Product Description

Backed by a lifetime warranty, Calphalon's Commercial Hard-Anodized Cookware is made to professional standards, offering the home chef unsurpassed cooking performance, superior construction and lasting durability. The 2.5-Qt.Shallow Saucepan with Lid is designed for making and reducing sauces, roux and for heating sou or, boiling eggs. The thick bottom and sides absorb heat evenly and help protect delicate sauces from overheating. The wider, shallower design allows liquid and m oisture to evaporate more quickly, so your reductions and sauces are ready sooner.Each piece in the Commercial Hard-Anodized line is made of a heavy-gauge aluminum, all-metal construction with the advanced technology of the Cool V stainless handles. The aluminum construction provides superior cooking performance by distributing the heat evenly so there are no hot spots as you cook. And because it's made entirely of metal, each pan can be used in the oven and under the broiler. The hard-anodizing seals the cooking surface, making it stick-resistant and non-reactive to the foods being cooked. The Cool V handles are designed to stay cool on the stovetop, and are balanced with such precision that the pans feel lighter when you pick them up.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Calphalon
• Model: D87821/2P
• Dimensions: 16.00" h x 5.25" w x 8.50" l, 5.75 pounds

Features

• Straight-sided pan ideal for sauces; use also for stews and casseroles
• Heavy aluminum with thick bottom to heat evenly, quickly
• Anodized for hardness and stick-resistance
• Riveted, oven-safe handle is cast stainless steel, resists heat on stovetop
• Hand wash with mild detergent; made in China

Amazon.com Review
This straight-sided 2-1/2-quart pan can be used for sauces and, covered with its flat lid, for stews and casseroles. Shallow (3 inches) in relation to its capacity and diameter (8-3/8 inches), this pan, unlike conventionally proportioned saucepans, exposes lots of surface and is therefore ideal for reducing sauces or even stocks and broths. Though it's not nonstick, like some Calphalon cookware, the matte-finish pan is anodized for stick-resistance as well as hardness. Metal utensils won't harm the surface. The contoured, textured handle is cast stainless steel and resists heating on the stovetop; it's also triple-riveted for durability and balance. Made of heavy-gauge aluminum, the pan cooks without hot spots or warping and carries a lifetime warranty against defects. --Fred Brack

Manufacturer's Description
Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized Cookware offers you the same superior performance and durability as our original, Professional Hard-Anodized series, plus the comfort and convenience of our patented Cool V handle. Ergonomically designed for better balance and maneuverability, the Cool V handle stays comfortably cool during stove-top cooking.

Whether you're preparing a delicate Bearnaise or a meaty marinara, Calphalon sauce pans are designed for maximum performance. Heavy gauge aluminum construction guarantees even, efficient heating. The cast stainless steel Cool V handle absorbs heat more slowly than cast iron handles, so it stays cooler longer on the burner. Plus, the rounded bottom perimeter helps you scrape every spot inside the pan so no tasty spoonful goes to waste.

Pan Material: Heavy-gauge, hard-anodized aluminum
Cover: "Commercial-style" hard-anodized aluminum
Handles: Textured cast stainless steel Cool V
Oven safe: At any temperature
Broiler safe: Yes
Dishwasher safe: No
Utensils: Safe with any utensils
Warranty: Lifetime

Commercial Hard-Anodized Features

• Stick resistant surface is ideal for sauteing, searing, braising and deglazing
• Patented Cool V handle stays comfortably cool on the stove top and provides excellent balance and a slip-resistant grip
• Ultra-durable hard-anodized interior and exterior surfaces are 30% harder than stainless steel
• Spun or drawn construction for consistent pan thickness and even heating

Customer Reviews

Buy American
We do not have this pan but have quite a few Calphalon pans. The Chinese ones are thinner and the anodize tends to scratch off. The American made ones, however, hold up like iron. I always check the nation of origin with these and avoid those made in China.

The Ugliest Calphalon Money Can Buy
This pot is like the ugly step child in my kitchen. It's hideous when compared to the other beautiful pots and pans Calphalon makes. While the pot functions beautifully and holds true to the quality of Calphalon, it's just plain ugly. Although the description says "Shallow" Saucepan, I guess I don't really know what that means because this pan is not shallow at all! It is very deep, and is a very big saucepan. Nothing sticks to it, and it is very heavy and sturdy. Even the lid feels unbreakable. But it's ugly. Note this pot is made in China. Most of Calphalon's stuff is made in Ohio, but their "cheaper" line, Simply Calphalon, is manufactured overseas by communists. If you look around Amazon, you'll find for ten more bucks you can get a beautiful piece of Toledo-made Calphalon that hasn't been beaten with an ugly stick. To me looks are everything, so I wouldn't recommend this one.
Some cons - I was expecting, with a lifetime warranty, that I would be able to throw this thing around and just send it back if it ever broke, right? Well, Calphalon gives you a long list of things you can't do to this - using non-stick cooking spray, metal utensils, put it in a dishwasher, stack them on top of eachother (what - stacking two pots on top of each other will void the warranty? Come on!), etc. After I bought my cookware set if feels like I have a newborn in the house.
But this is great quality Calphalon cookware at unbeatable prices at Amazon.com!

Love It!
I love it....I had not used Calphalon until my daughter gave me some for Christmas and I loved it....When I saw a great Fri. deal on Amazon I started to add to what I have...I have not been disappointed yet...Very good quality and a reasonable price...Thanks, Amazon