Customer Reviews

Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 3-Quart All-Around Pan

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All of my pans are the Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized pans and so I knew I'd love the way it cooked before I purchased it. This pan is a great size! Perfect for browning hamburger meat, chicken, etc. The rounded bottom and sides make it easy to scrape the sides and it is deep enough that the stove isn't spattered with "stuff". I am very happy with this pan. Easy to cook in and easy to clean up. Very important, pre-heat the pan to keep foods from sticking. Also very important, no dishwasher soap, only dish soap. I always soak the pan with a little soap and hot water before attempting to clean it and they always clean-up easily if I do this. Like I said, I love this pan!

Another reviewer gave this pan high praise and, rather than repeat it, I will simply agree. Although my preference is for cookware with long handles, this is one pan you can take from stove to table. With trivet underneath, it makes a fine serving dish.

There is only one thing you need to know: Buy It Now. (Which is exactly what I did at a certain auction site and, even with shipping costs, paid a few dollars less than the thirty-five Amazon priced it on a Friday sale.)

A note of caution: this pan may be made in either Toledo, Ohio or China. In my experience, the quality of the Calphalon cookware is better in the Toledo products (such as the one I have) and if Amazon can tell you the country of origin, so much the better. Regardless, this is a substantial pan that will be used for a lifetime.

But one thing is certain: Calphalon is discontinuing the Commercial hard anodized line of cookware and this is one of the few pieces left in the series, at the time of this writing.

The Calphalon 3-Quart Pan is a good sized general purpose pan with a decent lid, but we found that food does stick to it. We do hand wash it after every use, but this has been a reoccurring issue.

The best thing about this large pan is the ability to go directly into the oven from the stove burner. This has been very handy to keep food warm before serving.

OK for most uses.

I don't use this pan, but this is the only way to get the completely essential 12" lid, which fits my favorite frying pan and all of the 12" Calphalon pots. You have to have it, so think of it as a reasonably priced lid with a totally free pot included.

The size was perfect. But food sticks to the bottom of the pan and is not too easy to clean either. I prefer a non-stick pan to this.