Choose the Best Pan Coating Option for Your Process.
Lloyd Pans proprietary water-based, stick-resistant coatings outperform and outlast any other cookware or bakeware finish with little or no special seasoning or handling, at temperatures up to 525 degrees Fahrenheit. Our products are 100% PTFE-free and cleans easily and thoroughly. By way of example, one of our customers runs a high volume cake line that cycles 15 times daily. Since purchasing our coated pans, this commercial bakery has completed more than 2300 cycles with our equipment—and the count continues.
So how do you know which coating is right for your bakery, pizzeria or kitchen? Lloyd Pans offers three coating options on all of its pans: Bare Aluminum, Silver-Kote™ and Dura-Kote™. Follow this comprehensive chart that maps the strengths of each coating.
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Bare Aluminum | Silver-Kote™ | Dura-Kote™ |
| Must be pre-seasoned prior to first use | No pre-seasoning required | No pre-seasoning required |
| N/A | Eco-friendly non-toxic PTFE/PFOA-free release coating | Eco-friendly non-toxic PTFE/PFOA-free release coating |
| N/A | Bakes like bare aluminum | Bakes faster/hotter than bare aluminum |
| N/A | Type II bright anodized aluminum | Type III dark anodized aluminum |
| Durable, dent-resistant direct cast alloy | Durable natural color finish | Durable super-hard finish |
| Oiling necessary between bakes | Minimal oiling between bakes | Minimal oiling between bakes |
| N/A | Will not chip, bake, or flake off | Will not chip, bake, or flake off |
| Not metal utensil safe | Not metal utensil safe | Metal utensil safe |
| May discolor some food products | Will not discolor some food products | Will not discolor some food products |
| May affect product flavor | Will not affect product flavor, especially acidic recipes | Will not affect product flavor, especially acidic recipes |
| N/A | Eliminates pan staining or discoloration | Eliminates pan staining or discoloration |
| N/A | Delivers the same crust color as bare aluminum | Delivers slightly darker crust color than bare aluminum |
| Dishwasher safe with recommended detergent only | Dishwasher safe with recommended detergent only | Dishwasher safe with recommend detergent only |
Besides exceptional coating options, Lloyd Pans also offer competitive advantages through the materials it uses, the processes it employs and the manufacturing environment.
The Materials
Lloyd Pans full line of products are manufactured using a proprietary process and exceptional grade metals, resistant to warping, denting and scratching even under the toughest conditions. We are confident that our baking pans, pizza pans, cookware and custom pans are the most durable products available.
The Process
Lloyd Pans employs a hard coat anodizing process to fuse a ceramic-like hard shell directly into our bake ware, producing a surface that meets NASA specifications for heat shield components on the space shuttle.
The Manufacturing
All of Lloyd Pans coatings and pans are Made in the USA, and we’re proud of that.