WMF Ultimate Frying Pan 20cm
The WMF Ultimate Ultra Flat Pan brings WMF innovation to high-performance everyday frying. Its distinctive ultra-flat construction is engineered to deliver fast, efficient heat transfer across the cooking surface, giving you excellent control for searing, browning and frying. Developed around WMF’s innovative cookware technology, the pan combines a highly responsive cooking surface with a contemporary, streamlined design. The low-profile shape also provides easy access when turning and serving food directly from the pan.
WMF Innovation
The Ultimate Ultra Flat Pan showcases WMF’s approach to modern cookware engineering. By reducing unnecessary material between the heat source and cooking surface, its ultra-flat design allows heat to reach the food quickly and efficiently, providing a highly responsive cooking experience.
Key Features & Benefits
- Cromargan® Ultimate stainless steel: Premium-quality stainless steel engineered for exceptional durability, hygiene and long-lasting cooking performance.
- Ultra-flat cooking base: WMF's patented base technology reduces bottom deformation by up to 80%, helping distribute heat and cooking oil evenly across the entire surface.
- Excellent heat distribution: Designed to deliver consistent cooking temperatures for beautifully browned and evenly seared food.
- Reduced-heat handle: The hollow stainless steel handle helps minimise heat transfer during stovetop cooking, while its closed construction prevents water from entering.
- TransTherm® universal base: Provides efficient heat distribution and retention and is compatible with all common cooktops, including induction.
- Wide pouring rim: Allows easier, controlled pouring with reduced dripping.
- Satin-finished stainless steel: A professional matt finish combines understated elegance with practical durability.
- Versatile cooking: Ideal for searing, browning, frying and sautéing meat, fish, eggs and vegetables.
- Dishwasher safe: Designed for convenient everyday cleaning.
- Made in Germany: Reflects WMF's commitment to German engineering and cookware innovation.
- 5-year WMF warranty: Manufacturer's frying-pan warranty covering materials and workmanship, subject to warranty terms and conditions.
Cooking Performance & Uses
The WMF Ultimate Frying Pan combines professional-inspired design with advanced stainless steel technology. Its specially engineered ultra-flat base helps distribute heat evenly across the cooking surface, making it particularly effective for high-temperature frying and searing.
- Sear meat to achieve a beautifully browned exterior.
- Fry fish and seafood with consistent heat.
- Cook eggs and breakfast dishes.
- Sauté vegetables and prepare side dishes.
- Deglaze the pan to create sauces from cooking juices.
- Transfer from cooktop to oven for finishing dishes.
Its stainless steel construction and excellent heat distribution make it an ideal choice for cooks who appreciate precision and high-temperature cooking.
Product Specifications
- Brand: WMF
- Collection: Ultimate
- Product type: Stainless steel frying pan
- Diameter: 20cm
- Capacity: 1.43 litres
- Height: 5.4cm
- Material: Cromargan® Ultimate high-quality stainless steel
- Interior: Uncoated stainless steel cooking surface
- Exterior finish: Satin-finished stainless steel
- Handle: Fixed hollow stainless steel handle
- Base: TransTherm® universal base
- Weight: Approximately 750g
- Cooktop compatibility: Induction, gas, electric, ceramic and halogen
- Oven safe: Up to 250°C
- Dishwasher safe: Yes
- Warranty: 5-year WMF frying-pan warranty covering materials and workmanship, subject to manufacturer terms and conditions.
- Country of manufacture: Germany
- WMF reference: 8900544215
- EAN: 4000530720009
Cooktop & Oven Compatibility
The WMF Ultimate Frying Pan is compatible with all common cooking surfaces, including:
- Induction
- Gas
- Electric
- Ceramic
- Halogen
The TransTherm® universal base is designed to distribute heat efficiently across all compatible cooktops.
The pan is also oven safe up to 250°C, allowing you to move from stovetop cooking to oven finishing. The hollow handle's reduced-heat feature does not apply when used in the oven. Always use suitable oven protection when handling hot cookware.
Care & Cleaning
The WMF Ultimate Frying Pan is dishwasher safe and features an uncoated stainless steel cooking surface for versatile everyday use.
- Preheat the pan gradually before adding cooking oil or ingredients.
- Use suitable cooking oil when frying.
- Allow the pan to cool before cleaning.
- Wash with warm water and suitable dishwashing detergent.
- For stubborn food residue, soak with warm water before cleaning.
- Use a suitable stainless steel cleaning product when necessary.
- Dry thoroughly after washing to help minimise water spots.
- Avoid sudden temperature changes.
Following WMF's recommended care instructions will help maintain the appearance and performance of your stainless steel cookware for years to come.
Free NZ Delivery
We endeavour to deliver all stocked items within 3-10 working days of us confirming receipt of your order.
Delivery Information
Freight free to one address
Delivery within 3-10 days
We endeavour to deliver all stocked items within 3-10 working days of us confirming receipt of your order. Although this time frame is an estimate only.
If we are not able to supply the products or there is likely to be a delay (e.g because the product is out of stock or the delivery is to a rural/remote location), we will notify you as soon as is reasonably possible after we become aware of this, in which case you may cancel the order (or any part of it) and you will receive a refund in respect of those products which will not be delivered (if any).
Signature Required Delivery
All delivery orders will be personally delivered to you with a signature obtained for your security. If you are not at home a card will be left in your letterbox and the courier company will arrange a delivery time with you.
Physical delivery address required
We cannot deliver to a PO Box address so please provide a physical address. Delivery will be by courier, please be aware that once your order has been uplifted by the Courier the delivery is controlled by them. We will try our utmost to have your order available for delivery within the desired time-frame. The risk of any loss, or damage to, the products will pass to you on delivery. Please contact us immediately should you experience any problems. Our courier provides a Track & Trace service and we will supply this information should it be required.
Delivery only within New Zealand
Currently, we do not deliver outside New Zealand.
Returns
We stand by the quality of our products and are committed to ensuring you are satisfied with your purchase. If you are not happy with something you purchased from our website, you can return the product for a refund or exchange within 14 days.
All items must be returned in original, unused condition with the original packaging and you must include proof of purchase from Michael Joyce, there are no exceptions to these conditions.
As all our deliveries are freight free you will pay for the cost of returning the goods to us by courier to : Michael Joyce Ltd, 19 Westmoreland St West, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021
If any items arrive to you damaged please contact us at sales@michaeljoyce.co.nz within 2 days of delivery. Replacement of damaged items will be made by us at no charge to you but is subject to availability. If a suitable replacement or exchange item is not available within a reasonable time we will refund the full purchase price.