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Tefal Virtuoso 28 cm (11 in) review

The only pan in this hub that publishes an oven limit: 250 °C (482 °F). Uncoated, textured interior, riveted stainless handle, and stated dishwasher safe.

What we would actually buy The published oven limit is worth more than any coating claim in this hub. It tells you exactly what the pan can do.

What you are getting

A 28 cm (11 in) uncoated stainless pan with a textured cooking surface, a riveted stainless handle, and a stated oven limit of 250 °C (482 °F). That last figure is the reason to prefer it: it is the number that tells you a steak can be seared on the hob and finished in the oven without guesswork.

The textured interior

Tefal states the unsealed, textured surface suits meat and vegetables browning evenly. In practice a textured stainless surface releases food slightly earlier than a mirror finish, and it holds a fraction more fond — which is fine for a pan sauce and marginally more work to deglaze.

What it asks of you

The same as any stainless pan: heat first, then oil, then dry food, then leave it alone until it releases. There is no coating doing that work for you.

What is not published

Base construction. Whether the conductive layer is a disc or runs up the walls changes how the pan behaves when reducing, and the listing does not say.

Availability

Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

What we rate, and what we do not

Strengths

  • Publishes an oven limit — 250 °C (482 °F) — which almost no pan in this catalog does
  • Textured interior, which the maker states helps even browning
  • Dishwasher safe and uncoated, so the machine has nothing to attack

Compromises

  • No base construction or thickness published
  • Textured surfaces are slightly harder to deglaze cleanly than a mirror finish
  • Like all uncoated stainless, it needs the heat-then-oil-then-food order

Specifications

Diameter28 cm (11 in)
MaterialStainless steel, uncoated, textured interior surface
OvenStated to 250 °C (482 °F)
HandleRiveted stainless steel
HobsAll hob types including induction
DishwasherStated as dishwasher safe
Amazon referenceB07PPVPDFF
EAN3168430293014

Where this model is listed

A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

The questions that come in

What does the textured interior change?

The maker states it helps meat and vegetables brown evenly. In practice a textured surface releases food slightly earlier than a mirror finish and holds a little more fond, which is good for a pan sauce and marginally more work to deglaze.

Is 250 °C (482 °F) enough for finishing in the oven?

It covers every domestic roasting temperature. The figure matters because it is published: most pans state "oven safe" without a number, which tells you nothing about a grill or a hot oven.

Our score

7.5/ 10

The published oven limit is worth more than any coating claim in this hub. It tells you exactly what the pan can do.

What use this one answers, among cookware and knives

Searing and finishing in the oven, which is what the 250 °C (482 °F) rating is for.

Where this model is cited, among our cookware and knives guides

Sources

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.

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