Stainless steel pans can get ripping hot without degrading ... To test if it's ready, drip a few drops of water into the pan. If the water spatters and evaporates, your pan isn't hot enough.
While we’re not going to go into the differences between tri-ply and five-ply here (we have plenty of that in our reviews), ...
Here's our Samuel Groves Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Non-Stick Frying Pan review in a sentence: the most alluring, high-end kitchen indulgence since Nigella Lawson's last series. Call off the search!