Mauviel M'Elite 5-Ply Hammered Polished Stainless Steel Paella Pan With Cast Stainless Steel Handles, 13.8-in, Made in France

I received the pan 2 days ago and made paella last night. It's the best tasting paella I have ever made. The pan made a huge difference. I ordered the 13.7" pan based on the description of 15.6 x 13.8 x 2 inches. Somehow I thought the pan is 15.6" in diameter on the top, but actually it is 13.8" on top. The 15.6" measure includes the 2 handles. I was worried that it might be too small for my family, but it turns out more than enough. I still have left overs. The pan is so beautiful, and of high quality. When I was frying the chicken pieces in the pan, I did notice the skin sticking to the bottom. But after adding rice and stock, the problem was solved. At the end, I did not get much socarrat on the bottom. But I am sure with some adjustment of rice stock ratio, I will be able to achieve the best result next time. Overall, I highly recommend the Mauviel M'Elite Paella Pan!

Good size for paella for 10-12. Cooking time took longer than expected but outcome was excellent. My first paella was a hit at Christmas dinner. Presentation and quality of pan was commendable although got scratched easily at the bottom due to turning the pan for thorough and even cooking.

Very functional and easy to use and clean paella pan. Works well on glass top ceramic halogen stoves and conducts heats very well even on 11" element (bottom of pan is actually 13".) Any stuck or even burnt rice at the bottom will come right off after soaking it with hot water for few minutes and scraping it with a metal spatula. Then a good hand-wash and scrubbing with Barkeeper stainless Steel powder cleaner and a dish brush or a 3M scrub sponge will clean it to its original shine. Well made pan well worth the price. You don't have to worry about rusting or damaging the pan from scrubbing(which is always needed after cooking paella in any pan) like you do with carbon steel paella pans.

Nothing special. BUT way too expensive. Importantly, and NO customer service from this vender.

I got such a great deal on this pan. I used my points and gift cards and purchased for less than 100.00 so for me it was a no-brainer. I read the reviews and having never used a paella pan before I decided to take a chance.I was making a large quantity for a gathering. As stated having never used one it was a learning curve for me I sprayed the pan with Pam so it would make for easier clean up-won't be doing that again. Defeats the purposed of the best part-the soccorat! Its' a great pan I just need to get used to it.

It’s very light weight and is no where near the quality of all my other five ply pans.Guess you can say five ply and make each layer thinner but at this price point I expected much better. Light like single ply and that’s not an exaggeration.

I made Paella. I was able to acheive the brown crust on the rice without any burning. I used two cups of Paella Bomba rice with the recommended ammount of stock(approximately 3 cups per cup of rice}along with shrimp, clams and scallops.The size of this pan works beautifully on my gas stove top as well. Yes I would reccommend this pan! This pan would also be excellent to use for browning and sauteing other foods!

This paella pan is HUGE and GORGEOUS ! It makes a statement as a serving piece and it's amazing how much food it holds. It just barely fit in my convection oven but plenty of room in my non convection oven. VERY easy to clean too. I wish there was an option to purchase a lid for this pan. Worth every penny!