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Crominox, measuring marks and a folding steamer
Five products, all in the pot-and-pan half of the catalog.
The 16 cm (6.3 in) saucepan has interior measuring marks and a wide pouring rim, both stated. The steamer insert states that it folds from 14 to 23.5 cm (5.5 to 9.3 in), stands 10 cm (3.9 in) high on 2.5 cm (1 in) feet, and fits pressure cookers. That is four numbers for a component most makers describe in a sentence.
Three at 18, 22 and 24 cm (9.4 in) — with the height of each published as well. Those two figures together are what decide whether a bowl will sit in the mouth of a pan for a bain-marie, and no other bowl set here gives both.
The Sicomatic ring publishes both its inner and outer diameters and lists all four pot capacities it fits. On a pressure vessel that is exactly the right level of detail.
The steamer insert, for the folding range. It is the piece that turns any pan you already own into a steamer.
Folds 14 to 23.5 cm (5.5 to 9.3 in) · 10 cm high · 2.5 cm (1 in) feet · fits pressure cookers · stainless · dishwasher safe
The only folding basket here that publishes its height and its foot clearance — 10 cm (3.9 in) and 2.5 cm (1 in) — and states that it fits pressure cookers as well as pots.
Best for: A kitchen with a pressure cooker as well as pots.
≈ $42
16 cm (6.3 in) · Crominox 18/10 · interior measuring marks · wide pouring rim · dishwasher safe · no lid
An uncoated 16 cm (6.3 in) stainless saucepan with measuring marks inside and a wide pouring rim — the two features that make a small pan pleasant rather than merely adequate.
Best for: Sauces, custards and anything measured by volume.
≈ $68
