Great marketing gimmick for All Clad. Unlike the previously purchased American made cookware we have from them, this "specially price" 12 skillet is lighter by far, has no helper handle as the others, and is made in China rather than the USA. We don't necessarily need everything we buy to be US made, but when a company suddenly runs a "special" and it is inferior and made in China, we spent $90 on this when we could have bought equal or better quality Calphalon or Tramontina for less. This pan would have been a good deal at $39, not $89.

Since receiving my pan i have concluded that All-Clad must make various levels of quality. I had always thought of All-Clad as a premium, top of the line, brand. I find this fry pan to be lighter than i expected and, therefore, it doesn't heat as evenly as i had expected. I will use it; in fact, i made a nice frittata in it last night and got even enough heat to do a good job on that. If i could do it over, i would spend more time comparing other pans, in actual stores, and would have even been willing to pay a little more if i found one i thought would be more satisfactory.I am formerly a professional cook; most times i cook for 2, other times for up to 600. I cook almost everyday.

This is a 12-inch skillet and it has the cooking area of a 10-inch skillet.