10 Best Electric Skillets in 2018

If you’re looking the best electric skillet that is great quality and comes at a great price, then look no further than the Presto 16-Inch electric Foldaway Skillet. Its large capacity makes it ideal for cooking enough for the whole family, while the non-stick surface ensures that everything will come out just as you intended, make straightforward by the adjustable temperature settings. This surface also makes cleaning easier than ever, and it also has a built-in spout that helps to drain any juices, or grease when cooking is finished.

Its glass lid is vented, to prevent food from getting soggy, and it’s also designed to protect you – or innocent person just passing through – getting splattered by oil. As for when it’s not in use, the fold-down handle makes it easy to store, which is great for anyone who always feels like they’re struggling for space in a busy kitchen.  A great kitchen gadget.

The DeLonghi Electric Skillet provides everything you’ve already come to expect. The cooking surface is non-stick, there’s a large cooking surface, and it’s easy to clean. But there’s more to it than this, and despite not being our best choice, there’s still a lot to love that makes it stand out from the average electric skillet.

What do we mean by ‘a lot’? Well, there are steam vent holes that can be adjusted depending on how fast or slow you want to cook something, and it also has a built-in heating element which offers even cooking times across the whole pan, which some skillets can fail to do. Furthermore, the cool-touch handles make it safe to hold and prevent any accidents when you (and everyone else) are too keen to get the evening’s meal in your stomachs. Be sure to also check out our list of the best slow cookers for more great items like this.

For those who need to feed the whole household- and often more – you need a large electric skillet that’s guaranteed to make such an ordeal the easiest thing you’ll do all week. The Proctor Silex Electric Skillet offers exactly this, measuring at over 16 inches wide, it provides all the room you’ll ever need for huge feasts at any time of year.

There’s also adjustable temperature ranging from 200 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, giving you as much control as possible over your dinner time delights. It cooks evenly, and could just be the product that finally lets you perfect those meals that you’ve gotten pretty good, but not excellent at after all these years. As a bonus, the dishwasher-safe lid makes the post-dinner clean up a breeze, no matter who you employ to do it this time around. A perfect gift for foodies.

Serving up to 8 people – or six, if you’ve got a family of huge appetites, the Maxi-Matic Elite Platinum Electric Skillet is a catch-all solution to eliminating the laborious family dinner rituals. Unlike other pans, it uses a honeycomb surface that works even better than standard flat non-stick surfaces, while the built-in spout prevents these honeycombs – and your drains – from getting clogged up with grease.

It provides a quick and evenly distributed temperature which is operated with a trigger release probe that also makes cleaning simple and straightforward. The wide design makes an array of meal options more than just possible, but an absolute certainty. Whether it’s chicken, vegetables, or a simple grilled cheese, the Maxi-Matic can provide. Our handy guide to the best air fryers features more great products like this.

Maybe, though, you don’t need a family-sized skillet. Maybe you’re just cooking for one or two and so, in this case, the Nesco 8-Inch Electric Skillet is the answer. A small electric skillet, it’s still capable of serving up delicious, evenly cooked meals thanks to the 1800 watts of power that comes contained within its compact design.

The handles are heat-resistant and cool-to-the-touch, ensuring safety and comfort, while deep interior makes it ideal for a small, quick roast or fry that won’t leave you with too much food to consume throughout the week. As a product for smaller households or just something to complement your oven, the Nesco comes at a price that, we believe, cannot be beaten. This also makes a great food gift for those who enjoy a good meal.

The BELLA 12-Inch Electric Skillet is an incredible eight (8!) times more durable than similar designs and this is mostly thanks to that fact it’s a ceramic electric skillet. The non-stick coating is designed to last years worth of banquets, lunches and midnight snacks, ensuring that you’ll never find yourself panicking that dinner is ruined.

Furthermore, the surface is reinforced with titanium, which not only provides strength but also protects from metal utensils that can – if used improperly – ruin the surface and take you back to those painful college years where you lived on naught but ramen and nacho chips. The cool-touch handles also offer protection, which is helpful, considering the temperature can get as high as 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Love this product? Check out our review of the best indoor grills for our top picks.

We’ll assume that you’re already pretty familiar with the ins and outs of cooking. If you’re not, though, then the Copper Chef 12-Inch Electric Skillet could be the product for you. This is because it comes with a useful recipe book that contains 20 dishes that even the most novice chefs can enjoy and master.

That isn’t everything, though. The non-stick surface uses cerami-tech construction, while the tempered glass lid traps flavor like never before. It also comes with a removable base which is more than useful when wanting to keep food warm, but need that extra space for the rest of the food. This can be a nice housewarming gift for your loved ones.

The Hamilton Beach Deep Dish Durathon Ceramic Skillet is great for people who are seeking versatile cooking options. It isn’t just wide – measuring 12 x 15 inches, it’s also, as the name suggests, deep, which means casseroles or your patented mac ‘n’ cheese no longer need to be prepared in the oven, giving you ample room there for other creations

Additionally, it’s easy to use, and easy to handle with cool-touch technology. It is, of course, non-stick, which makes cleaning simple and saves that after-dinner dread of a pile of dirty dishes. Reaching temperatures of up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, there’s very little you’ll be able to master here, changing the way you cook forever. This is an amazing Christmas gift.

Our premium choice of the best electric skillets is this absolute kitchen marvel. We present to you the Precise Heat 16-Inch Stainless Steel Electric Skillet. Providing a large cooking surface, you’re able to cook multiple types of food at once, and have a clear and easy to use temperature setting. The Teflon pan coating ensures nothing, not even glue will stick to it – but that’s not something we recommend trying, while the non-slip feet ensure it stays right in place.

It is, essentially, an extension of your very own stove and oven, but without all of that moving around trying to time everything perfectly. As a stainless steel electric skillet, it has an electric cover that allows you to keep food warm if other parts of the feast aren’t quite done yet. You might not be able to immerse it for cleaning, but by the time you’re finished, you’ll be too full to care anyway. Find more great products like this by checking out our guide to the best rice cookers.

Our final course is the Oster Electric Skillet which provides a large cooking surface (16 inches) as well as tempered glass which, aside from looking sleek, helps to trap heat and moisture and keeps your electric skillet pan from working too hard. The temperature probe allows for fast setting and easy adjustment, while the easy-grip handles allow for safe and simple transportation from kitchen to dinner table, outside or in.

To make your life even more straightforward, it’s dishwasher safe, just make sure you remove the probe, first (but that should be obvious). Furthermore, the durable construction ensures it’ll last for many holidays, so you’ll never need to stress about them again, at least, not the dinner part of it, anyway. Make sure you also check our guide to the best blenders.