I like making grilled sandwiches and crepes, and my old, worn Teflon-coated fry pan has raised center intended to drain fat and oil away from the food. This makes them quite a challenge to prepare.  This new ceramic-coated pan is very flat; anything you pour in the center forms a perfect circle.  It also heats very evenly and quickly on my radiant cooktop. I recently made a nice grilled cheese sandwich to test out the pan and it was so evenly browned! The best part is that nothing seems to stick to the ceramic surface, not even some cheese that oozed out; it just wiped off. You might worry that the metal handle would get hot, but it stays amazingly cool to the touch. This is my new favorite pan!