This cookware was my Granny’s idea. 

She noticed the problem and pointed this out to me.  After all I was supposed to be the hot-shot designer, wasn’t I? 

But really, all I did was come up with the answer to the question no one but my Granny had ever thought to ask.

Let me explain... and bear with me. The detail is important.

“Most of us struggle to lift a hot and heavy saucepan from time to time!”

Especially my Gran.

She loves cooking... but she found she was getting a terrible, painful burning sensation starting in her wrist and forearm every time she tried to lift a heavy pan. So she’d grit her teeth and struggle, and have to reach forward to clutch the pan with two hands...  but the harder she gripped the handle to stop the pan from tipping forwards... the pain became excruciating shooting from her fingers to her elbows.

It was always a race between dropping the pan and getting it somewhere safe.

Needless to say, Gran didn’t like this at all... and she didn’t hesitate to let me know about it, either.

But... guess what?

The more I thought about it and talked to friends and family and even professional chefs... the clearer it became almost everyone has this problem from time to time. And it’s nothing to do with age, sex, size or strength. I know plenty of hunky men who secretly suffer too.

“I call it the ‘Pain & Strain Of Cooking’... and by owning this pan... you will ELIMINATE IT from YOUR kitchen!”

See, the first thing you’ll notice when you look at the pan now is the handle.

Go on. Check out the pictures on this web site.

Yes, it’s bent... because bending is what causes the pain in your wrist.

So the simple solution no one has ever thought of before is... “bend the Handle Instead!”  Eureka! That light bulb moment! 

Listen, traditionally saucepan handles have always been long and straight (which goes back to the days when we used to cook on fires at ground level and the long handle was essential to stop the cook burning themselves on the naked flames... a bit of history for you). 

Modern saucepans simply have a shorter version. And this straight handle forces you to bend your wrist awkwardly, reducing your grip by as much as 45%. 

It also causes that awful Pain & Strain of Cooking. Over time it can develop into a nasty, chronic injury which causes kitchen misery for as many as 8 out of 10 Professional Chefs.

Looks so simple, doesn’t it?

But it’s more than just a bent handle.

See, I spent 4 full years of my life searching science journals, scouring libraries, burying myself in the internet and carrying out literally thousands of ergonomic tests and studies, picking the brains of doctors and surgeons to best understand the ergonomics of cookware. 

And the pan you are now holding is the result of that painstaking work.

Beautiful, yes?

The British Design council has called this concept “a watershed in cookware design” and the British Home Enhancement Trade Association has said “that this is the biggest innovation to hit our industry since non-stick”. World-famous celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott said... well, I can’t repeat that here, but believe me it was very complimentary.

I’ve even won international design awards for it. 

But the most important thing is now you get to benefit, too.

It’s the first saucepan to truly be designed for use on a modern stove... and I guarantee you are going to love using it.

If you are not completely convinced that this cookware is making your life in the kitchen safer and easier, if you are not totally satisfied with your investment then under the Doctor Cook Full Reassurance Guarantee just send your pans back to me, telling me why you are not completely happy with this pan and we will refit, re-place or refund your investment.

“Yet it’s not just about curved handles!”

My Granny (again!) insisted the pan be as feature-packed as possible and even the smallest milk jug had to have a ‘proper’ lid (she also insisted on superior-quality non-stick coating because this is her favourite pan).

So here are just some of the reasons you ought to thank my Granny for this pan:

This isn’t about being different just to be different and impressing your friends and neighbours with your funky new saucepans.

It’s about top quality cookware feeling lighter and easier to handle.  It’s about saving your time and energy by making your life safer, easier and ultimately better as a result.

And don’t thank me.

Thank my Granny.

Celia Gates.

European Female Designer of the Year 2007