With its look and design, Dunelm’s casserole range jumped out to me as a contender to the Our Place perfect pot. I tested the 24cm cast aluminium casserole dish, but for those looking for a shallower pot, Dunelm’s 28cm cast shallow aluminium casserole dish is worth noting, too (£42, Dunelm.com ).

At 940g, this pot is extremely light and easily manageable around the kitchen. Despite the weight, I didn’t find it flimsy and it held its place on my raised gas hob.

I found this ideal for a making a 4-6 portion meal (Alice Reynolds/The Indepedent)

Much like the Our Place perfect pot, I was keen to test the non-stick abilities of the Dunelm casserole dish. It features a dual layer of non-stick, scratch-resistant coating, which I trialled by cooking a variety of dishes that notoriously don’t fare well in my usual steel pot. First up, I challenged it with scrambled eggs, which it rose to without a quibble, producing fluffy perfectly cooked eggs with no sticking in sight.…