Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Are you clueless about cooking but wish to impress your perspective mate? Recently divorced, never had to do the cooking until now? Just wondering, what the **** do I buy, there's so many choices!!! If you are among the clueless-panless, I suggest that you get two pans: this one, for your eggs, omelets, pancakes, stir fry's, etc AND a nonstick, 2 quart saucepan (with vented lid) for your rice, ramen noodles, spaghetti, and macaroni and cheese. Make sure they have the coated handles so you don't burn yourself. I accidentally bought this pan at 2am while I was drinking, in place of a covered frying pan. This one is like a frying pan only deeper. Sure glad I got this one though because those raised sides come in handy! 10 inches is the perfect size. Ever since I moved in with the boyfriend, I instantly lost my ability to cook. I am a nonstick gal and he is a cast-iron man. Old pans went with the ex. The start of a burn-everything, question my ability era of culinary preparation. No offense to those who truly know how to handle a cast-iron pan, but I am the kind of cook who throws everything together in 5 minutes, heats that stuff up and hopes it turns out edible. This new pan renewed my interest in cooking because it was so easy to use! The thermo spot tells you that you have to heat the pan before throwing food in it, not after. Who knew? The box also reassured me that no matter how stupid you are, you CAN use metal cookware. Better to use plastic, but you can get away with it. Doesn't like to be stabbed with a knife though, don't gouge the poor thing. The first time I cooked with the pan, I went into a blank-stare trance for who knows how long and when I came out of it, the food wasn't burned and wasn't stuck to the bottom. Impressive! (-: yes, the batteries in my smoke detector are new, thanks for your concern :-) Here's a recipe to get you started: Couscous...it's a fun kind of food, little balls of joy Some veggies...maybe red peppers, onions. Portabella mushroom cut into chunks (or if you're not a vegetarian, get some precooked meat...salmon in a can maybe) Braggs liquid amino Olive oil 1. Put a splash of olive oil in the pan. Pour a cup or two of couscous in there and brown that stuff up. 2. Toss the veggies and mushrooms in, add some splashes of Braggs (not to much though, it's salty) 3. Add about a cup or two of water 4. Cover with the top, put on some Reggae, and cook for about 10 minutes until the water is gone. Stir a couple of times intermittently too. Eat. This should taste ok depending on your standards. I am thinking about spending some time learning how to really cook, now that the food doesn't stick and burn. I really can't see anything wrong with this pan, it's perfect and much better than any other pan I've had in the past. Also, if you are so concerned with nonstick cookware and ingesting it when it flakes off down the road, just know that the company put a bunch of trees and green symbols on the box so that means it's ok. But seriously, they DID say that if you ingest it, it passes right through the body unabsorbed, like that Taco Bell you had last night. So don't get your panties all in a knot. Namaste, friends.