I was really excited about purchasing this- and as soon as I got it, opened it from the box, washed it per instructions and was ready to use it for dinner the same night. Externally the pan is impeccable , color is beautiful and matched my other equipment. On my very first use, I was a bit disappointed- the enamel coating not even and I had hot spots where my “clear” soup stuck to the bottom of the pan and had to be scarped off. This is my first le cremate, all other pans in my house are “all cla” but a bit disappointed