A tilting skillet is a professional kitchen appliance typically used in commercial kitchens and catering operations. It uses contact heat and can boil, pan-fry, braise, or stew food. Commercial kitchens often use them when preparing food in large quantities. The unit can be tilted to transfer food efficiently into containers.

The words tilting pan, tilting skillet (see above), and tilting fryer are often used synonymously. As with the tilting skillet, the tilting pan has a large surface that can be used for pan-frying. Large commercial and industrial kitchens often use tilting pans to pan-fry, braise, or boil large quantities of food. The integrated tilting function make it easier to remove the food and clean the pan.

As the name suggests, a tilting pan consists of a heatable cooking surface that can often be operated using either electricity or gas. The temperature can be set with particular precision, which makes tilting pans a good choice for a variety of cooking applications. Once cooking is finished, a mechanism inside the appliance lets users tilt the pan in order to remove the food and then clean the pan.

Tilting skillets or pans are particularly worthwhile investments for large commercial kitchens, company canteens or food service operations producing large quantities at once. When properly equipped, such appliances allow highly efficient preparation of even very large quantities, saving time and energy. Their tilting function also makes work processes easier. All in all, they are very useful for a wide range of applications.

Which tilting pan is the best depends on the user's individual needs, such as capacity, type of energy (electric or gas), and desired additional functions. High-quality models like RATIONAL's iVario have a highly efficient design and an energy-saving heating system that allows uniquely precise temperature regulation to ensure very quick food preparation. And nothing sticks or scorches, ensuring the best possible results. Practically minded users will appreciate how easy it is to clean. RATIONAL's iVario is undoubtedly one of the best tilting frying pans on the market, and it's capable of a lot more than that. This makes the iVario an ideal cooking system for professional commercial and industrial kitchens. It can be found in many catering operations, company and school canteens, healthcare operations like hospitals and nursing homes, and hotels and restaurants .

Tilting pans are ideal for cooking many dishes such as meat, seafood, vegetables, stews, and sauces. It is suitable for searing , as well as for slow braising and boiling. Tilting pans are also a highly efficient solution for pan-frying large quantities of foods like scrambled eggs or rice dishes. The RATIONAL iVario is also particularly suitable for preparing dairy-based dishes. Its special high-performance iVarioBoost heating system ensures that nothing ever scorches, and the cooking system notifies you when the food is ready. No monitoring required.