Customer Reviews

Circulon Elite Hard Anodized Nonstick 10-Piece Cookware Set

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I recently bought a ceramic cooktop stove and none of my pans would work well because of the grooves in the bottom. These pans are PERFECT for anyone who has a ceramic/glass cooktop. The bottoms are flat, they cook evenly and cleanup...no matter how greasy/messy...is a breeze!

We purchased a 14 piece Circulon commercial set at Costco about five years ago. A couple of the sauce pans that get used daily are wearing out due to our abuse not the product. We felt it was time to replace the set. We examined many sets online and in the store. We loved our old Circulon set so that was top on our list. Two things that was a must was glass lids and heat proof handles which became our biggest challenge. The lids and handles is what solidified our choice to purchase Circulon a second time. This set is great, we are really happy with the choice. The set looks awesome, the cookware is solid and well balanced. It is thicker than our commercial set and I am sure will last us for many years too come.

The issue that almost killed our purchase is that the set does not include a 3 quart saucepan. The 3 quart saucepan is our most used and abused piece and for this set it is sold separate for $70. We temparararily solved this issue with a Circulon Total 3.5 quart sauce pot on sale for $29.99 at a local dept store and used a lid from our old set to replace the metal lid that came with it. Not a perfect match but solved our problem for now. and we saved $50. As long as Circulon offers heavy duty cookware at a good price with clear lids and heat proof handles we will probably stay loyal to the product.

Prologue: It has been two months with the set and it is awesome. We still have not picked up the 3 quart (Haven't found it on sale for the right price). But we did find the 12" deep skillet with lid for $39.95 & the 11" griddle for $29.95 at a local discount home store. The 12" deep skillet is actually a must (the 10" that comes with the set is just too small for everyday use). The skillet is designed so well that without the lid it is rounded enough inside to be a 12" skillet or wok substitute. So you will want some extra pieces but the set is worth it.

I first purchased the wok, loved it so much, I knew the set would be a worthwhile purchase.
The pots and pans are fantastic !
I have baked, covered and uncovered,at 400 degrees various recipes in these pots, and the food cooks and browns evenly, yet the food never burns or adhears to the surfaces, its absolutely remarkable, and these pans are a joy to clean, yes I said joy. Its so easy, I almost feel guilty.
The lids appear to be dishwasher safe,( I hand wash them) and although well designed for cooking, the channeled rims do require a little more focus durring cleaning.
I have a glass top range, and the bottoms of these pots are perfect and compatable.
I shopped for a better price, not to be found, typical amazon shopping experience... total satisfaction.
Buy these circulon ELITE, the most atractive and functional of the circulon line, culinary gratification guaranteed!
ONE YEAR update: still love my pans, still look and work like new! I do put the lids in the dishwasher. I have NEVER had issues with a pan tipping over,maybe the one reviewer should level his range top?
the current price is a STEAL, great wedding gift, or gift to self if you love cooking, but hate clean-up !

This is a great set- the handles are comfortable and stay cool, and the skillets and pans heat evenly and quickly. The bottoms are perfect for smooth top ranges and the glass lids have been very nice.

Great cookware set. Nice upgrade for our kitchen after a recent remodel. Wifey likes it fine, says it takes less oil to fry with. Nice heavy cookware with sturdy riveted handles. Clear tops with deep recesses means no condensation drips on stove or hands...no ouchies from hot water. Set was fairly complete, we did add an additional size pot, and three additional skillets. There are a lot of cookware components that will accomodate this set.

The quality of this set is great. It's weight is moderate; not too heavy, not too light. The only thing that should have been added to the set is the 3 quart sauce pan rather than the smaller sauce pan of this set.

The picture of the Circulon Elite set includes the large frying pan with the handle, known as a "chicken fryer". This item is NOT included in the set. Although this is a good set of cookware, I bought it because it included the chicken fryer. I was really disappointed when I opened the box and the covered frying pan was a regular small pan. Now I still have to purchase the other frying pan at an additional cost. It would have been more cost-effective to purchase the set from Circulon's website at a higher price and get their double bonus with the purchase. Per piece it would have been less expensive.

Great cookware
Easy to clean
Works great on cooktop stove
Cleans up easy

Just a great set of cookware

Love the cookware. It is everything it is advertised to be and more. The price was just as great, Thanks Amazon

As a former Calphalon owner, I couldn't be more happy with this new Circulon cookware set. By comparison, my new Circulon outweighs, outperforms, and is just a higher quality set of cookware. And this set on Amazon was $140+ cheaper than the Calphalon, which I bought on sale in a dept store! I can tell immediately that the non-stick interior is tougher, and it is very easy to clean. The Calphalon non-stick coating was flaking away (and into my food!) after just a couple of years -- and no, I NEVER put it in the dishwasher; I only washed it by hand. I will continue with this Circulon -- in fact I just ordered the 3 qt saucepan to round out the set. If you decide on the Circulon, you won't be sorry. (One caveat, the covered 12" covered pan doesn't have the extra loop handle as shown in the picture. But I had a similar pan in my old set, and didn't find a need for the extra handle anyway.)