I recently purchased a home, and like most, wanted to upgrade to high quality products in ny home. Being that these are nonstick, I was skeptical, but the reviews were promising, so I decided to give it a try. I was intrigued by the  searmeah technology and possibility to downside the number of pots/pans I currently own. These lived up to my expectation of cooking like nonstick while handling like stainless steel. The instructions state to place fat of your choice in and allow it to heat ob medium. This is typical for me, except with bacon. I did it without fat because bacon produces it and with fat. The difference was noticeable as the first run without did stick a bit, but it was easy to flip on the second run. The pots come to a boil quickly and cook evenly. I look firward to searing steaks and making many other meals in the days and weeks to come.