Hybrid Fry Pan with Lid, 12" vs Heritage Steel 12" Fry Pan

Buy the Hybrid Fry Pan if you want easy-release cooking, a lid and dishwasher cleanup. Buy the Heritage Steel if you want a bare stainless pan that sears hard and lasts decades. The Hybrid is the friendlier daily pan, but its ceramic coating will wear over years. The Heritage Steel has no coating to wear and is oven safe to 800°F, but food sticks without preheating and oil. Both rate 4.8, though the Hybrid has far more ratings.

• Choose the Hybrid Fry Pan if you want non-stick cooking, a tempered glass lid and dishwasher-safe cleanup in one pan.
• Choose the Heritage Steel if you want an uncoated 5-ply stainless pan for high-heat searing and broiling that will outlast any coating.