We used our saute pan for the first time to make fried rice. In the past, when using other pans some of the rice sticks to the pan while cooking, but with this saute pan, everything slid right off with ease. These are the best made pans we've ever had. They are also so easy to clean. No matter what we've made in our All-Clad pans, we've never had to soak them or scrub them to clean.