Circulon Symmetry Hard-Anodized Nonstick Frying Pan 8 5-Inch Chocolate

This is one of my better purchases. I was worried that it would be some small flimsy thing. Well, it's not! I'm very pleased with this nice, heavy, very large, nonstick wok. The wok that my mother had, had a round bottom so one had to put a ring for the wok to sit in around the burner. I thought it was great. I'd been working on a stir fry recipe that was really liked by my family, but my skillet was overflowing with all the ingredients. Ergo, The Wok. After a lengthy search, I saw this flat bottom wok and hoped that the flat surface would let the sides heat evenly and that I could, not only make my stir fry better, but I could (in theory) use the flat part as a kind of skillet. first thing I did was cook up some sunny side up eggs, just to test out the "non stick" thing, right? When the time came, I shook the wok a few times and dumped the eggs onto a plate with buttered toast (Adam and Eve on a raft) and the eggs came out of the wok perfectly.. and realllly fast!. I almost missed the plate. Gotta work on my aim. Otherwise, this wok is fantastic. And my stir fry is awesome👍.. I would SO recommend this wok to anyone who wants to get their wok on! Very heavy duty. Good thing that it has that helper handle on there, without it it would be very heavy and awkward. Superb! Read more

Build Quality, Weight, Nonstick AF. Love it. My friend has had a set of these for 5 years and they are still amazing. Now I'm slowly building my collection. Read more

Performs well. I had some Circulon at a condo on Kauai last year. Liked them well enough to add one at home. Advice is often to heat the skillet first, add a little oil then cook. Eggs did well, no stick. Slid onto the breakfast plate perfectly. Let it cool before putting into the sink. Wash with warm water and no scratch pad, you will be fine. It is reported dishwasher safe, but I can clean it by hand. Of course best to use silicone, plastic, or wooden utensils. Never metal. No trouble looking to another size if I need a bigger skillet. Read more

I've owned Circulon before and have always been happy with it. These pans are sturdy, heavy duty construction and cook evenly with no hotspots. The non-stick surface needs no oil, though I use a small amount as a flavoring agent. Would definitely buy these pans again. Read more

I bought this pan in 2016 and have used it primarily for cooking sausages for breakfast (about 3 times a week), at it has finally lost its non-stick mojo. I tried to restore its non-stick qualities by using vinegar and baking soda and then oiling the pan lightly afterward...it still sticks. Perhaps 8 years is a fair lifespan for a non-stick pan. When it worked, it worked well. Read more

We purchased the Symmetry eleven piece cookware set plus this piece to replace our old mismatched cookware that we have had for years. I can only say that we are not only pleased with the quality of Symmetry but also how well it preforms. The cookware is thick hard anodised aluminum, which is actually harder than steel and conducts heat much better. Thicker means better heat distribution and no "hot spots". The non stick is a three layer coating called Autograph 2, it is one of the newest and best available. It can be cleaned in the dishwasher or simply wiped clean, which is what we do. The coating is tough enough that metal utensils can be used--we still use non scratch as most of ours were used on the older pieces of cookware. Stir fry is a favorite of ours so this pan gets used a lot. Have found that we do not need the high heat as much as in the older pan, and that because of the thick construction the heat is more even from the bottom and up the sides. I need to also mention that sometimes we use a portable induction burner and all of the Symmetry pieces work fine including the Stir Fry pan. The glass lid makes this piece useful for a lot more than stir fry--have a small rack that fits in the bottom of the pan that makes it great for steaming. This piece is a wonderful addition to the set and one that gets used a lot in our kitchen. Just an afterthought: Fried eggs in the eight inch pan, no oil, no spray etc. they slid out onto the plate with no help--the best non-stick ever! Read more

So far, so good. All claims of being dishwasher safe check out thus far. Easy to clean, by hand or machine. Even heat distribution. Non-stick surface is NOT teflon and doesn't appear to have any scratch issues (though after years of being conditioned to NEVER put a metal utensil in a nonstick pan, I'm habitually reluctant to grab a fork and start poking into a chicken breast while it's cooking. Still, these pans are really doing themselves justice since I gave them to my husband as a christmas gift. My only issue is cosmetic as the brown color is U-G-L-Y and I can't imagine why anyone at circular would have said, " you know what everyone loves to see in the their kitchen, something too dark to look clean and too light too look dramatic. Lets make pans in brown for people who want them to match nothing else they own." Maybe that's why they were priced so well. I try not to look at them hanging next to my silver and cobalt blue pans and simply remember how well they work and that I can put them in the dishwasher instead of wiping them gently with a chamois cloth so I don't scuff the surface and give my family cancer. Hurray for that. Read more