( 7 reviews )
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( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: 12-04-2008
We have had this pan for 5 yrs. Within the first 2 yrs, it warped. We wash by hand, use medium, never high, heat, and use the 400 degree capable plastic utensils. The pan is not flat now, so I cannot cook our food evenly with our flat cooktop stove. Also, the non-stick is coming off. Maybe ours is faulty, but I won't ever buy their non-stick again.
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Posted: 10-06-2008
I so wish the people raving about this pan would post exactly how they are using it! I followed the instructions to a "T" - pre-heating the pan on medium, then adding olive oil. I had the food (trout, with the skin on) at room temperature, and the fish stuck to the pan so hard, it came up in shreds when I tried to serve it. And forget about the skin, which was glued to the bottom of the pan. I scrubbed the pan down with Barkeepers Friend and tried again with chicken the next night. Same problem. This pan is going to Good Will unless someone has some insight to offer on how to use it so that it's even remotely "stick-resistant."!!
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Posted: 06-08-2007
I researched varios manufacturers and the technologies and concluded that AllKlad was the best with its stainless, copper, stainless technology with Calphalon Anodized One a close second. However when I went to a Williams Sonoma store I had a chance to handle both and I discovered the Allklads were heavy and for some crazy reason they made the handles rounded on bottom making it hard to hold without the pan slippling right or left like a round ball would tend to roll on the ground. So at that point I decided the Calphalon was for me as it was lighter and the handles felt better. I have purchase several Calphalon pans/skillets now and I have no regrets. These pans are very good at transferring heat evenly, have fairly good non-stick qualities, and cook the food very well, and the price compares very favorably against allklad. You cant go wrong with Allklads or Calphalon's but I do think that unless you are Rocky Balboa you may find the Calphalons easier to handle.
