I wanted to replace a 50-year-old stainless steel pan received as a wedding gift 50 years ago. I asked for a replacement as a gift, but did not select a particular brand or model. This is the gift, and it is absolutely beautiful. I kept it on the countertop for a week before putting it away just to enjoy looking at it and told the giver that it is as pretty as a piece of jewelry. I now know why some kitchens have pot racks above the range. It is lovely for stove top (ceramic cook-top) cooking. My one disappointment, and it's a major one, is that it is not recommended that the glass lid be used in the oven. From experience, I would guess that I would want to use the pan in the oven about half the time, and for those times, I would need a lid that could go in the oven.