Let me start off by saying besides a iron skillet all my cookware has always been non-stick. I was pleasantly surprised the 1st time I used this skillet, it cooked evenly and the fact that it can handle 500° in the oven is great! I have a glass top stove so no issues with a flame rolling up the sides but we did experience meat and eggs tend to stick to the bottom. There was no issue with steak sticking when placed in the oven at 450-500°. Cleans up real well, egg was a little bit harder to get off but still came clean like new.