Valencia Pro Hard Anodized Healthy Ceramic Nonstick 8" Frying Pan Skillet, PFAS-Free Cookware, Stainless Steel Handle, Induction Suitable, Dishwasher Safe, Oven Safe, Gray

My favorite non-stick pans used to be hard-anodized, like Circulon. I still like them. The new Hexpans are nice -- but not really nonstick. Hexpan is best thought of as a really great stainless steel pan, which can be used with high heat for browning and do not require gentle treatment. My past experience with ceramics has been mixed -- great at first, but too easy to "ruin" by sautéing at higher heat. GreenPan is a step up. The non-stick surface is the best. Treat it right, and you will love this pan forever. Food slips around effortlessly. Surface is strong and not easily scratched, but it's still a good idea to use non-metal utensils. Best used as an egg pan. But... Don't cook proteins on high heat. That will eventually ruin any non-stick surface, with invisible build-up on the non-stick surface. You have been warned!

I purchased the 8” pan after dealing with ceramic pans that fail in 3 months despite proper care and low heat. I can say this pan is still going strong after a year of use. It may be starting to become less non-stick, but still very acceptable. Works well with my induction cooktop. No issues there. Solid pan and worth the money.

I recently bought a set of new stainless-steel cookware, but it did not include a small frying/sauté pan. I needed one to work with my induction stove. I like the size of this pan; how easy it is to clean and how it is definitely a non-stick coating.

Love it! It’s perfect super easy to clean and works great.

I wanted to love this. Buuut the first one I bought went in the trash, completely ruined after scorching sausages, didn't even last 6 weeks. Since I'm not a quick study admittedly, I bought a pair to replace. Less than a month later I had permanent scorch marks on the 12" fry pan I used to fry breaded fish. And no it wasn't unattended. These pans are lovely. So sad they are unusable.

Fried eggs stick with oil, but not with butter. I try not to use a bunch of oil when cooking so it may work better with an excess of oil. Holds heat well due to the thick bottom and we had to adjust our electric stove to a lower setting to get the desired cooking temp on pretty much everything. Once hot, it cooks well. One star removed for not quite being as nonstick as teflon with oil.

They say that people really do read reviews. I agree as I am one of those people. I also write reviews, not for every product, but definitely for those products that warrant a review. Green Pans Valencia series is one such product. I purchased these pans and pots to replace two other sets of non-stick we have. One is an original Emeril Lagasse set from 2004. Shows how good those pans were. The other a Gotham Steel Copper set from 2018, not so good. I felt it was time for a unified looking set and I had just watched America's Test Kitchen review cookware. They're top pick for non-stick was the Green Pan Valencia series. Consumer Reports rated them very highly as well. I had a simple set of Green Pans shortly after they came out on the market in 2013 in the second home we had. Our youngest son has them now, so I was already familiar with the brand. It was the Gotham Stell ones that replaced those pans. But as I noted, they weren't as good as the Green Pans or The Emeril set. So, when Amazon had a sale on the Green Pans, I pulled the trigger. We've had the pans now for a couple of weeks and followed the pre-use instructions. First, they got a light wash. Then, on their first use they were heated on a medium heat for a minute or two before any oil was added. By adding oil, I mean a tablespoon or less. To date they have been wipe out clean after frying. Just like on TV. They are very substantive in the hands, but not heavy. They heat evenly and there is no noted running of liquids or oils to one side or the other showing the pans are flat. They are rated for all types of cooking surfaces, but we have electric and have noted the setting of the stove is a little lower on all burners, indicative of a good thorough heating material. I hope to get a couple of decades out of this set. But I do note, my wife kept a couple of the small 8 inch Emeril pans for eggs.

Absolutely the best non-stick pan. I saw a tv show testing non stick pans-this brand and model were the best tested. They are worth paying a bit more! I bought 2 different types of non stick pans at the same time and the other, although good quality, the non stick is already deteriorating. This one wrks as well as the day I bought it and I use it several times a week, at least. Even though they can be washed in the dishwasher, wash these by hand so they last longer. I hate washing by hand, but this pan is so good it is super easy and it only takes seconds. I wish I bought a 2 pan skillet set instead. I will be buying more pans in this collection!

Big scratch before open it

I bought this pan for its handy size and safe non-stick coating. The quality is excellent: even heat, good weight; nice touch; really non-stick so super easy to clean (except that it gets stained by tomato sauce quite easily). Very happy with the performance so far.

This is one of the best frying pans that I’ve ever bought, although only time will tell. It is very easy to use and clean and is the most healthy product to use being ceramic

really great, i don’t use oil for eggs anymore

Mi è piaciuto molto. Lo uso quotidianamente.