Black Cube Frieling Quick Release Cookware Fry Pan - 9.5-Inch - Non Stick Frying Pans - Quick Release Pans - Stainless Steel Non Stick - Stainless Fry Pan Hybrid Cookware

Matches the hype of the stainless black cube or hex-pattern cookware, thus making the price quite reasonable. This is like using an iron or stainless steel skillet without worrying about sticking. Made very well with a welded rather than bolted handle. There is a glass top available for sale for this pan from Frieling on Amazon too if desired. I have high hopes than this may be a lifetime purchaseCompletely disappointed in all of the other cheep, yet expensive, non-stick cookware that is hard pressed to last a year as a non-stick pan even with special spatulas and cooking utensils.

A lot of our pans are over 25 years old and need replacing. My first was replaced about 4 years ago, so now you know the rest of the story.

Updated review 11-29-17: The newest version of this pan has given me reason to re-write my entire review and I can now highly recommend it!The reason I was interested in this pan is because I wanted an every-day non-stick frying pan that could go into the dishwasher, and one that didn't have any harmful chemicals in the non-stick coating. That is very difficult to find! I initially tried this pan a few years ago and although I was happy with its performance, the non-stick coating would separate from the pan after a short time. Frieling actually listened to my issues and worked with me to replace the pan, and they recently sent me the newest version to try. It appears they have completely resolved the issue of the coating separating from the pan.As for performance, I am really pleased with the pan - it fries up burgers, fried eggs, sauteed veggies, etc., and then goes straight into the dishwasher. I believe you can use metal utensils in the pan because of the stainless steel being raised up higher than the non-stick coating; however, I still use only silicone in the pan to keep it in its best condition. The non-stick performance is excellent; however, don't expect it to work like a traditional non-stick pan. Because of the stainless steel, you need to make sure you have at least a light coating of oil or fat in the pan for your food not to stick. If you will be disappointed because you can't put an egg in a dry pan and have it slide out, then this isn't the pan for you. But I haven't had any issues with food sticking as long as I use oil or fat, and it is certainly much better than an all stainless pan.The folks are Frieling couldn't be any nicer or more helpful; they genuinely care about their customers' happiness, which seems rare these days, and they definitely stand behind their warranty!I attached some photos of some beautiful fried eggs, and some smashed potatoes - microwave baby potatoes until tender; smash and fry in your pan with ghee (or your fat of choice), add sea salt and fry until crispy on outside - so yummy!

So far it's been a great pan and got me back into cooking while work from home.Learn to make French Toast, scrambled egg and pan fried fish again.Enjoy

I've only had this for a few weeks and so far I absolutely love it. Let's be clear, this is meant to be a "browning" pan and just happens to be one of the first that has a non-stick feature as well. So please people, use this pan for what's it's designed to do. Stop trying to rate it based on it's ability to fry an egg or cook an omelet, which shouldn't be browned and are best cooked in a flat non-stick surface pan. You need different types of pans for different situations, that's just a fact. So don't buy a whole set of these and think you're done. Instead think about what situations you'd be doing browning and buy the right size of this pan for that. It's does an excellent job searing meat, stir frying veggies, cooking hash browns or any recipe that requires a bit of caramelizing of brown bits to make a good sauce after. It gives nice crispy edges without the hassle of cleaning my usual browning pan option (the old stainless steal or the cast iron). The raised stainless bumps on this pan will get dark brown as food the food cooks, but they clean off easily with one of those plastic scrapers and then I still wash mine by hand with a soap brush. It says you can put it in the dishwasher, but this 11.5" pan is pretty big and would waste a lot of dishwasher real estate, so I still prefer a quick hand wash. It still looks 100% brand new, but it's early. Time will tell if it ever starts peeling like other reviews have noted, but I kept my receipt and original Mfr warranty part of the packaging just in case, since they offer a full replacement if that ever happens. So far, I am LOVING this pan AND the 11.5" size is sweet. It appears well built and is much lighter than my Calphalon 12" fry pan. I've never had a problem with the handle getting hot.

Mine did not last more than a few months. Everything started sticking to it afterwards. It also makes me uncomfortable that the non stick component is most likely PTFE and therefore toxic.