Kitchen Reviews

I love the All-Clad cooking tools and this Soup Ladle comes free with the All-Clad 3.5 QT Soup Pot (which is also very nice). I managed to pick up the kit for 1/2 price on special from another retailer. 80% of my All-Clad cookware has been purchased on these kinds of sales, so I sit around and wait for them to come up!

The great part about the ladle is that it goes with the 6 piece Stainless Tool Set: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005AL7U/cm_aya_asin.img/102-2562220-1448913?v=glance&s=kitchen

The ladle follows the rest of the All-Clad equipment in that it is constructed with a very substantial handle and is solid stainless steel. As long as its not lost or stolen, this will be the last ladle you'll ever need to buy.

These will be the last measuring cups you'll ever need to buy, the quality is outstanding!

This wok-like pan is perfect for small to small-medium batches of stir fry; since I purchased it I find myself getting my large wok out less and less.
Like other All-Clad pans, it has even heat conduction, has non-stick qualities without the non-stick finish-- non-stick finishes seem to impede browning-- and is easy to clean. This pan is a workhorse in my kitchen!

I do a lot of stir frying, using one pan to do many dishes. As a result I needed a pan that had non-stick quality for quick and easy cleaning and one that could take high heat from my professional stovetop. When pan and oil are heated to the right temperature the interior 18/10 stainless steel surface behaved as if it were nonstick. The heat was evenly conducted bottom through the sides, this due to the aluminium core sandwich being continuous from the bottom up the sides. The sides are high enough to not have food spill out in the process of vigourous stir frying. The height is also good for small item deep frying. The steep sloping of the sides enabled food to rotate well, falling back easily into the pan. Quality pans tend to be heavy, All Clad without exception but this size is perfectly manageable for tossing ingredients if need to. It also cooks a generous portion for one to two persons. All types(including metal) of utensils can be used with it. This is a solid, handsome and versatile pan with wonderful easy care and use. It is a total joy to cook with and one that gives you confidence that it will last a long, long time.

If you're into All-Clad, then you probably have the 6 piece tool set. The set is fine without, but the pasta ladle is a must have. Big bowl ringed by "fingers" keep everything in its place. If you're into volume cooking, then this is for you. Clean up is a breeze and it doesn't pick up sauce stains, etc. You've gone this far, the pasta ladle is the obvious piece to round out your collection.

This pasta ladle is excellent; it is well made and easy to clean. The design is excellent, it allows you to scoops pasta quickly and easily. The polished stainless steel is so beautiful you could definitely serve with it as well. It is excellent quality that will last a lifetime. An All Clad must have! Highly recommended! A+ !

This All-Clad 3 piece stainless steel mixing bowl set really bowled me over! It's the best. The three sizes, 1 ½ qt., 3 qt., and 5 qt., cover every kitchen need. And the convenient easy grip handles enable users to maintain stability for mixing or blending.

While most know that this line was originally designed to meet the demands of professional chefs, perhaps some do not know how great it is for a novice. Not only are the All-Clad bowls utilitarian, but they are most attractive with a sleek design that compliments any kitchen.

As for dishwasher safe, that's an understatement. They retain luster after countless runs through wash cycles.

Almost best of all is the "stainless" quality - these bowls refuse to take on stains from even the most challenging fruits and vegetables. From now on, All-Clad is my top choice!

The design is perfect. Although you want the bowl to be stable on the counter, the rounder the inside of the bowl the better, And the nearly round bottom is important because then the bowl and the whisk share the same profile enabling the whisk to do its job easily and well. These bowls also make good hats.

These are the best mixing bowl I have every used! I use at least one or two every day. They have a nice handle so you can get a good grip on it. The polished stainless steel is so beautiful you could definitely use them to serve as well. I find I use the 1.5 quart for mixing sauces or beating eggs and the 3 & 5 quart sizes for cake mixes and fillings. I also have the 7 quart that is a must have for making meatballs.

The base is a good size and there is no danger that anything could tip over, that is unless you tip it over! Top quality and excellent design! And this 3 bowl set is also a great value! Highly recommended!

I bought this pan a few months ago, and its OK. It cooks nicely, but like all All-Clad, it suffers from a rather developmentally-challenged handle design. While the cookware itself it fabulous, the handles on all of the All-Clad cookware must have been designed by some sort of mad scientist. They are much too narrow relative to the size and weight of the pans to which they are attached, making them intrinsically unstable, and completely uncomfortable.

On this particular pan, the combination of a relatively short, thin handle and heavy, deep pan, makes it quite easy for the handle to rotate in your hand (even using a towel!), flipping the pan over. Its best not to try and toss this like you would a wok, because its quite possible the pan will flip over in your hand.

Leave it on the stove, though, and it heats beautifully, and the nonstick surface is the best I've ever had on a piece of cookware. A great pan for stir-frys for one or two.

I own three pieces of All-Clad now, and I want more, but I really, REALLY hope someone at the company will redesign the handles. SOON!

This is another great pan from All Clad. The nonstick surface is superb and the highly polished exterior is stunning. This size if perfect for cooking sausage and vinegar peppers or stir-fry for 2-4. Like all All Clad cookware this pan is very well made, heats evenly and comes with a lifetime warranty. I have never had to use it but from what I hear warranty replacement is a quick and easy task. The handle is easy to manage and it has a handy loop on the other side. The nonstick surface is great and it is very easy to clean. Top notch! Highly recommended!

All-Clad's usual high quality and performance is missed with this highly disappointing colander insert. I have attempted to cook numerous pastas at varying temperatures and been frustrated every time. The water either boils over (regardless of water level in the pot) or just doesn't simmer. Ordinarily I'd blame my incompetence, but attempts by friends and family to better my performance with the pot returned similar results. I thoroughly enjoy cooking with the rest of my All-Clad collection, but have relegated the colander to the basement cupboard and pulled out the old, but reliable Reverware.

0 stars for using with the 3 or 4 qt pans. 1 star for using with noodles. What are they thinking? This insert orginally came with the 7 qt stock pot and for steaming clams or a heap, like 2 bunches, of asparagrass, or steaming a pile of brocolli, or new potatoes, its great. It's too small for steaming corn on the cob, at least more than 4 ears. Using it as a "pasta" insert has been a bloody failure. For Pasta, just put the noodles in the water, forget the insert. The only reason to use an insert is if you are making multiple batches of noodles. Only resturants do that, at my house everyone eats at the same time. I mean really, you have to move 6qts of water and both the pan and the insert to the sink before you can lift out the noodles then what? How are you going to put olive oil and garlic on the noodles? You need to dump the water from the pan, in which case you might as well have dumped the whole mess through a collander. (A good collander is well worth owning.)

The failure comes from you can't put enough water in the pan to justify using an insert. If you fill the pan near the top of those holes it will boil over. Which is again why using it in a 3 or 4 qt pan is a waste of time.

Does look cool in the cabinet though.