Victorio Hand-Cast Cookware Features, Use & C Are

Brand: Victorio

Model: Hand-Cast Cookware

Type: Features, Use & C Are

features, use & c are

An Old World Cookware Tradition

for Today’s Kitchen

Vic tor io

™

Hand-Cast Cookware

Victorio

™

-year warranty

Victorio

™

Cookware is warranted to be free from defects in material and

workmanship for the lifetime of the original purchaser.

Warranty applies only to normal, non-commercial household use and only

if cared for according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Any piece found to be defective will be repaired or replaced at no charge

with the same item or one of equal or better quality.

Minor imperfections, surface markings as a result of shipping and slight color

variations are normal and are not defects. This warranty does not cover lost

or stolen items or defects caused by accidents, fire or abuse or misuse of the

products, including but not limited to overheating, dishwasher cleaning,

improper cleaning with harsh cleansers or detergents, neglect, alteration or

use in commercial establishments.

If you believe you have a defective product, send the product, freight

prepaid for warranty consideration with a letter of explanation to:

VillaWare Manufacturing Co.

18901 Euclid Ave. No. 1

Cleveland, OH 44117

For additional information on theVillaWare product line, see your dealer or

visit our website at: www.villaware.com

No part of this booklet may be reproduced without the written consent of VillaWare Mfg. Co.

VillaWare is a trademark of VillaWare Mfg. Co. Printed in Korea.

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No Other Cookware Can Make All of These Quality Claims

Naturally poured by gravity, never pressure cast by machine. What results is a thick, 97% pure aluminum cast body

with exclusive Micro-Pore

™

construction, for uniquely slow and even cooking. Hard anodized body. Premium

Eclipse

non-stick interior. Lids are also hand cast, heavy and tight fitting. Polished stainless steel cast handles are

professionally riveted.

Raise Your Level of Expectation

From Roasters, to Grill Pans and Sear-Tops

™,

to the finest of Stock Pots, discriminating customers will appreciate

the very special cooking performance that comes from each piece being authentically hand-cast and crafted in the

Old World way.

RobertVitantonio

VillaWarePresident

Kitchenware has been our Vitantonio family tradition

since my great-grandfather started in business back

in 1906. Our attention has always been centered

on developing quality kitchen products that were

somehow unique and special.

The Vitantonio family has always had it’s roots in

kitchenware. Nothing is more satisfying than to

cook with good solid cookware. For this reason, we

meticulously developed our new line of fine cookware.

We think you’ll agree that it proves to be an

excellent product that is truly unique on the market.

We are proud to introduce our Victorio

™

Cookware.

Authentically hand-cast and crafted in the Old World

way, discriminating customers will appreciate the

superior cooking performance.

Thank you,

Vic t orio

™

Collection

Frying Pans

Grill Pans

Sear-Tops

™

Oval Roasters

Sauce Pans

Sauté Pans

Chicken Fryers

Casseroles

Dutch Ovens

Stock Pots

and more…

VillaWare’s Victorio

™

Hand-Cast Cookware

Victorio

™

revives the art of authentic Old World hand-casting. Victorio

™

may look like other cookware, but it is truly

unlike any other on today’s market.

Superior

Hand-Cast

Only Victorio is

Hand-Cast

Type A Sheet Pressed

Most Common Type

Type B Die-Cast

Various Brands

Pure poured aluminum flows

naturally by gravity

Pan is cast into integral,

stress-free, new shape

Stressful, hard impact bending

of flat metal sheet

Metal stress on pan corners

Pressure forcing of molten

metal requires up to 15%

impure additives

PRESSURE FED

Victorio’s Unique Construction is the Key

to It’s Exceptional Cooking Performance

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7. Heavy Cast Lids

A truly unique plus for Victorio

™

Cookware are the precise fitting, heavy and secure lids. No annoying rattle!

