My aunt said I can return mine and gave me the receipt - the problem is this set is almost $300 MORE than the other set ... is it worth forking over the extra $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$?????
HELP!! I need advice, again!
THANK YOU!!
giannismomma05
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I dont think so .. FOr me Pots and pans are used everyday sometimes more then once i could never spent 700 on them .. kepp them and if in time something happen to them you could buy the same set and then its 2 set for the price of one .. that me .
MandG072909
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I think I missed the original post, whats wrong with the ones you have..I was under the impression that claphalon is just as good a band as all clad
ZuzusPetals
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Posted by MandG072909
I think I missed the original post, whats wrong with the ones you have..I was under the impression that claphalon is just as good a band as all clad
Nothings wrong its just I was leaning toward non stick but i love the way the stainless looks ... so i figured I would get the best of both worlds if I went with the STAINLESS NON STICK ALL CLAD SET ... hmmm
sr081906
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I personally like All Clad.
MandG072909
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Posted by ZuzusPetals
Posted by MandG072909
I think I missed the original post, whats wrong with the ones you have..I was under the impression that claphalon is just as good a band as all clad
Nothings wrong its just I was leaning toward non stick but i love the way the stainless looks ... so i figured I would get the best of both worlds if I went with the STAINLESS NON STICK ALL CLAD SET ... hmmm
Oh I get it...if its really just for looks I say stick with what you've got...or you can wait and see if you get any CG for showers or anything else and then use that to help you upgrade so its not all coming out of your pocket...
ZuzusPetals
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so what do you think?? keep or exchange???
Ericab1980
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I'm such a foodie! lol Here is my opinion..
18/10 stainless steel is the best in regards to pots & pans that is the quality some top chef's use. Now any real foodie would know, you do not use non-stick, non-stick is great to have as a skillet for omelets and other such foods you don't want to stick, but you should get regular steel for everyday cooking food taste much better but that's my opinion and I'm just a chubby girl from NJ that watches food TV w/ FH entirely way too much
portjeffbride
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another foodie here!
All-clad IS worth the price, and frankly is the gold standard of American cooks.... that is ONLY if it is NOT nonstick. Nonstick always wears off.
The 'clad' of all-clad is an aluminum core (which distributes heat evenly, minimizing hot spots) with the inside and outside covered with stainless steel (which unlike aluminum, is inert.... translation from foodie to english: you can cook tomato sauce and other acidic foods in it!)
The end result? very little scoarched food... you won't have as big of a mess with your pudding if the phone rings!
I spent a small fortune purchasing the European version of all clad (dahlstrom by iitala/hackman), and have never regretted it.
Pair it with a couple nice cast iron skillets (and properly season them), and a cheap non-stick pan from homegoods, and your pots will be the best on earth!
portjeffbride
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one more thing: if the pots you were given are anodised aluminum, I'd consider returning them... they have a tendency to scratch and get stained. They're sort of porous.....
Also, sometimes I wonder how safe nonstick is.... I've read somewhere that every american has teflon in their blood!
Besides, you can't build a lovely brown film on the bottom of your pot while frying onions if they don't stick a bit!
LaurenF
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Thank g-d for this post, because I have been feeling super guilty that FH and I registered for the All Clad Copper Core pots which are WAY more than I EVER thought I would spend on pots. FH had very few opinions when it came to registering except when it came to the pots. He insisted that if we were going to buy pots, we were going to get the best out there. We did alot of research and that's what we wound up with.
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I'm also really into cooking and recommend the All-Clad Stainless line. As mentioned above, they are really the culinary standard for stainless cookware. And again, non-stick pans are good for a few applications, but only stainless steel helps you create fond - the brown bits that stick to the pan - that help you create pan sauces and gravies once they are deglazed.
You really don't need to purchase a whole set. They don't usually give you all the pans you'll need. I've bought all of my pots and pans separately and I use them all quite often. FM if you'd like a list of the ones that are most essential.
You can also add a non-stick sauce pan and omelette pans (8 in and 10 in) to your registry
