Australia

31cm Stainless Steel Sauteuse – nöni™ | Australian-Made Family-Size Sauté Pan

The 31cm Stainless Steel Sauteuse from the nöni™ range by Solidteknics is the largest sauteuse in the nöni™ collection — manufactured in Sydney, Australia, with high walls, dual handles and a 3.5-litre capacity built for family meals, entertaining and big-batch cooking. The 31cm size makes it the most versatile single pan in a serious cook’s kitchen: deep enough for braises, wide enough for paella, and seamless enough for oven-to-table service. It is a coating-free, PFAS-free, non-nickel stainless steel pan built to deliver multi-generational service across every modern heat source.

Material and Construction

The 31cm nöni™ Sauteuse is wrought from a single 3mm-thick sheet of highly conductive non-nickel stainless steel. The alloy is non-nickel and contains no synthetic coatings — no PTFE, no PFOA, no PFAS — and no aluminium core. Because the pan is wrought in one piece, there are no rivets, screws, welds or joins between the cooking surface and the handles. This seamless one-piece construction removes the common failure points of traditional stainless cookware and leaves a smooth interior with no crevices for food residue to lodge in.

A precision-engineered concave is built into the base. As the steel heats and expands, the base flattens for stable, even contact with the cooktop — standard for quality heavy-gauge iron and steel cookware.

Heat Source Compatibility

The 31cm nöni™ Sauteuse is fully induction-compatible and performs across every cooktop and heat source, including:

• Induction cooktops
• Gas burners
• Electric coil and radiant ceramic
• Halogen
• Domestic and commercial ovens
• BBQs and grills
• Pizza ovens
• Open campfires and outdoor flames

The high conductivity of the wrought stainless construction means the pan heats quickly and retains heat efficiently across its 25cm stove contact surface. Most cooks find medium heat replaces what they previously called high.

Dimensions and Capacity

• Cooking diameter: 31cm (measured at inner top rim)
• Stove contact surface: 25cm
• Bowl height: 6.5cm
• Total length: 58cm
• Weight: 2.2kg
• Capacity: 3.5 litres
• Material thickness: 3mm

The dual-handle design (main handle plus helper handle) balances the load for safe lifting and oven transfers — important at 2.2kg dry plus the weight of contents.

Use Cases

The 31cm nöni™ Sauteuse is the largest, most versatile stainless pan in the nöni™ range and earns its keep across the full cooking spectrum:

• Family-sized risottos, paella and jambalaya
• Slow-simmered curries, dahls and stews
• Bolognese, ragùs and family-sized tomato sauces
• Whole roast chicken or large rolled cuts
• Shallow frying — schnitzel, crumbed fish, fritters
• Big-batch meal prep and entertaining-scale dishes
• Pasta sauces and one-pan baked pasta
• Stir-fries large enough to feed four to six

Unlike seasoned iron, the non-reactive stainless surface is fully compatible with acidic and liquid-based foods. It will not rust, will not strip seasoning, and will not impart metallic flavours.

Handle Design

The main handle is long, ergonomic and vented along its length to dissipate heat, keeping it cool enough to grip during stovetop cooking. The helper handle on the opposite side provides the second grip point needed for safe lifting at this weight and capacity. Because both handles are forged from the same single sheet of stainless steel as the pan body, they are fully oven, grill and flame safe.

Pairs With

The 31cm Sauteuse is designed to pair with the nöni™ 31cm Dual Handle Skillet-Lid (sold separately) — converting the sauteuse into a sealed pot for braises, Dutch oven-style breads and slow simmers.

Care and Cleaning

The 31cm nöni™ Sauteuse is dishwasher safe and requires no seasoning. The seamless one-piece design means there are no joins to trap food residue or detergent. Each pan is stamped with the month and year of manufacture and is supplied with a calico storage bag.

What Differentiates This Family-Size Sauteuse

Most family-sized sauté pans are thin-gauge austenitic stainless with riveted handles, an aluminium core, and added nickel. The 31cm nöni™ Sauteuse replaces that approach with a single sheet of 3mm wrought highly conductive non-nickel stainless steel, manufactured in Sydney, stamped with its month and year of production, and backed by a multi-century warranty. It is one of the only seamless, non-nickel, coating-free wrought stainless sauteuses in this family-size class manufactured in Australia.