Sales Rank: 18110


Features:

Hand wash with mild detergent and scour with plastic or nylon scrubber

5-quart saut? pan ideal for saut?ing and pan-frying

Heavy aluminum, with thick bottom to heat evenly and quickly

Anodized for hardness, with nonstick coating oven-safe to 450 degrees

Riveted, cast-stainless-steel handle oven-safe and stays cooler on stovetop

Average Rating:
Rating: - An essential pan
I got along for many years without this pan. Looking back, I don't know how.

First of all, it's solid. Nice and heavy. The non-stick surface is amazing. Nothing-- I mean nothing can stick to it. It's Calphalon- the Porsche of pans, in my opinion. The sides are nice and high, which means you can have lots of liquid in there and still have room to stir. This is especially important for reductions, where you start out with a lot of liquid.

This is a pan I plan to keep and continue to use for a long, long time.

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Rating: - Simply the BEST!
I have used mine for over a year now. I will never buy anything except this line of cookware in the future. Never sticks, easy to clean, after a year of everyday use (family of 6) it's still in good shape! Note: We only clean it with a dobie pad as directed! Large enough to do four american-toast at the same time. Great heat distribution. Just great, and BIG! Gave it to some friends as a present, they love it too. Glad I found it in this lifetime! Get it - I think You'll love it too! And No, I have no affiliation with calaphon.

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Rating: - Look for alternatives!
When shopping for cookware, you really should look out for:
1) materials -- what's the pan made of? What's the durability of the surface? Calphalon only rates so-so for me here. It's fairly thick aluminum, but these pans DO warp over time.
2) pan shape -- I use the "pouring" test, which is all about how the pan lip is designed. Calphalon fails big for me here.
3) pan manipulability -- I really don't like the new swoopy Calphalon handles. They're smooth and curvy and narrow, making it very hard to control the pan when lifting or partially lifting it off the fire.

There are plenty of good cookware manufacturers out there. My money definitely goes elsewhere after some considerable experience with a large set of Calphalon.