- Set includes 3-quart saucepan with lid, 8-quart stockpot, 10-inch open skillet
- 8/10 stainless-steel exteriors and encapsulated aluminum base
- Triple-ply construction ensures quick and even heat
- Solid stainless-steel stay-cool handles
- Dishwasher-safe; limited lifetime warranty
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Chef's classic Stainless 5 piece starter set to include: (7193-20) 3 Qt. Sauce pan with cover / (766-24) Qt. Stockpot with cover / (722-24) 10" open skillet
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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I purchased 2 sets @ $59.99....,
This review is from: Cuisinart 77-5A Chef's Classic Stainless 5-Piece Starter Set (Kitchen)
and thought it was a bargain. Heavy weight? You are getting over 10 lbs of cookware. You will not have any hot spots. Small scratches? (My stock pot even featured a small dent on the base.) However, unlike those reviewers who purchase cookware to look at, I purchase mine to cook with. I have yet to encounter any problems. Cleanup is a breeze. Low heat is the key. Made in China? Yes. (I smile every time I receive a new addition to my Cuisinart Chef's Classic collection. Prominently printed on the package is an American flag and the logo, 'An American Company'. Right below in slightly smaller print are the words 'Content and Packaging Made in China.') All-in-all, if you can afford All-Clad, go for it. All-Clad will likely not make your food taste better, and the first scratch will send you to bed with a migrane, but you can assuage yourself that you have purchased the Rolls Royce of cookware. However, at less than 1/5 the price, I don't think Cuisinart Chef's Classic can be beat.
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Cuisinart 77-5A Chef's Classic Stainless 5-Piece Starter Set (Kitchen)
I attended culinary school for a year and this year transferred to a state college to study philosophy (going for ordaination). I wanted to have quality hardware for my dorm kitchen, but I couldn't afford All-Cladand didn't want to spend a lot. This cookware, in terms of performace, is as good as the All-Clad at the Birmingham Culinard I used. It heats evenly, quickly, sears food beatifully, and has excellent heat retention and fond development. The handle stays cool even on high heat. I throw mine in the dishwasher right after I'm done and they come out looking like brand new.
I have no idea how Cuisinart created such a quality product at such an affordable price. There a few drawbacks . . . mine arrived with some imperfections in the exterior finish near where the handle joined. Also, the interior surface shows scratches quite easily. But, I buy my cookware to cook with not hang up so everyone can know I can afford all-clad. In terms of performance, there's no need to look any futher.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Professional Quality Bargain Basement Pricing,
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This review is from: Cuisinart 77-5A Chef's Classic Stainless 5-Piece Starter Set (Kitchen)
Ordered this 5-piece Cuisinart cookware set with the Cuisinart 12-Quart stockpot, and the Anolon 16-quart stockpot. Happily surprised with the quality of these Chinese made cookware.
The exterior is mirror like with no distortions from the deep forming of the stockpot. The shine is better than my All Clad Copper Core Buffet casserole that cost $400. The surface is perfectly smooth with no scratches nor any machining marks at all. Cleaning the pot bottom is easy with the stainless steel fully enclosing the aluminum disc. The thermo conductive disc covers the whole bottom of the pot making it most efficient in getting heat to the edge. Did not have the needed opportunity to scrub burnt food from the surface yet, but I don't think I would likely need this for I while. The thickness of the material is not as heavy gauge as the $200 Demeyere Apollo stock pot, but this set cost me $40.50 delivered with Amazon ran September special, and the cast stainless steel handles are much nicer than the Demeyere! The workmanship of the large rivets and the forming of these pots are excellent, there are no distortion where the rivets tie the handles to the pot straight surface. The bottom edges are square and the lines are very distinct. The lid is flat and fit square on the pot even with the large rivets installation. Some of my All Clad pot lids would "rock" on top of the pan due to distortion from the large rivet installation. For the skillet it is not as responsive to the heat change on a gas range in comparison to my clad wok for browning meat in higher heat. It does well in most of the frying we do, when I don't want to tote the 16" clad wok. May be it is not a fair comparison to the 7 layer clad wok that cost me over $250, and this whole 5 pieces set cost me only $40 + change. Over all I gave this set 5 stars and it deserves every one of it.
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