I knew there was a 50-50 shot that these were going to be like the infomercial said. They cook wonderfully and nothing really sticks to it which is great but on the other hand they are far from scratch resistant. The first day I got these I tried to make some food and grabbed a fork just to pull something away from the side and wound up putting a gouge in the side of my pot. After that I stuck them in the dishwasher and I will say that they do not look so pretty on the bottom anymore. So now all of these are hand wash only which is fine I was used to doing that before and I went out and purchased a bunch of bamboo utensils to use while cooking. The copper is a great way to get even heat on your food so these are definitely worth the money but be very gentle with them. ￼￼￼￼￼￼￼