Home cooks hoping to achieve quick and easy recipes can do so with the aid of a frying pan. These are the best pieces of cookware available when ingredients need to be cooked promptly, but without compromising on taste.

There are various different frying pans available from Head Cook and Bottlewasher, such as the Berndes Cerabase Ceramic 18cm Frypan, priced at £30.36. It is perfect for high-heat frying as it can withstand temperatures up to 400 degrees C. Manufacturers say this product is the ideal choice for searing meat, fish and poultry.

Also available from Head Cook and Bottlewasher is the Mauviel M'cook Non Stick Oval Frying Pan, priced at £145.20. It has non-stick coating and measures 35 x 23cm, with a height of 5cm. Another piece of cookware in this particular range is the Mauviel M’cook Non Stick Frying Pan 28cm, priced at £139.92.