Excellent!  Glide a tiny bit of butter each time while heating, as suggested, and this pan with the non-stick coating will brown food efficiently and evenly.    Requires the lowest gas flame setting but the pan will heats up very fast..so surprise!  The heat retention is also good.    Food flavors are retained because food does not dry out because of the pans efficientcy.     I am searching to find other Staub products  made with same materials.  I definitely am hooked with my first Staub pan.