Not worth the expense. It is over rated quality. It is heavy and unbalanced when lifting by the handle. Difficult to clean after one use and it is stained.
Excellent quality and lightweight, wish I would have known about the French Skillet prior just for the higher sides. Overall it is a very nice pan and still learning how to use stainless steel.
I’ve had the pan for over 6 months now, it’s decent but, the handle is way too narrow, making for a poorly balanced load when removing from the cooktop. If your carrying anything heavier than scrambled eggs it’s unwieldy. It just doesn’t fit large hands very well.
I have been cooking on cookware that was handed down to me and is almost 50 years old, Naturally I get hot spots in these pans. This pan heats so evenly cooking with it is a game changer and makes cooking easier. I got a nonstick piece for Christmas and like it so much I bought this one and just ordered a 10 inch to go along with.
It’s stainless steel. It’s a pan. I cook food in it. I turn the burner on and it heats the pan. When the pan gets hot I put food in. The food cooks. It’s cool.
I've had an 8" pan for 2 years, and a 10" pan for 1 year. I have no complaints at all. I am careful about what sponges I use to clean it with. I use scotch-brite BLUE sponges (not the green), and it cleans the pan fine with no issues, and no scratches. I'm not going to say food doesn't stick, but I have a few tricks that allow me to get it clean with minimal issues, several tips from this websites cleaning recommendations. I had issues with scrambled eggs sticking terribly, but that was my fault. Premix your yokes/egg whites in a separate bowl. Butter in the pan, drop your pre-mixed eggs into the melted butter. Keep pan on medium heat (I have a glass stove top). When you see the edge of the egg being cooked, pull the cooked egg into the middle of the pan (two strokes of the spurdle). Wait a little bit more for more to be cooked, and then wait, and by then most egg should be cooked, and move the uncooked to the pan until complete. It keeps the pan soooooo much cleaner, might stick in a small spot or 2, but cooking that way helped me ALOT. Sometimes meat will stick, like sausage patties for example, but right after I remove the meat from the pan, even if it looks stuck, I run the pan under cold water and "swoosh" the water around, and due to the heat differential and the bubbles from the heat it will oftentimes pull any burnt residue off the bottom of the pan. If you let it dry, it is a BEAR to remove. Anyway Good luck!