Cuisinart MultiClad Pro 8" Open Skillet, 8-Inch, Stainless Steel

Ecellent little pan. I bought it for eggs basically. You can fit 4 easily. There was a small learning curve but after having carbon steel and cast iron it's basically the same. I like this one better now than the others less cleaning when your done.I couldnt gauge my temperature at first so I used an infrared temperature sensor. For me at 250 deg. a quick shot of spray avocado oil. Followed 1/2 to 1 tbsp. butter. It will have a small sizzle at around 250 deg. when the butter stops foaming add your eggs. Covered if making over easy. DO NOT touch them until you see the edges start to bubble up. Your eggs are starting to realese now. You can slowly start checking with your spatula or shake the pan, they will slide. If they stick your temp was too high or your eggs were too cold. I crack the shell and let them sit in a bowl while I'm prepping and warming the pan, this is very important. Hash browns also will stick if frozen. Let them warm to room temp and covered them on low until they release naturally! And they will practice with one egg. Ommelletes are more forgiving BTW. My carbon steel DB and my cast iron are to much maintanance for what its worth.

I have several pieces of high-end cookware with stainless steel interiors. They are fantastic to cook with, but there are a few items like eggs that are far easier to cook in a non-stick pan, so I keep a single 12" pan around just for that.Non-stick pans won't last, even if you are careful to use silicone tools in them, hand-wash them, and most importantly, never overheat them. If you do all of these things, they will last about a year, then start sticking. A little a first, then more as time goes on. I push mine to two years, then replace it with a new one, same size and model.I chose this one because it is multi-layer. It has stainless on the outside with enough carbon in it to work with an induction stovetop. Induction stoves use a strong magnetic field to heat up the pan itself rather than the burner underneath it. They are still relatively rare and expensive, but they work very well and are gaining in popularity. They also require a magnetic pan to work, so this one fits the bill. It will also work very well on all other stove types, of course.The inside layer is thicker and aluminum, which conducts heat much better and more evenly than steel. This makes the pan respond quickly to the burner temperature and helps eliminate hot spots.Finally, the inside layer is layer of non-magnetic stainless coated with a very good quality nonstick Teflon coating. The non-stick coating isn't great for searing, and you won't get any fond with this, but it makes a very forgiving surface for an omelet or thin crepe.It is a great pan, and I've decided it is worth it to me to pay the price for it even though I know it won't last. I like that it responds and is constructed similarly to my other pans, so it isn't much of an adjustment when I use it. It is definitely on the high end of how much you should pay for a non-stick pan. If you want a better value and do not have an induction stove, I highly recommend this one: Farberware Restaurant Pro Aluminum Nonstick 12-Inch Skillet, Silver. It is half the price and still excellent. The Farberware will not work on an induction stove, isn't as heavy, and does not have the stainless layer on the bottom. However, it is a great buy for the money and makes more sense financially given the disposable nature of non-stick pans. If the price of the Cuisinart continues to rise, my next replacement will be the Farberware.Recommended, even though it is on the pricey side.Sean Logue, 2017

We were looking for a good stainless steel 8” fry pan, and the leader, the All-clad 3-ply 18/10 SS product is just a little too expensive for us, so Cuisinart seemed to offer good quality stainless at the lower price point (while still being 3-ply and at least 18/8 SS. That said, Cuisinart appears to offer a few choices of product lines. Other than price, I could not assess the quality and design of the pans, so I bought the three choices offered: the ‘Cuisinart MultiClad Pro 8-inch’ (about $30), the ‘Cuisinart Professional Stainless Skillet, 8-Inch’, (about $23) and the ‘Cuisinart 722-20 8-Inch Chef's-Classic-Stainless-Cookware-Collection, 8" (at about $21), Open Skillet’. The Professional and the Classic pans appear to be approximately the same build quality, except the handle of the Professional is more substantial ergonomically (more comfortable), and of a hollow construction - keeping it lightweight. The Classic handle was more of a cast or pressed bar (still pretty good compared to many other pans I have ever held), but clearly the Professional has an advantage in this aspect. The pan ‘build’ of these two pans appears to be a thinner gauge stainless (compared to the MultiClad), with an aluminum / stainless ply bottom somehow bonded to the bottom (a common construction of pan I observe - probably a more economical build). The Multiclad pan is a seamless, contiguous molded or pressed shape; the sides are clearly thicker than the other two. The weights of the pans I measured to be 24.2oz for the 'Professional’, 21.2oz for the Classic, and 29.6oz for the MultiClad. Since I only kept the Multiclad, I only tried cooking with this model, and it’s excellent. i think all three pans are great, well-made pans (for the money), but clearly the Multiclad is the best one.