmm, lowering the heat is not so much a fussy caution as the most suitable way to handle a material that transfers heat quickly.
The specific heat level settings or recommended preheating times that can be used on induction or gas stoves have not yet been confirmed.