ARRRGH! Just an hour or so ago I ordered a Calphalon One skillet at Amazon, too!
Oh, well. We don’t currently have the storage space for a whole new set…unless we tossed a bunch of our current motley set of cookware. Anyway, the chef’s pan will be dead useful for making “Clamageddon” and “Whatchagot” pasta sauces.
This is a really good deal, though: there’s a further discount operating in the month of August, as noted on Elise’s Simply Recipes site:
There are a couple promotional offers associated with this sale. First, Amazon.com has a August promotion in which if you spend $125 or more in Kitchen & Housewares or Bed & Bath between August 1 and Augut 31, 2005, they will deduct $25 from your purchase. Use the promotional code AUGQUCKDSCNT. With this deduction, your net price is $174.
A second promotion is a $20 promotional certificate good for future purchases (bringing your net outlay down to $154 if you intend to make future Amazon purchases).
Let me know how you like the Calphalon One. I’ve heard good things about it. We’ve got a bunch of Calphalon hard anodized and non-stick. Frankly the ones we use the most though are Sam’s Club pans intended for restaurant use. They’re, of course, the only inexpensive ones in our aresenal. And, no, we don’t have room for any of them.
We’ve been very happy with a Calphalon One wok that we broke down and bought about 6 months ago. This was to replace a wok given to us as a gift by your parents years ago. It only lasted a year before the coating wore off, even though it was a “name” brand. I’ve been wanting a chef’s pan for a while but had been put off by high-ish prices.
If you decide to order online, do it before the end of August for all the extra discount goodies.