Ridge Monkey Connect Combi & Steamer Set

Aside from stating the obvious:-1. The handles are not symmetrical - although it's almost impossible to tell by eye - each handle is designed to fit either the top or bottom of the pan. If you have them the wrong way around, two things will happen 1) one of the handles will fall off with the clasp not engaging correctly covering you in hot food and scalding you, 2) the pan won't fully close and leave a 3mm gap when clamshelled together as the magnets do not align.The majority of the complaints centre around the above, which RidgeMonkey probably don't even know themselves as they don't seem to mention it, nor are the handles marked top/bottom etc.2. The steamer is only designed to work without melting on the non-partition frying-pan side. If you use it correctly, again not explained, then it's fine and will function as intended. Many of the recipe examples shown by RidgeMonkey show the steamer being used on top of the compartmented section of the pan with advice to fill the smaller compartments with water and put the steamer grate on top of the section half. This will always result in the steamer melting as it clearly is not intended for this to happen as the steamer only contacts the central division of the compartmented pan and thus will always result in the direct-heat applied to the centre of the attachment melting it. RidgeMonkey's own expert chefs didn't figure this out, and it's misleading at best, nefarious at worst suggesting this is possible.If you want to use the compartmented side for cooking breakfast, and apply the lid to create a mini oven effect then you cannot steam. This pan set is designed to use a 2-burner RidgeMonkey gas cooker and steam only on the open-bath side.This pan set is very forward thinking in that you can cook a lot of food, you can steam one one side, fry on the other, not together.This vendor sent me an example where the box had been opened so many times that it looked second-hand. However, the pan inside plus accessories was brand-new, so I gave them the benefit of the doubt on this as it might have just be over-handled in a store by curious potential purchasers.Conclusion: Another genius concept but half-baked implementation of good concept by RidgeMonkey. The two things above are not explained, and the demo vids are misleading at best as they show the system being innocently used incorrectly. It's highly likely one of the vids resulted in damage to the steamer as the last thing in the world you would do is steam on top of a frying pan! This aside from the design making the steamer not fit on top of the sectioned pan anyway without it rocking back and forth is a subtle que to not do the thing they advise. Any chef would laugh putting the steamer over a frying anyway, as the temperatures are different, and you can't turn the grilling food underneath anyway without constantly removing the steamer.Overall once you work out the idiosyncrasies as highlighted above, it's a great frying/pan steamer and section frying pan + oven lid, with both features mutually-exclusive - not complimentary as shown in the examples.I'd highly recommend it for use within it's actual design limitations, just a shame the people who designed it didn't realise how to use their own product correctly, so 5 stars for flexible bankside cooking.

An excellent piece of kit. Very versatile, I have cooked lots different menus. Poached eggs, omelettes and a full English. Only one pan needed of instead 2or 3. Very easy to clean and store.

Looks organised

Likes. Three items in one. Easy clean. Magnetic catch geniusDislikes. The handles have to fit on the right lug or they fall off. Dabbed red paint on one handle to identifie. Agrivating, could be dangerous.

Very good 👍

This is the best small frying pan I have bought, I use it in the truck and is ideal for cooking meals at the end of the day. With its teflon coated surface it is very easy to keep clean & has little compartments inside for cooking various meal accompaniments too - Well worth the money, should have bought it years ago

I bought this and LOVE it, the main section in great for bigger dishes, the other for beans, eggs, mushrooms and bacon etc, the handles come in a nice separate bag, so not much space taken up. Customer service is fantastic, One of the handles became faulty, and they sent out another set no bother.

Space saver as only need to pack our Ridgemonkey.Excellent quality.Only downside is we have only lightly washed it as no washing instructions included.Nothing on website, so contacted Ridgemonkey - waiting to hear.