I have Le Creuset for baking and Calphalon for range top. Both clean extremely easily. My Le Creuset goes in the dishwasher and comes out spotless. My Calphalon pans all clean up quickly. All more than worth it. I've had my Calphalon for about 15 years and I've been collecting Le Creuset for about 5. All are heavy, but that's part of the reason they are so good.