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Does anyone use a big pan on a smaller stovetop?

I'm looking for a new frying pan and would really love a 28cm one, looking at a Schulte-Ufer (triple ply stainless with a copper core), which has a 22cm bottom. Problem is my shitty electric stove's biggest heating element is only 18cm, so a whole 4cm smaller than the pan.
How big of a deal is it really? Is it just going to heat so unevenly that you might as well just use a shitty teflon pan?
If anyone has experience with it I'd love some input

>> No.13849614

That's a great way to warp your pan, retard.

>> No.13849654
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13849654

it'll be fine as long as you keep in mind the handles weight

why do you want a 28 cm pan though? anything particular or are you just looking at the biggest option and assuming it's the best
because those things don't fit well in the damn sink, it's a pain in the ass

>> No.13849781

>>13849654
24cm just seems like it'd be way too small for most cuts of meat or fish.

>> No.13849786

>>13849781
really big pans are good for like, stir fries for families of 6

>> No.13850195

I use one of these

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/sensuell-frying-pan-stainless-steel-grey-60324544/

For the money, I don't think I could do better.

It's fairly good at dispersing heat internally through the pan, no real issues with hotspots or anything.

>> No.13850196

4cm smaller is not a big deal, maybe dont heat up the empty pan at full power. Induction tops heat a much smaller and less spread out area of a pan (like a ring shape) and it is still ok

>> No.13850213

>>13849786
BS, I can easily fill a 28cm pan with just a large slice of bread, two slices of bacon and a single fried egg. In fact that is already almost too small, I prefer to use my 32cm pan.

>> No.13850218

>>13849786
28cm is 11", that's not a "really big pan".
Anything smaller than that is going to be nigh on worthless as a frying pan, you wouldn't even be able to fit a T-bone into a 24cm pan properly.

>> No.13850274

>>13849614
no

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>>13850218
wait fuck i was thinking he was looking at 2 different pans, one being a 28cm bottom

why the fuck was op concerned about a normal sized pan on a normal sized burner

>> No.13850859

>>13850511
I really wish manufacturers would list the bottom diameter of their pans as well, not just the diameter of the upper rim. I guess I'm lucky that I have a 23cm glass top burner that fits my 32cm pan perfectly.