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"neutral"
Love the product but things tend to stick to these pans, so keep your non stick pans but just add these to your kitchen.

"A piece of junk! Stay away from it!"
I bought this product to replace my non-stick T-Fal set. The skillet is very poorly designed as it burns the food. The fried eggs stick to the bottom of the skillet and then it is very hard to clean. Needs lots of scrubbing which destroys the nice finish of the skillet. I am a professional cook and this is the worst pan I have ever used. Very disappointed with the quality!

"A great cook set set"
I have had this set for over 2 yrs now and I still love it. The bottoms ensure even cooking & it has wonderful lids. A a great sized stock pot I use all the time. So I would have to say the 2 pieces I use constantly are : 3-1/2-quart sauté pan (pictured top left next to the stock pot); and 8-quart covered stockpot.

"Cuisinart Stainless Chef's Cookware"
Ecxellent product and great value. The stainless steel guage is good and provides for even heat distribution. The Cuisinart Chef's set was priced at $149.99 @ a savings of $263.99! 6/23/08

"Good Bargain"
The Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless cookware set is a great value. A beautiful set that works well and cleans up easily. I read lots of reviews and shopped around for quite a while before I decided on this set, and I'm glad I did. It has just the right pieces, although I do miss having a 1 qt. pot. The lids fits nicely and are interchangeable with different pieces, so you end up being able to cover all your pieces. It is definitely a good value and you can't go wrong at this price. It's pretty to look at too!

 

Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless-Steel 10-Piece Cookware Set

List Price : $400.00
Our Price : from $126.99

Why I buy this one ?
- Classic cookware made of mirror finish 18/10 stainless steel
- 8- and 10-inch skillets; 1-1/2- and 3-quart covered saucepans
- 3-1/2-quart sauté pan; and 8-quart covered stockpot
- Solid, riveted handles, aluminum in base for even heating
- Safe for dishwasher, freezer, broiler, and oven to 550 degrees F


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What our customer's say!

"This Pot SAVED MY DAUGHTER AND MY LIFE!!!", Emeril's stainless steel pot SAVED MY DAUGHTER AND I!!!
I have been meaning to write for a while now but it has been a crazy year.
In May of this year my daughter had a cold and I had mastitis. She barely slept the night before and I was exhausted. That morning I got up went downstairs to get a bottle for my daughter. I decided to sterilize the bottles while I was down there. I went back to my bedroom and decided to breastfeed my daughter instead. I ended up falling asleep and was awaken by some beeping. When I openned my bedroom door to see what it was smoke started billowing into the room. I slammed the door shut and openned the windows. I then remembered that I left the bottles sterilizing in the pot on the stove! I was then going to run down quickly to turn it off but as I openned the door I couldn't see two feet in front of me and the smoke actually burned my eyes and throat. I slammed the door shut again and called 911. They advised me to try to get out of the house with the baby. I wrapped Yanna in every blanket I could grab and made a run for it. I couldn't see anything, I seriously don't even know how I got downstairs and outside. I had to leave my two dogs Diesel and Jazmine upstairs in my bedroom which broke my heart. As I got outside I could hear the sirens of the fire trucks approaching. They ran into the house and took care of it and was able to rescue Diesel and Jaz. They came out with my beautiful Emeril pot with what just looked like black ash which was once all of my baby bottles. The fire chef then told me that I was lucky that I had such a good quality stainless steel pot or else we would have had a very bad situation on our hands. This pot was so good that it contained the fire in the pot! I was told that if I had a teflon pot or one of those "dollar general" pots it probably would have melted down and the fire would have consumed the whole back of my house. Most likely my daughter, Diesel, Jazmine and I would not have made it out.
I can't even express how grateful I am that he put such a quality pot out on the market. And if there is any way to thank the people who designed or made the pot please pass this on to them. People all over should know how great this pot is!
My daughter is now 8 months and doing great. We had to stay in a hotel for over a month while they fixed the smoke damage in the house, but everything worked out in the end. We should all be thankful this time of year and Emeril is making the top of the list this year.
Thank you


"Beautiful Cruisnant Cookware", I purchased these pots and pans for my daughter she was so thrilled to have a set of stainless steel cookware after hearing how teflon can be dangerous to your health. She said "Mom the cookware is so beautiful"!

"They look nice, but don't fry well. ", They look nice, but don't fry well. Am still challenged by the lower heat/temperature to use, and the amount of oil needed.

As another wrote, which was helpful to me, I strongly suggest reading and adhering to the manual before using -- wash well in hot soapy water before first use and use lower heat than you would on other pans. It takes a bit of heating time before adding the oil to begin cooking.

If you have a difficult to remove problem, bring some vinegar to boil in the pan, add some baking soda, and remove to soak for awhile. I use Bonami to gently scrub the remaining tough spots.

UPDATE 11/12/08

Well, I don't think shiny stainless steel is the best for frying. I've read more about pans since the last posting and found that shiny cookware reflects the heat away. Perhaps if they polished these to a neutral grade, not shiny, they would perform better. Don't know if it is the shine, or the stainless steel that is the source of the problem. I've bought good 'ole $10-a-pan cast iron to do my frying in.

