We recently bought a set of the Steelshield. Non-Stick pans and pots. We have found that items tend to stick to surface and it is very difficult to clean in the grooves between the steel rings and the non-stick surface below. We have followed the directions using a small amount of virgin olive oil. In a recent case we had to spend 15-20 minutes trying to clean a pan after cooking French Toast. The included metal spoon left scratches on the steel rings. Would like to return the entire set and are reverting to our old non-stick pans.