Distinguished among All-Clad's renowned cookware collections by  its stylish, charcoal-black, hard-anodized aluminum exterior, the LTD  line provides serious and professional cooks all the virtues that make  All-Clad's worldwide reputation unsurpassed. Key to its high  performance is a three-ply, bonded construction. Sandwiched between the hard-anodized aluminum exterior and an 18/10 stainless-steel interior  is a thick core of pure aluminum that spreads heat evenly across the  bottoms of pots and pans and all the way up the sides. The interior is  highly polished, so it's stick- as well as corrosion-resistant. The  striking exterior resists scratching, chipping, and peeling. This 12-inch oval omelet pan exemplifies why All-Clad's LTD cookware is  so popular among contemporary cooks: it's practical as well as  beautiful. This pan is perfect for making large oval omelets, browning  cheese sauce on asparagus, or sautéing a rainbow trout and then  serving it at the table. Because the interior is nonreactive, tomatoes  and other acidic foods won't taste metallic. Its polished 18/10  stainless-steel handle is riveted to the pan for strength, grooved on  the top and rounded on the bottom for comfort, and holed in the end for  hanging on a hook or peg. The long handle stays cool on the stovetop  but won't be harmed by an oven's heat. LTD cookware carries a lifetime  warranty against defects and should be hand washed.