T-FalExperience Nonstick Fry Pan 10.5 Inch, Induction, Oven Safe 400F, Skillet, Non Stick Frying Pan, Kitchen Egg Pan, Always Pan, Home, Cookware, Pots and Pans, Dishwasher Safe, Black

Non stick as expected

Back in the early 90's I had my first experience with T-Fal. At that time, for whatever marketing reason, I thought of T-Fal as some lesser brand of cookware. I like expensive brand name cookware as much as the next person, but, when I asked a friend what they wanted for a bday present, they said a set of T-Fal. Ok, well, I'd have bought you AllClad if you'd have asked, but if that's what you want.After paying a little bit of nothing, then seeing the stuff in person, I thought, wow, I am gonna get another set for myself. This is nice stuff. So I did. And, with it being inexpensive and all, I used it really hard, like I didn't care if I had to replace it. I also overheated my 10" skillet about as often as a pan can possibly be overheated.Now, I'll admit, after almost 20 years, the non-stick coating in several of the pans is not very non-stick any more. But, none of it is missing! No holes in the surface and all that stuff in my food.In spite of the insane temps I've used the pans at, none of them have warped even a little bit. They are as flat as a pancake. I feel bad getting rid of my old trusty 10" skillet, but, its replacement is here. I bought the 8" thinking it would be a nice omelet pan but in truth, it's a bit too small for that. Nice pan, but, too small.My 8" skillet didn't seem to work real well as an egg pan when I first got it. Eggs seemed to stick pretty good, and clearly I expected better. After frying something in it using coconut oil, it immediately became the non-stick pan I thought it would be. This new 10" pan I broke in by boiling a shallow pool of water, then pouring that out and "seasoning" the pan with a good rub of coconut oil while over the heat. My first French omelet from this pan slid around like it was on an air cushion. Wonderful.This pan feels like a nicer quality pan than my 19 year old one. Though that one still looks nice, the balance of this one is nicer and the handle feels more sturdy. Not that it needed to be since that one isn't loose now. This one is also oven safe while the old one was not. The aluminum on the bottom of this is uncoated, where the old one I had was enameled. I use gas, and that one has needed the black crud cleaned off many times in the past. It cleans right up with ez-off, and I expect this one to also.Overall, I'd say these are the nicest non-stick pan you can get at any price. Cooks Illustrated seems to feel the same way. When you hold this pan in your hand, it'll feel like a pan of 5x the price. And, if it lasts like my last one, it's worth 5x the price. If you're a person who loves quality cookware, consider putting a few pieces of T-Fal in your collection. It'll fit right in with others you spent a mortgage payment on.PS. Their electric teakettle is amazing too.

I just bought a second one of these after five years of using it daily - sometimes three times a day. The first one held up extremely well. I love the non-stick coating on the outside - the pan doesn't get so nasty looking if one is, like me, disinclined to scrub that exterior every time one uses it. The only negative is that it was ever so slightly domed at the center so my eggs, oil, whatever would run to the edges - but I still loved that pan. My newest one doesn't have this problem.I find this to be an outstanding non-stick pan for frying perfect "over easy" eggs, omelets, french toast, potstickers and reheating leftovers. That's pretty much how I use it. I am also a non-stick skillet commando. I will not let anyone use my pan without giving them a little talk on NO METAL UTENSILS IN MY NON-STICK PAN. I also rarely use soap in it, but rather wipe it out with a paper towel after a quick rinse and swipe with a plastic dish brush. But then, the unthinkable happened...I forgot to give a guest my "no metal utensils in the non-stick pan" lecture. And a knife was used in my pan. AUGHHHH! It was agony politely watching my beautiful pan enter the slippery slope to no longer nonstick-dom. But it was still working pretty well until badly burned some leftovers in it one day. Very badly burned those leftovers. Black, soot, smoke. The pan came clean, but eggs were now sticking - the unthinkable. So, I bought another one. If I hide it whenever I have company and never leave it unattended on high heat, perhaps it will last ten years!I chose this pan the first time because it was recommended by Cook's Illustrated. I chose it the second time because the first one was the best non-stick I've owned in over 30 years of using non-stick pans for daily eggs.

Bought one in February of 2022. The coating and logo on the bottom on the inside is starting to wear off so I'm going to replace it. It's been a great pan and I'm about to order the same thing again. For what it's worth, we always hand washed it, it never saw a dishwasher. Was hoping to get more out of it at this price, but not bad I suppose.