I have to admit that this is one of the better pans I have tried. I go through phases where i update my pans every few years. This time, it is the non-toxic phase. I got rid of my scanpans (which I really liked), some German Zilit pans, and a bunch of inexpensive non-sticks. I have bought a good number of different ceramic pans (greenpan, ozeri) and also the allclad D3 armor. I like the ozeri, but am skeptical of the chinese origin, have had some mixed reactions to the allclad D3 armor, but ...