Customer Reviews

Anolon Advanced Bronze Collection Hard Anodized Nonstick 12-Inch Covered Deep Skillet

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I bought the skillet during 4th of July holiday. It was good in the first few days. After 2 weeks, the surface got some straches although I had been using wood spoon when stiring. It looks not as hard as the introduction says. I guess the surface cannot endure stiring too much and heat at the same time. I have to look for an alternative.

I ordered both the covered 12" skillet and the smaller 8" skillet from the Anolon Advanced Bronze Collection and was delighted to see they are even better than I expected. The weight is ideal--impressive but not too heavy for my older hands, The finish shouts quality inside and out. Cooking with them is a step-up in ease of cooking and cleaning. Meat browns nicely with only a tiny drop of oil in the pan. Instructions say no oil is needed, and I may get brave and try that, but in the meantime, can report that both skillets are a pleasure to use for a variety of food I've cooked on my gas range, including eggs, steak,chicken, fish, grilled veggies, e.g. onions, potatoes, stir-fry, etc. Pancakes and French Toast browned without using oil. I particularly appreciate that the exterior finish is also non-stick and wipes clean as easily as the interior, This should extend the attractiveness of the pans for a long, long time. The bronze color is nice, but I would have ordered the stainless finish if the sizes I wanted had been on sale at the time. Note: I forgot just how large a 12" skillet is, and will be ordering a 10" soon, as I'm usually cooking for two.

I've been searching for a deep skillet for a while now and found this Anolon on Amazon. The non-stick is SO amazing that my husband (who hates cleaning dishes by hand) automatically washes this pan whenever he or I use it! You just need mild soap and a sponge and off comes everything! If this keeps up, I will be purchasing more items form Anolon.

Analon advance pans are the best pans I have used. I have been cooking for 20 years and these are by far the best. Even heat distribution, and nonstick that works. These pans are quality! Heavy, built to survive, well, me. Handles are riveted on with over sized rivets and are super strong. I would bet if you filled these with lead it would probably hold (sorry i didn't try). I have cooked eggs, potatoes, gravy, meat, pancakes & tomato sauce in these pans, with no oil or spray, and have had success with all. Cleaning has been done with hot tap water from sink sprayer and they always came clean. Soap and sponge for safety but the food came out without them. I have several sizes and like them all. Some of the pans come with glass lids. Glass lids are nice and have wonderful handles, but lack a vent hole (the only downfall). I have used wooden and plastic utensils without any issues. At this time i have used the pans approx 20 times and they look and work like new.

I have three pieces from this line. I am happy with all of them. The non-stick surface lasts so much better than any I have had before.

This pan is very high quality and deeper than most pans like it. My wife loves it and she is now able to cook meals in the pan without the risk of spillage. The pan is well made and seems quite durable. It is also heavier than most other pans like it lending to its feel of higher quality. Overall, I would recommend buying this pan. We are going to buy more from this collection in the future.

This skillet is beautiful, quite impressive! It is heavy enough to be sturdy, but not so heavy that I have problems lifting it. The color is a nice, light bronze without a pinkish cast ... hard to describe. The non stick works too. Two thumbs up for Amazon ... it was only 4 days from order placement until I received the pan.

I purchased this Analon Advanced Bronze skillet to replace an older version of the same thing as I cannot function without this piece of cookware in my kitchen. Even better, it was still an "Open Stock" item - no need to have to buy a complete set of cookware to get one pan. The price was also right - not having gone up that much over the years.
My old skillet gave me many years of use and was well traveled, having cooked successfully on all types of heating surfaces and fuels here in the U.S. and overseas. I was delighted to find that I could replace it.
The size is wonderful when preparing recipes that make a larger amount, and the higher sides prevent messy splashes and spatters that occur when cooking in a more open skillet. I love it for frying meats, and especially for spaghetti sauce. The fact that it now comes with a lid is another plus. My old one did not. This skillet is not only versatile, it also has an attractive design, and the bronze tone is a nice change from the old gunmetal gray.
I have tried all varieties of "non stick" cookware over time, and find the Hard Anondized the best performer of all. It cleans easily, resists staining, has even heat distribution. and has yet to cook a disappointing meal for me.
I plan to purchase the entire set of cookware to go with my new skillet.

I love, love, love this pan. I cook everything in it. Nothing sticks to it. It's a little heavy but I wish I had the whole set.

We have been searching high and low for a new covered skillet to replace my old cheap skillet from Target that has warped over the years. I got a gift card as a belated wedding gift from my coworkers, so we went to Macys and looked at everything they had, and decided that this pan was the perfect size and shape for what we wanted: nonstick, rounded sides for omelets, deep enough to cook certain dishes (ok, hamburger helper) that didn't quite fit in our old pan without sloshing out when stirring, wide enough to have good contact with the burner, but not TOO wide since I'm only really cooking for 2 people here, heavy enough to indicate good quality, but not too heavy for little me to lift it to hand wash in the sink, and it HAD to have a lid (what's with all the open skillets? How un-versatile!). I liked everything about this pan...except for the color. Bronze? Seriously? We would have purchased it on the spot if only it came in black. I'm far from a perfectionist, but all my other cookware is a dark gray-ish charcoal color and I just can't handle it if one piece is a TOTALLY different color. And we couldn't afford to buy an entire new set of these, even with the very generous gift card. We saw an Anolon 12 inch ultimate pan in black and almost bought that instead, but after closer inspection the sides looked too rounded, meaning not enough contact with the burner on the bottom. It might as well be a wok (which we already have). So, I can't comment on how evenly this pan cooks, or its durability or any of that since we didn't actually buy it. Bummer.