This pan replaces one that just flat wore out. It is my go to pan for many things. Several of my one dish meals are cooked in this pan. I cook the pasta, the sauce and then mix them all together in the warm pan.

Change in product construction

Yes, the bowl of the pan is terrific. Probably the best for melting chocolate you could find anywhere. But the company changed the handle to something thin, with a narrow molded backbone. My first 3-qt chef's pan had a wide, easily gripped handle. Looks like they are conserving metal in shipping this new handle. This handle is not a joy to hold; detracts from the cooking experience. Because the handle is so narrow, the weight of the pan feels like it is resting directly on my bones. Send it back to the engineers.

Quality not what expected

Handles rough/unfinished, thin, and uncomfortable to old. I have two older Calphalon anodized interior pans with very nice polished, thick, comfortable handles, so was shocked to see this poor quality. On-line description did not prepare me for the poor quality. Disappointed you did not pay return shipping, since there was no way for me to have known or expected the reduction in quality from previous products.

prefer metal covers. needs larger handles