During cooking, a substantial vapor lock is created with up to 3 times the inside cooking pressure as with lightweight,

sheet-pressed lids. Victorio

™

lids are cast all one piece and up to 3 times the weight of typical sheet-pressed lids to

truly retain flavors while cooking. Also, with it’s tight fit and heavy weight, the cast lid receives and retains considerable

heat from the pan itself, so food is effectively heated from all sides. Heat escape is virtually eliminated. Finally, inside

of the lid features a Drip-Ring

™

design for self-basting.

8. Hard-Anodized Surfaces

Through the unique anodizing process, the cast metal alloy shell is permanently altered to a 60 micron, hard surface.

The entire piece is hard-anodized, outside and inside. This hard surface anodizing is integrated with the metal. It is not

a coating. It cannot come off.

9. Eclipse

Non-Stick Interior

Fo r ease of cooking and cleaning, Victorio

™

features arguably the most durable of all non-stick coatings. The Eclipse

coating is applied over the already hard anodized interior for the ultimate combination of strength and ease of use.

The Whitford branded Eclipse

is a 3-coat process, shown in tests to outlast other internally reinforced coatings by a

factor of 10.

10. Professional Riveted Handles

Full-Grip

™

all cast stainless steel handles stay cool. These heavy weight handles are permanently secured with

professional all stainless steel riveting.

11. Pure Special Alloy Performance

Because Victorio

™

is hand-cast, a 97% pure special alloy aluminum may be used. Other cookwares have up to 15% of

silicone and additives in their material content, decreasing heat performance.

12. Easy Cleaning

Hand washing is best with your hand-cast cookware. The Eclipse

interiors practically rinses clean. Victorio

™

Cookware can be dishwasher safe if used with low phosphate dishwashing compounds. However the hard-anodized

exterior will stain when used with most of today’s common dishwashing compounds. Hand washing is easy on this

cookware and always recommended.

13. Oven Safe

Whether keeping food warm or broiling, this cookware is absolutely and completely oven safe.

14. 75-Year Warranty

With proper care, Victorio

™

cookware can only improve with age.

1. Hand-Cast Construction

No sheet-pressed ply layers to bond, no bottom disks to attach – each piece is an original, integral casting. This

all one piece construction is primary. It is at the core of understanding the “why?” of Victorio

™

Cookware’s truly

unique and special cooking characteristics.

2. Extra Thick Side Walls

Heavy 4 mm side walls are cast with the bottom, all in one piece . Other sheet-pressed pans are only 2 – 3 mm, made

up of multiple layers of bonded sheet ply.

3. Even Thicker, Non-Warping Bottoms

Absolutely no possibility of pan warping, ever! Heavy bottoms have incredible 6 mm thickness! These bottoms are not

separately attached to the pan, as in encapsulated bottoms. The bottom is naturally all one piece and part of the entire

pan construction.

4. Superior Cast Micro-Pore

™

Heat Distribution

Hand casting has millions of internal microscopic pores. Heat very quickly fills each Micro-Pore

™

, then transfers from

pore to pore, throughout the body very quickly and efficiently. Then the heat rapidly transfers not only across the bottom

but directly up the sides as well. Cooks will enjoy a faster and more even heat distribution than with sheet-pressed cookwares.

5. Superior Cast Micro-Pore

™

Heat Retention

The internal Micro-Pores

™

provide a greatly increased heating surface area. Once heat builds up in the millions of

Micro-Pores

™

, it is naturally retained inside of the body up to twice as long as with sheet-pressed cookware. Cooks

enjoy a slower, more even and uniform heating for truly special cooking results. No sheet material has this special

retention property. It is unique to the Victorio

™

hand-casting process.

6. Convenient Spouts

Pans incorporate a convenient pouring spout feature cast right into most pieces. Spouts can be covered by the cast lid

or left open for convenient venting or pouring. You won’t find spouts of this quality on sheet-pressed cookwares because

it’s not suitable to the sheet-pressed manufacturing process.

