Tefal achievements. Frying pan is a product of high technologies

Cooking in France is considered high art. French industrial design has great traditions and is appreciated by professionals and simple consumers. Together, these factors led to the appearance of utensils and kitchen equipment of the highest class.

The frying pan produced with the Tefal brand with non-stick coating is a sample of such a product.

History of the Tefal brand

More than half a century ago, engineer Mark Gregoire began work on using a polymer with a complex name and unique properties. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a strong, chemically inert, heat-resistant plastic. They say that the appearance of the non-stick coating on the pans cooks and housewives are due to Grégoire's wife, who asked to find a way to save her from tiring the frying pan from burnt products. PTFE became the basis for the non-stick coating of pans - Teflon, and the first frying pans with Teflon coating was produced by Tefal.

Subsequently, the company became part of larger manufacturers of kitchen appliances, but its name was preserved, and the frying pan Tefal became a symbol of the high quality of tanks for frying, cooking and quenching products.

Teflon: pluses more than minuses

The frying pan made in the factories of the company Tefal quickly became popular among professional culinary specialists and simple housewives. Cooking on it and especially cleaning it after use is much easier than in the case of traditional steel and cast iron products. Teflon surface allows to do without heat treatment without a lot of oil, which improves the dietary quality of food. Therefore, almost every kitchen has a frying pan Tefal. Reviews about it are almost always positive.

A problem for some cooks was the obligatory use of wooden or plastic spatulas with mixing of the dish components, for example when turning pancakes. On the protective coating, there were scratches from steel forks and knives, from abrasive sponges and brushes when washing dishes. But with the observance of the simplest recommendations, the teflon frying pan did not lose its properties and was not deformed for a long time.

It was found that when exposed to very high temperatures, polytetrafluoroethylene can release toxic volatile substances. But it turned out that this only matters for the production process, because such temperatures are used in the process of applying the non-stick coating. When cooking, the chemical composition of the polymer does not change. There are no traces of harmful substances in the already prepared coating from Tefal, the frying pan is safe for the human body.

New technologies, new materials, new design

In laboratories and design bureaus, work continues on new samples of products that facilitate work in the kitchen, improving the quality of food. And at home, and at restaurants there are not only gas and electric plates and their various combinations. Hobs and induction-type ovens are widely spread. Different kitchen appliances require the use of pots, frying pans, special types of wings, special design, from special materials. For example, a Tefal Talent frying pan is designed for induction-type cookers.

Now on sale you can find products with several types of coating: Prometal Pro, Titanium, Expert Pro, Intensium, etc. Differing in their composition and methods of application, they are safe and durable. All this is the result of many years of research by physicists, chemists, and Tefal technologists. The frying pan can be made of cast iron, steel, aluminum, ceramics. It can have a two-layered bottom, a flat or fluted surface, a removable ergonomic handle, etc. For different types of cooking and the type of food you can find your frying pan. Pancake - round, with low sides, and rectangular with longitudinal relief protrusions - for grilling (baking without oil). Each product, even the simplest in appearance, is accompanied by a description and instruction for use and care for it.

Red circle

One of the innovations introduced by Tefal specialists is the Thermo-Spot heating indicator.

A disc with a pattern, mounted in the surface of the frying pan, changes the appearance when heated to the optimum temperature. Usually it is about 180 degrees - ideal conditions for cooking a wide variety of dishes. Meat, fish, vegetables reach the ready and do not overheat, preserving useful substances. The optimal temperature mode is indicated by the Tefal pan itself. Reviews of such a useful function are invariably good, especially for young housewives.

High technology for comfort in the kitchen

In the perestroika times, when large domestic producers lost government orders, mostly military, and were forced to think about other types of products, the following phrase was popular: "We used to make helicopters, what do we have now to produce pans?" Of course, the analogy is incorrect, But speaks volumes. For a long time, neglect of the quality of everyday goods was practiced in our country. The example of Tefal says that in the production of even the most ordinary items, it is necessary to use the most progressive ideas and materials. Only in this way can you earn a high reputation and succeed.