HexClad 12 inch Hybrid Stainless Steel Frying Pan with Glass Lid, Nonstick

I am mad at myself for not buying a HexClad pan before now. I have watched so many videos about them and read so many reviews but have never pulled the trigger. I went for the 12" hybrid stainless steel frying pan with the cooking lid. The flat bottom diameter is 9" which is exactly what I was looking for. Not too big for a flat glass cook top but big enough to make a lot of food at once. There are so many good things to say about these HexClad pans. They are non-toxic first of all which was the most important feature to me. They are metal utensil safe which is great because I can never get my family to not use metal in my pans. They are dishwasher safe, oven safe, induction ready and they have a stay cool handle. The technology of the pan is quite interesting. There are steel peaks on the surface of the pan(obviously tiny) and the valleys are a non-stick ceramic material(infused with diamond dust for extra toughness according to the company). I do not really understand how they did all that but I do know one thing for sure, which is that it works. I have never, ever, had a pan that worked as well as this. Not even on day one of a traditional non-stick pan. Absolutely nothing sticks! It does say you can clean it in the dishwasher but all you really need is a swipe from a paper towel. I don't know why you would bother putting it in the dishwasher at all. I have even thrown it under the broiler to brown cheese topping and it did not stick around the edges. You know what I mean about the edges. The area around the top of whatever you are cooking in that gets black and you have to scrub for ages. Worth the price alone for the time you save from not having to do all that scrubbing. I would truly feel guilty every time I used my old non-stick pan. I could see the scratches getting bigger and bigger and worried about all the toxins we were ingesting. I feel such peace of mind with this pan. I can't wait to get a small one for when I only want to cook an egg or two. Don't wait like me, order it!

This is a very heavy duty frying pan and lid. We have used it many times - cooking breakfast and dinner items. Season the pan the first use with butter or oil and turning it on medium heat, then use. We fried up quite a bit of bacon in it and it cooked so evenly and did not take long to cook. Fried up some eggs and they too cooked evenly and did not stick to the pan. The lid has a vent hole on it to let the steam escape which I like. It is a large frying pan and we can cook quite a bit at one time.