Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Frying Pan (2.7 qt, 10.5″) – Non Poisonous, PTFE & PFOA Free – Oven Secure & Appropriate with All Stovetops (Fuel, Electrical & Induction) – Cream

Not worth the price!
This cooking pan works well when used properly, but like any non stick pan if you forget and let it overheat with or without food lessens the non stick coating making the food stick to the pan. Here just four months later I am putting it in the trash. Here I’m thing that this pan is made better than other pans (even being PTFE and PFOA free) so I thought it could withstand a little more punishment for the extra price. Come to find out under the same cooking conditions, it’s the same as a pan priced at $30. Looks nice but it doesn’t hold any better than a lower priced frying pan.

Nonstick is nonexistent
I purchased this pan about one month ago, and have used it daily since receiving it. And I will say – this Caraway fry pan – well there’s something just not right about it. Something that just doesn’t add up. After a single use, food began adhering to the pan’s cooking surface. Not just eggs, mind you; which is probably the main thing most of us hope to use our nonstick cookware for. Everything sticks. Bacon sticks. Sausage sticks. Potatoes stick. Meats, veggies – shoot, a slice of bread sticks to this pan. Would you like to simply to warm something from the fridge, reheat leftovers? Nope. It will stick. If you can cook something in this pan, it will stick to this pan. And not just a little bit of stick. No, no, no, my friends. Look to some of the other very low reviews. See the video evidence. There’s a whole lot of stick. A tear your food up trying to get it out of the pan and on to the plate kind of stick. And then a soak in hot water and scrape stuff out kind of stick. And then a do it again to get what you couldn’t get out after all that kind of stick. Following the recommended cleaning method of a bringing a cup of water with two tbls of baking soda to boil for several minutes and then rinsing…stuff sticks. No amount of cleaning, nor method of cleaning seems to affect the performance. Neither does cooking technique. Cook on low, stuff sticks. Cook on medium, stuff sticks. Cook with oil, sticks. No oil, sticks. Truly preposterous. This said, however, this is not merely a poor non stick pan; it is a poor pan. The handle, though ergonomically sound and comfortable to grip, transfers heat far too readily. On a gas range, it quickly becomes ‘too hot to handle.’ Beyond the five minute mark, even on low heat, you will be burned by the handle. Additionally, the pan’s exterior surface cannot be kept clean, which for a daily use pan isn’t critical in my book, excepting that the finish seems designed to have stuff actually adhere to it. Again, not especially off putting for me as I believe in function over aesthetics, but I find it strange this should be so. That said, my expectations for this pan were fairly straight forward. I hoped for a decently made nonstick pan that would heat mostly evenly, that would be mostly nonstick, that would function in my working kitchen alongside some other quality cookware that consists exclusively of copper clad stainless steel and cast iron. I looked very forward to a more healthful alternative to the everyday nonstick more typically relied upon. And I hoped to get perhaps as much as a year’s use of the pan before having to replace it. I take care of my cookware. I always use soft implements, never metal, and always rely upon gentle cleaning methods – soft sponges and plastic scrappers only if necessary. Given the performance of this pan, at this point, however, I am disappointed across the board. I also must and do question any and all claims made as to this cookware’s efficacy. As well as the efficacy of any claims or reviews that would laud its performance as commendable. I am, in short, severely skeptical. I know my way around a kitchen, and as far as I’m concerned, I will not deign to so much as boil water in it at this point. It has no redeeming qualities given its performance. And given its performance, I cannot help but to doubt its other claims as to being a healthier alternative to other cookware options. Given the $100 price tag for the pan, one must conclude that such a high relative cost is primarily for covering marketing and profit. And I would challenge anyone willing to make contrary claims as to this pan’s performance to prove such claims as anything better than specious. From my experience, this appears to be a clear matter of consumer grift. Given what my experience with this product has been, there is simply no other reasonable explanation. Out of the box, it does look nice; it does feel nice. First cook: it works nice. And then the honeymoon is over. And the fight is on. Sorry to say, if you bought this thing, you already lost.

Great frying pan
Sturdy feel and weight to the pan. Heats evenly and surface is very nonstick and cleans easily. Great looking blue color.

HUGE improvement over my old pan!
I don’t particularly like cooking. So I’m definitely not an expert. I have a very conventional and boring “glowing orange open coils” electric range. The kind serious chefs all hate. It’s good for my needs. My 85-year-old mother lives with me. She can only eat soft foods, so I make her scrambled eggs almost every day. And grilled cheese sandwiches a couple of times a week. This Caraway pan has a remarkable non-stick surface! The eggs and grilled cheese sandwiches just slide right off! I cook with a little butter, so that probably helps, but even without butter, I suspect this pan would be amazing. Cleanup is also amazing! After allowing the pan to cool, I rinse with hot water and a soft brush, dry with a towel, and let it sit out until the next time I need it.I have experienced two “cons”, one of which is actually my range’s fault, not the pan’s. The Caraway pan has a very flat bottom. The coils on my stupid range are not as flat and as level as they should be. So my Caraway pan rocks back and forth on the burner. Heat transfer is not as good as I would like. My previous pan was more of a wok style, with more of a domed bottom; it cooperated better with my range burner. Finally, I’ve had my Caraway pan for about one month. I just recently noticed a tiny defect/bubble/chip in the non-stick coating. I use plastic utensils in my pan, so I don’t think I caused the chip. I think (hope!) this may just be one tiny irregularity that won’t get worse. I’m looking forward to many good years ahead.

Nice