My husband and I love cooking with theses pans. However we have found that butter works better than oil and if you don't have a lot of butter with the texture of the bottom of the pan your food will stick. A good example is scrambled eggs. According to the instructions you can use metal utensils with thses pans. You can but you have to be very careful to NOT use the metal utensils on the sides of the pan. It will scratch the coating. We also do not put them in the dishwasher, we hand wash them. They are fairly easy to clean with Dawn dish soap, and if need be a soft scrub brush. Overall they are wounderful cookware. They are thick and heavy on the bottom like a cast iron pan, but are easier to clean and maintain. Overall I would recommend this cookware.