Circulon Symmetry Hard Anodized Nonstick 10-Inch and 12-Inch Skillets Twin Pack

CUSTOMER REVIEW



I have bought brand name nonstick cookware in the past that was only nonstick for the first few uses, even though I cared for it properly. I bought a Circulon pan decades ago, when they first came out, and did not like it. This time around, I was looking for a 12" nonstick pan and decided to try these even though they were Circulon, after reading reviews here and elsewhere, because I am too cheap to spend twice the money for one pan that I liked more.



I'm glad I bought these. This is the first time nonstick pans have still been nonstick after 20 days of use, usually 2 times per day! I have been treating this cookware in my usual way:



* My gas stove burners have 8 settings: high - numbers 1 through 6 - low. I do not go above 5 with this cookware; usually 4 is sufficient.



* I have used oil or butter in the pans, to make fried rice or grilled cheese, for example.



* I wait until the pan has cooled to wash it.



* I use silicone utensils.



* I hand wash the pans using the soft nonabrasive side of the sponge.



So this morning I made eggs to test whether it was still nonstick. I did not add any butter to the pan. The burner setting was 4. I broke an egg into the pan and scrambled it with a silicon spatula. There was a slight egg white film on the bottom of the pan, but otherwise, the egg came out just fine. This egg was for my dog.



I then cooked 2 fried eggs in the pan, without cleaning it first. They came out beautifully, leaving no discernible trace of the egg white film beneath where they had been. When the pan cooled, the little bit of egg film that remained from scrambling the egg had dried. I wiped it out with a paper towel. There is still a tiny bit of this very, very thin egg film in the crevices of the circles, but it came out in a jiffy when I washed the pan.



These pans clean up in a jiffy, too, which is a huge plus in my book.



The only thing I don't like about these pans is that there is no hole through the tip of the handle so I can hang them on a hook. There is a - what should I call it? - kind of a shallow cave-like opening on the back of the handle, so I can still hang it facing outward (with the inner pan exposed). I have a rack (5 TIER UNIT USES 3/4 DIAMTER CHROME POSTS (Chrome) (47"H x 18"W x 18"D)) that I store my cookware on, including hanging pans from it. This works because of that cave thing, but my dog likes to curl up beside it and I'm afraid the pans will fall on him. To alleviate that, I put a Rubbermaid Step Stool in that spot. He can't nap beneath the pans any more, so I don't have to worry.



I highly recommend this set of pans.