I picked this up for my mother, she is 90 yrs old. She has trouble manuvering the bigger frying pans and skillets and this one seem to be just the thing for her. It doesn't require a lot of time to preheat, the knob is simplified to basically low, medium and high and takes very little to heat a full meal for her. Clean up is easy and with the easily removeable handle , it is easily stored. The glass lid allows viewing while the food is cooking, this is another plus. The only reason this product did not receive 5 stars is that the glass lid is not a perfect fit, a minor problem when I consider what a problem solver this was for my mother.