We particularly like the size and shape. The cover is very handy as well. You can really put quite a bit in it and still be able to stir without spilling. Cleans up quick and easy.
I own 2 of these pans and am very happy with them. Here's why: they are oven save to 350°F and are dishwasher safe!! Food slides off the surface so easily that there are times I just wash it by hand because it cleans up so quickly. I use wood or plastic utensils and have not had an issue with scratching the surface. However, my hubby used a fork to break up some ground beef and put some nice scratches in one of my pans. This has not effected the performance at all. I still use it and have no problems with anything sticking, nor is the coating flaking off like I've had with other brands of nonstick cookware. Other reviewers have complained that the pan is too light weight. It is very light and you need to hold the handle when pushing food around in it or it will slide on the stove. I love that it's light because I can actually lift it fully loaded and dump food out. I also do not 'break my back' standing at the sink trying to clean it like I have with heavier pans. And did I mention it's dishwasher safe!! :-)
Other reviewers have complained that the pan and lid handles get hot. Yes, you must use a pot holder which I find is necessary with my other brands of cookware as well. The nice thing about the metal handles is that the pan is oven safe to 350°.
So, the fact that food slides off beautifully, I can put it in the oven, clean it in the dishwasher, and the relatively low price I love this pan! I should mention that I do not expect these pans to last forever. It's not like buying expensive cookware and expecting it to last a lifetime. I expect to get a few years out of them and then replace them. But for me, that's OK because I like the nonstick, oven safe, dishwasher safe features.I love the size and depth of this pan, but it is too light weight and slides all over the stove top. I ended up buying a better quality pan that was heavier and gave this one away.Yes it is made in Taiwan, it is light weight. The outsides are kind of a silver / tan color or more like silver / grey. Yes, the handle on the pan gets hot and so does the one on the lid and they are both hollow (more lightweight) I think the lid weighs more than the pan.It is fine for the price and works as expected, no problems with sticking or cleaning.
On edit two months later:After using this pot about six times the cooking surface is badly scratched and pitted.I used only plastic utensils but it still scratched, I would suggest using only wooden utensils or maybe buy something else.A few years ago, having become frustrated with certain members of my family who continually failed to take proper care with my extremely expensive All-Clad Stainless Non-Stick pieces, I gave up on expensive non-stick cookware and picked up a Farberware 12-inch covered non-stick skillet with glass lid and helper handle at my local K-Mart for 35 USD. I was more pleased with this pan than I can say.
Of course, in due course, certain members of my family destroyed the non-stick surface of this pan, as well, so I order the Farberware Premium shown here as a replacement.
While the non-stick surface performs to expectations, the construction of the pan is substandard compared to the earlier examples of Farberware products I have purchased in the past. The metal is far too lightweight and thin to conduct heat evenly, the bottom surface is not flat (and this is one of the worst things, because it is extremely difficult to flatten a pan, especially a non-stick pan, without damaging it), the handle is too round and slick and therefore, difficult to grip without rubberised or siliconised potholders for carrying the pan without the pan spinning in your grasp and dumping the contents on the floor. I cannot have such potholders in my kitchen, because I often bake at very high heat (500 F and higher), and such potholders will melt where cloth or leather ones will not even scorch. I have to date not actually dumped the contents, but it has been a very near thing on at least two occasions and that is two too many for my tastes.
For a product billed as "Premium", this borders on false advertisement. As a result, I cannot recommend this pan to anyone except those who really don't care about proper performance in their kitchen. I was very pleased with the last two Farberware pans I have owned. Farberware has lost a customer in me.
The only reason I have not returned the product is that, as with the previous examples, the certain members of my family mentioned above have already gouged the non-stick surface within three uses (usually by dumping it in the sink with other dishes, instead of washing it separately), and this pan will not long last in my kitchen.
Finally, the older members of my family purchase Farberware products on the strength of the brand name, because they remember the days when such things could be trusted. It saddens me to see their trust so repaid. Buyer beware.
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