I don't know if I got a set that wasn't properly coated or what. Based on other reviews I thought this would be good cookware. I used the fry pan twice and the non-stick coating was extremely scratched and the coating coming off in several spots. I did not abuse it, I have a cheap [$$$] set of Mirro cookware I have used over 15 years before the coating finally started to come off. I sent this set back without bothering to try any of the other pans in the set. Very dissapointed.