I got the Blue Diamond because I do a great deal of frying, anything from eggs to eggplant and chicken cutlets. I've tried various frypans and I found that Blue Diamond works just as well.  It is much easier to clean after! While most pans require some type of scrubbing after 30 minutes of frying, Blue Diamond washed off a cinch. The only drawback I noticed to this pan is that the handle got very hot when frying. Definitely need a pot holder to hold it pan when cooking.