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an essential addition
This pan, like all the Cuisinart pans, is my favorite to use when I need a 12" skillet. It's a heavy-duty even-heating pan like it's "sisters and brothers"! If you already have any Chef's Classic pots or pans, the lid that fits on any pan with item number ending in 30 will fit on this pan. (Item number is on the bottom). With all the Chef's Classic pans, you usually don't have to turn the heat up as high as a cheapy pan; instead of high, use medium-high, for example. Since this does not hav...
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Large pan, even heat -
Even though this pan has the "disc" of aluminum in the base rather than all the way up the sides, it heats very evenly. You can't beat the price. It's big enough to be very versatile for major frying or lighter saut?ing. It's also big enough to use a grill for small to medium items.I do miss having a lid so on those rare occasions where I needed a lid, I just covered it with some aluminum foil. Hokey, I know, but until I purchased another pan for my dishes that need simmering, that ...
[Cuisinart Chefs Classic 8 in. Stainless Steel Open Skillet (722-20) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/09/2004
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Excellent value
This is a great skillet for lots of dishes - from ommelet, to stir fry, to steak. I do own a couple non-stick skillets for making crepes and scrambled eggs, but this is the one I use the most. This skillet WILL NOT stick if pre-heated with low or med heat for most dishes. If I'm sauteing chicken or cooking steaks, I'd pre heat it with high heat before adding butter, then add the room temperatured meat (not frozen), then lower the heat to med-high and I'm all set for a good piece of steak. Deglaz...
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12/14/2005
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Good quality pan
I've had this pan for a few months now and use it quite often. Though it is not a non-stick pan, the food doesn't really stick and clean up is easy. Just pre-heat the pan with low heat before adding your food and you should be OK. It has a nice heavy feel to it and is a very good looking piece of cookware. Most stainless cookware will have some discoloration on the bottom even after just one use. If you want to get rid of the discoloration and keep your cookware looking new, there's a product ca...
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02/17/2005
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Takes up a lot of stove top real estate!
Was looking for the 18/10 stainless rating on the box when I received the pan but it was nowhere to be found. It is prominantly displayed on the other Cuisinart pieces I have ordered so perhaps it is not. Regardless, it is a nice pan with which I can at last cook an entire sheet of chicken pieces at once. One concern was the size of the pan compared to the burner size. The largest burner is about 9 inches in diameter whereas the pan bottom is a full 12 inches. My concern was even heating ...
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10/06/2007
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Great cookwear
I bought this pan on a special sale and it gets used almost every day. Without a non-stick surface, spray a little Pam and it cleans up very easily. Let it soak for 5 minutes and use a non-steel scrubbing pad (one side sponge, one side a mild abrasive). Steel wool will scratch the surface.
Cooks evenly on medium or low heat. Can also go into the oven.
Without the non-stick surface, stainless steel pans and pots last virtually forever and always look and feel great.
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12/27/2006
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Great deal
I am an avid cook and decided it was finally time to throw out my old beat-up non-stick cook ware. I purchased 2 sauce pans, and 3 saute pans from this line. All of them cook fantastically. I had to set my range on pretty high heat to sear anything in my old cookware. With these pans medium heat is all you need to get a nice sear on steaks, chicken, burgers, fish, or whatever you may be cooking. Preheating time was pratically cut in half, You can put them in the oven without worry, and clean up ...
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02/23/2006
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Electric Stove
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10/19/2003
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Smaller than I thought.
First, the pan is great. Cooks just as well as the other Calphalon stainless steel pans. It has a good balance and will keep in contact with the heating element (unlike other lighter pans).
Since I own a pair of the 12 inch skillets, which are enormous, I thought an 8 inch would be the right size. It ends up being a little small. The cooking surface is about 6 1/4 inch across. I should have realized this when I bought it, but the product description does not include this informat...
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Even heat
Love this item, even heat, sturdy, cleans easily and beats the heck out of the so called coated for life cookware in that the finish last.
[Cuisinart Chefs Classic 8 in. Stainless Steel Open Skillet (722-20) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/08/2003
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