Commercial Hard-Anodized Saute Pan (5-qt.) by Calphalon

Everything sticks. Save your money

Quality significantly deteriorated from 2 Calphalon anodized interior pans I bought a few years ago. Handles of pans and lids thin, rough, and uncomfortable to hold. Nothing in on-line description informed me of this reduced quality, so I felt service was unsatisfactory in making me pay for product return. I felt cheated.

My family has used this saute pan 3 times and the product is already warped. We have taken great care to let the pan cool to room temperature and wash it by hand carefully. Additionally, the food sticks to the pan each time, even when butter or oil is added. This is a terrible product.

Every time I heat the pan up, it warps and does not sit flush against the burner. Not just a little bit but quite a lot. I would have expected this maybe from a cheap pan but this one was expensive.

Even after using the heat test I still find food sticking. I am having to use much more oil that I had anticipated. I did not want a non stick because I wanted to be able to deglaze the pan for sauces. Very disapointed. I do love the size because I do not like to crowd the pan when sauteing.