• Cooking evenness: This model was excellent for cooking evenness across the entire cooking surface. We expect all cookware in this set to perform similarly for this and other food.
• Food release: This model was good in releasing multiple eggs from the frypan. Four eggs are cooked in the frypan consecutively. The pan is initially seasoned with vegetable oil prior to cooking the first egg. An Excellent score indicates that all four eggs slid off the pan without assistance; A Poor score indicates that scraping was needed to release any egg from the pan and some egg residue was left on the pan.
• Handle temperature: excellent at keeping temperatures low enough to touch without a potholder when used on the stovetop. You'll definitely need a potholder for sets scoring Fair or Poor. We also consider the size and shape of the handle when scoring.
• Handle sturdiness: this model was excellent for handle sturdiness, which gauges its resistance to bending or breaking under increasing force.

The Caraway 5-Ply is part of the Cookware test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Frying Pans (Stainless Steel) models like the 5-Ply are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Cooking evenness: A thermal imaging camera is used to evaluate the heating evenness of the frying pan.

Handle temperature: Handle temperature relates to the average temperature of different areas of the handle during heating.

Handle sturdiness: Handle sturdiness indicates how well the handle and how it is attached withstands a test designed to stress both.