I was gifted this set and was excited about them- they have worked well for cooking. However, I was confused and turned off by the smell that kept coming from them, filling my kitchen, and lingering for hours after use. I finally realized that if the handle gets within a few inches of the flame on my gas stove, it melts and the smell is toxic fumes filling my house. After I realized what was happening I thought maybe I was being careless about the handle near the flame and so tried on again last night and was exceptionally careful to keep the handle as far from the flam as possible, but still I got the burning smell. I contacted Green Pan and they blamed flare ups from my stove, which do not happen, or said I'm using a small pan on a large burner, also not happening. They called the melting 'discoloration' and said there could be a 'slight odor'. The odor is very strong and I have a toddler in the house, so I'm very concerned about the fumes, and it is clearly fully melt damage, not just discoloration. This is clearly a major design flaw, as I can see from others here who have had this issue and I find it reprehensible that Green Pan continues to manufacture something that they know is dangerous.
Perfect size pan for one omelette or any small frying/sauteing. Feels great to have a non-stick pan that isn’t going to poison you with chemicals. Cleans up in a jiff and is cute as can be. Love my GreenPans!