I've recently taken up baking and recipes kept calling for a springform pan, so picked this one up because I've use some other Rachel Ray cookware in the past and it's been of good quality.  This pan did not disappoint, the latch is firm, and fits tight enough that i was able to make a cheesecake with a water bath and had no leakage at all.  Clean up was also super easy, I didn't even have to grease the pan and it wiped clean with no effort.  Look at my beautiful cheesecake, and that's the collar of the springform BEFORE I washed it, just straight off the cake.