Am considering buying standard restaurant-style aluminum pots, as well. I simmered some black beans in the 3-qt. the other day, and they actually had little sticky bits that I had to scrub away with Bonami. Weird, for just cooking up some beans.

If purchasing now, I would shop for a different set, something with a dull finish, titanium non-stick, try one of the new 'green-pans' to see how they perform, or just pay the double price for the higher-end Cuisinart Multi-clad set.

"Can't stand them", I've owned these for a few months now. I can't figure out what you can cook with them that doesn't stick like crazy. You can cook on a low temperature with a 1/2" of oil or butter in the bottom of the frying pans, and yet food still sticks! You may be able to saute some veggies in oil, but forget browning potatoes (they will end up mashed), and don't even try eggs... they are a disaster. I don't want to be an "artist", I just want some hot food that I don't have to chisel off the bottom of my pots and pans.

Even if you are merely boiling water for mac-n-cheese with the small pots, you better be stirring CONSTANTLY. The noodles in contact with the bottom of the pot will stick fast.

There is a reason Teflon was invented. If you like to chisel food off the bottom of your pans when cooking or washing, get these. If you want no-stick, avoid. My $20 Coleman camping cook set does a better job than these.

"For those who know how to cook and clean with stainless", This is a great set. I bought it to replace my T-fal non-stick cookware because of all the news reports about non-stick Teflon particulates coming off and the possibility of causing cancer. Let me address some of the concerns I read in other reviews...First off, it doesn't burn food as some of those 1 star haters describe. You just have to know how to watch and cook your food. Second, all food does not stick to it. A little Pam goes a long way. Scrambled eggs and bacon come out just fine. Over easy eggs do stick a little but it is manageable. For those concerned about this and don't like to tend and maneuver their food during cooking I recommend keeping a small non-stick pan on hand. Third, they are not hard to clean. Soak for a few minutes in Dawn dish detergent and food comes right off. Sure, you can't take them right off the stove and into the dishwasher and expect them to come out gleaming. Most stuff needs a pre-rinse and most people should know that. Fourth, they are not, "thin cheap pieces of junk." They are good quality stainless. I ask this, how thick do you want your cookware to be? If your looking for heavy cast iron weight or $1000 dollar cookware, this may not be for you. For most of us its just fine. As for those who claim copper coated is the best, think again. This cookware is rated at 550 degrees. That means you can cook at high heat and stick them in the oven. Copper can't do that. The handles are great too, I can grab the pan while cooking and not worry about it burning me. The only thing I would have liked is glass lids so I can see the food cooking but that's just personal thing and I can manage. I hope this helps a bit :-)



 
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Read this reviews before You buy...

"Excellent cookware - I was surprised", This is my first set of Stainless and I couldn't believe the price.

It will take a bit of a learning curve when changing from non stick...

Cleaning is really easy but there is a knack to it....

Right after cooking fill the pan with HOT water and soap, let sit through the meal. It will clean right up when you wash the rest of the dishes.

If this doesn't clean up to your satisfaction then just a bit of Barkeepers Friend will restore the original look.

I bought my set in November and it looks exactly as it did when I opened the carton......

For eggs, put quite a bit more oil into the pan than normal... Heat the pan first, then heat the oil, add egg it will cook perfectly.....

If you don't want to do this, then keep one nonstick pan for eggs....

LOVE the set and highly recommend it..

"Stain easily and hard to clean", These stain very easily and are very hard to clean. I would recommend going with a different set.

"Simply not that great ", Other than the fact that these pans are nice looking and cheap, there's nothing good about them. If you want pans to hang in your kitchen as an accessory and don't cook much, these are a great choice. If you actually like to cook, keep shopping. We replaced our Calphalon pans that we've had for 10+ years. I was hoping to find something that was less bulky, easier to clean and still offered high quality.

These are VERY light (which is nice for handling, but scorches your food on even the lowest setting). We do have an electric range, so perhaps it's different on gas, but it is a high end Fisher and Paykel cooktop that does function similar in heat conduction. They are also not easy to clean. We can now put them in the dishwasher (unlike our Calphalon) but usually just end up having to hand wash them because they don't come clean in the dishwasher (again, a nice dishwasher and the pan has been presoaked, etc.). Usually it's because food has been permanently affixed to the pan from the high heat.

Unfortunately, we're back to trying to find the right fit for us.


"great for a starter stainless cookware set", I've used this set everyday since I received it. The skillet sears my steaks so much better than a non-stick pan! The sides do heat up more than the bottom but that's expected. I think this is great for a starter stainless cookware set.

"Love them!", Was in desperate need for a new set but didn't want to spend the money for a professional set so i convinced myself that I would just get this set for now and buy a really good set next year. I was used to using a set of Viking cookware that my mother had but when I moved out, I wasn't ready to spend a couple thousand right now. Enter the Cuisinart set. Amazing, I cannot believe the balance and construction for the cost. I truly feel the difference is so slight, there is NO WAY I will ever go back to using Viking again (unless of course Amazon has some wild 99% off deal and I can get them for the same price!). Extremely happy with this deal, great construction, lids fit great, handles balanced well and sturdy, this is a great deal for a very high quality product.



 
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