14 Reasons Why Victorio

™

Hand-Cast, Hard-Anodized Cookware Has

Such Unique Construction

& Cooking Characteristics

special cast metal alloy

97% pure aluminum

thick side walls to transfer heat

all one piece casting

construction retains heat

heavy cast metal covers

thick non-warping bottoms

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Use & Care of Victorio

™

Cookware

Victorio

™

Hard-Anodized, Hand-Cast Aluminum Alloy Cookware

The three primary ways to care for Victorio

™

Cookware are:

Season before first use.

Hand wash only.

Use only nylon or wooden utensils.

Season Inside of Pan Before First Use

Hand wash in warm soapy water and dry thoroughly. Lightly rub a small amount of cooking oil onto the non-stick

surface. Heat the pan in 250-degree oven for 3 minutes and let cool. Hand wash in warm soapy water and rinse. Pan is

ready for first use.

Note: Do not season the hard-anodized exterior. The exterior does not require seasoning.

Hand Wash Only

Dishwashing is not recommended. Harsh, caustic dishwasher detergents will leave unsightly white streaks on the hard

anodized exterior. If such streaking results from improper cleaning, these streaks will not be able to be completely

removed. Streaks will not affect the performance of the cookware in any way.

Use Only Nylon or Wooden Utensils

The Eclipse

non-stick coating is extremely durable, up to 10 times more that comparable non-stick coatings. In

technical tests, it has an extremely long life even under use with metal utensils. However, as with most fine cookware,

our official recommendation as the manufacturer is to use only nylon or wooden utensils when cooking. This way,

you will be sure of a maximum long cooking life for your fine cookware.

About the Hard-Anodized Surface

The Victorio

™

Cookware has a “hard-anodized” surface on the exterior, as well as on the interior, underneath the

3-coat Eclipse

non-stick coating. Hard-anodizing is a special process that permanently alters the surface and is

extremely durable. The hard-anodizing is integrated with the metal. It is not a coating. It cannot come off.

If metal tools contact the exterior surface, marks can be created. Marks appear like scratches, but they are not.

They are actually a residue left from the metal tool itself.

The hard-anodized exterior may be reconditioned to its original appearance by using a nylon scouring pad to buff

out the marks.

How To Clean

Interior Cleaning

The Eclipse

non-stick coating makes it easy to clean with just mild soap and warm water.

For burned-on food or grease, just let soak in soapy water overnight, then wash as usual again with soap

and warm water.

For food that is heavily burned-on, add about 3 tablespoons of bleach to the hot soapy water and let soak

overnight. In this case, you should also then re-season the pan like you did for the pans first use.

Exterior Cleaning

Use a mild nylon scouring pad, like Scotch-Brite

™

brand pad or comparable. Use mild dish soap. Hand wash only.

Never use steel scouring pads.

Only hand washing is recommended for your hand-cast cookware. Dishwashing is not recommended because the hard

anodized exterior stains when used with many of popular dishwashing compounds. In some cases dishwashing has been

safe on hard-anodized surfaces if used with certain special low phosphate dishwashing compounds. VillaWare however

does not recommend dishwashing for Victorio

™

Cookware.

Handles Cleaning

Your handles are all stainless steel. Clean them as you would normally clean the pan. Periodically you could use a metal

polish to clean them further. Be careful that your metal polish does not get onto the hard-anodized exterior surfaces.

Important Hints

When nesting or stacking your cookware, use extra care because exterior and interior surfaces can be scratched

and damaged. While this will not really affect the cooking performance, it will help keep your cookware in good

looking condition.

Never immerse a hot pan in cold water. Always let the roasting pan cool before washing. Sudden temperature

changes will damage your cookware.

Never overheat an empty pan. This will potentially damage the cookware.

The stainless steel handles, as used by commercial cooks, are very durable, but can get hot. Use mit or glove as

necessary. The handles are oven safe, as is all of the cookware itself.

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Victorio Hand-Cast Cookware Features, Use & C Are

Brand: Victorio

Model: Hand-Cast Cookware

Type: Features, Use & C Are

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