I got these pans because I was worried about toxins in the teflon type of pans. These pans cook food beautifully. At first I was using heat that was too high which caused food to stick to the frying pans and required a lot of soaking to get out. Now that I put the heat much lower, I have not had any trouble. I love being able to pop the pans and lids into the dishwasher - they come out looking like new!