TECHEF - Art Pan 12" Wok/Stir-Fry Pan, Coated 5 times with Teflon Select Non-Stick Coating (PFOA Free) - Made in Korea

(EDIT: 3 years later, and this pan is still our favorite. After weekly use, it's still holding up just fine -- it almost looks like the day it arrived! Impossible to beat products like this which are well designed and use sturdy, long-lasting materials. We wish everything in life was made even *half* this good. An easy 50-star winner, if we could give that many. Get one or two -- you'll have no regrets! Original review below.)Replacing a favorite, ancient, sturdy wok with today's selection of pans is not easy, which makes successfully filling that simple need a long shot. I'm not prone to raving about cookware, but I'm so happy I fell over this one when doing what seemed like endless research and finding only a parade of seemingly shoddy goods. Frankly, I had no idea how lucky my buying decision for this pan was going to work out: There is no conceivable way I could be any happier with this purchase than I already am. If I could give this pan 20 stars, I'd do it in a flash and never think twice. Specifics? Sure, glad to. First, the pan is heavy-gauge -- sturdy without being an anvil to heft. The coating is a breeze on cooking and on clean-up. (There's even a couple helpful "target" circles in the bottom to help estimate oil additions.) I now use quite a bit less oil and to no detriment or challenge whatever -- a nice bonus. The handle has a good feel to it, neither too mushy and rubbery nor too inflexible in the grip -- just right. A further surprise for me? I had no idea the pan would be such a good looker! (I didn't pick up on the color from the photo in the listing -- my monitor's old.) It comes in a color I imagine might be described as Metallic Plum Haze or some such creation by the marketing gurus. The thing's gorgeous, a real stunner -- and I'm not exaggerating. (Pardon -- I'm not used to raving about cookware!) Having used it for a dozen meals, I'm tempted to get another one, as a hedge on the price, once the manufacturers figure out what a gem they have on their hands and double the price. So, there you have it: Sturdy utility... even heating... super-easy to cook in and clean up after... incredibly good looks... and an astonishingly fine value. Seriously: This is pan perfection. BTW: You're going to want to get the "TeChef - Tempered Glass Lid, 12-Inch" that fits this beauty. It's worth every penny -- wait until you see the small wonder of a help the lid provides, too. (It's "only" a lid, yes -- but one that stands up out of the way, and eliminates the usual lid-juggling act that cooking with minimal counter space makes necessary. Ingenious!) Buy at least one, with that great lid, and settle in for some joy in your cooking!

I've only used the pan twice, so this review is subject to change at a later date.So far, I like the pan enough to give it 5 stars. The quality seems very good. Exterior finish has no flaws, and the non-stick coating avoids getting gummed up by my standard stir fry marinade (soy, sherry, cornstarch), which is a problem when I try to stir fry in my other non-stick pans.It is light for its size and thickness. Combined with the slope of the sides, it makes it very easy to flip the contents while cooking (something I'm not particularly practiced at).It seems to work a bit differently than other pans I've stir fried with. Prior to this, I've been using a large, thin non-stick pan with the rear portion of the pan set over high heat to create a hot zone to move the food through. With this pan, despite the thickness of the base, it heats fairly quickly and seems to retain a fairly high heat level on the bottom surface. However, the sides stay cooler, almost like you were using a wok ring, so I just centered the pan over the burner.The first thing I made was beef with broccoli, and in the process figuring out how best to use the pan. I ended up putting it over medium high heat on the largest burner, and it did a nice job. Again, no sticking of the marinade/cornstarch, and it reheated quickly between batches (it is smaller than a full size wok). Holding my hand over the center of the pan, I was surprised by the intensity of the heat.The second did was to brown chicken wings with garlic and ginger for a curried chicken and potatoes dish. It did a great job here, browning the wings without burning the garlic and ginger. This is also when I found out how well tossing food works with this pan. This ability meant I didn't have to actually stir the wings, which has a tendency to tear the skin.The proof will be how well the non-stick coating holds up. The other non-stick pans I've stir fried with have all had their coatings break down eventually, and most of them were more expensive than this. If this one lasts a while, I'll stay with 5 stars.