Customer Reviews

Calphalon Professional Nonstick II 12-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

We recently purchased this pan along with an 8-piece cookware set. This was a great addition. Quality pan, excellent non-stick, good appearance, and great "feel". The glass lid makes it easy to keep an eye on things however the lid handle does get hot. We use this pan for cooking chicken, taco meat, and other things constantly. It doesn't have a long handle, which may make dishing up a challenge sometimes, but not having a long handle makes putting it on the back burner and leaving it to simmer a breeze!!! I highly recommend this pan! It truly was a great addition!

I got this for my first Paella effort, and it worked great!! Would handle 4 people with plenty to spare, 6 with reasonable portions. Flat bottom, shallow sides allows double-use as a skillet. Sits well on the table, too, (having two loop handles instead of a long, straight one) making direct stove to table-top serving visually appealing.

It is incredible!!! How did I manage to do without this pan for years??? It is now the most used pan in my set. I reach for it more often then any other pan. It is so versatile to use - from boiling to sauteing, to frying, to slow cooking, it does it all. It is capacious, but not too deep so it is perfect for most daily cooking jobs. It is oh so easy to clean, nothing sticks to it like all the ads say (all cooking disasters are easily hidden from family view with one flip into the garbage disposal :-). I would recommend it to all serious and not-so-serious aspiring Julia Child in the kitchen.

This pan, for me, is truly an *everyday* pan. I love Calphalon cookware, and own many pieces... but this is the one pan that seems to always be on the stove, in the oven, or in the sink. Thanks to the heavy aluminum foundation, the pan heats evenly, and holds the heat well. The non-stick cooking surface is remarkable, and very durable. I've owned this pan for about 2 years now, use it all the time, and the surface still looks almost new! Plus, the ability to simply toss it in the over is a great help with lots of complex dishes. It's great to not have to transfer something from a stove-top pan, into an oven-safe dish...

The glas lid is also great, allowing you to keep an eye on the pan's contents.

If I had to find a flaw in the pan... it might be the handles. Sure, it's super to have handles that are oven safe... but it would be remarkable if they could make oven safe handles that would stay cool when the pan is used on the stove top. Regardless, the only suitable rating for this pan is 5 stars!

This pan was purchased with omelets in mind... My mistake it is too big. However, it is marvelous for stir fry and Jambalaya.

The non-stick surface is perfect, to stir fry up a batch of chicken, shrimp, beef and add the sauce and veggies. Similarly, it serves Jambalaya as well. It is also nice enough looking to put right on the table. Especially with its short handles.

The glass top, is the best to cook things and keep an eye on them as well. My only complaint is the cover handle gets really hot and due to its design is about impossible to store. You can't even flip it upside down on the pan, as due to the curve of the cover and height of the handle, the handle hits the pan bottom.

I don't think you can go wrong with this pan, except if you have storage issues.

One other thing, due to its size, it fits on two other of my Calphalon pans that came with metal covers (the hard anodized ones) so it does double duty, on these pans as well. You can't beat that if you like a glass lid.

Like its namesake I use this pan every day. The nonstick finish is amazing. The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because the hard-anondize surface stains easily, though I understand this to be a common problem with this type of material. Still, great pan!

Quality of pan and lid seems high, but low rating is for the non-stick coating. We used this pan 4 to 5 times a week. Non-stick coating didn't hold up after repeated use. Only took about 6 months for the coating to flake away. We've gone back to the traditional Calplalon cookware.

It has a wonderfly even distribution of heat & the glass lid is so helpful. I use this pan for so many things but it's the secret weapon in my chicken marsala recipe.

I love cooking with this pan. I use this as much as possible when I cook. I love the fact that you can take if from stove top to oven. Very nice if you want to sear before baking meat in the oven.

This pan was well used during the holiday season. The Non-stick finish is wonderful.

Definitely a must buy.

This is a nice piece cookware to start every meal with. What made the biggest difference for me is the glass lid. I like to see my food w/o disturbing it. I have cooked a variety of foods in this pot. It is large enough to cook plenty of an item and also not so big it becomes a hassle to use. Nice pot! and i just love Calphalon!