This pan is sleek, beautiful, balanced and easy to hold. But that's just the look of it-- it functions as the best omelet pan I have ever used, among other things. I always used to hold my breath, wondering if I could flip my omelets over without breaking them and get them out of the pan intact, but no more-- using the Nanobond, it's just flip, flip and on the plate in one piece. Of course it's great for cooking other foods, but I really did a happy dance when first using it to cook omelets!