Winco Commercial-Grade Stainless Steel Fry Pan, Non-Stick, 11"

I'm a professional Chef - this is a GREAT non stick pan with longer handle than for "home cooks" it's professional quality and not Teflon. it looks and feels great and cooks nicely. This is a definite for a Home or professional kitchen no question about it.

I just received this pan. Washed it and its ready to go. I'm writing this review cause I've used Excalibur coating before and its fantastic. My research tells me Excalibur is the best non-stick on Amazon for release (stickiness) and durability / longevity. This stainless steel pan has a bonded thick tri-ply base. Which I feel provides better edge to edge heating than the bonded metal disk pans. Important: the inside bottom of this pan is completely flat edge to edge. No more eggs running to the edges with this pan. I recommend gently heating and cooking in the pan. I'm not sure (yet) how much heat this pan can take before the bottom warps to being high in the middle. New, straight out of the box. Every bonded metal disc pan I have ever used the inside bottom is a lot higher in the center. And eggs run to the edges. The pan is 11 1/2" in diameter. Also has a very nice no drip lip. The pan is not rated for oven use. I have oven pans so thats not a problem for me. You ? ? ?

I purchased this pan about 5 years ago at a local kitchen store. Over 5 years, it received a lot of use as my primary pan--used 3-7 times per week. Over time, it did lose its non-stick attributes, but it never flaked. Good weight to the pan and the flat bottom is perfect for glass top cook surfaces. When it came time to replace the skillet it was a no-brainer to buy it again. At this price, it's definitely affordable to replace every 5-ish years when food starts sticking.

I looked all over for induction-compatible non-stick options. Almost all non-stick pans are pressed aluminum. This one has a steel plate in the bottom so that it heats on an induction burner. The non-stick surface is delicate, but non-stick should never require scrubbing so that's fine with me.

I don't wash in dishwasher. I just put a drop of soap in and wipe it out. Then rinse. Nothing sticks and I don't want that to change. So I just rinse and wipe. Used heavily for 3 weeks now.

sturdy item