Product Description: Backed by a lifetime warranty, Calphalon's Commercial Hard-Anodized Cookware is made to professional standards, offering the home chef unsurpassed cooking performance, superior construction and lasting durability. The 2.5-Qt.Shallow Saucepan with Lid is designed for making and reducing sauces, roux and for heating sou or, boiling eggs. The thick bottom and sides absorb heat evenly and help protect delicate sauces from overheating. The wider, shallower design allows liquid and m oisture to evaporate more quickly, so your reductions and sauces are ready sooner.Each piece in the Commercial Hard-Anodized line is made of a heavy-gauge aluminum, all-metal construction with the advanced technology of the Cool V stainless handles. The aluminum construction provides superior cooking performance by distributing the heat evenly so there are no hot spots as you cook. And because it's made entirely of metal, each pan can be used in the oven and under the broiler. The hard-anodizing seals the cooking surface, making it stick-resistant and non-reactive to the foods being cooked. The Cool V handles are designed to stay cool on the stovetop, and are balanced with such precision that the pans feel lighter when you pick them up.
Amazon.com Review: This straight-sided 2-1/2-quart pan can be used for sauces and, covered with its flat lid, for stews and casseroles. Shallow (3 inches) in relation to its capacity and diameter (8-3/8 inches), this pan, unlike conventionally proportioned saucepans, exposes lots of surface and is therefore ideal for reducing sauces or even stocks and broths. Though it's not nonstick, like some Calphalon cookware, the matte-finish pan is anodized for stick-resistance as well as hardness. Metal utensils won't harm the surface. The contoured, textured handle is cast stainless steel and resists heating on the stovetop; it's also triple-riveted for durability and balance. Made of heavy-gauge aluminum, the pan cooks without hot spots or warping and carries a lifetime warranty against defects. --Fred Brack
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Excellent Value!
I bought two and gave them for presents at Christmas. They are a excellent value and a much appreciated gift!
Rating: - Not the Calphalon I know
I am very disappointed with this product and the other Calphalon pieces I bought with it. I've had three Calphalon pieces for 2 years now and love them for how they keep an even temperature and cleanup with only a sponge. The Calphalon I purchased here is entirely different. It's very hard to keep an even temp. when cooking and the worst of all is that foods I cook in them stick and take a lot of work to clean. I've tried cleaning them immediately after cooking (instead of eating what I cooked), ... Read More
Rating: - Already a favorite
This pan is already a go to favorite for cooking. It is very thick and heavy and heats up fast! The hole in the handle fits over the S hook for hanging storage. This is a super pan. I bought it for my husband to cook weiners in. It is short and wide and works great for the long doggies. But I have been using it too.
Rating: - Love this pan...
This is just what I was looking for. nice deep sides, a lid that is not glass, and oven proof... I am a chef and very particular about pans. This one I use every day 2000 stars...
Rating: - Just about ideal
Quality is a given of course with Calphalon but like wise with the other highend cookware pots. What was important is this pot carries a nice handling balance and importantly the pan handle has enough area not to hurt you hand when lifting full of liquid. I prefer this type of shallow sauce pan to a deeper more narrow style, but that is my cooking preference. I purchased the same type of pot with All-clad but for the reasons mentioned I returned it to Amazon and then purchased this Saucepan instead. ... Read More
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