Green Earth Frying Pan 3-Piece Set by Ozeri (8", 10", 12") – 100% PTFE, PFC, APEO, GenX, NMP and NEP-Free German-Made Coating

After watching some infomercials about non-stick cookware, I realized a lot of what they said in the infomercial is true. (but I have learned to not buy things at 3 am off TV). Yes-the coating WAS coming off my old pans. Yes-my old pans did smoke. Yes-my old pans were not really non stick. Also I was looking for a healthier way to cook (less oil and grease). So I searched for non-stick ceramic pans on Amazon and read the reviews, In addition I did an internet review of some of the pans that got good reviews and got conflicting information. So finally I took the plunge and spend $80ish for the Ozeri pans....and it is MONEY WELL SPENT!! The pans are truly non-stick, I don't need to put lots (if any) oil or butter in pan when cooking. I have been using the pans for 2 months already and I don't see ANY issues. One great thing I discovered, that wasn't mentioned in a lot of reviews is that the pans cook evenly...on every other pan I have ever owned there were always "hot spots" where the food cooked faster. (this was true with cast iron, stainless steel, T-fal, and Teflon). My favorite thing about the pans though, has to be the clean up....just wipe it out and your done!! I Highly recommend this product...and will consider buying them as a gifts for the holidays. BTW in re: to shipping...came to me quickly and was as promised.

What can I even say that hundreds of other reviews haven't already? I've been using this set for a little over a month now and so far all has been great with them. While chances are you won't be able to get away without using any oil at all as the description for them suggests (I had a few things, eggs being a good example) that slightly stuck to the frying pans seemingly because of the texture on the bottom - but unless you let something burn the unsticking of anything was as simple as a gentle nudge with wood or silicon utensils. But in all the times I've used oil (primarily coconut oil) I'm yet have anything stick. Beyond that all has been great - the food cooks consistently, these frying pans are an absolute joy to wash with how nothing truly sticks to them etc. Very satisfied overall.

There are not enough negatives in my vocabulary to describe my disappointment with this set of pans. EVERYTHING sticks. I bought them April 2012 and they have never worked properly despite meticulous care. They do cook non stick eggs if you flood the pan with oil and do not allow the food to come in contact with the pans. But what's the point? Food sticks to the waffle like bottom of these pans. I don't know the folks writing positive reviews but question how so many loved these awful pans. I gave one star because they hold food and can be heated. But you may well regret this purchase. Update: 2-19-1013 I was contacted by the company regarding my review. They offered to replace the pans. I was very surprised. It seems they do monitor the reviews. I wonder if we low raters got part of a bad batch of coatings. If they do in fact replace them and they work, I will have to change my review. I have to give them credit for what appears to be real customer service. UPDATE #2 Ok In March the new set arrived as promised. I want to make sure the last small pan didn't crash due to pilot error so i read the instructions for the umpteenth time. The instructions say to "precondition" pans prior to first use. I do a lot of BBQ and grilling and I was pretty sure they didn't meant "season" as I do on the grill grates. i.e. coat with oil and burn it off. . {and No, I do not use the pans on a grill ] But to make sure what "precondition" meant, I emailed the company. They got back to me within a day, as they have in the past. Again, this is serious customer service. Turns out, according to Rachel K at Ozeri in California, it is recommended that you lightly coat the pans with cooking oil and store them like that between meals. Not sure how sanitary that is but I will do as recommended. I now think maybe my expectations were too high for today's eco friendly products. I remember frying eggs with no vegetable oil at all. I thought that was healthy. ECO is latin for "good for the environment but can't possibly work as well because by law we have to take out the stuff that works best" . Ever use an eco-friendly cleanser? 'Nuff said. Apparently gone are the days of true non-stick since the materials used in the old pans may cause cancer in California laboratory attorneys and has been outlawed. But if these pans result in less pollution in some way, i am all for it. So... I give the company 5 stars for customer service, and this review should be considered minimum three stars for that reason alone. However since smart folks read the bad reviews first, I will leave it here for now. I will be back to let you know if i can fry an egg and get most of it out of the pan. Update, April 2013. Well these new ones work work with sufficient oil in the pan. I have not tried to fry anything without oil and do not expect to. Go ahead and buy a set. I must have gotten a bad batch before, but no way to prove that. Fair is fair. This is now a four star rating. Partly because the pans do seem to be fine now, and partly due to the excellent customer service. That's it. I'm done. UPDATE 11-13 I now have a rust color inside the tiny waffle pattern over much of one pan. I have babied this pan, never been ion a dishwasher, always hand washed with gentle detergent and warm water. Food sticks and I have no clue what the stuff I am seeing is. For the life of me i don't understand all the positive ratings No way i would buy another set. I give up.

