I was so excited when you new Rachael Ray - RUST-RESISTANT™ Cast Iron Skillet showed up at my door! It was packaged so well and has zore signs of damage. I took out the pan and cleaned it quickly so I could get started using it. I had already been thinking about what I was going to make in it first. My first use of it was to make pan seared Waygu ribeye steaks! It heated up so nice and evenly! The steaks didn't stick and were able to move about the interior of the pan, I lived how I was able to move the pan from the stove to the oven after getting a good sear on the meat to finish cooking. After dinner was done it just took a light wash and thorough dry, and it was looking like new again! I think next will be bananas Foster French toast!