STRATA 11 Nitrided Carbon Clad Frying Pan, 3Ply Nitrided Carbon Steel Cookware with Aluminum Core, Lightweight, Even Heating,

Strata Nitrided Carbon Clad Frying Pans are constructed with nitrided carbon steel outer layers and an aluminum core. This unique combination gives you the seasonable cooking surface of carbon steel, with better heat distribution, at a fraction of the weight. Nitrided carbon steel is heattreated with nitrogen to harden the surface, making it more durable, rust resistant, and a little less sticky in the beginning compared to plain carbon steel. Nitriding is not a coating, its actually a transformation of the steels surface by diffusing nitrogen into the steel. It functions just like normal carbon steel, gradually building seasoning and becoming more stickresistant over time. The nitriding simply makes it a little easier to use in the beginning.