A 28cm covered sauteuse — the wide, shallow pan with two looped handles that handles the work a deep saucepan can't and a frypan won't. The 4.7L capacity and 28cm diameter give you a generous shallow vessel for the cooking techniques that need surface area more than depth: searing then braising in one pan, building risottos, slow-cooking osso buco or short ribs with the sauce reducing alongside, shallow-frying a whole schnitzel without flipping in sections, or finishing a big batch of paella from stove to table.
The sauteuse shape is what makes this different from a casserole or stockpot. Wider base means more surface contact with the burner for proper searing, lower walls let moisture escape so reductions actually reduce rather than steam, and the two looped handles let you lift and carry a full pan with both hands — important when 4.7L of food can weigh 5kg+ once filled. Casseroles can hold the same volume but the deeper shape limits browning and makes reductions slower.
The ScratchDefense nonstick is what extends this pan's range. Most sauté-style pans are stainless steel because nonstick coatings don't traditionally handle high-heat searing or aggressive scraping when building a fond. Circulon's three-layer ScratchDefense coating is tested to 350,000 scrapes without scratching — survives metal utensil use, deglazing, scraping up caramelised bits for sauce, and the dishwasher cycles that destroy regular nonstick.
The induction-suitable steel base bonded with two layers of aluminium gives proper edge-to-edge heat distribution rather than the hotspot in the middle that ruins delicate work like risotto, where uneven heat means uneven absorption and uneven texture. Works on gas, electric, induction, and ceramic.
The tempered glass lid with dual-sized straining holes is useful for finishing braised dishes where you need to retain moisture, then drain off cooking liquid for a finishing reduction. Pour spouts on both sides let you decant directly from the pan.
Oven safe to 200°C, which makes this a genuine stove-to-oven piece — start a braise on the stove, finish it in the oven, bring it straight to the table. Cast silicone handles stay cool through stove use and are safe to grip when transferring to the oven.
Made without PFOA. Backed by Circulon's limited lifetime warranty.