Circulon 2 3-Quart Covered Chef's Pan with Locking Colander

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Product Features

• Hard-anodized nonstick construction releases food quickly
• Aluminum pan bottom conducts heat thoroughly and evenly
• Phenolic side and top handle stays cool on the stovetop
• Stainless-steel lid locks to pan and inverts for use as colander
• Oven-safe to 350 degrees F; includes limited lifetime warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 11.2 x 9 inches ; 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00008CM53
• Item model number: 80095
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,255 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review
The company that invented hard-anodized nonstick cookware, Circulon continues its pursuit of innovation with this 3-quart chef's pan, which features a locking colander lid for quick, simple straining. When you're finished boiling pasta or potatoes, simply flip the pan over and drain the water through the lid's straining holes. As an alternative, the pan is ideal for soups and small stews, stir-fries, and even a variety of one-pot meals.

Circulon 2 cookware features hard-anodized aluminum construction for efficient heat distribution, and is coated with Circulon's Total Hi-Low food release system--an advanced nonstick coating specifically designed to last longer and release foods easier than other nonsticks. In addition, the pan features Circulon's patented Hi-Low series of concentric grooves that resist utensil abrasion, adding to the durability of the nonstick surface. The stainless-steel colander lid is polished to a mirror finish and includes a stay-cool phenolic handle on the top. As an added bonus, both the top and side handle feature slip-resistant synthetic grips for more secure handling. Like all Circulon 2 cookware, the pan is oven-safe to 350 degrees F and includes a limited lifetime warranty against defects. Hand washing is recommended. --Rivers Janssen

Product Description
Circulon guarantees that food won't stick to this pan, and that it will outlast all other non-sticks. Now those are words to live and cook by! The patented rings provide a hi-lo cooking surface that gives food little to stick to, and the additional coating of non-stick material closes up any loopholes. So go ahead, make a rich cheesey sauce, it will slip right out of the pan. Holes in the lid of this pan also allow you to use it for cooking vegetables, potatoes and other foods in liquid. When the cooking is completed simply tip and drain off the cooking liquid through your choice of small or large holes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this pot!, September 5, 2004

By	T. Kaplan (Northern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am so glad that I purchased this pot from Amazon.com! I have ordered a few Circulon pots and skillets, and I am pleased with all of them. This pasta pot is perfect for cooking a pasta dish for two (or three). You don't have to drag out your giant pasta cooker when cooking for just a couple people. Plus, using this pot with the collander built into the lid, you don't have to wash the pot and your collander. I wondered whether water would take forever to come to a boil (due to the holes in the lid), however, I was pleased to find out that it wasn't an issue at all. I would highly recommend this pot to anyone looking for a quality all-in-one pasta pot with collander. Plus the non-stick finish makes it easy to clean.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No problems, great quality and design, December 29, 2005

By	domeboy "domeboy" (Rochester, New York United States) - See all my reviews

Has small and larger holes in lid, locks in place. Eliminates the need for separate strainer. Great quality non-stick finish, excellent size. I have had no issues with handles and my pot is like new after more than a year.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars FAULTY FAULTY LIDS...THREE OF THEM, September 21, 2005

By	Topanga Rose (California USA) - See all my reviews

After using my 3 new Circulon pots and lids for only 2 or 3 months, all the Circulon lids have broken plastic handles, including the lid for this 3 quart sauce pan.
First noticed the problem when I got gouged by the broken plastic, I saw that all three Circulon lids showed big chunks of plastic off the underside of the plastic handles. I am very careful and do not own a dishwasher.
Next, I saw that two of the faulty handles now had big chuncks off BOTH ends of the plastic handles. All the breakage occured where the plastic 'cool' handle attaches to the metal part of the handle. Just today, when I removed the hot lid from my Toss and Turn pan, the black plastic totally came loose from the metal part of the handle! Only fast dancing saved me from this big hot lid falling on my feet. But at last I saw the FLAW. Instead of these lids having a complete metal handle that is covered with the plastic for cool handling, the metal part only goes up an inch to meet the plastic. The black plastic only overlaps the metal part for A SCANT HALF INCH OR SO, causing the more sturdy metal part to undermine the plastic, and eventually causing the chipped plastic to separate from the metal with use. The lids are subjected to steam and heat on a daily basis, so no wonder the plastic broke off, the plastic has no backing. It is just carelessly and poorly attached to less than a half inch of the metal that is attached to the lid. This poorly conceived construction is why the handle broke away entirely after the plastic was chipped, A full metal handle covered with plastic would have been nice for the money spent and prevented the accident where the handle completely separated from the chipped plastic. There is no metal supporting that plastic folks.
My enthusiasm for the Circulon was originally quite high, but now that I have lidless pots after less than 90 days, I'm pretty unhappy! This chipping happened to 3 out of 3 lids! AND the Toss and Turn lid is almost as expensive as the Toss and Turn pan! Now, after less than 90 days I must send in the Toss and Turn lid and my 2 smaller lids with chipped handles that go with the sauce pans. Because the Toss and Turn handle separated and broke away, this is not merely a cosmetic matter. Even before the lid handle broke entirely, the broken handles were uncomfortable to use with those sharp broken plastic edges digging into my fingers. Sending these lids back will leave me ill equiped in the kitchen after all the money spent to be well equiped. Further, I doubt their replacements will be any better, and they will probably need replacement every 90 days! Much as I love the Circulon pans, these lids make them a bad purchase. I would not buy this product again. Hopefully this review will help you make a good decision about Circulon pans and their bad lids.