If your pan remains on the stove after browning, it's handy to see what's happening under the lid. If you want to continue in the oven, the lid must also be oven-safe. The material of the lid and its oven compatibility varies by pan.
The SCANPAN Sauté Pan HaptIQ ø 28 cm and the SCANPAN Sauté Pan Classic Induction ø 24 cm both come with a glass lid. For these two, both the pan and lid can go into the oven up to 250 °C.
For four other pans, only the pan has an oven temperature listed, not the lid. The Beka Sauté Pan Cicla ø 28 cm has a glass lid with a steam vent and can go into the oven up to 200 °C. The lid of the Beka Sauté Pan Maestro Alu ø 28 cm is made of metal. This pan can go into the oven up to about 200 °C.
The BerlingerHaus Sauté Pan Matte Bordeaux ø 26 cm comes with a cast iron lid. The pan itself can go into the oven up to 220 °C. The SCANPAN Sauté Pan CTX ø 28 cm can go into the oven up to 250 °C, but it is not specified what the lid is made of.
A glass lid is also included with the Sola Sauté Pan Ceramic Deluxe ø 28 cm and the Sola Sauté Pan Fair Cooking ø 28 cm. The Ceramic Deluxe has a silicone bumper around the lid, and this pan cannot go in the oven. The Fair Cooking has an oven symbol with a cross through it. The Sola Sauté Pan Stonehenge ø 28 cm also has a glass lid, but there is no oven symbol associated with it.
What kind of lid do you want on your sauté pan?
A glass lid means you don't have to lift it to see if your sauce is thick enough, so you won't disturb the cooking. The glass lid of the Beka Cicla also has a steam vent. If you want to avoid the non-stick coating, you can cook in the Cicla on stainless steel.
Beka Sauté Pan Cicla ø 28 cm
During cooking, a lid is regularly lifted on and off, and in between, it rests on the countertop. The Sola Ceramic Deluxe has a silicone bumper around the lid. According to the product page, this bumper prevents scratches on your pan and on your countertop.
Sola Sauté Pan Ceramic Deluxe ø 28 cm
A stainless steel lid is mainly a matter of taste: in our store, customers often find it more beautiful than glass. You get a metal lid with the Beka Maestro Alu, in which you cook on a ceramic layer.
Beka Sauté Pan Maestro Alu ø 28 cm
Can the lid go in the oven?
For the pan, six of these sauté pans have an oven temperature listed, but only two for the lid. Both the pan and lid can go into the oven up to 250 °C with the SCANPAN HaptIQ of 28 cm and the SCANPAN Classic Induction of 24 cm. With the Cicla, Maestro Alu, CTX, and BerlingerHaus, you prefer to keep the lid out of the oven.
SCANPAN Sauté Pan HaptIQ ø 28 cm
What if 28 cm is not your size?
The SCANPAN Classic Induction is the only available sauté pan with a lid in 24 cm, with a capacity of 2 liters.
SCANPAN Sauté Pan Classic Induction ø 24 cm
Between 24 and 28 cm, there is only the BerlingerHaus Matte Bordeaux, a 26 cm pan made of cast iron with enamel. Its lid is also made of cast iron.
BerlingerHaus Sauté Pan Matte Bordeaux ø 26 cm
With a lid, 24 and 28 cm are the smallest and largest sizes. For most capacity, you will stick with 28 cm, and for the sauté pans of 28 cm, the liters per pan are listed side by side.
