Le CreusetEssential Non-Stick Ceramic Shallow Frying Pan, 12"

Absolutely the best fry pan I have ever used! The ceramic coating is easy wipe after frying bacon to be ready for cooking eggs grease free. I like the raised center for draining grease or water while cooking. I’ve bought and used other high dollar pans but they fail over time. I’m going to replace all of my pots and pans for there ceramic pans.

Have owned Le Creuset products for years and loved them. Wanted this one because of its size but it started chipping within a month. I submitted a warranty claim and they said they only cover manufacturer’s defects. This seems like a manufacturer’s defect to me if it started chipping right away. I would not buy again.

The seller sent it out to me double boxed and nicely sealed. Opened the box and found a booklet about care and warranty, thick book in many languages. Thought it was a stupid waste of paper and waste of time to manufacture such a book for a frying pan. Flipping though the book and now I see, says it should be periodically coated with oil with paper towel, rinsed off and then dried with a paper towel. This helps freshen up or maintain the non stick feature on the coating. I would not have known. Used it once to reheat meat. Used it second time to fry eggs and one egg stuck on one very specific spot. I think it’s too new to judge and maybe that one sticking spot was coating that just wasn’t absorbent to oil just yet. Heats fast and even, better then teflon non stick version I also have. Didn’t notice any chemical odor first use however I did soap and water wash before use.

The coating was rubbing off and chipping. I returned it immediately.