Calphalon was the cookware I chose for my bridal registry — some 33 years ago!!! (yikes!) I still have and use every single pan I received as a gift – about eight different ones. So, when the Calphalon people asked me to review their new, non-stick, 13” deep skillet with a beautiful glass lid (I love glass lids – so you can see what the heck is going on in there – besides, they’re pretty), I said, “Sure!”. I also added in that I could do a Calphalon Skillet Giveaway so that one of you, lucky readers, would be able to share in my joy of cooking! A major selling point with this skillet is that it is dishwasher safe, something my husband loves, since that’s his job. That’s our agreement. I cook, he cleans. (Thank the good Lord!)
I wanted to put the skillet through its paces. First – basic – browning chicken skin. Last Friday night, I made this chicken breast recipe that Steve picked out from a food magazine. Of course I had to make it my own. I just can’t help myself. I know interior designers who have to rearrange hotel rooms or who just can’t help but to fluff and rearrange pillows. I am like that with recipes. This recipe didn’t call for any browning, but how can you not do that with chicken breasts that have skin on? Besides, I wanted to render that fat out and get some crispness going. You can see the beautiful job the skillet did in just 5 minutes. The recipe, eh – was just okay. It wasn’t worthy enough to share with you as it used too much butter and was too sweet from the maple syrup.
Next was making my garlic soft and golden to sauté with kale from my garden. It was beautiful and my kale with just garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper turned out amazingly delicious! This skillet is so non-stick that rather than using my customary 2 tablespoons of olive oil, I only used one!
Here, with the kale in it, you can see just how large the skillet is. This amount of kale fed five people and there’s ample room for more.
My final test was last night. I fried catfish (again – second time this summer!) with a simple breading of only Old Bay and flour, no egg or cornmeal this time. (I am on this Old Bay kick – it’s so good and makes it so easy to add a lot of flavor.) To me, frying is the ultimate test of a skillet.
The catfish turned out beautiful and delicious! It was crisp, nicely browned, with moist fish inside, and it took no time for the oil to heat up.
This skillet is great for everything so it will be great for fast, one-skillet meals with an easy clean-up to boot!
What is your favorite one-dish meal to cook in a skillet? Comment and answer below to be entered into a random drawing to win one of these beautiful, 13 inch, non-stick, dishwasher safe, Calphalon skillets! Good luck!!!
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One entry per person, please.
Shout out your favorite one-skillet meal.
Winners will be announced next Thursday.
Calphalon will mail the skillet directly to you.
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Great giveaway Mary Frances. I’ll be honest I have not made a whole meal in 1 skillet but i love the idea. But my favorite side is my recipe for a warm salad with haricot vert, cherry tomatoes and pancetta. Does that count? It’s made all in one skillet sort of you have to blanch the beans first but I guess you could do that in the skillet .
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Hi Mary,
Amazing that the pan can go in the dishwasher! I love Calphalon and have both the classic and the non-stick. I don’t often make a whole meal in a skillet, but my favorite thing to do is to do a rib eye or a strip steak in one. I heat the oven to 375, heat a skillet until it’s really hot, add the steak which I’ve rubbed with salt, pepper and a little olive oil. Sear it until it’s nicely browned, flip it and put it in the oven until it’s rare. Great way of doing steaks (especially in the winter when the grill is under a snow bank).
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I have collected my Calphalon pots and pans over the years and love each one of them. My favorite dish to cook in a skillet is rice pilaf .. any kind.
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What a fantastic skillet, good luck to all entrants 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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This is tough, don’t think I can pick just one. I would say beef and broccoli or chicken fajitas.
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Fajitas
Sounds weird, but I love tomato sauce in a skillet. I fry up garlic, red pepper flakes, onions, bacon and lastly, tomato sauce. Simple Simple Simple.
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Wow, that’s amazing it can go in the dishwasher! Although, I would probably still be too timid to try it since dishwashers can really tear up pots and pans, even ones that are labeled “dishwasher safe”. This is too pretty to risk it! I make an Unfried Rice that is done all in one large pan that my hubby and I both love!
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Chili is my favorite 1 skillet meal, I don’t make a giant pot, just enough for a night or two. I love calphalon too and it’d be great to win another piece to add. I actually make the chili in my big calphalon pan.
Love making veal picatta in a skillet.
I love making paella 🙂
The Korean seafood stir fry I just made in my newest video =) I think I would be a very happy girl with your kale and catfish for supper tonight!
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My favorite is a combination – chicken enchiladas, they start in one pan, and finish with lots and lots of cheese and sauce in the oven. Oh Baby……
A spicy sausage skillet is my favorite! It includes penne pasta, smoked sausage, monterrey jack cheese and other yummy ingredients! Very easy and delicious. Thanks for the opportunity!
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I love breakfast skillet meals!!
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Shrimp fried rice with tons of vegetables! This looks like an awesome pan!
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The easier answer would be, what don’t I like to cook in a skillet! 🙂 Morning eggs, stirfrys and sauteed veggies, chicken, the list goes on and on. I love skillets that you can start the meal on the stove and then finish up in the oven, so you have only one pan to clean!
A great giveaway!
Love making my Mom’s breaded chicken cutlets with mushrooms, artichoke hearts,white wine and chicken broth
FYI would love a new skillet
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It would be anything Fried Rice
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I love to make chicken fried rice! Thank you for doing this giveaway!
Goulash would be my favorite dish to make in the skillet, and the family loves it!
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What a terrific non-stick pan! My favorite one dish meal is any stir fry!
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My favourite one-pot dish would have to be frittata. I love the look of your chicken dish. Non-stick cookware is fantastic xx
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Calphalon is a good brand and you can’t go wrong with it. Good luck to all. 🙂
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I love stir-fry, you can do it all in one skillet with the rice, chicken, and veggies
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Great company and skillet, hmm one dish meal potatoes, sausage and onions!
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