The pans seem to be a newer version than one negative review I saw on you tube, the bottom of the pan in flat instead of having little cylander protrusions. I have used the pans about 3 times, they do say on the box that they use much less oil, so I don't think their intended to be 100% non stick, I think this is true for most brands that advertise none stick, I am really carefully when storing them I place the pans inside eachother with paper towels in between like the instructions say, not specifically, buritto just says. No pan on pan contact for longevity, it also says to oil the pans every few times before storing them, I oil them every time. I like how they cook and the fact that. No other ceramic coated pan advertises their pan as being free from lead, this one is free from all heavy metals. If you like to make stir fry I would suggest you get the matching glass lid for the 12 in pan. You next step is replacing your rice cooker with a stainless steel one, the very best of the best is the tantung in ss. I will probably post another comment in a few months to talk about the non stick, but I really don't see that as an issue if you use less amounts of oil like the box says. I see stuff sticking to them without using oil, just get yourself a special brush that you can brush on small amounts of oil with. I've looked into the pump oil misters like misto but if you are worried about aluminum then you should consider other options like a bottle with a spout of the oil brush, I've tried buying the universal spouts they sell everywhere but they don't fit flush with the bottle and the plastic cap gets in the way of pouring and it is also sometimes hard to remove without pulling the spout out of the bottle. I saw the oil brush on dr oz and it looks like the best way, I'm sure there are different kinds. Good luck with getting healthy.

I was completely surprised and impressed by the quality of these PTFE-free, PFOA-free, ceramic-coated pans. I've been wanting to replace my old, mis-matched Teflon-coated pans for years but just never seemed to find what I thought was the right (good quality and affordable) product. Finally, I have, and the old pans are history. What a relief it was to send them on their way... still kicking myself for delaying so long. These Ozeri Green Earth pans were on my Amazon wish list for several months before I actually pulled the purchase trigger and I had forgotten about some of their features by the time I moved them to my cart. Hence the surprise when they arrived. I had forgotten about the nice oven-proof (up to180 degrees C / 356 degrees F) silicone handles and the elevated texture on the inside bottoms of the pans. This patterned surface distributes heat to facilitate even cooking and prevent food from sticking to the pan. It also makes clean-up a snap -- they are way less sticky than the Teflon pans I had. The packaging includes a well-written instruction sheet that discusses the care and use of the pans... definitely worth reading. Examples include such cautions as to not using metal utensils in the pans, not cutting food in the pans, not cooking on extremely high heat (these are not woks or cast iron), and not cleaning the pans before allowing them to cool, etc. One other important suggestion is to season the pans with a very small amount of oil (olive, coconut, butter, etc.) before cooking. It is suggested that you wipe away any excess oil because only the smallest amount is needed. Also, you shouldn't use non-stick sprays that might contain harmful additives. This "seasoning" suggestion is not a big deal to me because I always use some type of oil to cook with anyway... usually one of the three mentioned above. The 3-pack also includes three, thick felt inserts to place between the pans when nesting them in a cupboard... a nice touch to help keep from scratching the pans. I haven't purchased the matching glass lids yet (still using old generic glass lids) but they are on my wish list... so you know it's gonna happen eventually. ;) I can't imagine anyone not liking these pans. Update: 3/5/2016: I've reduced the star count to 4 because I've found that over time (2+ years) the non-stick characteristic of these pans has diminished a good bit. In other words, I'm finding that more often than not, food is sticking to the pans with a little more gusto. Not a huge deal but a bit of an annoyance. I've since purchased a couple of other pans that are much lighter and that, so far, have retained their non-stick feature. Perhaps I should note that I have always used these pans on a glass-topped electric stove and have never used them in the oven.

Updated May 2012 - I wrote the first review in January. After using these pans daily since we received them, I have to say they're still terrific. I know some of the reviews report that the non-stick coating doesn't last, but we haven't had any issues with them. I don't wash the pans. I do wipe them out with a dish towel as soon as I remove food from them, when they're still warm. I keep them seasoned with a small amount of coconut oil. Occasionally, residue builds up on the side of one of the pans. When that happens, I fill the pan with warm water and add an anti-grease dish soap, such as Dawn or Ful-Sol, and let it soak overnight. Then I just rinse it out and dry it with a towel--no scrubbing and no more residue. I season the pan before using it again. I'm very careful not to use metal utensils for cooking; instead, I use silicon, wood, or utentils made specifically for non-stick pans. -------- January 2012 - We've been concerned for some time about toxins from traditional non-stick pans. So we invested in high end French cast iron several years ago. They're expensive and heavy, and not as non-stick as we'd hoped. After reading the reviews, we decided to try the 3-Pan set of Green Earth Pans and are delighted we did. As avid Atkins dieters, we eat a lot of protein, particularly eggs and fish. Both brown nicely in the Green Earth pans, and can be cooked with little to no oil or butter. Clean up is simple--just a wipe with a soft cloth or sponge, which we prefer over paper towels. We've been looking at ceramic pans for a while and were careful about investing. Most brands seemed expensive and unproven. The price point with Green Earth was what we were looking for and the Amazon reviews helped us make the decision to buy. It was a good decision, and one we'd make again.

