Tramontina Professional 12-Inch Large Non Stick Frying Pan, Heavy-Gauge Aluminum Skillet with Reinforced Nonstick Coating, Red Handle, Dishwasher and Oven Safe

Lasted 5 years. Good pan, sad that I have to replace it.

I'm not the best cook in the word, in that I use a pan to cook literally everything. I also had no clue a 12 inch form factor even existed.That being said, this is my new favorite pan and daily driver. The large size serves several purposes:excellent heat distribution, a lot of room, and in my experience, less smoke while cooking, which is an absolute blessing when living in an apartment!The handle is also far from the Pan itself so as to never heat up and cause burns if you lift it bare handed,and the nonstick treatment held up better than basically any other Teflon less pan I've ever owned (which coincidently also makes it a breeze to clean!).The only downside is its size, you can probably only fit one more burner alongside this guy, so be forewarned.The ONLY

Great non-stick surface which somehow allows for pretty good searing. Was perfect for a single salmon steak. Also good for a couple eggs over-easy, or three scrambled. Easy to clean, looks great, solid pan, good value. Nice for solo-cooking or small side-dishes.

We've always been opposed to the coated nonstick pans, preferring cast iron. But, I wanted to try one, and this one gets good reviews. So far, I love it (so easy to clean, and literally nothing sticks). I only give it 4 stars for durability because I don't know how long it will last. I'm thinking if you take really good care of it, it will last a long time. Also, I got the 12" one. It's big (not necessarily a bad thing, but now I'm thinking I want a 10" too ;)).

There are a lot of things to love about this skillet.1) It's large enough to handle a lot of food.2) The handle is long enough that there's very little danger of getting burned if something splatters.3) It's very sturdy.4) It heats up quickly and very evenly.5) The nonstick coating is perfectly even and probably thick enough to use metal utensils, althoughI never do.But there are problems, too.1) Even though it's a 12-inch skillet, it's substantially larger than the 12-inch skillet I bought it toreplace.2) So large in fact that I can only use very small saucepans on the burner beside it and behind it onmy standard size range.3) The handle is so long that it will only fit in the dishwasher if I push the end of the handle up intothe rack above it.4) It's very heavy, even before you put anything in it.5) The extra weight makes it necessary to remove food with a spatula or tongs or spoon instead ofpouring it out over the edge the way you' might do browned hamburger meat, for example.All in all, it's a great skillet that I may have to replace anyway.

I waited a year to leave this review because so many of the negative reviews claimed the pan eventually falls apart. Well, after a year I can say the pan still looks like new. Now, I treat it well (no metal utensils, don't leave it on high heat, don't leave it to soak in the sink overnight), and don't use it every day, but it is our primary large skillet and it has held up perfectly. And it cooks well too, I have no complaints at all. Excellent value for the money in my opinion!

One of the very best pans I have! Going to order another size. Easy to clean, use tiny amount of Olive Oil and not sticking.

Best nonstick pan I've owned