Cookware Reviews

If you like a pan with substantial weight, this is the pan for you. I love to cook in mine because it has the best qualities of cast iron (slow, even heating) but it is also perfectly nonstick. Cleans dreamily so far in the dishwasher.

This pan is a definite buy. The nonstick coating has stood up beautifully to use. My family and I cook everything imaginable in it- eggs, veggies, chicken. Every item cooks evenly and comes off the pan with no hassle. Cleaning is a breeze with the nonstick. The pan also heats up quickly.

The size is big enough for a family, though I wished it was bit deeper.

My only concern for this pan is that it is a bit heavy. Due to its weight, when you want to empty the pan, you need to hold the handle with both hands. The handle is long enough for a two-handed grip, but I wished that they had added another grip on the opposite side.

The final verdict? If you can get it on Amazon for less than 15 bucks, then go for it!

I bought this pan 2 years ago at the Bon. It has replaced all our other skillets. I use it almost every day, and I love how easy it is to clean, no matter what you cook in it! Up to a week ago it was still going strong, and looked like new, even after 2 years of almost constant use. Then DH left it on high heat for about 30 minutes with nothing in it. The bottom of the skillet is a little discolored, and scrambled eggs kinda stick now. It still cleans up wonderfully, and everything else cooks fine, without sticking. But the eggs bug me, so I'm replacing it. There have been times I've wished I had 2 of these pans, so I will keep them both. DH is only allowed to use the old one!!

For those of you looking for a lid, wait until the everything pan goes on sale again. The lid fits the skillet perfectly, and it was cheaper than ordering one from Analon. On sale, the everything pan is a couple of dollars more than the Faberware glass lid, but you also get the other pan, which I use when I'm cooking for a crowd.

I've had this pan for 2 or 3 months now, and it has become my favorite kitchen tool -- other than my microplane grater, of course. For most of my extensive cooking life, I've bought inexpensive off-brand non-stick pans at hardware stores and five-and-dimes...not because I didn't want good cookware, but because I thought I couldn't afford it. The problem with cheap pans is that, well, they're cheap. They're lightweight and the lining scratches and flakes off after a few months. So either you have to replace them soon, or you keep cooking in them, and your food tends to scorch and just not come out the way you'd like it.

I finally invested in some good cookware at good prices on Amazon, and I'm so glad I did. This pan in particular is a marvel. It's a wonderful size, heavy and strong, with very deep sides. You can cook a big batch of something in a sauce -- shrimp makhani or chicken in wine or sauce bolognese, and it doesn't splash, doesn't stick. Sauteed food browns perfectly in this pan without sticking, and the pan cleans up easily. Mine already has a few battle scars on the outside -- a food stain or two on the bottom which wouldn't come out -- but I don't mind that. I have a feeling that I'm going to have this pan for a long time, and it's just developing some character.

I've own my set of Anolon Pro for several years now and am as happy today as the first time I used them. The non-stick is top-notch, the glass lids are great and the handles are easily the best I've used on any cookware set (by far better than even All-Clad's). They go from stovetop to oven without a problem and clean-up usually takes just a few swipes of soapy water.

In response to some of the negative reviews on this product, I'd say the following. The pans are made of anodized aluminum and, as with all such sets that I've ever owned or used, the exteriors (especially the bottoms) become discolored fairly quickly. It's never bothered me -- makes them look broken in. Also, minor scratches in any non-stick surface are unavoidable, but the test of quality is how the non-stick performs even when scratched. Scratches and all, the surface of my pans performs just as flawlessly as it did out of the box.

As for cooking with oil, I have an Anolon Pro wok (one of my favorite pans) and do high-heat stir-frying all the time with Canola oil and Canola blends -- never a problem. I've used Olive, Peanut, Sesame, Safflower and Peanut oils as well, and all work just fine.

I highly recommend this cookware. It's every bit the equal of (or better than) its more expensive counterparts (read Calphalon), and the 10-piece set is a great value.

We've had our Anolon Professional set for about a year now and our experience has been nothing except superb. The negative reviews here definitely surprised me.......

I'll start with the only drawback we've found thus far. As other reviews have noted, the outside does tend to discolor and has been scratched a bit by our iron burners. However, since we actually use our cookware to COOK rather than as status driven decorating accessories, this has not been a concern.

Other than this cosmetic fault, the cooking characteristics of the pans have proven to be excellent. Most importantly, not only is heating even throughout, heat is retained well too. The top notch non-stick surface does a fair job of browning food. It's also quite slippery yet supremely durable.

To be honest, despite using mostly nylon utensils we have not been careful with our pans yet they have risen to every challenge. To counter what some have said regarding their sets, our pans have helped prepare recipes using canola and olive oils at high temperatures many times and to date are without blemish or defect.

Additionally, we have also come to appreciate the steel handles that let us move food from the range to the oven as well as the heavy interchangable glass lids that allow easy monitoring of vegetables, rice and such.

Other than the aforementioned exterior blemishes (Mostly on the bottom I might add....), our set is in great condition. The handles are tight and shiny and the lids clear without a single scratch.

All things considered, this cookware has proven to be one of the best purchases we have made for our home and we would certainly buy them again. They offer solid quality, thoughtful features, fine performance and a wonderful value.

I have spent thousands of dollar's, On Meyers cookware everthing from KitchenAid, Anolon, Prestige, Faberware, & Circulan, just to name a few. Though Meyers does manufacture very high quality pots & pans and I would recommend them to anyone it's just sad that if you have any problem with them, under warranty, you have to go throught the chain of command, that never gets you anywhere, even if you want to speak with upper management about the rudeness of the customer service department. Their customer service department employees are always very rude and snotty and they act like they are doing you a favor to even talk to you about their products. Don't get me wrong they do make good cookware, probably the best, but you as the consumer are at the mercy of their customer service and their descision or your fait on wheather your life time warranty is honored or not.