Used to be better...

I have this exact stir fry pan (same line same model) that I've used for over a decade. I bought it at a Williams-Sonoma scratch and dent sale ages ago as it had a tiny nick in the handle. It has however served me exceptionally well has a nice rounded surface and has been excellent for stir-frying.



A former roommate however put it in the dishwasher once and it looks terrible on the outside so I was tempted by the price here to purchase another one.



The new one is nothing like the one I had before. The one I had was made in Colorado has a nice rounded cooking surface inside and is heavy and strong construction. The new one is thinner has a flat-bottom cooking surface and is made in China. It feels flimsier from the handle to the bowl. It cooks 'okay.' Had I started with this one I likely wouldn't have bought another as it's just not the sort of product that is liable to hold up with the kind of wear through which I put my pots and pans.



That said it's not a terrible pan. It's a sight better than the cheapo pans one often starts out with. It's just not as good as I was expecting from my previous experience. More detail ...