I don't usually cook large quantities of food, so I had put off buying one of these pans. Then I wanted to try kielbasa & cabbage. The first time, I used your 12" skillet, but it wasn't quite big enough. This pan, however, was great. There was plenty of room for all the ingredients and enough left over for steam. Cooking was nice and even and I was very pleased. I will be using it again tonight.