Garcima La Ideal Polished Steel Paella Pan 38cm

Very good pan at a reasonable price, worked perfectly well, didn't stick, even on the fire.There is a factory anti rust coating on it which they advise you to boil water in it to remove but i found it wasn't enough and needed a scourer and an abrasive cleaner.Next time i'll try the ash and water paste trick to protect the bottom on the fire because it's a job to remove the soot.After washing i dry it 15 mins in the oven before oiling, it helps. Lemon juice removes the brown marks. It takes a little looking after which is fine as I don't use it every day. Plenty big enough size for 6, we had leftovers.Not flat enough for a ceramic hob.

Great Paella Pan, and great value. Simply clean with boiling soapy water for a few minutes, dry and then the important part: SEASON IT! .. to prevent it going rusty, and to also add a non-stick (/less-stick) coating. Do this using vegetable oil by browning and turning the pan in thin layers over a high heat (I used three burners simultaneously as mines a 55” pan!) and wiping off using kitchen towel. N.B. There’ll be A LOT of smoke!!The 2nd photo shows the cooked Paella (which was slowly turned/cooked over the three burners adding in the seafood towards the end), and then the 3rd shows the pan (after an all night soak on the hob) after having replenished the seasoning using the above process, but this time more selectively using one burner to ‘patch in’ & brown the areas needed.Do this after-use every time and the pan will gradually gain a better seasoned coating.

Fantastic paella pan. Very happy with it. We seasoned the pan first as instructed by others to build up a resistance to rusting in the future and cooked with no issues at all. Cooked everything. Very evenly. Great item.

This is the worst pan I have bought, not sure how they can claim it to be stainless steel

Came really fast, but make sure you re season after use, as it gets a bit rusty.

This gets tarnished very quickly, BUT that's the idea! Having puzzled over the setup (I tried to clean all the oil out!) it became evident that I was being a bit of a tool. Once underway, it blackens and starts to look like a "proper chef's pan" in one use - the resulting paella is superb (even if I do say so myself) and you can make a LOT with this. Great stuff!

Excellent paella pan - already had the bigger version which have used fir years over fitepit so knew what the quality was like. Good solid pan, cooks well and serves 8 easily.

Thin on the bottom, fried eggs stuck to the bottom along with many more items, not worth the money.

Works well and as intended.

me pareció de muy buena calidad, la paella se hace. muy bien en esta paellera, hay que aceitarla después de usarla ya que se puede oxidar, de echo eso pasa casi de inmediato, la lavas y comienza a oxidarse pero es normal en este tipo de acero y lo dicen las instrucciones, le pasas un papel o servilleta con aceite y se mantiene perfecto,

Excelente producto, fuerte, resistente, asas firmes, muy buen acabado.Puedes cocinar en ella paellas hasta para 40 personas, pero utilizada a 1/3 de su capacidad, para que el arroz no tenga más de 1cm de espesor y logres el auténtico sabor de la paella y un buen socarrat... Es ideal para cocinar para unas 15 personas....EXCELENTE PRIDUCTO...

I own a couple different sizes of these paella pans as they are durable, they cook evenly and they look good hanging on a wall in our kitchen. Remember that this pan is "carbon steel" so you MUST clean it after you use it. (Not exactly afterward but don't just leave it in sink for a day or two as Carbon Steel rusts. Barkeepers Friend and a fine Steel Wool pad will become your friends.If you find a Paella that's a couple bucks cheaper, personally I'd walk away from that deal and buy this brand. I bought ours via Amazon but sold through Paellapans.com. They were incredibly helpful getting me off on the correct foot, as it was all new to me and they are the pros.Ummmmm.... makes me want to cook some paella for dinner tonight!