This is one of the most versatile cookware pieces I own. The half-moon shelf lets me keep foods warm while I'm finishing cooking the remainder of the meal. Used it to make burgers and kept several on the rack, added cheese to those while the others finished cooking. As others have said, it is great to use to deep fry. Really, you'll find lots of uses for it is the Perfect Pan.
I use the Perfect Pan for many different things. I've used it as a stove top deep fryerr making apple fritters, french fries and corn tortillas. Cooked hamburgers and set them on the wire rack as cheese melted while others cooked. Just so many uses for this versatile, great looking pan.
This is a beautiful Staub piece. It is large and can handle any kind of cooking you need. It supposedly had visual imperfections but I cannot find anything that would make me regret this purchase. I look forward to a lifetime of cooking with this Staub piece.
This beautiful shiny blue pan stir frys but also steams, deep frys and bakes. The black matte finish helps to create a perfect cooking surface searing anything beautifully. The pan and lid can with stand temperatures up to 500F and can be used on any cooking surface, even your BBQ.
The design of this pan gives you versatility in what you can make in it. It has a searing surface that can fit a good amount of ingredients, and has enough volume to fit most soups or chilis. The glass lid is really helpful in letting you see exactly what is going on inside the pan while cooking, and is also sturdy enough to not worry about breaking.