I'll start by saying that I have only used the 12" pan in this three pan set. Initially, I really liked it. I used it primarily as my "breakfast" pan, cooking bacon and eggs in it at a med-low temperature. I always used silicone utensils and never put it in the dishwasher. Rather, I'd hand wash it and then rub a little oil on it (thoroughly wiping off after applying per the instructions). I was impressed for the first three months. Then, bits of food would get stuck in the grooves. I tried my best to clean it off, but they just wouldn't go away. After a couple weeks, the nonstick properties wore off, and food started sticking. After another few weeks, there was a layer of dried on food that could not be cleaned off. The only plus is that it hasn't warped like other nonstick pans I've used. However, now I find myself again in search of a quality 12" nonstick.

I bought set of 3 with ceramic non-stick coating on Dec. 2012 as New Year gift. All family have used 10" pan the most, every day and couple times through the day. There are many users to one pan. For 3 months it was a grate, charming experience as advertised. Quick warm up with oil for better taste, no problem at all. We follow the instruction how to clean the pan, no high heat, it was very easy. Unfortunately, after 3 months things start change to the worth - food start stick to the pan's bottom and it starts take more time to clean up. Since I used to work with true ceramic (pottery) myself, I start experiment a little bit with the pan in hope to restore non-stick feature. I warm up on the lower temperature for 5 min. Then I take a paper towel 1 piece, made a small puffy ball of it, put a very little Canola oil (around 1/2 tsp) on the bottom of the pan and then brush-oil by paper ball, then let it warm up another 2 min. After that I add a little bit more oil (around 1 Tbsp) and carefully clean up all dirt from pan, waffle bottom, almost each cell, and inside walls. Heavily used pan starts work again, but it still required more time for cleaning and more prep time before frying anything, eggs, meet, potato, vegetables, etc. From now on we warm up pan for 1 or 2 min(for meet, fish or potato), then brush-oil with canola oil and continue warm up for 1 or 2 more min, then add oil for taste and warm up for few sec, so oil get ready for frying, then add everything we need to fry. DO NOT USE high heat at all, only middle or lower. As per cleaning after use: clean warm, not hot, pan with oil to remove trash, use Canola or Olive oil, not Corn, not virgin-olive oil or sunflower oil. Let it fully cool down. Gently wash with liquid soap. Dry by soft towel. Do not leave to dry itself! 8" and 12" pans are rarely used, so they still work properly, as advertised, non-stick, after 6 months. If you are ready to be patient after 3 months of magic and become used to more prep time (warm up for 1 or 2 min on the middle temperature) and longer clean up then it is your product, go ahead buy and use, and enjoy! If you have no patient and fully trust advertising then be prepare for surprises and think before buy. I gave only 3 stars because with heavy load it worked only for 3 months as truly non-stick without any extra care.

Es un buen producto, la comida no se pega, cocina parejo los alimentos y cumple lo prometido. Mejor que todos los sartenes mucho más caros de cerámica y teflón que he tenido! El precio me parece justo por la calidad. Llegó super rápido. Lo recomiendo bastante.

Bin sehr zufrieden mit den Pfannen. Sie benötigen auch tatsächlich weniger Hitze als normale Pfannen. Auch Fett kann sparsamer verwendet werden, ohne dass etwas anklebt.

cuisson impeccable n'attache pas facile à nettoyer

Llevo un mes con estas sarténes, estoy muy contenta: la comida no se pega para nada, el mango no se calienta, no se rayan, se limpian en un segundo. Por el precio que tienen, creo que no se puede pedir más.

Im sure most of you have come looking for this frying pan after watching the movie "Dark Waters", I did the same. I'll cut straight to it, so far its the only one in the market that seems to be 100% PTFE, PFOA and APEO free, make no mistake there are a few that claim to be the free of either one of those i listed but not all three together which is important. The pan so far is holding up well, but I read how to take care of it, including other reviewers . Cleaning needs to be with gentle non scratch sponge and warm water and soap. Storage has to be with the pads it comes with so that they pans don't touch each other, and the spatula needs to be silicon so it does not scratch the pan. Been using this now for over 2 months multiple times a day and its still as new and the non stick is perfect. Please be aware, I did knock one of the smaller pans once against something and a small scratch came easily, so these are very delicate. So if you do not intend to take good care of them do not buy this pan as you will be disappointed. All in all, very happy to use these pans for the extra level of comfort knowing they do not include all those "forever chemicals'.