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 this kind of product.

History of the Tefal brand

More than half a century ago, engineer Mark Gregoire beganwork on the use of 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 the wife of Gregoire, who asked to find a way to save her from tiring the frying pan from burnt products. PTFE became the basis of the non-stick coating of frying pans - Teflon, and the first frying pans with teflon coating began to be produced by Tefal.

Subsequently, the firm became part of largermanufacturers of kitchen appliances, but its name has been preserved, and the frying pan Tefal has become a symbol of high quality containers for frying, cooking and quenching products.

Teflon: there are more pluses than minuses

Manufactured in Tefal factoriesThe frying pan quickly became popular among professional culinary specialists and simple housewives. Cook on it and especially clean it after use is much easier than in the case of traditional steel and cast iron products. Teflon surface allows you 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 becamemandatory use of wooden or plastic blades with mixing of the components of the dish, 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 turned out that when exposed to very hightemperatures polytetrafluoroethylene can release toxic volatile substances. But it turned out that it matters only 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 pan is safe for the human body.

New technologies, new materials, new design

In laboratories and design bureaus continueswork on new samples of products that facilitate work in the kitchen, improving the quality of food. Both at home and at restaurants there are not only gas and electric plates and their various combinations. Wet surfaces 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 frying pan Tefal Talent is designed for induction-type cookers.

Now on sale it is possible to find products withseveral types of coating: Prometal Pro, Titanium, Expert Pro, Intensium, etc. Differing in their composition and application methods, 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 double-layered bottom, a flat or fluted surface, a removable ergonomic handle, etc. For different types of cooking and the type of ready-made dish 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 on the surfacefrying 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 frying pan itself. Reviews of such a useful function are invariably good, especially for young housewives.

High technology for comfort in the kitchen

In perestroika times, when largedomestic manufacturers lost state 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 it says a lot. 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.