All-Clad d5 Polished STAINLESS is the only cookware on the market with five alternating layers of stainless steel and aluminum for unparalleled culinary performance. The classic sauce pan is a versatile essential found in a variety of sizes in every well-equipped kitchen. With high, straight sides and a smaller surface area, the sauce pan holds heat well and limits evaporation. Because of its shape, this pan is ideal for making sauces, heating liquids, cooking food in liquids and reheating. Can be used with or without its lid to control evaporation.