Calphalon Reviews

This saucepan is a convenient size. It heats up well and maintains the heat. The glass dome lids are great. Very sturdy and seems like it will last a lifetime. The clean up is also VERY easy. Stuck on food and sauces come off easily with a little soaking and if that doesn't work the cleaning pad and Bon Ami cleanser finishes it off with little effort. A great investment.

This pan along with several others I have acquired from the Calphalon Tri-Ply line is fantastic. Great weight and balance, superb craftsmanship, the glass lids fit snugly and most important of all, the pricing is terrific. I have All-Clad and yes, it is wonderful but quite frankly I find myself asking why spend more when you can get equal quality for quite a bit less. And it is still made in U.S.A.!

What can I say that hasn't already been said. This cookware set is as beautiful as it is functional. If you want the best, forgo bothering with anything else.

And wait for the sales. You can get this set pretty discounted if you watch and wait. Then, when Amazon gives away a good deal (discounted price or lots of freebies), make your move and apply for the Amazon Visa to get another $30 off.

Enjoy

Some of the most awesome cookware on the market. For the price and extras (if you shop around and wait for the good deals), there's no better cookware set out there. Just a joy to cook with, even if you're not the world's best cook.

Plus they look cool!

I REALLY hate to cook but using these pans are great. Clean up is easy, just put them in the dishwasher. The see-thru lids are wonderful, too. Just remember the following:
1. You cannot use any spray-on cooking spray, it makes the pots/pans sticky.
2. Use low heat, these pans disburse heat very well.
3. You can use metal spatulas/utensils.
4. If something stuck on the pans, follow the directions.

But these pots and pans are great, I really recommend them.

It's great for carmelizing medium batches of onions and sautéing mushrooms. It you want to braise up a prepared large chicken breast (or two small ones), it's perfect as well. This TriPly pan stacks up well to All-clad and is a bit better for most of my needs than the 7-1/2 inch sauté All- Clad I have. The handle fits my hand better also.

Dimensions aside, for the price and quality, go with Calphalon TriPly Stainless unless you absolutely have to have the most expensive.

I bought this pan as a Gold Box item, and am really pleased with it. It does a lovely job with two-egg omelettes. Heats evenly, gets the butter to the right temperature, no sticking. What else could you want?

I love this pan! Not only is it beautiful to look at, it heats extremely evenly, the rolled lip pours perfectly, and one-handed saute flips are a breeze. Nothing seems to burn, and everything I have cooked in it has browned extremely evenly (no hot spots for this pan!). I actually prefer it to the All-Clad 7 1/2 inch fry pan (which is just a tiny bit too small).

Yes, as with all stainless steel it will develop heat marks, but stainless steel polish takes care of that in a second.

It makes me want the 12 inch one!!!

If you have a ceramic cooktop and need a large flat heating surface, this is a great pan. Unlike some so-called 12" pans that actually have much smaller bottoms, this Caphalon is truly 12" at the bottom and absolutely flat.

This pan heats up very quickly! Probably its best feature. It's very quick and sautes beautifully. Cleaning is a bit more involved than with no-stick.

On the downside: 1) The short handle is too hot to touch under most circumstances; this is annoying. The long handle, however, stays cool enough if you don't grip it too closely to the pan. 2) The lid, which is heavy, needs a larger grip. You can't lift this with a finger or two -- too heavy -- so you need more fingers than can comfortably fit under the handle lid.

Overall, if you have a ceramic (or perhaps gas) top that can benefit from a larger pan's heating surface, and don't mind occasionally reaching for handle covers/gloves, this is recommended. I hope Caphalon will replace the short handle with phenolic grips and install a larger top grip some day.

This was the favorite of all my Calphalon non stick pans. It could go in the dishwasher safely, looked beautiful, cooked like a dream and was a perfect price. Everything was wonderful, but all of a sudden the non-stick coating gave up sticking to the surface and came peeling off, as if the adhesive had given up. It wasn't abused and I used the right utensils and never cooked with it on high heat. Now I have to return it to the manufacturer and the pan has been discontinued. What a pain!

I have a wide range of cookware. The Calphalon Tri-Ply stainless is the best I've found. Other stainless with an aluminum disk on the bottom only are the worst I've found. The non-stick on the Calphalon Tri-Ply is the best, and this little 8" is one of my favorite pans.

So why only 4 stars? The handle could be a little larger, but my only real complaint is about the Tri-Ply line, in general. Although the Calphalon Tri-Ply is a much better value than All Clad, the line is so small (basically only omelette pans, sauce pans, and a stock pot), that this pan is the unmatched odd-ball since I had to go to other brands or lines for a wok, griddle, casserole, steamer, etc., etc. It's too bad, too. The All Clad stainless line is so much more comprehensive, but compare the price on this pan alone and the Tri-Ply is 1/4!

I have a fair collection of tri-ply stainless, all-clad, meyer, etc. I purchased a pair of these pans for bruch cooking. They
worth every penny, even though they are imported (China).
Fit, finish, and balance excellent. Worth twice the price.

Calphalon's great reputation was built from great American made cookware. Unfortunately, this newer line is made in China, at a slight loss of quality. The finish on this pan is good, polished outside and satin inside. The polished, forged, stainless handles feel a bit thin, none the less strong enough. The glass lid is nice, though it does not mate firmly with the pan; there is a bit of an out-of-true wobble to it. The bottom is satin finished to heat better; etched with "Calphalon / Made in China." Performance is decent for a stainless stock pot, pretty even heating; just a bit slower heating than an aluminum or copper pot.