Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Swiss Diamond 99524 HD Pro Nonstick Fry Pan, 9.5-Inch


Our 4th Swiss Diamond Pan
We've had the 11" Pro for a bit over a year. When we switched to induction, we settled on their induction ready aluminum pan and the HD Pro.

Within a year, the non-stick coating has started to bubble and recently lift. We hit the pan pretty hard with heat at times. However, we never had an issue with Scan pans (pre induction) or non-stick Viking pans post induction. The Swiss Diamond induction ready aluminum pans have held up fine but are not subjected to high heat cooking. If you expect to cook with high heat I'd take a pass on this pan.

Another issue is stains. We keep our pans in good shape and very clean. This pan looks like a mess. Stains all over the sides, the bottom is a mottled mix of shades of stainless steel. We've tried stainless steel polish, the cream for our Miele cooktop, Soft Scub and stainless steel wool. Nothing will remove them short of a shop grinder.

Last, we live in both the USA and Switzerland. This brand does not exist in the...
Best nonstick yet
Almost every other nonstick skillet has rivets that attach the handle, and food often sticks to the rivets and around the rivets. Swiss Diamond welds the handles so there are no rivets, and cleaning the skillet is much easier.

I have had two other Swiss Diamond nonstick pans for about a year and the nonstick coating has held up very well under daily use.
Inferior and overpriced
Agree with earlier review, inferior and overpriced, for $150 at Costco any smart buyer can get a high quality complete set (5-6 pans!) that will last way longer than this.
Do your math... even if this 1 pan would be 30% better you loose... a lot!
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