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great cookware set, only which it were dishwasher-ready - Review written on April 02, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.
I've been married many years and my wife constantly wants new cookware. (she does all the cooking)
Every time we buy some, copper-bottom, stainless steel, non-stick, etc....she finds something to complain about.
also we have a gas stovetop that heats in a ring at the outer edge of most pans, so things like chicken breasts and pork chops tend to burn with aluminum pans near the flame while remaining uncooked in the center of the pan.
so we got copper-clad stainless steel pans to solve that problem....then the stainless steel warped after a while and was a complete headache to clean up. Also the edges were very thin and the pans got dents in them, etc.
then we got another brand of aluminum anodized stainless stell cookware. it was on one of those "ridiculously great" cookware deals that you see all of the time. well the anodize suface started scraping off after about six months and the outside of the pans got a milky-white oxidation residue on them. also the pans were hardly nonstick for an anodized surface.
then we tried a teflon coated surface but we had concerns about toxicity (the fumes from a hot teflon pan have been demonstrated to kill pet birds). Also fried chicken breads just looks and taste really odd with a teflon nonstick pan. All white and smooth looking..... very weird.
pretty much everything sucked one way or another and almost none of it was as good at pots and pans were in the "old days"
However, I have to say that she *loves* this new analon cookware set. We wish we would have had the foresight to purchase the Anolon titanium series instead as it is dishwasher safe.
but these pans and pots are great. Nice and thick, the lids fit well even after banging them around. The chicken breaks and pork chops brown nicely....the cook very evenly, and they are actually nonstick.... pretty amazingly so for anodized aluminum.
I don't think you can go wrong with this set. Don't make the same mistakes I did and end up buying a half dozen other sets first.
The handles are comfy and easy to grip, and the larges ones have double handles for lifting heavy items. great stuff all around.
Good Set of Cookware - Review written on December 17, 2007
Rating: 5 out of 5
4 customers found this review not to be helpful.
I'm sure this will be a very good set of cookware, however, the reason we bought these pans was because we have owned a Analon "professional" for a few years now, NOW! that is the greatest cookware pan we've ever had, I thought I was buying "professional" when I bought this set, but these cost more, so perhaps they should be better. I would still have been more satisified if I would have got the professional series of cookware. Not to sell this set short, like I said I'm sure they should be equal, if not better, I guess time will tell.
Look no further! - Review written on July 18, 2007
Rating: 5 out of 5
11 customers found this review helpful.
This is an absolutely fantastic cookware set...love it, love it, love it!! I researched a long time before deciding on this set of cookware and boy, did I make the right decision! Food cooks quickly and evenly, and clean-up is a snap. I also love the glass lids so I can see the food as it's cooking. As the manufacturer recommends, I do not put this cookware in the dishwasher, but clean up is so fast and easy, I don't mind washing them by hand at all! Anolon cookware is highly recommended by Consumer Reports, too, which definitely was a factor in my decision. You can't go wrong with this set; it's a great product for the money. I even purchased an array of Anolon cooking utensils as well, and I love them equally as much! After years of inexpensive, mismatched, low quality cookware and utensils, it's wonderful having these great Anolon products in my kitchen!