"I absolutely love, love, love to cook. My main kitchen-related goal in life is to have it filled with Calphalon products. The first ones I recieved as an early Christmas gift were 8 and 10 inch frying pans. Not only are they amazing to use, but cleaning them is so refreshingly easy I almost cried with joy after their first use because I wasn't scrubbing or soaking over and over for hours and hours. I know the brand itself is pricey, but they are so worth it. The materials used in making them will last you forever and therefore worth the extra money."