Sertodo Copper PP-18 Alicante Paella Cooking Pan with Stainless Steel Handles, Hand Hammered 14 Gauge 100% Pure Copper, 18""

Perfect size for 6-8 people with usual toppings (fish or meat). As with all copper cookware, it needs to be cleaned and polished before use (each time) because the copper tarnishes easily. I use Bio cleaner since it can be used on food surfaces. Copper is very conductive, so heat over slightly lower temps. I make the paella on top of the stove and then stick it into the oven to brown and crisp the bottom. If using an outside grill, it works easily by cooking with the grill door open and then closing it to crisp the bottom. Perfect pan.

Beautiful piece, I don't think there is more to it than that! I will say it is quite large, so get ready to entertain 8-10 ppl with it...or just use it as a dish to display the entire dinner for a party of four. It's pretty awesome, and am in awe.

Made Valencian Paella with this pan and came out perfect. Heats evenly, cooks great, and works perfectly if you are hoping to get the coveted Socarrat. Love this pan, makes me want to throw more parties just to show it off. Pricey yes, but will last your lifetime and an heirloom to hand down. America has enough trash, buy something that will last!Take care of it, wash by hand, dry it thoroughly after cleaning and it will last. If that is too hard to understand, buy the $25 pan. The bad reviews are people who watch too much reality cooking shows and think they are chefs because they bought a chef jacket or a toque. Good pans and knifes are family members, treat them well, give love not laziness.

This is part of a set I have. I love the quality and hand made workmanship of this product.I always get compliments on it looks whenever I use it.

This review is for the 18 inch version of the Sertodo Copper Alicante Paella Pan. I bought this pan this Fall and took it with me on a road trip out to Venice California, where my good friend was sharing a house with an up and coming natural foods chef and lifestyle consultant. As a thank you gesture to them for letting me stay, I threw a little paella party and whipped out this gorgeous show stopper of a pan. As previous reviewers have mentioned, it not only performed well in cooking, but it also served as a beautiful part of the party decoration before and after the actual meal preparation. The hand-hammered construction gives this pan a unique look and feel over the machine stamped stuff you see around. Also, the finish quality and details, like the stainless steel handles, are superb. We took advantage of the bountiful selection of squid, mussels, shrimp, and fish available in southern California and cooked up an excellent seafood paella that was a big hit. The paella came out delicious, but the pan itself was the talk of the night. Oh, and also in terms of capacity, we had 10 people at the party. Everyone ate their fill and could have eaten again if they wanted, so this is the one you want for a group of 20.