I absolutely love this sauté pan and lid. It has a metal clad bottom that conducts heat well, it is a heavy pan, which is what I always look for, but not too heavy to pick up one handed. The inner surface is nonstick. Hard anodized surface. Lived up to its advertised claim of nonstick. The lid and the pan came together as a package , which is what you want when investing in a  quality piece of cookware. Love it