From stovetop to serving, it cooks evenly and beautifully, as Copper does, and is absolutely gorgeous. I love it! This is the larger one of my two, it is a showpiece.

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.