I have several pieces of Swiss Diamond and wish I could afford the whole set. I've had it five years and there has never been any flaking or sign of damage. It is heavy cast aluminum with a special kind of cooking surface and the thing I love the most is that it can go from stovetop to oven or vice versa. It's quite handy to have a baking pan with a handle like a frying pan. I've got an 8" square pan that makes the best cornbread and is just the right size for a coffee cake or other desert. DH has his favorite SD breakfast skillet for eggs. The directions say to never use metal utensils and we never have, so that may be why we've had no damage to our SD pieces. My very favorite is the 12" skillet with glass lid that makes a big ol' mess of fried okra and it also is great for BBQ ribs and any kind of meat in the oven. And yes, I KNOW there are no diamonds in that coating. Doesn't matter, that cookware may as well have diamonds as far as I'm concerned. It is worth every penny. I bought ours on Amazon.