Foodies No Longer Need Heavy Frittata Pans: Check out the Silicone

Lekue Frittata Spanish Omelette Pan

 

Years of searching for the perfect frittata pan led me to an unexpected conclusion and I’m not using anything else after this discovery and I was tempted this evening. Lekue is a provider of revolutionary kitchen cookware and the result of a research project between the Lekue and Alicia Foundation on microwave cooking to find the perfect solutions and designs for specific foods – like frittatas. This 100% platinum silicone BPA free frittata pan doesn’t look like a suitable pan. After all, it’s supposed to be a heavy duty pan capable of holding up in the heat of a very hot oven. This is a soft, rubbery, red silicone pan that resembles an omelet pan. It’s designed for the microwave.  

Before cooking your next frittata put away your pans.  This frittata needs nothing else when using the Lekue Frittata Spanish Omelette Silione pan. 

Chop up some garlic and dice a small onion. Put them in the larger diameter side of this frittata pan with a tablespoon of olive oil. Stir to cover the onions and place in the microwave for 3 minutes (based on 800 watts – mine is 1100 and I converted to 70% power on everything). Cover the mixture with the other side of this pan. The onions are soft and the fragrance is wonderful.

Next, I put ¾ cup of diced ham on top of the onions, stirred to coat the mixture with olive oil and

onion mixture and return it at 70% for two minutes. Whisk four eggs with two tablespoons of milk, pour over the onion/ham mixture and sprinkle with a half cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Cook for three minutes at 70%, turn it over and cook for one more minute. The frittata is fluffy, sufficiently dense and not a hint of rubbery. It was quite good.

The microwavable Frittata pan comes with a multi-language, visual set of instructions for making a Spanish Omelet and a Vegetable Frittata as well as Okonomiyaki and Trinxat. The pamphlet has a visual list of ingredients used in the recipes, each represented by an icon and a multi-language list of names. This could easily be useful in foreign language classes. This is in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan Spanish, English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Finnish, Norwegian, and Russian.

The top and bottom are hinged together so that they also fit together. The pan is 10 inches in diameter and two inches deep.  The silicone can take the heat of the microwave and it’s dishwasher safe. This lacks a handle, although the hinge can be used for that purpose. It’s not designed for use in the microwave. 

My final thoughts: Once you become familiar with the ingredient combinations (they are minimal) it’s easy to cook frittatas for two or a larger meal for one in a very short time. If you want a quick meal that’s not processed, try this. Add a side of asparagus or broccoli and enjoy. This was a Christmas gift and it’s a keeper! I’m continually impressed.

Plus: Quick, Healthy, Easy to clean, Did I say fast, Everything can be cooked in one pan

Minus: I'll let you know if one's ever discovered.