Contemporary Nonstick Shallow Sauce Pan (2.5-qt.) by Calphalon

With the size of this pan it is useful for just about anything you can cook for a small crowd. I have used it in place of a stock pot cooking mashed potatoes, boiling corn on the cob, with a steamer to make asparagus, for risottos and other rice, for oatmeal. When cooking for a smaller crowd this pan is perfect.

The shape gives more surface area allowing your foods to heat faster, the full clad construction gives even, consistent heat and reaches that heat fairly quickly while the thickness of the pan allows it to hold heat when adding cold ingredients.

Overall an excellent pan, makes cooking a breeze. The most noticeable difference between this and my old sauce pan however is the clean-up. No matter how burnt on whatever I was cooking was, 1 pass with a sponge usually took it off, no scrubbing, no soaking. I would buy this pan again for this reason alone, cut down on cleaning times by a good 5 minutes.

I bought one of these earlier this year and found that it is perfect for cooking 2 to 3 ears of corn on the cob. I decided I had to have another one for our beach house.

Great size, awesome quality, perfect product.

I have not purchased a Calphalon pan,pot that I didn't like. The 2.5 qt. Shallow Sauce Pan is well built and performes well. I am replacing all of my cheaper pots and pans with Calphalon a little at a time.

I love this cookwere I am replaceing all my pots and pans with this a little at a time