sf > wrote in message >. ..
> On 19 Oct 2003 18:14:41 -0700, (-L.) wrote:
>
> >
> > Clean it really well and send it in for replacement. It has a
> > lifetime warranty. If you live in an area with high lime content in
> > the water, the anodization will wear off over time. I've sent in 3 or
> > 4 pans (purchased in 1984) over the last few years and all were
> > replaced free of charge. I'm not really careful with mine, and a
> > couple looked pretty bad. They replaced them anyway. I cleaned
> > everything with the Dormond cleanser made for Calphalon before I sent
> > it.
> > Here's a link with info on where to send it:
> > http://www.calphalon.com/usecare7.asp
> >
> > I love my Calphalon and use it multiple times daily.
> >
> I'm fairly careful with my Calphalon (can't say the rest of
> the family is though). I've had them for a good 20 years
> too, so the coating is thin to nonexistant on the inside.
> Frankly, I think they work the same... they just aren't very
> pretty anymore.

At some point, they quit becoming non-stick, and tend to heat up too
fast (uneven heating). At least mine did. That's when I sent them
in. It wasn't very expensive to send them in, and I got brand new
pots, with lids. Since I didn't send in the lids with the old ones, I
now have double lids.

-L.