February 19th, 2012 | 
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Most helpful customer reviews 17 of 17 people found the following review helpful. I’m an All-Clad user and have their nonstick skillet, but after a short time stuff sticks, coating or not. With this pan, after two years of pretty constant use, everything still slides out perfectly as though it were brand new. I’m not a gentle cook and have managed to scratch it a little. It doesn’t matter; it is still perfectly nonstick. That makes clean up so easy I rarely bother to put it in the dishwasher. A quick swish with a soapy sponge and it’s clean. On the down side, it’s almost impossible to keep the outside bottom of the pan shiny because of the ridged pattern so I can’t hang it for display, but that’s a small price to pay for omelets that slide out easily or grill cheeses that brown beautifully (even the cheese doesn’t stick). I have the 8-inch version too, which I use often for single servings and crepes. If I’m trying for a nice sauté, I usually use a regular non-coated pan, but this does work for that. It just takes a little longer. Since I often use it on my regular stove, the temperature can get pretty high and I have been known to burn things–but they still slide out and clean up is easy. If this pan ever gives out, I’ll buy another. I’m really sold on it for nonstick cooking. 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Cleaning the bottom is a bit tough due to the fine concentric rings. There is a noticeable crevice where the disk meets the pan that is a gunk magnet, and damn near impossible to clean out. If you are anal about such things this will drive you nuts. Otherwise the exterior is no harder to clean than any other polished stainless cookware. The interior is almost self-cleaning. Farberware says you can put in the dishwasher, but we don’t. Unlike my other Millennium cookware, this one is not tri-ply, but stainless with a disk bottom. The disk is big enough so under normal cooking on a gas range the flame does not extend beyond the disk. The only unknown is longevity. If I get at least two years out of it I’ll be happy. If not, I’ll update this review. Update July 3, 2011: While the interior surface looks nearly perfect, it has started to lose its non-stickness. Unless I use oil or butter my eggs stick to the surface. I am starting to look for a replacement. Downgraded from 4 stars to 3. |
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