It's not all I thought it would be. Cooking wise, my blue speckled roaster works just as good if not better without having to preheat it. Also, this thing is so heavy it's like lifting the stove off the pot rather than the pot off the stove. The quality of the pot itself though is first class though if they really wanted to preseason it they would have ground the interior smooth first. I hate to think how bad a stew or potatoes will stick to this pot.