My wife had never had a Rachael Ray skillet. She saw this color and the large size and just had to have it. The very day it arrived she unpacked it, washed it and we had a big pan of fried chicken. She loves how deep the skillet is and the large size. Clean up was so easy too! Even the crumbs didn't stick to the bottom of it. It wiped out almost good enough to put back on the shelf. Now she has not put it in the oven as of yet so I can't attest to that yet. She definitely is extremely happy with the purchase! I have a feeling she's going to want an entire set now!