Bought these pans in January, they seemed too good. Last week we were making scramble eggs on low with avocado oil and judge for yourself the picture. We tried cleaning it with a sponge, leaving it a couple of days with water and soap (changing it daily)... the picture is how it looks today on the 5th day. Evidently, it's going to the trash. Do yourself a favor and don't buy Gotham steel, I still have the rest of the pan set, let's see...