Garcima 16-Inch Enameled Steel Paella Pan, 40cm

I went to Spain last month and took two paella cooking classes. One in Madrid, and one in Valencia where paella was originally from. Before I went there, I had always thought that in order to make a great paella, I need to get the authentic steel pan that many complain about hard to clean and the extra maintenance steps to prevent rusting. The instructor in Madrid told me that they use whatever pan that's readily available when making paella, as long as it has a wide flat bottom. The chef in Valencia used this very enameled pan. Both paella turned out absolutely phenomenal. Intense flavor of socorrat at the bottom and delicious.I purchased this pan after I came back from Spain and just made my first paella yesterday. It was delicious. I had tried to use my regular stainless heavy bottom saute pan before but the socorrat didn't come out great. This pan, however, produced a perfect layer of socorrat at the bottom and it was the best paella that I have ever made. It is larger than my largest burner so I made it on the gas grill on my patio. It was a bit high from the flame on the grill than when it was on the stove, so I had to keep the grill closed to maintain a high enough temperature.After we finished the paella, I simply soaked it in water for about 30 minutes, and everything came off right away. I was amazed at how easy it was to clean. We all used stainless steel spoon to scrap off the socorrat to eat directly on the pan and there was no visible scratch or damage to the pan.I may purchase two smaller paella pans from them so that I can make it on my stove.Highly recommended.

I bought this pan out of curiosity on how to make paella. I first tried this out using the stove-to-oven method (it was raining outside so I didn't want to do the grill method at this time) and it worked completely fine. I knew my uneven burners wouldn't distribute heat evenly but nonetheless I got a decent amount of socarrat from the Spanish chorizo. I then did a second batch using the grill method and this pan held up perfectly fine. Even heating resulting in no need to rotate the pan or even stir. I got better socarrat from the grill method which I was very pleased with. The enamel makes this pan also very easy to clean! I'm glad I bought this 16 inch pan, it fed 5-6 of us and it fit perfectly into my grill & oven.

All I can is wow! I was getting tired of cooking until I got this unbelievable versatile pan. I cook everything with joy and haven't used another pan since. One-pan enables me to cook a variety of foods, in one shot. It's easy to clean, safe, and never sticks. I love it, when I first got it, experimenting was essential, it's a little on the thin side, which I like, it enables the food to cook fast, and evenly. If you use oil, I suggest you keep the flame low while preparing food, afterward you can raise the flame as high as you like, perhaps to stir fry, as I do. If you want to shorten your length of cooking time, I strongly suggest you purchase this pan. Go for it, I promise you won't regret it.

Great pan, works excellently. Good buy and value.

I made paella which was great and it looked beautiful in the pan. The size was as described and the finish was very nice. On the down side, the bottom was not heavy enough to distribute the heat evenly. I was concerned about this so I moved the pan frequently. With paella you don’t want to stir so it can get that beautiful crunchy layer of soccarat. Unfortunately it did start to burn on the bottom. I have a gas range. My dinner company enjoyed the whole paella experience of eating from the pan at the table.

It works.

The media could not be loaded.  La había comprado hace unos meses y aun no la había usado y definitivamente cumplió con mis expectativas y mas no se me pego el arroz facil de limpiar también

I've used this pan a couple dozen times since it was purchased (I have a smaller paella pan for when it's just the two of us at home), over fire pits, gas grills, and yes, even stovetop burners (saddling multiple burners and constant rotation), and it still looks new. I burned one paella in it due to inattentiveness and even that cleaned up just fine. I don't like to tell people to ignore bad reviews on a product, but it's clear that several reviewers don't understand how to use this pan or even how to properly make paella. No, it doesn't distribute heat evenly. Why? Because it's not designed to do that. It's designed for one thing and one thing only, to make paella over a large open heat source. You *can* do it on a stove burner but if you think you can just put a 16 inch paella pan on a 10 inch burner and not move it around, I'm never coming over to your house for dinner. For everyone else who understands how to use a pan like this, I think you will be pleased with this purchase. I own three of them now in different sizes.

The pan is a perfect weight and cleans up nicely! It also comes with a great recipe pamphlet!

Veramente soddisfatto, già provata la paella con ottimi risultati e stasera pesce. L'unica cosa è che serve una superficie ampia di cottura, per ora l'ho utilizzata solo nel bbq ed è perfetta.Spero duri nel tempo.

Compre el tamaño mediano, que según las especificaciones de la pagina mide 52 cm, pero el que me mandaron tiene solo 40 cm. que hacemos..?

Es una paella genial. Muy fácil de limpiar, de buena calidad. La he usado varias veces y realmente nunca he tenido problema. Lo que me parece es que no es para 9 personas si vais a comer plato único. Puede ser para 9 personas si lo toman como un entrante.

I was very disappointed when I unpacked the paella pan and noticed some damage inside it, just where the handles are. I returned the item and the second one was better but still showing some dents/marks in the same area, seems like a factory defect. I don't have the time to return it again. Hope it won't get extended or rusted after used.Positive, the second one arrived very quick.