Grill Reviews

I got this as a gift. I love how it grills but but there is one very extremely annoying thing about it. You will never, ever be able to completely clean it if you use it to sear or char meats. I've soaked it for hours in near boiling water with Dawn dishwashing soap, armed with an assortment of scrubing pads and brushes and you simply can not get into all the crevices completely. The fact that the groves are circular make it so much more difficult. I use to spend 20 mins trying to clean as best I could but eventually I always give up and put it away with it dirty. They would do so much better if they left the larger grooves but left off the 1,000 tiny circular grooves. Or if they made them a tad bigger with a better non-stick surface.

Vegetables and meats not requiring searing (as well as low fat meats like chicken) work well to an extent but for red meat and pork, plan on spending much more time cleaning one pan than you actually did preparing the meal. I think not being able to use a "grill" for that makes it pointless, unless your a vegetarian.

I've been using this grill pan for 2 years now. It is still in excellent condition, the easiest pan to clean that I own. It's perfect for grilling meat and fish . Spray with a light cooking spray on the heated surface. I found that if you pre-heat the pan the grilling is faster and cleaner. Very even grilling. Yep, I like it.

I bought another 4 of various Circulon pans on sale the other week. I have had this set for 3 years, and I love it. It heats evenly, faster than my other pans (now all donated), and requires only medium heat to cook well. While others have spilled much ink on the issues of ridges or the non-stick attributes not working, we have had no such problems. (But we use only medium heat, no non-stick coatings, etc.) Go Circulon!

It is a beautiful pan, if you have the right stove to use it. The grooves ("hills") [BTW, they are parallel + not concentric as the Amazon description states] have "valleys" on the bottom of the pan. If you have a gas stove, which I have not, - you will probably be very pleased. Don't expect to use this pan on a ceramic cooking surface or just a plain electric coil element as there is not enough contact between heating source + pan; you might damage either. I gave it away to my college kid w/ a gas stove.

WOW!! I love my other Circulon products and decided to try this. It was great! I used it for chicken and then for a steak. Both came out great. This is by far my favorite grill pan. Try it you'll love it!!!