Cristel Saute pan with lid

More room in your cupboards, more flexibility at mealtime. The CRISTEL Strate stainless steel sauté pan with lid combines everyday cooking versatility with a detachable-handle system designed for compact storage. Prepare a sautéed dish, finish a sauce or simmer a one-pan meal, then remove the handle when it is time to put the cookware away.

Important: detachable handles are required and sold separately. This listing is for one sauté pan in your selected size with its flat glass lid. It does not include a detachable long handle or short handles.

Choose the size for your cooking

Available capacities are 2, 3, 3.5, 4.5 and 5.5 quarts. Choose a smaller size for modest portions or a larger option when your recipes require more capacity. These are individual size options, not a five-pan set. Consider your regular meals and cupboard space before selecting.

Key features and benefits

• 18/10 stainless steel: A stainless steel cooking vessel with a brushed finish, designed to preserve food's taste and support straightforward cleanup.
• CRISTEL L Shape thermo-diffuser base: The Strate collection's heat-diffusing base is compatible with induction cooking.
• Flat glass lid included: Cover your recipe when the cooking method calls for it while retaining a view of the contents.
• Detachable-handle design: Removing the handle allows cookware to stack more compactly, reducing the space occupied by projecting handles.
• Cooking-to-serving flexibility: Compatible short handles can replace the long handle to turn the vessel into a serving dish. Handles are purchased separately.

How to use

Use compatible CRISTEL detachable handles according to the manufacturer's instructions when moving the pan. The system is intended to help maneuver cookware between cooking and serving areas, including stovetop-to-oven and oven-to-table transfers where permitted by CRISTEL's instructions.

Do not leave detachable handles attached while cooking. Although heat-resistant, prolonged heat exposure can affect the detaching mechanism over time. Follow CRISTEL's attachment, removal and handling guidance, and check the applicable cookware and lid temperature limits before oven use.

Care instructions

Follow CRISTEL's supplied care instructions for the stainless steel vessel, glass lid and separately purchased handles. Remove handles as directed before cleaning or storage. Refer to the instructions for each component when choosing cleaning methods; cookware and handle care requirements should not be assumed to be identical.

Why choose this sauté pan?

If fixed handles make your cupboards awkward to organize, the Strate system offers a practical alternative. You can select the capacity you need, retain an included lid and build around compatible detachable handles rather than store every pan with a permanent projecting handle.

Choose your capacity and pair it with the compatible CRISTEL handles you need.

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