• Shallow, slope-sided pan designed to cook and fold omelets
• Heavy aluminum, with thick bottom to heat evenly and quickly
• Anodized for hardness, with nonstick coating oven-safe to 450 degrees
• Riveted, cast-stainless-steel handle oven-safe and stays cooler on stovetop
• Hand wash with mild detergent and scour with plastic or nylon scrubber

Every kitchen needs several fry pans, in different sizes, preferably a couple should be non-stick. The even, fast heating of anodized aluminum will prove invaluable when it comes to frying and sauteing, while the non-stick interior allows you to use minimal fat. And then there's clean up - Calphalon's non-stick surface needs just a few minutes in hot, soapy water to return to squeaky clean.

Whether firm country-style or tender French, omelets must be cooked quickly and folded in the pan. A classic omelet pan, therefore, is thick-bottomed for rapid, even heating and shallow with steeply sloped sides so omelets can be rolled easily against its sides. This big pan qualifies on all counts, and it's ideal for sautéing and searing, also. Calphalon's Commercial nonstick cookware is coated with an especially durable, multilayered nonstick material. Use only plastic, nylon, and wood utensils. The pan is anodized for hardness. For that no-nonsense, professional-kitchen look, this cookware wears a matte finish. Polished, cast-stainless-steel handles are triple-riveted for durability and balance and stay cooler on stovetops. Holes in the handles facilitate hanging on hook or peg. Made of heavy-gauge aluminum, pans cook without hot spots or warping. The pan comes with a lifetime warranty against defects. --Fred Brack

Another nice product from Calphalon. Highly recommended for a great general purpose fry pan. I use it for just about anything and everything.

12-inch non-stick Cal Comm pan would have done the trick but it arrived (promptly) with a couple defects: 1) An all-too-noticeable machine line at transition to radius (spatula would catch on it), and 2) Three or four raised/marred areas on bottom that made for poor contact on our ceramic top stove. Handle does seem a little more on style and less on ergonomics.
Returned it (Cooking.com - great service people, no problem), but contrary to what was said when we had sent it in, there were no more to exchange. Did get it at significant sale and probably should have kept it, warts and all. Two other C-C pans doing well.

I bought this pan because it was on sale at a great price. I've been buying commercial (restaurant) non-stick aluminum from restaurant supply stores for some time. I own three nard anodized Calphalon pans. This pan arrived in time for me to cook dinner with it two nights ago. When I took it out of the box, I was immediately aware that the handle makes the pan unwieldy. It feels that, if it is the least bit unbalanced to either side, the pan will spin in your grip. The lid from my "chicken fryer" fits this pan, which is a help. I expect my wok lid to also fit, though I haven't tried yet. The non-stick surface worked fine. A broader, more manageable handle and/or a helper handle would make this a great pan.

If you love cooking on weekends when the whole family is home, this is the pan for you!! My husband and son both love eggs, one likes cheese, the other doesn't. In this pan, there is plenty of room to accommodate everyone!! Clean up is a breeze with a Scotch Brite Pad and warm, soapy water. My only wish would be if pan would come with a lid.

This skillet is wonderful for frying bacon because the strips aren't crowded in the pan and can be layed out full length. And it is by far the best pan that I have tried for omelets because of the room and the great non-stick surface. So why not a better rating? Because this skillet needs a helper handle badly. The main handle seems to be at a lower, less efficient angle than my 10-inch Calphalon omelet pan. and it is just plain difficult to pick up with any weight at all in it. I would think that women would have an especially difficult time picking it up. It's too bad, because the pan itself is just wonderful.