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Silargan pots and pans built around one simple idea: a steel core for heat, a pore-free ceramic surface for everything else. Nickel-free, induction-ready, and covered by a 30-year warranty on Silargan cookware.
The sets
A Silit cookware set is usually a ten-year decision. Color-fired exteriors, Silargan interiors, glass lids and induction-ready bases across the range. These six cover the span: the flagship set, the everyday workhorses, and the fastest pot in the kitchen.
4-piece pot set
The boldest set Silit makes. Passion pots carry Silargan inside and out: pore-free ceramic over a steel core, with a red or black exterior that shrugs off weeknights. If you want the top of the range, start here.
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4-piece pot set
Elegance takes the same Silargan body and sharpens the details: a cleaner silhouette, polished handles and glass lids that sit flush. The set for kitchens where the pots stay on the table.
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4-piece pot set
The Silargan set Silit cooks recommend to families. Modesto skips the theatre: uniform heat, easy cleaning, and sizes that match real meals. Cook every day and it still looks new.
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3 to 10-piece sets
Alicante is the entry line that outsells the rest of the range. Silitherm® base, glass lids and a polished stainless finish, in sets from a three-piece starter to a ten-piece kitchen takeover.
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5 and 10-piece sets
The other long-running Silit favourite. Toskana pairs bright stainless with glass lids and induction-ready bases, in sets big enough to run a Sunday kitchen for a crowd.
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2-pot pressure cooker set
Two pressure cookers, 4.5 and 3.0 litres, with the regulator built into the handle. Stew in twenty minutes, beans without a soak, and a TÜV-tested safety system doing the worrying.
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Silargan came out of Riedlingen in 1989 and has not needed a successor since. Cut through a Silargan saucepan and you find a steel core carrying heat through the base and up the walls, sealed inside pore-free ceramic that is nickel-free, taste-neutral and resistant to acids. Nothing flakes, because there is nothing layered on top to flake.
The surface closes completely, so sauces do not pick up metal notes and nothing seeps into the material. That is why Silargan suits recipes that lean on delicate flavors.
The cooking surface contains no nickel. If nickel sensitivity has pushed you away from stainless steel cookware, this is the Silit material to look at.
The steel core stores heat and releases it evenly across the base. Sear without hot spots, brown a roux without chasing the burner ring.
Silargan resists cuts and abrasion by material, not by coating. Metal spoons and whisks are not a crisis, and there is no nonstick layer to wear through.
Bestselling pieces
Not every kitchen needs a full set of Silit pots and pans. These are the single pieces that leave the warehouse fastest: the iconic pressure cooker, the pans from the Professional intensive line, a wok for four, and the Talis pair for quick nights.
Pressure cooker, 4.5 l, 22 cm
The mid-size Sicomatic, sized for four to six portions of stew, beans or broth. Regulator in the handle, pressure indicator on the lid.
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Sauté pan, 28 cm
The workhorse of the intensive line. Silargan body, high sides, oven-ready - built for searing in batches and finishing in the oven.
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Serving pan, 28 cm
A 28 cm serving pan that moves from the hob to the table without a serving dish in between. Silargan handles the browning; the shape handles the sharing.
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Wok, 36 cm
A wide, deep wok for stir-fry, steaming and one-pan noodles. Silargan surface, induction-ready base, room for four portions without a debate.
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Pan set, 20 and 24 cm
Two slim ceramic-coated frying pans with a spatula in the box. Fast to heat, light on the wrist, easy to clean - the quick-dinner pair.
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Frying pan, 28 cm
The everyday stainless frying pan with a durable non-stick coating. Induction-capable, oven-safe, and priced for a second household pan.
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Braising pan with glass lid, 29 cm
A square-ish braiser that goes from stovetop to oven and then to the table. Deep enough for a chicken, wide enough for a family bake.
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Cooking pot, 28 cm, with glass lid
The big one. Twenty-eight centimetres of Silargan for soup season, pasta water for a crowd, and the batch cooking Sundays that justify it.
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Silit has made Sicomatic pressure cookers since 1927, when the first model went on sale as the Siko. In 1975, Sicomatic-S put the cooking regulator into the handle for the first time anywhere. Today’s t-Plus keeps that layout: pressure, setting and release in one hand, plus a TÜV-tested safety system with multiple overpressure protections.
Which material?
