{"id":9122,"date":"2021-12-16T19:05:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.shahada.abubakar.net\/?p=9122"},"modified":"2021-12-16T19:06:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:06:21","slug":"new-toy-cheap-carbon-steel-paella-pan-from-shopee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.shahada.abubakar.net\/?p=9122","title":{"rendered":"New Toy: Cheap Carbon Steel Paella Pan from Shopee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From my last attempt at making this (https:\/\/blog.shahada.abubakar.net\/?p=9030) I realised my 26cm cast iron pan is a bit too small. Not only do you have a thick layer of rice, the ingredients are quite crowded, and the result is certainly certainly too small when cooking for more than 1 person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So during Shopee’s 12.12 sale I decided to pick up a larger Paella pan. It’s not something I will use very often, so I didn’t want to spend too much on it. I also did not want an aluminium or teflon-coated pan, as I am extremely likely to burn stuff and ruin it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ended up with this (https:\/\/shopee.com.my\/Black-Carbon-Steel-Paella-Pan…<\/a>), a Black Carbon Steel pan for RM28.50 with Free Shipping \"\ud83d\ude00\"! I got the “smallest” in the range at 38cm, but it’s still larger than anything I have. At this price, it’s not comparable to something that costs RM300+ (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ixlhplVYQww…<\/a>), but I think it will serve its purpose well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s also my first Carbon Steel pan … and wow! Compared to my cast-iron pan this is extremely light — it’s easy to toss food around. It heats up in a fraction of the time, and has no problem with high heat (I measured 300+\u2103 while seasoning it). It also cools down very fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, I don’t need this kid of specification for making Paella (we’re just boiling rice at a constant 100C for 15 minutes after all!), but it is tempting me towards getting more Carbon Steel stuff. Maybe a smallish round bottom carbon steel wok (https:\/\/shopee.com.my\/KWB-Traditional-Black-Classic…<\/a>) for frying eggs with less oil and also maybe a saute pan (https:\/\/www.ikea.com\/…\/vardagen-frying-pan-carbon…\/<\/a>) to replace yet another burnt out teflon pan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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