Precise Heat 16 Stainless Steel Inch Rectangular Surgical Electric Skillet

We just got the BNF Precise Heat 16-inch Stainless Steel Rectangular Surgical Electric Skillet, and it’s been a real game-changer in my kitchen. It heats up quickly and cooks everything evenly, so I don’t have to worry about half-cooked or overcooked spots. The surgical-grade stainless steel construction feels really durable and, best of all, cleans up in a snap—no more heavy scrubbing. I also love the rectangular shape because it gives me plenty of room to cook family-sized meals. Overall, it’s been a fantastic addition to my kitchen, and I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a dependable, easy-to-use electric skillet.

Huge skillet. Nice crust on fish, chicken, etc. Browns nicely and then put lid on to maintain moisture. Delicious. No sound when lid on at all! Cooks huge amount of food; 8 stuffed chicken Cordon Bleu; 8 minute steaks; wonderful for swiss steak. Of course food will stick as it is not teflon. But that is what I wanted instead of the poison teflon bits. Never put any skillet, teflon or not, in the dishwasher. It destroys (and changes) the coating of your skillet as the dishwasher soap is a chemical mixing with the Teflon chemical. This is a known fact. This skillet sits on my countertop ready for use. It is beautiful...and ready to go. Just adjust how you cook in the stainless steel compared to the non-stick. My foods have only been cooked at 225. For cleaning I place hot water in the stillet, use a rubber spatula and gently removed the remains of food. You can use regular dishwashing soap after massaging a bit and just let it sit. Cleans up nicely. Don't use metal scrubbers but simply use soft plastic. Use baking soda if tidbits somewhat hard to remove. Skillet cannot hold large pot roast or full sized chicken. Skillet does not have a "warm" setting which it should. UPDATE NEXT DAY: Cooked spinach and collard greens together in this skillet. I placed 2 bunches of greens (both) in the skillet. I had just cooked 2 pork blade steaks that left the crispy pork crust in the pan; added a few drops of water for steam; put the lid on. Greens done shortly thereafter and were tender, tasty, delicious. Normally collards, mustards have the spine removed. I didn't do that. Just tossed it into the skillet. All were tender.

This is a well-made stainless skillet, and we like it very much. It was bought to replace a non-stick one that we'd had for a couple years. I didn't like how to old pan's coating would bubble and come off... in our food! So I searched and found this one that is almost as "non-stick" as the coated one, but no plastic garbage to get into our food. This unit performs very well, heats fairly evenly (although there is some variation because of the location of the heating coil around the outside of the pan bottom). It's also not too difficult to clean. The reason for the 4 stars is simply because: 1. it has a solid cover which means you have to remove it to see how your food is doing... would have much preferred a glass lid; 2. it's not too difficult to clean, but it IS more difficult than a non-stick pan. It requires more patience and care to clean it, because you don't want to use scratchy pads on it that roughen the surface. I've noticed that simply wiping the cover with a towel will leave marks, so extreme care must be taken to keep it looking nice. But it does look very nice, and we're happy with it, overall.

UPDATED REVIEW: BUYER BEWARE!!!! Two nights ago I was pan searing fish in a small amount of coconut oil and began smelling burning plastic. It was a very strong smell but we couldn't figure out what was causing it as nothing was under or adjacent to the skillet that would account for the smell. I turned it off and after it cooled down we pulled the electric plug out and discovered that one of the prongs on the skillet was completely covered in black and the hole that it had been in contact with on the plug was melted. It took a long time for the skillet to cool down and I am concerned about further damage to the internal heating element which cannot be seen without disassembling the bottom of the skillet. I know for sure that it is definitely no longer safe to use. I bought this in January 2013 for just over $100. What a waste of money. As a side note, the top knob on the lid cover fell off within the first year of use. My husband rigged an lousy looking but workable replacement out of a spare piece of metal. If I could give this item ZERO stars, I would. DON'T BUY THIS PIECE OF JUNK. (I will add photos soon.)This is a large stainless steel skillet that is excellently priced. I searched a lot and for a long time before I committed to the purchase on Amazon. Price is amazing at about $110. I won't repeat all the details that other reviews have written about. My additional comments are that the lid should have had an air vent. I feel this is an absolute must for an electric skillet and since it doesn't you are left to perch the lid on edge to create a steaming vent. Depending on how full the skillet is and what you are cooking, it can create a splatter mess which is irritating both to have to clean and because it would've been so easy for the manufacturer to include the vent! I would have rated it a 3 because of this but instead upped it to a 4 simply because it is stainless steel and quite a beauty at that. Overall, I'm glad to have it in my kitchen at the price I paid and have no regrets.UPDATE 08/21/14: After owning this less than a year, the knob of the lid worked itself loose and the stainless steel cap fell off exposing a screw that is supposed to securely anchor the knob to the lid. There is no way to tighten the screw to prevent the knob from spinning whenever handling the lid (uh, which is ALL the time when cooking since it doesn't have a steam vent!). This situation makes it unwieldy to place and remove the lid from the pan while cooking. The lid becomes very hot and without being able to tighten the knob there is no good solution to this problem unless I purchase a replacement lid. VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!!!