Which non-stick pan at Shadow Ridge?

[bizaro86]

So this is a bit of a long shot/strange request. I loved the non-stick frying pan/skillet at Shadow Ridge Villages. I made a note in my phone's memo system and came home and forgot about it. Now my existing non sticker skillet has gotten scratched and so needs replacing, but in the meantime my phone died out and I no longer have the memo.

Does anyone know (or is there and can check) what brand the large non-stick frying pan is?

 

[dgf15215]

Boy, that is a long shot request! Why don't you simply call Shadow Ridge and ask? Certainly someone will know who manages that part of the operation and they'll certainly know. Or it may be they buy whatever is on sale and there are actually a variety of the non-stick pans in use. In which case you're sort of out of luck <g>.

 

[Saintsfanfl]

I don't know if I have seen a high level of brand or type consistency with kitchen items. Not sure about SR but I know for sure that I have seen multiple pan types in different units at other resorts for the same week.

 

[Passepartout]

For what it's worth, I just bought one of the new(ish) 'copper' wok style covered pan. It truly is like they show on TV. Stuff does not stick to it at all. If anything, oil makes food stick to it, but a little Barkeepers Friend and it's good as new. About $40 on Amazon.I

Jim

 

[bizaro86]

Might be hopeless then. I have left a message for someone at Shadow Ridge (I did that first) but if it varies often I'm probably out of luck.

 

[tiel]

Looking at the skillet now. On the handle it says...stainless steel, Optio by Vollrath, IND NS 11 N3811.

Hope this is helpful!

 

[Passepartout]

Well, that was easy: Here- from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/vollrath-optio/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i:aps,k:vollrath optio

 

[Fasttr]

Looking at the skillet now. On the handle it says...stainless steel, Optio by Vollrath, IND NS 11 N3811.

Hope this is helpful!

Same as the one in my room here at MOC.

 

[bizaro86]

Looking at the skillet now. On the handle it says...stainless steel, Optio by Vollrath, IND NS 11 N3811.

Hope this is helpful!

Super helpful! Thanks very much- will be ordering that today!

 

[suenmike32]

It's nice to hear that Marriott has upgraded their cookware to non-stick. We have lost our last two years bookings due to closures (hurricane season), so I can't speak to recent stays. Prior to those losses, the cookware was always a high quality stainless steel fry pan, but a pain to clean. You had to "Pam" the heck out of them, or use more butter than I prefer...but usually everything always stuck to it anyway. Will look forward to upgraded cookware at MOW (hopefully) this fall.

 

[1st Class]

The secret to cooking with stainless steel is to heat the pan first before adding food. Heat the pan over medium heat for 2-3 mins. Test by putting in a few drops of water. If it skitters and evaporates fast the pan is ready. Add oil or butter and let that heat up another minute or two before adding food. Once you've removed your food, immediately add water to the pan while it is still hot. Any remaining bits will wipe right off. FYI, cooking sprays like PAM will leave a residue so I avoid using those. If your food sticks to the pan, then the pan was not hot enough to begin cooking.

I didn't like placing my food on a chemical lined pan, so I made the switch exclusively to stainless about 20 years ago and never looked back. Keep in mind all stainless is not equal. I prefer 18/10 tri-ply stainless, though I also have one oversize fry pan that is 18/8 and works fine. I like that stainless needs no special utensils -- you can use whatever you have on hand.

For the record, DH still prefers non-stick but he doesn't do much cooking!

Try it and see what you think.

Edited to add: I forgot to mention that all of the Marriotts we've ever visited are nicely equipped with great quality stainless. That's a nice perk as I really enjoy cooking in the villa as opposed to eating out.