Matfer Bourgeat 360016 Copper Sauce Pan, 6.25-Inch

My family has bought Matfer Bourgeat previously when we renovated our kitchen over ten years ago. This type of cookware is very durable and is worth the hefty price tag as you will use this cookware for the rest of your life.My Husband does gourmet cooking as one of his many hobbies. He is an Electrical Engineer, and knows a great deal about heat conducting (as well as cooking). This was a gift for him for his recent birthday, and it was a fantastic purchase. Several years ago I made the mistake of using the sauce pan we had of this at the time to make spaghetti for my children, who were four and six at the time. I left it boiling on the stove after forgetting about it, the water boiled out and it was just a very, VERY hot pan on the stove that I immediately put in the sink and ran water in. What amazed me is that even after about 30 to 50 minutes on our stove top, heating WITHOUT WATER INSIDE the pot was NOT BURNED THROUGH and could still be used-the finish was not the same on the inside or outside but it is still used today to boil water (without the help of this author). I felt the need to buy my Husband a new, shiny pot for his birthday, as he uses this all the time for our basic cooking needs. This is extremely durable (which is why I told you this story, to demonstrate how durable it is) but it does require more care than say regular stainless steel does, which you can just stick in the dishwasher. All of these pieces must be hand washed. We've had our other pieces for well over ten years now, they can be polished to look exactly as they used to, and conduct heat well.And conduct heat well...these cook everything well, sometimes too well, as we find that recipes do not accommodate fancy cookware sometimes so you may have to watch this pot more carefully than another one that is not by this maker on the stove. I've found things in packages and pre-mixes cook faster in this cookware than they would in regular cookware. So please take that into account-watch what you are making on the stove in this cookware.People will comment on how pretty your cookware is, when you have them over and how everything tastes. Now that I have cooked on Copper I will not cook on anything else. This is stainless steel lined solid copper. It is not a copper core type pot. The food will not react with the copper. The lid does not come with this pot, this is sold separately.I have to say something about the company that sells this product. They are a wonderful, family run company with very good customer service. Ordering this was a breeze.All in all, I can't say enough about this pot. You'll never go back to ordinary pots after these!