We are in the process of getting rid of our Teflon coated pans, and switching over to stainless steel. And, when investing in a cooking item, one should think high quality, and long term. For those reasons we have opted with Al-Clad because we know the high means less headache down the road. When replacing our former Teflon skillet, we baulked at getting something with a 14 inch diameter, thinking it may be too much. However, now we are glad we went 'jumby' because there is no more need to constantly feed in the swiss chard, spinach, or other greens when before this took at least 3 skillets full. Also, no problem cooking all the eggs at once. We chose wisely.