I LOVE the cooking surface of this pan!  You can get the perfect sear on your meat!  Also being able to use metal utensils is great, you know its quality if it can stand up to that.  I was also impressed with how easy it was to go from searing the meat to stewing it in this pan.  It was perfect!  I got this for my parents, they love good food, but with just the two of them they don't eat much.  I wanted them to have something that would work with all kinds of recipes.  This is it!  Just an amazing product!  I received a discount in exchange for my honest review.  All opinions are my own.