o matter how much you may enjoy cooking, whether it’s recreating your favourite restaurant’s pasta dish or roasting a joint for a Sunday roast, one thing’s for sure: if your kitchen equipment is not up to the task, pushing your culinary skills to the next level likely won’t be an easy ride.
The brand paving the way to kitchen confidence and show-stopping dishes is Circulon. It began life in 1985 and has been a pioneer in cookware technology ever since with its innovative non-stick, which never peels away. Its latest technology is SteelShield™, a combination of tri-clad stainless steel and hybrid non-stick. This means you’ve got the best of both worlds: professional-level performance and the convenience of non-stick.
With more than 30 years in the industry, chef Marcus Wareing knows a thing or two about good cookware, so it’s no surprise he uses Circulon’s award winning cookware in his professional kitchens. He praises the pans’ leading non-stick, even heat distribution technology, lifetime guarantee and their expertly constructed and ergonomic design.
Marcus says these pans aren’t just for the professionals: “There seems to be this divide in thought that you should have professional-grade pans for working environments and off-the-shelf for the home. That simply doesn’t need to be the case when you have technology available like Circulon SteelShield™.”
Circulon’s recipe for success lies in its innovative design on the inside of the base which looks like little peaks, or rivets. This has been uniquely engineered to protect the non-stick, while the lower non-stick grooves stop food getting stuck. The handles stay cool to the touch, and the polished mirror finish means they look so good, you can take them from hob to tabletop to serve up in them, too.
With the right kit, you can have the confidence to step outside of your culinary comfort zone, and as Marcus says: “The pans give you the confidence to be a little bolder with your recipe choices because you can implicitly trust their non-stick capabilities.” So instead of serving up the same dishes week in and week out, these are the summer recipes, and the equipment you need, to get your recipe repertoire off to a great start.
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Dish to make: Thai mussels with red chilli, lemongrass, ginger and coriander, served with a wedge of bread and salted butter
Cook mussels with: Circulon SteelShield™ nonstick stainless steel C-series 26cm stockpot
Seafood is one of life’s great pleasures, but it can be tricky to get right, and the consequences are often not worth the risk if something’s not cooked properly.
For this reason, most people avoid trying to cook mussels at home, and only eat them out at restaurants. But with a deep pan like this, you’re able to easily see when the mussels open and know immediately when they’re cooked.
Dish to make: Scrambled eggs, asparagus wrapped in Parma ham and served on lightly toasted sourdough bread
Cook scrambled eggs: Circulon SteelShield™ non-stick stainless steel C-series frying pan
The secret to silky scrambled eggs? An excellent pan of course. No one wants the thin layer of brown, burnt, paper-like egg and bits of non-stick on their toast in the morning.
Thanks to the brand’s innovative SteelShield™ non-stick stainless steel, the non-stick will never crack or peel away. Instead, you’ll dish up creamy, delicious eggs every time. Circulon is so confident in its clever design that you can even use your metal spatula in here too. Yes, you read that correctly. It won’t scratch. And when you’re done, cleaning up is easier and more convenient as pans can even go in the dishwasher, and still be good as new afterwards.
Dish to make: Creamy coconut hake fish curry
Saute onions: Circulon SteelShield™ non-stick stainless steel C-Series 30cm covered sauteuse pan
Sautéing onions may sound like a mundane part of a recipe, but it’s an essential base skill any good home cook needs to be able to master. If your onions are burnt, your dish will end up tasting bitter and look unappetising.
You can avoid both of those things, as this pan’s wide base and low sides means you’re able to keep moving the onions so they evenly cook and turn a golden colour. It also doesn’t matter what sort of hob you’re using, as the whole Circulon collection is suitable for all types, and they’ve even been especially optimised for induction cookers.
With the helping hand of the c-series pots and pans, you’ll have the confidence to make this your summer of loving cooking.
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Find the whole Circulon SteelShield™ C-series collection at circulon.uk.com
