Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #239404 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Calphalon
• Model: C1392
• Dimensions: 3.20" h x 13.40" w x 21.00" l, 5.00 pounds

Features

• 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

Amazon.com Review
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

Customer Reviews

The standard for nonstick pans...
This is the best nonstick pan in the world, and here's why:

1) The 12-inch size is large enough for almost anything.
2) The handle on the Commercial products stays cooler than on the Professional regular Calphalon line.
3) The nonstick surface is superior to anything else you will ever use, and it's guaranteed forever. The Commercial line has far better nonstick material than the Professional line, by the way. I have both and I can not recommend the Professional line because the surface becomes sticky over time. Calphalon's web site discusses the superiority of the Commercial line if you want more details.
About the only thing this pan is missing is a helper handle.

Addendum: The review which complains about food sticking to the Calphalon clearly should not be for this pan. ... Food glides off of this pan so easily, you will be amazed! Food sticks on regular Calphalon, but that's how you get the excellent browning that the regular Calphalon provides!

Addendum 2: You can not put Calphalon products in the dishwasher, but that is not a big deal because the superior nonstick surface is a breeze to clean.

Enjoy!

Great size, great non-stick
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.

Best pan in the house
This is my favorite pan. It truly doesn't stick, and it is very even heating. I would like to replace all my cookware with Calphalon Commercial non-stick.