8.5 Inch Stainless Steel Fry Pan

360 Cookware 8.5" Fry Pan
8.62" Cooking Diameter | T-304 Surgical Grade Stainless Steel | Stay-Cool Long Handle

The pan everyone reaches for. Built to deserve it.

Every kitchen has a pan that gets used more than any other — not because it was designated as the favorite, but because it turned out to be the right size for the cooking that actually happens. The 8.5" Fry Pan is that pan. At 8.62" across the cooking surface, it sits in the range that handles a family breakfast without crowding the stovetop, a perfect omelet without the surface working against the fold, a single chicken breast or two with room to sear rather than steam. Wide enough to be useful. Compact enough to stay maneuverable.

What makes the size work is the construction underneath it. Cladded .110 gauge T-304 surgical grade stainless steel distributes heat evenly across the full 8.62" — no hot center, no cool edges, no need to constantly rotate what's in the pan to compensate for uneven heat. The result is less oil required, faster cooking, and food that actually browns rather than steams in its own moisture. The stay-cool long handle gives confident single-handed control through every technique — the kind of handle that makes an omelet flip feel less like a negotiation and more like a decision.

Oven safe to 500°, induction capable, and handcrafted in the U.S.A. to the full 360 standard. The pan that earns its permanent spot on the stovetop by being exactly right, every single time it gets used.

Product details:

• Rim-to-rim diameter: 9.37" | Inside cooking diameter: 8.62" | Inside height: 1.82"
• T-304 surgical grade stainless steel — cladded .110 gauge construction
• Stay-cool long handle
• Ergonomic handles
• Oven safe to 500°F
• Induction capable
• Handcrafted in the U.S.A.
• Includes Use & Care Guide and Certificate of Authenticity

Why we love it:

• 8.62" hits the size that handles the widest range of everyday cooking — family breakfast, single portions, omelets, sears — without being too large to maneuver
• Cladded .110 gauge construction delivers even heat across the full cooking surface — no hot spots, no rotating to compensate
• Even heat means proper browning — food sears rather than steams, with less oil and more flavor making it to the plate
• Stay-cool long handle provides confident single-handed control — omelet flips, pan tosses, and stovetop-to-oven moves included
• T-304 surgical grade stainless steel is non-reactive and built for a lifetime of daily cooking
• 1.82" interior depth keeps food contained through high-heat techniques without feeling like a sauté pan
• Oven safe to 500°F — starts on the burner, finishes in the oven without switching pans
• Induction capable — works across every cooktop without modification
• Handcrafted in the U.S.A. — the full 360 build standard in the size that gets used every day

Native Manor Note: The 8.5" fry pan occupies a specific and important place in a well-equipped kitchen — larger than the everyday small pan, more maneuverable than the large format, and sized correctly for the cooking that most households do most often. The 360 version builds that size in T-304 surgical grade stainless with .110 gauge cladded construction, which means the pan everyone reaches for is also the pan built to last indefinitely. That combination — the right size, the right construction, used every day — is what turns a piece of cookware into a fixture. This one earns that status quickly.