Cooking Reviews

At our house nothing beats a homemade cake - not just for special occasions such as birthdays or holidays, but for our all around favorite dessert.

And, nothing beats the All-Clad round cake pan for preparing a perfect double or single layer cake. We've found that the heat distributes evenly so that a vanilla cake, for instance, comes out a golden brown all over. Further, it comes otu easily with no sticking.

Another plus is the fact that the surface is impervious to the use of metal utensils - no scratches or marks. Of course, these pans are dishwasher safe.

This baker thinks All-Clad is best.

This pan looks very high quality and beautiful. But, beyond it looking I am very satisfied by the way it conducts heat. I am an engineer and ordered it to do scientific experiments so I wanted a pan that can conduct heat evenly. After searching around, I bought this item. Before I use it for my scientific experiments, I had to check to make sure it will indeeed conduct heat evenly. My testing results indicated that this one is very good. The heat at different spots is uniform. I have not used it for baking. But I am thinking about buying one for my home. It is worth the money.

This sauce pan heats quickly and allows you to heat things using low heat. The advantage is that gravies and such don't burn. Somethings this item can be had for 20 bucks without the lid. If you find such a deal, don't pass it up.

One reservation I have about this pan is the handle being heavier than the body. While this doesn't interfere with actual cooking performance, it's irritating to have the pan tipping over until it has something in it. Also, I love stainless for many things, but in the future will stick to non-stick for sauciers and saucepans. You lose some of your sauce, as it sticks to the sides of the pan.

Two complaints: a lip for pouring would be nice; and empty it's a little tipsy on my ancient gas stovetop.

That said, this is endlessly useful for exactly what the name would imply -- sauces. Throwing together a cream sauce for two? Boiling a little water? Reheating something? Why use a big pot when a little one will do? The small size comes in handy when you have all your burners going and don't want something huge getting in the way. Plus it's cute & shiny.

There are usually great deals on these smaller pots. (Check out the regular sauce pan as well as this saucier) All the pros I know swear by all clad -- if these will stand up to years of all day, every day restaurant use, then they should be just fine for a generation or two in my kitchen... I just picked up another one of these as a wedding gift for a chef I know, and I'm tempted to get a second for myself.

I think people are missing the point of this pan. It's not a saute pan with straight sides and a lid. It's a "SAUCIER" pan.

These pans are designed to reduce sauces to a servable consistancy. The curved sides of the pan allow heat to come up the sides of the pan more, as well as get more liquid in contact with a flamed area. This heats up the liquid rapidly, as well as reduces it more rapidly than other pans. It does this wonderfully.

That's what it's for, it's not for soup or anything like that. That's what "Pots" are for.

I love to use it to reduce balsamic vinegar, various juices, hard ciders, or wine into a syrupy sauce to drizzle over things.

From uncongealed custards to how not to cry when chopping onions I've learned many lessons in the kitchen. The latest is "Price does not equal quality."

I broke into the cooky jar and paid the whopping price for this All-Clad cake pan, thinking it was a lifetime investment and would serve us well. Should have rethought that.

Every cook probably has a recipe for this chocolate cake. I've heard it called "Mississippi Mud Cake" or "Rocky Road Cake.: It's simply a very rich, delicious chocolate cake frosted with a thick pecan studded chocolate frosting. Most importantly, it's a no fail cake.

With weekend guests arriving I decided to inaugurate my new cake pan. Horror of horrors - a disaster! Surely the oven was on the blink. What else could have caused the bottom of the cake to be burned and the center soggy?

I hurriedly mixed another batch, refilled the cake pan and ran next door to use my friend and neighbor's oven. You guessed it - the same. She assured me that her oven was working perfectly.

Frustrated, quite out of sorts, and almost out of flour, I mixed another batch, poured the batter into my old $2.99 cake tin, and in 35 minutes had a perfect cake.

Attempts to return my pricey All-Clad were met with cold stares. All-Clad? All bad.

This is an incredible pan to say the least and is extremely versitle. I have made cakes, baked casseroles, pasta dishes, etc. and whatever type ingredients you may use, it simply will not harm this pan. One of my first dishes was baked raviolli with lots of gooey mozerrella cheese, tomatoes, marina sauce - the works. I stored the leftovers in the pan, reheated it in the pan and cleaned the pan without a scouring pad - to my amazement I only used a soapy sponge and literally in two minutes it was spotless and the pan had not discolored. If it were any other pan, it would have been a nightmare to clean. Cake slid right out, brownies had a brown bottom, not black, casseroles won't stick. Yes, it's a little pricey, but it's worth every single cent!

The price of this pan threw me, but I decided to give it a try since the cookware is so good. The pan is the best I've ever used. It doesn't stick, it cleans up quickly, and it's true, you CAN use metal utensils in it. I've had the pan for almost a year, and it looks, and bakes, as if it's brand new, even though it is used constantly.

This bowl is made of gold, sorry, platinum. Oh no! The quality of this SS bowl is very high. Why giving it one star? There is no virtual difference between this bowl and quality SS bowls sold for less than 20% its price. ...I am picky when it comes to bowls. I use them a lot and drop them from time to time. Save your money and do not support such companies selling their products at ridiculous prices. Do not believe their products are better than others. They are very good but do not worth the price. Shop around and your will see other products even better than All-Clad products at less than 25% their price. They are pricing their products like if their customers are the Pentagon and the defense ministry.

I have several pieces of All Clad. I love this little bowl! It's great for mixing brownie's, eggs, pancakes....etc. I have other bowls, but, this is the one I reach for. You're buying with confidence when you purchase All Clad. The name speaks for itself, quality! You will not be disappointed.

This line of handled bowls from All-Clad is wonderful! I first purchased a three bowl set (5, 3, and 1.5 quart) and then discovered these smaller one quart bowls as well as the bigger seven quart bowl. I have found the handles to be extremely useful, especially when tossing salads, mixing batters, or doing any other task the requires a person to hold the bowl steady.

These one quart bowls are perfect for beating eggs or blending a sauce. I have not yet tried using these for a double boiler, but it looks like a possibility.

I love these bowls and wonder how I lived without them.

I purchase two of these spice racks thinking I would be getting something reasonable. But All Clad let me down. When my spice racks came the metal on the rack was bent. I would have to say this was a poorly made set. The lids on the jars will easily wear away. Even on the first uses the lips were a little difficult to handle. The is not the typical quality of All Clad items- all I can say this was poorly made and spending this $30 something dollars on this is just way too much. This item is worth 75% less than the asking price. Not a great gift nor is it functional. It just sits in the corner on my countertop doing nothing.