However, because the coronavirus pandemic has me cooking most every night, I have more motivation to become a better cook ― starting with my previously ignored pans.

Justin Chapple, Food & Wine culinary director-at-large, shares his top five pans that every home cook needs to get back to basics in the kitchen.

In addition to acing the nonstick tests, the Circulon pans performed well overall (except that the tall-and-skinny stockpot design took the longest in the group to boil water).