My mother passed in 1998 and left the pan to my wife that my mother had acquired maybe 20 years before. My wife used it until 2024. We had to replace the pan when it began to flake into the food after more than 60 years of use. Mom cooked for four sons and a sister. We were saddened to discard with old pan and ordered a new. I expect using it long enough to pass it to one of my daughters, LOL