Cookware just got a lot more souped-up these days, with pan brands such as Woll Diamond, Castey and Pyrolux Connect — the pans they create are designed with removable panhandles.
It’s easy to tell the quality of a cooking pan simply by looking at its handle. Typically, handles and lids are parts of a pan where some brands may skimp to make cost cheaper.
Sure, if you think in terms of affordability, by all means, go ahead with a pan that has a non-removable handle. But consider this; a handle is like an extension of your hand and only necessary to use when you need to move a pan or shake it.
So sometimes, pans that are designed with removable handles can be a pretty penny because one; it’s purposefully designed to help you navigate your pan in the kitchen better, which means a lot of research, technology and thought to address common kitchen issues have been in the works.
On the bright side, a set of good quality pots and pans (with functional handles) can be investment-worthy.
Whether you’re trying to decide on getting a pan that has a removable handle or if you’re someone who regularly cooks with a pan that does; but has never removed your handle — ever, then these reasons might change your mind.
This is Why You Should Remove Your Panhandles:
1. It's Practical and Helps Save Space
There may have been a time where it is hard, nearly impossible to store your pots and pans neatly in a drawer or cabinet. The amount of space you will have when you remove your panhandle will be double the space you use to have when you had your panhandle still attached to the pan.
You’ll find that it becomes practical, especially when you are short on storage space and prefer keeping your kitchen well-organized. You can stack the pots and pans neatly without handles jutting out from the stack, drawer or cabinet doors.
2. Allow Easy Pan Transfer
Ever struggled to transfer your hot chicken casserole from the top to the oven without getting your fingers burned? The removable handles will come in handy.
Pans like Woll Diamond Saute Pan comes with a clip-on handle where you can carry the pan with the handle still intact, and into the oven without the struggle.
The collection from Fundix by Castey offers a colorful permanent side silicone handle that is finger-safe so you can place your pan in the oven without oven gloves. And when your pot vessel is ready in the oven, simply remove the silicone side handles.
3. Cleaning Pots & Pans Become Easier
Let’s face it, cleaning pots and pans with an elongated handle in a sink is no easy feat. Unless if you have a super huge sink, then it’s probably not going to be a big deal. But if your kitchen sink is small, removable handles will allow you to clean your cookware easily.
Not to mention, dishwashers. You have plenty of plates, mugs, cups, utensils, pots, and pans you need to organize in one dishwasher. You’d be surprised how much the smallest detail such as removing a panhandle can suddenly provide you ample space.
If anything, it helps speed up your cleaning process.
4. Transform Pan from a Cooking Vessel to a Serving Dish
Think about the time you save transferring your hot dish onto a big plate. Some pans are designed with the versatility to move your pan around in the kitchen such as the Tefal Ingenio Performance. With one single click-on handle, you can switch from one pan to the other and move them around with ease.
When cooking is complete, the handles can be reattached for table serving and because handles are cool, it's easy to pass vessels around the table.
5. Removable Handles Kid-Proof Your Stove Top
Although the general idea is to always cook your meals from the back burners, however as humans, we tend to leave the panhandle jutting out over the edge leaving it open for kids to grab. In some instances, adults could knock the pans off the stove too.
Removable handles will help you avoid the chaos. No handle also means vessels can’t overturn while on the stove. If you are cooking a few meals at the same time, you can either remove the panhandles or move the handles away from the edge or from the other pans.
