Let's pretend: It's crunch time. You have to choose. Your kitchen is on fire and you can only save one pan... No, I'm sorry. Say you're paring down. You're allowing yourself to only keep one pan out of all your cookware. Which will you choose?

This chef's pan is ...

This two-skillet set from Circulon includes an eight-inch and ten-inch diameter skillet in their Elite pattern. Hard anodized for non-stick cooking, these pans are heavy enough for even heat distribution without distortion. The stainless steel handles are a bit heavy for perfect balance, and you may have ...

Having a good griddle pan on hand is as helpful as having a dependable skillet. You'll want to consider the size foremost when choosing a pan, checking that it has the capacity to handle your ingredients. This one is sized for serving one or two people a main dish or ...

Circulon continues to refine their cookware offerings with another variety of hard-anodized aluminum pan sets. The Elite Cookware set includes six pans with the proprietary nonstick finish, plus four stainless steel and glass fitted lids.

For the price, this is a rather good deal on a quality set of cookware. Circulon pioneered ...

Stir-fry pans are similar in shape to a salad bowl allowing for easy tossing of vegetables. For example, Circulon's 14-inch Stir-Fry pan has rounded, sloped sides which make it possible to quickly rotate or stir vegetables or other stir fry ingredients while they cook. This way of cooking is ...

Let's just get this issue out of the way: This cookware doesn't compare to something like All-Clad. But at this price, who cares? Circulon offers fantastic cookware at a fantastic price. You can tell a Circulon pan from the telltale circular grooves. They claim that they protect the nonstick coating ...

This pan comes with the patented TOTAL Hard-Anodized Hi-Low Food Release System. What does this mean to you? That the company guarantees the nonstick surface will outlast all other nonsticks. I believe one of the best characteristics is the nonstick outside.

If you've ever spent a frustrating amount of time trying to scrub baked-on ...