• Cooking evenness: This model was very good at uniformly browning a pancake or crepe that covered the entire cooking surface of the frypan.
• Saute performance: This model was good at sauteing potatoes and we expect it to perform the same for other foods.
• Handle temperature: This frypan's handles were very good at keeping temperatures low enough to touch without a potholder when used on the stovetop. You'll definitely need a potholder for frypans scoring Fair or Poor. We also consider the size and shape of the handle when scoring.
• Handle sturdiness: This frypan scored fair for handle sturdiness, which gauges its resistance to bending or breaking under increasing force.
• Ease of cleaning: This frypan was good in cleaning, which gauges the amount of scrubbing needed to remove baked-on foods from a frypan. Those scoring Excellent require minimal effort; those scoring Poor require lots of scrubbing.
  
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The Bottega Del Rame Copper is part of the Cookware test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Frying Pans (Copper) models like the Copper are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Cooking evenness: Based on how evenly the pan browned a pancake that covered its cooking surface.

Saute Performance: Indicates how well a frypan can evenly brown foods.

Handle temperature: Handle temperature relates to the temperature during heating.