Farberware 12-Inch Glass Lidbest

I purchased the Farberware 12-Inch Glass Lid thinking it would fit my Farberware 12-Inch Deep Skillet. Silly me. It didn't fit. Not even close. It seems that while the curved side of the skillet arcs down to the base directly from the edge, the lid has a lip that is more or less perpendicular to its edge - an incompatible state of affairs. After spending a little time audibly pondering the mental capacity and pedigree of whoever at Farberware was responsible for this SNAFU, I "fine-tuned" the lip of the lid with a pair of blunt nose pliers and thumb/forefinger pressure to achieve an acceptable fit. My wife is satisfied so all is well.

Realizing that a lot of Amazon shoppers probably would not take this course of action, I am submitting this review to advise fellow deep skillet lid seekers to look elsewhere for a lid that fits "out of the box" and to remind everyone that sometimes the 12 inches you're looking for is not the 12 inches you get. So be careful out there.

I bought his lid for my Analon 12" pan, and it fits it like a glove. I use it frequently and it always performs well. I just throw it in the dishwasher for a quick clean up.

Well, what can you say about a lid? I think it does its job fine! I love these see-through lids, watching the steam fogging the pan, and then forming drops of water on the surface, which accumulate, accumulate, and suddenly flow back to the pan! Ah! The poetry of cooking! No, seriously, it's a good lid. It also has a small hole that allows excess steam to get out.