I am one of the fortunate one's from the old school that was able to collect some pieces from Todd English's original Hard Anodized Aluminum pans. We called them the "Sexy Pans" because they were just so beautiful & performed like nothing I had ever used and still do to this day. I was crushed when they were discontinued. Then Todd hooked up with Joy & they came out with the GreenPans, which I collected most pieces. But honesly, there was no comparison with my "Sexy Pans". I was so excited when they introduced their Hard Anadized line of pans. The plus for me is, they match up real nice with my original Todd English "Sexy Pans". I got to admit, I am tempted to try out their new Pro line, those pans are starting to look a little sexy too. I think I'm in love again!