The pan that is on the hob most days, and the least considered · review
The top of this hub and the only fully clad pan in it: three bonded layers of stainless and aluminum, 3.8 liters, with a rim that pours right around.
What we would actually buy The only fully clad pan here, and the only one where that construction is the reason to buy it.
A 20 cm (7.9 in) three-ply saucepan holding 3.8 liters — stainless, aluminum and chrome steel bonded through — with riveted handles, a lid, and a pouring rim right around.
Every other pan in this hub either has a disc base or does not say. This one states three bonded layers, which means the conductive layer continues up the walls. For a sauce that touches the sides as it reduces, that is the difference between even heating and a hot ring at the bottom.
Right around, not two spouts. On a pan used for pouring sauces it is the detail that shows every time.
3.8 liters in a 20 cm (7.9 in) pan is large. Pair it with something around 16 cm (6.3 in) for small quantities, or the ring will be heating far more metal than the job needs.
Listed but with no offer on the American Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
| Diameter | Ø 20 cm (7.9 in) |
|---|---|
| Volume | 3.8 L |
| Construction | 3-ply: stainless steel, aluminum and chrome steel bonded through |
| Handles | Riveted |
| Rim | Pouring rim right around |
| Hobs | All hob types including induction |
| Lid | Included |
| Amazon reference | B002VXYA5A |
| EAN | 0630870042154 |
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
The aluminum layer runs up the walls instead of sitting only under the base. That matters for reducing a sauce, where the liquid touches the sides — a disc-base pan heats the bottom and leaves the walls cool.
It is at the top of the range. For sauces it is generous; for a single portion of grains it is more pan than the ring will heat evenly.
8.7/ 10
The only fully clad pan here, and the only one where that construction is the reason to buy it.
Reductions and sauces, where heat up the walls is the whole point.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
16 cm (6.3 in) milk pan · 3 mm (0.12 in) cast aluminum base · stone-effect nonstick · pouring rim · cool-touch handle
The cheapest pan in this hub and the only one that publishes its base thickness: a stated 3 mm (0.12 in) cast aluminum base, with a drip-free pouring rim.
Best for: Milk, sauces and single portions, where scorching is the enemy.
≈ $41
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
16 cm (6.3 in) · glass straining lid with steam vent · pouring spouts both sides · strong induction base · 10-year guarantee stated
The only saucepan here that arrives with a lid, and the lid strains: a glass straining lid with a steam vent, over a pan with pouring spouts on both sides.
Best for: A small pan that will be used for grains and pasta as well as sauces.
