Love the pan. This is the fifth Scanpan I've owned. I like the weight, the handle, which stays cool, and the easy of cleaning. I occasionally use bare keepers power if I want to a good cleaning, particularly the bottom of the pan. Shines up almost like new. The stratanium surface is a vast improvement over the surface used 10 years ago. Those old pans were good for three or four years before the surface began in erode, even without using metal spatulas. I no longer use metal utensils and the pans last a lot longer. If I really want to do some hot searing, I use my carbon steel pan.