Viking 5-Ply Stainless Steel Sauce Pan with Lid, 3 Quart Saucier Cooking Pot, Dishwasher and Oven Safe, Induction Ready, Silver

This pan doesn't tip on my glass top stove. If you have a coil or gas top you might have issues as others have described. It cooks like a dream.

I love this pot, clean up was awesome, heats evenly.

excellent

Love these pans!

Viking makes really nice cookware, with solid construction. This pan is easy to clean and I love the high sides and the convex bottom. As some other reviewers have mentioned, the pan is unbalanced when empty. This makes it a little odd when warming up the pan. I sometimes find myself propping up the handle so the bottom will heat evenly. Once I put an adequate amount of food in it, the pan finally balances out and there are no more problems.

not balanced, handle is long which is nice but makes pan teeter to side handle is on

If you’d have asked me a week ago what one pan I believe every wannabe gourmet cook needs, I’d have said an old fashioned cast iron. I’ve never known any pan except cast iron that feels as heavy and substantial. The thing I’ve loved about cast iron is it’s ability to be used in high heat applications on the stovetop, in the oven and even on a grill. In whatever situation it’s used, cast iron is valued for its ability to evenly and uniformly heat up, and then retain the heat. Of all pans I’ve tried, this Viking Culinary Professional Saucier comes closest to equaling cast iron’s high performance with the bonus of being easy to maintain. The only time that I could see myself picking my cast iron over this Viking pan would be the rare occasion the temperature will exceed 500F. With cast iron, using a dishwasher is verboten, because it would strip the pan of its “seasoning,” the process that allows cast iron to become stick-resistant over time. Not so with the Viking. There’s no waiting for the Viking pan to become seasoned either, it is stick-resistant day one. I also like that this pan fits better into the style of my modern kitchen. The silhouettes of the pans are similar except that the Viking has the taller sides and rounded bottom of a saucier. Price is the only consideration I would have just starting out. Cast iron is a fraction of the cost. Established cooks looking for the optimum performance of cast iron in a pan that’s infinitely easier to maintain, not to mention better looking, need look no further. Recommended.

I have always shied away from stainless steel cookware, but after using this Viking saucier, I'm hooked! I have long used hard anodized aluminum, or nonstick pans. I do have a stainless steel stockpot, but I didn't use it very often. It seemed like things would stick to it, as it wasn't nonstick, and it wasn't heavy, like my hard anodized aluminum. This saucier came with very clear instructions on its use and care. After using it following the instructions, I am now comfortable using the pan. I find it heats very evenly, and the sloped sides are helpful for getting sauces well mixed, nothing hiding in the "corner". I also love it because it is lightweight and easy to control when it comes to pouring, or other occasions where I need to lift the pan. The lid fits snugly when I need to use it. For me, it isn't hard to use the saucier with one hand. Many of my pans require two hands if I want to move it for any reason. Clean up was very easy and it continues to look good after numerous uses. Thanks to the instructions, I realized that in the past, I may have used too high of a temperature when cooking. Using a high heat may cause stains that won't come off. Also, it is important to avoid aerosol sprays, and a sticky residue buildup. I am confident that armed with my new knowledge this is a pan I will use it for many years to come. In fact, I think I may be replacing some of my hard anodized aluminum with more Viking pieces.