I do own other utensils build using hard anodized material and have gad very different experience ( for good!)

The hard anodized surface is amazingly non-stick.

I bought this crepe pan thinking its hard anodized which is a joke as the layer has come out on 4 months

The nonstick surface is the best I've had - easy to clean as they come!

It is already scratched as if it was a much older pan -- one ready to be replaced

I use this pan often to make over easy eggs as well as for melting cheese and toasting.

We discarded it immediately after it started to flake as we did not want to take the risk of consuming any of those particles with our cooked food