Cookware Reviews

For 32 years I had been buying, and throwing away, pots and pans which had been purchased on sale. It was what I thought I could afford. Why spend money on "good" housewares? It was only for cooking, right? Wrong...

I sigh when I think of the dinners spoiled because the pots didn't heat evenly or burned the food, as well as the hours wasted cleaning charred food from the bottom of once-shiny metal pots. The $ spent on the discards could have bought one piece of quality cookware which I would probably still own today. They were no bargain if I had to throw them away.

Such waste could have been avoided had someone told me about All Clad. This particular pot is used every night of the week. It heats evenly, food doesn't stick to it, and looks brand new after cleaning. An important factor is that the product is made in the USA, and not in China. American companies need our support so I am willing to pay a higher price for quality. My wish list for any occasion includes only a piece of All Clad.

Wonderful -- great conductivity of heat and most easy to clean. Perfect for soup after cooking a capon, goose or turkey -- or a few chickens for that matter. Freeze the bones and enjoy this perfect pot.

The high sides on this pot make it great! perfect pot for sauces, oatmeal, etc.

I have a set of All Clad cookware and I really do think its top notch. The downside to this pan is not having non-stick. If you preheat on low and use ample oil, its fine. The problem occurs when someone pre-heats on medium-high heat, like my husband so often does. The pan discolors and to clean it you must boil vinegar water in it for several minutes. It was a little too much work for me --I prefer the non-stick. ~ Mary

I had problems with sticking as well, until I read the instructions from All-Clad. Since the cookware conducts heats so well, you should never (or rarely) set the burner hotter than Medium (5 on a scale of 1-10). This works like a champ and its still extremely hot.

Also Bar Keepers Helper does a great job of removing the stains.