Our cookware expert considers Sola to be one of the affordable brands in our range. When comparing the three lines in the same size, the Stonehenge is always the cheapest and the Green Cooking+ is the most expensive.

What does a Ceramic Deluxe have that a Stonehenge does not, and vice versa?

According to the specifications on our product pages and Sola's site, both lines have the same coating, ILAG Xeradur 5+ ceramic. For each size, Sola specifies the thickness of the aluminum and the width of the base; the weight comes from our own pages.

The Stonehenge in ø 24 and ø 28 cm has aluminum that is 3.5 mm thick. For ø 20, 24, and 28 cm, the base is 14.4, 17.5, and 20.4 cm wide. When empty, these three sizes weigh 0.65, 0.9, and 1.18 kg.

The Ceramic Deluxe has aluminum that is 2.0 mm thick. In the same three sizes, the base there is 13.7, 15.3, and 18.5 cm wide, and the pans weigh 0.67, 0.85, and 1.08 kg when empty.

The weight difference per size is at most a tenth of a kilo. Sola does not state that the coating on the Stonehenge lasts longer due to the thicker aluminum.

The Ceramic Deluxe features a cold handle made of steel with a silicone finish. According to Sola, the Stonehenge also has a silicone handle, but a cold handle is not listed in the specifications for this line.

Neither can be placed in the oven. The Ceramic Deluxe is not oven-safe, and the Stonehenge specifications do not mention the oven at all. A ceramic frying pan that can go in the oven is from another brand and is listed among the frying pans with a ceramic non-stick coating.

Our cookware expert holds the Ceramic Deluxe in high regard as an affordable pan with a coating, such as the Sola Frying Pan Ceramic Deluxe ø 28 cm.

Sola Frying Pan Ceramic Deluxe ø 28 cm

The Sola Frying Pan Stonehenge ø 28 cm is the cheapest of the two, with the same coating and, according to Sola, the thicker aluminum.

Sola Frying Pan Stonehenge ø 28 cm

Which Sola frying pan does not wear out?

The Sola without a non-stick coating is the silver Green Cooking+, made of stainless steel.

On the two black lines, the coating is the part of the pan that wears. According to Sola, hand washing extends the lifespan of that coating, for both the Stonehenge and the Ceramic Deluxe. All three lines are dishwasher safe.

If you are coming from a black pan with a coating, you will need to get used to stainless steel, especially the long preheating time. We also have stainless steel frying pans from other brands, with a thick base or five layers.

Sola states that the Sola Frying Pan Green Cooking+ Triply Stainless Steel ø 28 cm is oven-safe up to 200 °C, and explicitly includes its stainless steel handle. It does not have a cold handle.

Sola Frying Pan Green Cooking+ Triply Stainless Steel ø 28 cm

What sizes and sets are available from each Sola line?

All three lines are now available in 28 cm. The other sizes and sets differ:

The Stonehenge is available individually in ø 20, 24, and 28 cm, and as a set of ø 24 and 28 cm or ø 20, 24, and 28 cm.
The Ceramic Deluxe is available individually in ø 20 and 28 cm and as a crêpe pan of ø 28 cm, but there is currently no set.
The Green Cooking+ is available individually in ø 24 and 28 cm, and as a set with those two sizes.

In 24 cm, you can now choose between the Stonehenge and the Green Cooking+. The Sola Frying Pan Set Stonehenge 2-Piece consists of a pan of 24 and one of 28 cm, and is currently the only ceramic set of two pans here.

Sola Frying Pan Set Stonehenge 2-Piece

Sets from Sola that also include a sauté pan, wok pan, or cooking pots can be found among the Sola cookware sets.

For those who primarily make pancakes or crêpes, the Ceramic Deluxe line offers the Sola Crêpe Pan / Pancake Pan Ceramic Deluxe ø 28 cm, also with a ceramic coating and a cold handle.