Italian cookware design often speaks for itself. Designs are simple, elegant and focused on the aesthetic and practical value of an object. Mepra demonstrates this through the concept of Naturalmente. Capable of working on every type of heating source, including induction, the Natural Mind (Naturalmente) steamer is not only a steamer, but a way to use six different techniques to achieve professional cooking results. Naturalmente has a flat, transparent lid with a thermostat so you can always keep an eye on your meat, vegetables or fish. The basis of the steaming process is the liquid in the steamer. Add some olive oil, herbs and garlic to the water. Then place the ingredients you want to steam on the grill insert – keeping the fish and the vegetables separate using the practical, fully adjustable separator – and let Naturalmente do its work.
I ordered this as a thank you gift for a client who lives in a loft with a small kitchen. He needed a large pan that could serve multiple functions - particularly grilling, since he can’t have a grill on his balcony. More importantly, it needed to work on his induction range. This fits the bill perfectly!
I can’t speak to how it performs (and neither can he since he’s out of town for several more weeks), however, I can attest that it appears to be a very high quality piece of cookware! I removed it from the box to ensure it was in good condition and thumbed through the book. I think someone would really have to read the book to understand how to use all the components of this set properly and to get the most use out of this pan; there appears to be a lot it can do! There is also a DVD included but...who watches those anymore? I’m sure he can find the same video online.
One thing that surprised me is that this pan is oval. It totally says that in the title, but I somehow missed it. Fortunately an oval pan will work exceptionally well on his induction range which has two burners that can be seamlessly connected, however, I’m not sure how this would work on a traditional gas oven with round burners. I would think it could be difficult to spread heat evenly on one round burner, or even when spanning two burners.
4 stars for the quality first impression + its multi-functionality! If I hear more after he cooks his first meal, I’ll update this review...hopefully to 5 stars!. Sherree. Denver, CO. Wed Sep 11 2019
