Oster 3001 12-Inch Electric Frying Pan
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Oster 3001 12-Inch Electric Frying Pan
Customer Review: Extremely overrated Circle of Fire
Summary: 1 Stars
Call me gullible but I believed reviews that said the heating was even and that this is a very good skillet for the money. I believed it was non-stick. Oster has been a very good name for kitchen appliances so it seemed reasonable to pay twice as much to replace the 11" I had from Presto.
If one can hate inanimate objects, I hate it. Eggs stick to it, which really PMO. It burns everything unless it is set BELOW SIMMER. My hamburgers have been (a) burnt (b) raw or (c) so dry they are nearly tasteless because the temperature controller has one temperature, HIGH, which these morons have equated to 300*F if it is on high for X seconds, or 200*F if it is on HIGH for Y seconds. MORONS i say ...morons!
There is NO HEAT SPREADER on this pan. It heats a circle where the element is. Items on the back side do not cook and items on the far left front do not cook at anywhere near the speed of the rest of the food. Everything at the location of the element boils and|or burns unless one stands over the food tending it every second or turns it down so the element does not stay on. I don't know if food is getting hot enough to kill the germs|bacteria or not cause the setting has to be so low.
Want an even brown on a piece of skinless chicken? Put it over the ''circle of fire'' and inch it along it until it is brown; flip and repeat. Does anyone have time for that kind of nonsense? JCA, if I wanted that kind of detail I'd cook food in a log fire!
I cannot get it clean because food stuck to it and would not come out|off of the surface. After another week of cooking it is black(burnt into it iguess). In comparison my el cheapo Wally-world Presto 11" worked great. I had to return it because the coating began peeling-off after only two weeks. ( I don't even own metal headed utensils, BTW. )
IF I HAD WANTED TO USE BUTTER, OIL OR LARD I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRIC SKILLET!
Oh, BTW, I have been cooking for 40 years and although I have forgotten and burned my fair share, it is pretty * rare thing. Not with this PP excuse for a temperature controlled electric skillet. Those Oster people need to go back to "High-Low" settings and stop the false advertising. ( Yes I remember when getting "Med" on a cooker was "state of the art" equipment. )
UNLESS YOU DEEP FRY EVERYTHING THIS IS A WORTHLESS PIECE OF JUNK. AVOID IT!
You have been warned!
Customer Review: Fry Pan
Summary: 5 Stars
Pan is just what I needed----great size and it really cleans up quickly---no mess just rinse and whipe out---heats up well and keeps the correct temperature---would buy this pan again for a giftCustomer Review: Good size but lid gets very hot.
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this because I just love electric skillets and I needed a new one after my skillet of 5 years bit the dust.It arrived yesterday and I washed it as per the directions and then proceeded to season it and at dinnertime, I cooked chicken breasts in it. It did a very good job, the lift feature is pretty cool, drains the grease away from the food. The quick release latch is a much needed improvement over some of my past skillets. It says it is a tempered glass lid but it got very hot and the plastic handle on top got very hot as well. Maybe it was first time use but it just seemed too hot for normal use.
The small cookbook that came with it has some nice recipe ideas.
Overall, a good product.
Customer Review: Great for Parties!
Summary: 5 Stars
Use this item for daily cooking, particularly during the summer, to reduce the heat in your kitchen. It is also good for cooking on the patio. The unit works very well.Customer Review: Great for the RV!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this to use in our 5th Wheel Trailer--have hardly used the stovetop since purchase. Pancakes, Grilled Garlic Bread, even Broccoli Cheese Soup turned out great. Sherry R.