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OrCohen
268
Oct 11, 2017
This is amazing Only question is, how does it transfer heat when using a small flame?
chugger
Oct 11, 2017
OrCohen I don't have this pan but I have an 18cm Evernew (https://www.campsaver.com/evernew-titanium-non-stick-fry-pan-w-handle.html?_iv_size=18-cm).
Being titanium, it doesn't transfer heat very well at all. I have to hold it up above the flame and make circles to heat the bottom more evenly. So it's doable I suppose. Would I buy it again? No.
seenypaul
Oct 12, 2017
OrCohenI agree with chugger. I also don't have this pan but with regard to titanium cookware in general IMHO it is best to use them for heating water, maybe as a cup and plate and utensils, and not much else. Contrary to what is stated in this drop, titanium does NOT transfer heat well. Among metals used for cookware it has just about the worst thermal conductivity. Good conductivity is what you need in order to achieve even heating. Titanium camping pans are made very thin to take advantage of the metal's high strength, but the heat conducts through that thinness and not so much across the breadth of the cooking surface. That's what makes it hotspot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_thermal_conductivities
Leo-ID
5
Oct 12, 2017
seenypaulWould you recommend avoiding using this pan over say... an open campfire?
seenypaul
Oct 12, 2017
Leo-IDNot sure what your point is since a "campfire" can be anything from barely above a small bed of coals to a mini-bonfire. Keeping the heat really evenly distributed is tricky since the titanium pans themselves don't. chugger addressed a work-around, assuming your pan handle is long enough to prevent scorched digits. I've tried titanium pots before for different kinds of meals over different heat sources and managed to scorch something most times - not because of cooking skills, which I have in abundance. I do have a smallish titanium pot I use for heating water only, but carry only on some more basic trips. I have a titanium spork, and a titanium sierra-style cup for my hot beverages. The bulk of my cookware is aluminum. IMHO I recommend avoiding titanium cookware except for heating water, maybe as a cup and plate and utensils. Oh, and maybe titanium chopsticks, which are pretty cool and not sure if they quite count as "utensils."
Leo-ID
5
Oct 12, 2017
seenypaulI didn't have a point, I was just curious if an "open" campfire (i.e. heated over a large open flame) is something to avoid as a rule with titanium, or if it may depend on the manufacturer (i.e. thickness of the pan, size of the pan, any coatings, etc). Good point on the bed of coals though. Joe Robinet over on YouTube uses a titanium pan in some of his bushcraft videos - cooking over ashy coals without burning anything. Here's a sample of him frying garlic with fiddleheads, just skip exactly to the 30 minute mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhvEeTYkmiE
seenypaul
Oct 12, 2017
Leo-IDEdit, just noticed an interesting coincidence: that uncoated Heavy Cover fry pan uses the same "unique" SKU as Keith's uncoated fry pan...
Interesting, thanks, never heard of Heavy Cover. Roughly half again the weight for about the same size pan, so presumably about half again the thickness (assuming Keith's ceramic coating is part of the thickness and anywhere near the same density as the alloy - which it should be.) That would give you more time to move the pan around to avoid scorching, but moving it would still be necessary on anything other than that nice bed of ashy coals he has. I'll stick to my anodized aluminum, just my preference. As an aside, I wouldn't recommend a lunch of nothing but fiddleheads and dandelion greens with garlic on the trail. That is seriously low-cal and has no place in high energy endeavors.
Leo-ID
5
Oct 12, 2017
seenypaulLOL true about the low-cal lunch. At that point, the fiddleheads and greens simply become mediums for carrying the calories of the butter.
With regards to the identical SKUs, in the world of product design, some of us refer to it thin-labeling, off-labeling, skinny-labeling... basically rebranding a generic product from a wholesaler and either selling as-is or adding/improving on it a little bit. Now that you mentioned it, the pans look virtually identical. This Keith pan is only $34.99 compared to the Heavy Cover at $50. Decisions decisions....