Professional 6-Quart Stainless Steel Saute Pan with Lid – Durable, Dishwasher Safe & Induction Ready Skillet – Large Capacity Cookware

Love this pan. It is heavy. I use an electric flat service stove. It is vital the base does not buckle. That has happened on almost all my wide pans after high heat is applied (usually by accident). There are only 3 low ratings, which suggests Amazon mathematics is flawed, It states there 4% 3star 2% 2star and 5% 1 star. Yet the total is all these together is 3 out of 185 reviews. which is a total of 1.6% not 11% quite.a different story. Cuisinart makes an almost identical pan that out sells this 20 fold. It is cheaper and lacks the word Professional. Its ratings is slightly higher but like many of Amazon's rating they are not computed correctly. I am a Professor of Mathematics although I think an average Middle Schooler could spot their errors.

UPDATE: I'm changing this to 4 stars (up from my prior 1 star review) because Amazon replaced the defective pan with one in perfect condition. This is actually a great pan that cooks really well. I would have given it 5 stars if it weren't for having to deal with returning a defective product. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I was initially impressed by how nice this pan looked, and was pleased with my purchase. However, that feeling changed upon closer examination. I soon discovered that the helper handle was not made correctly. This prevents it from fitting flush to the pan where the two are riveted together. This creates a gap instead of a nice tight-fitting connection. Will this cause the handle to fall off someday? Will food collect in the gap and be hard to clean? Who knows... but I am concerned, and disappointed in Cuisinart. This kind of goof should not happen. Please pay more attention to your quality control, Cuisinart! (Yes, it's made in China....)

Purchased this pan to use on my induction cooktop, This pan heats very evenly. The pan is quite heavy. I would purchase it again. It requires barkeeps friend after each use to look good

I received the 10"" and other pots n pans as a employment anniversary gift. These are really high quality products. I needed a 12 "" skillet for over size cooking . These are heavy, the coating non stick and if something does stick comes out easily during cleaning, heats up evenly just really easy to use , the performance is awesome even though these are more pricey than others they are well worth it.

Read on for important tidbits about stainless steel and this pan in particular. This is an awesome saute pan if one knows how to work with stainless steel. If one does not work with stainless, it will work against you always. For example, if this is your first stainless, you need to learn never to heat the cookware above medium. On a gas range, medium may be too high. The exception is boiling water but medium to medium high is sufficient. If you overheat, food will stick, food will burn, the cookware will be hard to clean, and may discolor. Another tip would concern a dishwasher. Yes, it is dishwasher safe but if you want it to look decent, wash by hand. Various grime on other dirty cookware may be abrasive and hurt the finish. To easily hand clean, work with the pan as soon as you can handle it. Do not cool it with cold water because the temp shock will eventually warp the pan. And purchase a cleaner such as Barkeeper's Friend or something similar. It will help clean and restore the shiny luster. One note if you have other stainless as I do. This pan will scratch if you use metal utensils. My other stainless cookware is fine with metal utensils so I screwed up by not reading the care information first. A slight oversight but lesson learned. Hope it helps someone else. Thanks for reading and have a great day.