Kitchen workhorse
I am actually extremely happy with this pan. I have been holding on to an ancient,gigantic Le Creuset whose enamel has been wearing off for years. I finally punted it to a church yard sale. I looked high and low for a replacement but I could not bring myself to pay $300. The enamel is great because in the beginning it is sort of non-stick. But when you invest in a pan like that you're going to have it for 20 plus years and after the first 10 it's not going to be nonstick anymore. This is real talk. Pots and pans in my kitchen get a lot of action and you can handle them with kid gloves and they're still subject to wear and tear. I already have a Dutch oven. I did not want another one. I wanted a rondeau/brasier and after quite a bit of research noticed that all of them had a reduced cooking surface because the bottoms are rounded. I don't want that.This pan is number one a perfect size for a home cook, with a flat bottom that accommodates a lot; if you burn it you can scrub it with no tears. Some reviewers thought it was flimsy because it is lightweight. It is not flimsy. It's made very well and after breaking my wrist to clean my old 16 pound Le Creuset, this is a breeze. It's very user friendly for a home cook, it's easy to clean it's easy to store and it holds a lot. My first foray was something really easy. I dumped two bags of spinach in and wilted them down with no crowding, it was no problem. Second Use was four chicken leg quarters that I browned very happily and made a coq au vin. Third use, a 5 lb sirloin tip that browned on top of the stove and then went in the oven for 4 hours. It's a great utility pan. You might think $50 is too much money but you can't buy hardly anything for $50 today anyway so it might as well be something that will serve you for many years. I like it. Just learn how to use it and you will be rewarded.