I bought two same kind of skillets (but smaller) years ago. In recent years, I have bought about 4 different kind of 12-inch skillets. They all not good, I have to through them away. I come to the point of what should I buy the next. Then I thought why not try to find the same make but 12-inch big. So I went to Circulon and buy this one. It is a great skillet, very endured and not too heavy, nonstick. I really like it.