I bought this item to replace my trusty old Revereware skillet whose handle had finally fallen off after 30 years.  When the Calphalon arrived, I was amazed by how much it weighted.  Well, OK, it has 3 layers of metal, maybe I should have expected some heft, and I think I could have lived with that if not for the handle.  The handle is short, thin, off-center, and hard to grip, making for an altogether awkward experience handling the pan.  It was surely designed by an artist rather than an engineer.  Being off center puts an awkward torque on the pan, making it hard to control.  The short handle means you can't use your forearm as additional leverage against the great weight of the pan.  And the narrowness means that the handle is just plain hard to hold for someone with normal adult sized hands.  My arthritic mother couldn't even get a good enough grip on the handle to pick up the pan at all, and I ended up with a mild sprain in my wrist. In short, the thing was back in its box on the way out the door within an hour of being unpacked, because I would rather use my 30 year old Revereware with no handle than this behemoth with such a glaring design flaw.  Too bad.
I bought this item to replace my trusty old Revereware skillet whose handle had finally fallen off after 30 years. When the Calphalon arrived, I was amazed by how much it weighted. Well, OK, it has 3 layers of metal, maybe I should have expected some heft, and I think I could have lived with that if not for the handle. The handle is short, thin, off-center, and hard to grip, making for an altogether awkward experience handling the pan. It was surely designed by an artist rather than an engineer. Being off center puts an awkward torque on the pan, making it hard to control. The short handle means you can't use your forearm as additional leverage against the great weight of the pan. And the narrowness means that the handle is just plain hard to hold for someone with normal adult sized hands. My arthritic mother couldn't even get a good enough grip on the handle to pick up the pan at all, and I ended up with a mild sprain in my wrist. In short, the thing was back in its box on the way out the door within an hour of being unpacked, because I would rather use my 30 year old Revereware with no handle than this behemoth with such a glaring design flaw. Too bad.