-It only heats the outer edge of the pan and not the center and this burns and dry's out the edges. Also the NON STICK FLAKES off after a half dozen uses. YUM!!YUM!!!Eat those little flakes and scrub a bit HARDER to clean it!!! Not to mention the burnt area's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I cook a lot of thing such as meatballs in speghetti sauce and vegetable soup for 12 hours +++++. Sorry about my luck...