Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless 14-Inch Open Skillet with Helper Handle
Review by Card Player : Smaller than I thought.

First, the pan is great. Cooks just as well as the other Calphalon stainless steel pans. It has a good balance and will keep in contact with the heating element (unlike other lighter pans).

Since I own a pair of the 12 inch skillets, which are enormous, I thought an 8 inch would be the right size. It ends up being a little small. The cooking surface is about 6 1/4 inch across. I should have realized this when I bought it, but the product description does not include this information. Also, it has a rather shallow lip. A 9 inch pan would have been preferable.

Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless 14-Inch Open Skillet with Helper Handle
Review by Annapurma "A cookware Aficionado" : Good quality pan

I've had this pan for a few months now and use it quite often. Though it is not a non-stick pan, the food doesn't really stick and clean up is easy. Just pre-heat the pan with low heat before adding your food and you should be OK. It has a nice heavy feel to it and is a very good looking piece of cookware. Most stainless cookware will have some discoloration on the bottom even after just one use. If you want to get rid of the discoloration and keep your cookware looking new, there's a product called Bar Keepers Friend cleanser that does an excellent job (I ordered mine at barkeepersfriend.com, or you can pick some up at Linen and Things.)

Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless 14-Inch Open Skillet with Helper Handle
Review by M. Speth : Great deal

I am an avid cook and decided it was finally time to throw out my old beat-up non-stick cook ware. I purchased 2 sauce pans, and 3 saute pans from this line. All of them cook fantastically. I had to set my range on pretty high heat to sear anything in my old cookware. With these pans medium heat is all you need to get a nice sear on steaks, chicken, burgers, fish, or whatever you may be cooking. Preheating time was pratically cut in half, You can put them in the oven without worry, and clean up isn't bad at all. For the price amazon is selling these pans at, you're crazy if you pass up this line of cookware. 5 stars without question.

Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless 14-Inch Open Skillet with Helper Handle
Review by ARR : Takes up a lot of stove top real estate!

Was looking for the 18/10 stainless rating on the box when I received the pan but it was nowhere to be found. It is prominantly displayed on the other Cuisinart pieces I have ordered so perhaps it is not. Regardless, it is a nice pan with which I can at last cook an entire sheet of chicken pieces at once. One concern was the size of the pan compared to the burner size. The largest burner is about 9 inches in diameter whereas the pan bottom is a full 12 inches. My concern was even heating especially when simmering. Well, I found I just need to adjust the burner a little higher than I was used to and stir things up a little more often to ensure the center doesn't get over heated. I am using a glass top electric BTW. Would definately recommend. Oh, since there is no top I use a lid to a large electric wok I have. It just happens to fit. If you need to know the pan is a litle over 14 inches at the very top diameter.