UPDATE to below: first i wrote that I loved this pan (see below.) Then after a week, EVERYThING was sticking to the pan, really bad, worse than any other pan, and I was going to downgrade it to one star. I had been using canola oil btw, a fair amount of it, and I thought - what the heck, am I going to start having to waste a ton of oil on this thing? Very disappointed. To the point where I couldn't stand cooking with it anymore bc everything was sticking to it like glue, so I ordered a different pan to use, which I wasn't thrilled about because this one has a much larger cooking area, and I had just bought it and already it wasn't working, right after I threw away the packaging of course. Then one day I tried something different. I heated up the pan on medium heat as always, before putting anything on it. Then after it got hot, I held a stick of butter vertically and just rubbed the cooking area of the pan with it - not too much butter, just coated the pan with butter lightly and quickly. VOILA. it's like night and day, now everything is sliding around on the pan. so I'm happy - I can use very little butter and the food isn't sliding around. So I'm wondering if all these people who had problems were using oil as I was (and as the instructions say you can do.) If you're having problems with sticking, try butter instead and see if that works. original review below: i had tried out a few ceramic pans and returned them all. this is the KEEPER (so far - i've had it only for a few days but looking good!) why? well the thing is pans are measured by the TOP circumference of the pan, the part that fits the lid, which i think is colossally stupid. i tried out a few 12" pans, this one has a 9 3/4" - 10" ish cooking area (the bottom circle of the pan, the part you cook on.) the other ones i tried had like 9" or less on the bottom and the sides of the pan just jutted way out to reach the 12" - so the cooking part was so small and i couldn't fit much on the other ones. this has a good amount of cooking space and if HEFTY. unlike the other ones, you have to use oil, which i dont mind, oil is filling. u do cook on medium heat and things slide off effortlessly - not as slidy as the other ones ive tried, but i read in reviews the other ones stop being stick-free after a while. besides, too much slide can make the food hard to grasp. this has a great amount of food slide. i wish this came in cooler color but the grey is all right, better than black. cooking is actually fun bc i know i'm not going to have to scrub and clean much. i hate cleaning. i just made eggs with sausages and the pan ALREADY looks clean, and i didnt even clean it yet. the lid is high quality. this thing is just made of high quality materials, and my boyf and i love it. also our gas stove did not mess up the coloring on the bottom, like it did with other pans. LOVE THIS ONE, finally we found the keeper!!! i recommend wholeheartedly.
