Was loitering around Woolworths near me in Central QLD (here for work for a bit and there's not much to do in a small town, but sure) and saw the Inspire non-stick soft touch 26cm pan reduced from $18 to $4.50. It's a steal.
Not sure if it's store specific, but if it was anything like the $1.50 knives from not too long ago, it would be nationwide.
(https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/371136)
Photo of pan and receipt attached.
What would be unsafe about putting it in a dishwasher?
Usually the dishwasher messes with the non stick.
A dishwasher only gets to about 70 degrees which is much lower than cooking temperature.
@Triton: Dishwasher detergent is more harsh and abrasive than dishwashing liquid that you use when hand washing to make up for the lack of elbow grease in the dishwasher. A little dishwashing liquid in the sink is fine, but the dishwasher is a big no-no.
@Triton: you wash nonstick cookware by hand with dishwashing liquid. it's milder than the powder/tablets that go into the dishwasher. this is suggested on one of the Tefal pan's instructions IIRC.
Haha OP if you're in Emerald, I know that exact Woolies and I did the exact same loiter when I was there for work recently
Can anyone confirm if in VIC?
I saw it at half price in Woolies Docklands this evening, which is around $9ish. Not sure about other store.
Weekly special,30% off for this Woolies own brand.
Awesome! Finally living in Emerald pays off! Is it in the clearance aisle near the cleaning stuff or in the standard kitchen aisle?
Standard kitchen aisle stacked up on the shelf, at least five yesterday!
Sometimes having less people living in an area is more LOL
poor you must be very boring town if local woolies is the only tourist attraction lol.
its a steal.. but, is it steel?
Great. Thanks to the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon I should be hearing a lot about Emerald in the coming days.
"This is my friend Elsa. She was fruit picking in a small town you've probably never heard of…"
worked for me! Thanks OP!
Kidding me! I just picked one up from Woolies in Mt Isa without even having seen your post ;) Same story, here for work and not much to do around! Top deal! Sadly, it was the last pan on the shelf.
Also, my first item is a water bottle like on your receipt; we must be connected somewhere
Anyone can vouch for the durability of this?
Gone through a few broken pan handles over few years mostly coles and woolies cheap ones like this.. I don't mind but feels bad for the environment and kitchen having broken pans lying around.
![[QLD] Inspire Non-Stick 26cm Fry Pan with Soft Touch Handle - $4.50 (Was $18) @ Woolworths](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/29/390729.jpg?h=896fe500)
These where on clearance in a WA store 4 weeks ago (can't remember the price but it wasn't $4.50!). Are they really safe to use in the dishwasher ?