Paul1977: I have to say I got a couple of Stonedine pans about 2 years ago and use them most days. Not as good as when I first got them, but still better than other pans I've had. I can still fry an egg with no oil and it pretty much just slides off (needs a little nudge to get it started).
I got it form an AS Seen On TV stand in a shopping mall, before you could get them in any other stores.
Things I've discovered:
- Keep them well seasoned with an oil that has a high smoking temperature, like grape seed oil.
- You can't put your element on full or food will bake onto the pan, then the only thing that gets it off then is oven cleaner! Don't go hotter than about 70%
- They wipe clean a lot easier when the pan is still warm/hot, if you let it cool down it's no easier to clean than a normal pan. If you don't clean it straight after cooking, you can heat it back up later on to make wiping it out easier.
- The bit in the ad when the slide a bunch of stones around in the pan to show how tough it is is rubbish, metal utensils will damage them.
Edit: I would rate them as good, but not as amazing as the ads make them look. Are they worth the money? Undecided.
mattwnz: Are these the same as the Stoneline branded ones? There seem to be two different brands, stoneline and stonedine. The stoneline ones look to have a 12 year warranty
Actually, I think mine were Stone line, not Stonedine.