Three materials, three jobs. One note before the table: Silargan behaves close to nonstick in daily cooking - food releases and cleaning is quick - but it is ceramic fused around steel, not a coating applied on top.
| Silargan® | Nonstick coated | Stainless steel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Pore-free functional ceramic | PTFE or ceramic coating | Bare 18/10 stainless |
| Nickel on cooking surface | None | None | Often present |
| Scratch resistance | High - resists cuts and abrasion | Low - coating wears | High, but food sticks |
| Dishwasher | Many pieces dishwasher-safe | Shortens coating life | Yes |
| Oven use | Yes, to the rated temperature | Usually limited | Yes |
| Typical lifespan | Decades, 30-year warranty | 2–5 years | Decades |
| Best for | Daily cooking, nickel sensitivity, even browning | Eggs, delicate fish, low fat | Searing, deglazing, high heat |
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Since 1920
Silit started in 1920 with a steel pot made under a WMF roof in Geislingen. In 1956 the whole Silit production moved to a new plant in Riedlingen on the Danube, and that is where Silargan cookware is still made. Same river, same trade, a hundred years of Mondays.
The milestones are honest ones: the first pressure cooker in 1927, the regulator in the handle in 1975, Silargan functional ceramic in 1989, and a 30-year warranty that has outlived several owners of the brand. Since 2016 the Riedlingen works has run as a pure production site - the part of the brand that touches steel every day.
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New pans collect five stars in week one. These are the themes that keep coming back in long-term Silit reviews from owners of Silargan cookware and Sicomatic pressure cookers.
Bought the red Passion set for our wedding in 2019. It has been in the dishwasher twice a week since. No chips, no scratches from the whisk, and my nickel allergy has not complained once.
The pressure cooker is the one thing I would grab in a fire. Beans in half an hour without soaking, and the valve makes enough noise that you never forget it is working.
I sauté hot and the pan browns to the edge - no pale ring in the middle. Heavy, but in a planted way. Three years in, it looks like the day it arrived.
Ordered the big set when we moved. Ten pieces sounded excessive; it turned out to be just right for four people who cook. Glass lids mean fewer lifted covers.
The set costs less than replacing a branded nonstick pan every couple of years. Silargan is its own thing - not slippery like coated nonstick, and now my preference for anything with a sauce.
Questions
The questions that come up most about Silargan, induction, nickel, cleaning and the difference from coated nonstick - answered without the brochure voice.
Silit’s core material is Silargan: a steel core sealed inside pore-free ceramic layers, made in Riedlingen, Germany. The 1989 formula is nickel-free on the cooking surface, taste-neutral, and resistant to acids and scratches. Silit also makes aluminum and stainless lines, plus the Sicomatic pressure cooker range - the product listing names the material for each piece.
Silargan is Silit’s functional ceramic: a steel core for heat storage and distribution, wrapped in pore-free ceramic. It was introduced in 1989. The surface contains no nickel, does not absorb flavors or odors, and stands up to metal utensils without a coating to wear through.
Yes. The material is pore-free and nickel-free, so it releases nothing into food and adds no metal taste. Silargan has been in German kitchens since 1989, and Silit backs it with a 30-year warranty on cookware, inside and out, under the warranty terms.
The Silargan cookware and Sicomatic pressure cookers are made in Riedlingen on the Danube, where Silit production has run since 1956. The brand dates to 1920 and is part of the WMF Group. Some accessory items are sourced elsewhere; the product listing names the origin when it differs.
Yes. Silit pans use a ferromagnetic core or the Silitherm® all-hob base, which heats quickly and evenly on induction as well as gas, electric and ceramic hobs. Every current Silit series is induction-ready; check the listing if you are pairing a pan with an unusual hob.
Many Silit pieces are dishwasher-safe, including most Silargan pots and pans. Handles and some lid components can be the exception, and heavily burnt-on residue still benefits from a short soak. The product listing for your specific piece gives the final word.
Silargan pots and pans tolerate oven heat up to the rated limit for each piece, which covers braising, baking and finishing under the grill. Leave plastic lid knobs off in the oven and use the glass lid only within its rating; the product listing states the exact maximum.
Silargan resists cuts and abrasion by material, not by coating. Whisking, metal tongs and serving spoons are not a problem the way they are for PTFE nonstick pans. Sharp knifepoints are still sharp knifepoints - cut on a board.
Silargan is not a classic nonstick coating. It is a pore-free ceramic surface that behaves close to nonstick in daily cooking - food releases and cleaning is quick - without the coating that wears down. For full low-fat nonstick, Silit also makes ceramic-coated lines like Calabria and Talis.
The Silargan surface is nickel-free, which is why Silit is a common pick for cooks with nickel sensitivity. The steel core sits behind the ceramic layers and does not touch food.
Warm water, dish soap and a soft sponge handle most days, and many pieces can go into the dishwasher. For burnt-on patches, simmer water with a spoonful of baking soda and wipe. Skip steel wool and harsh abrasives; they are unnecessary on Silargan and dull the finish.
A nonstick pan carries a PTFE or ceramic coating sprayed onto a base. Silargan is the base: a steel core with pore-free ceramic fused around it, so there is no coating to flake or wear out. Coated nonstick wins on entirely fat-free eggs; Silargan wins on browning, lifespan and dishwasher confidence. Silit’s Calabria and Talis lines cover the ceramic-coated case between the two.
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