I love luxury cookware and this is my new favorite pan. First, the texture of the outside of the pan itself is really nice. Not that it’s an important factor for a piece of cookware but it doesn’t hurt right? The taupe color is beautiful and neutral and the gold handle on the pan and the lid are stunning. Now the pan itself is wonderful. The nonstick surface is superior to every other pan I own, a little oil and everything slides around no problem. I haven’t used this in the oven yet but the pan portion is high temp safe so I definitely intend to make use of that in the future. I love this pan.