This skillet carries some weight to it, which I need and love for being able to gauge temperature and cooking time. This amazing skillet can cook enough food for a family of 8, yet I even use it for daily recipes like scrambled eggs, or grilled cheese. The heavy duty lid keeps the heat in and because of its rounded shape more steam can build up for a more even cook without sacrificing prescious time when cooking multiple dishes at once. I even use this pan in my oven. I made steaks the other day and the pan did a perfect sear before I transfered the entire skillet in to the oven to finish cooking to the perfect medium rare. So versitile and is so easy to clean. I just wipe it out when I'm finished and everything comes of in one swipe.