• 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 excellent 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 good 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 All-Clad Tri-Ply Stainless Steel is part of the Cookware test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Frying Pans (Stainless Steel) models like the Tri-Ply Stainless Steel 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.

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

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