KitchenAid Five-Ply Stainless-Steel Clad 8-Inch Open Skillet

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Product Features

• Classic, slope-sided, 8-inch skillet
• Three layers of aluminum bonded between 18/10 stainless-steel exterior and interior
• Interior polished with two finishes to hide whisk and spatula marks
• Triple-riveted, stay-cool handle oven-safe to 500 degrees F
• Lifetime warranty against defects with 1-year no-hassle, no-cost replacement

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.9 x 8.4 x 1.9 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005O0OD
• Item model number: 75992
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #104,089 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review
Combining the virtues of stainless steel and aluminum, KitchenAid's Five-Ply pots and pans are practical, durable, and beautiful. They contain three layers of aluminum across the bottoms and up the sides for quick, uniform heating without hot spots or scorching. Bonded to the aluminum core are nonreactive exteriors and interiors of 18/10 stainless steel that resist scratching, denting, and warping, as well as corrosion and discoloring. The stainless steel is polished to a mirror finish that retains its luster--though the bottoms inside are less polished to hide whisk and spatula marks.

Wearing a mirror finish inside and out and equipped with big handles, lids sit down deeply to produce tight seals. Cast-stainless-steel handles are triple-riveted for strength and gracefully arched for easy lifting. They stay cool on the stovetop and go safely into the oven up to 500 degrees F. This classic, slope-sided, 8-inch skillet (without lid) is ideal for sautéing veal medallions, frying smelt, and pan-roasting scallops, and its rounded rim resists drips when pouring. Though it's dishwasher-safe, hand washing KitchenAid cookware prevents the surface from dulling. The first year of this item's lifetime warranty against defects is "hassle-free," with a replacement shipped at no cost and without question if a defect is detected. --Fred Brack

Product Description
KitchenAid Five-Ply 18/10 Stainless Steel Clad Cookware combines the highest quality materials and workmanship for the best stainless in cookware Cast Stainless-steel handles with rivets that permanently attach handle to pan for maximum durability

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN CUISINART EVERYDAY, October 18, 2001

By A Customer

I have bought starter pieces to try different midlevel cookware (something better than Farberware, but not quite All-Clad). I have sampled both the Kitchenaid and Cuisinart small skillets. I am thoroughly impressed w/this pan. I found most everything sticks to the Cuisinart, while my Kitchenaid skillet always browns evenly, sautees beautifully with no sticking. I love the heft and design of this pan, most noteworthy is the handle. I love my Kitchenaid 8" so much in fact, that I have registered for the whole set for my wedding. If you are looking for a good quality everyday set, go with old reliable Kitchenaid!!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the more I use my kitchenaid, the more I hate my all-clad, June 1, 2002

By	ringo (California) - See all my reviews

For some reason (marketing?), the kitchenaid five-ply stainless cookware is being perceived as a tier below the equivalent all-clad. This may be true of the enamel over steel stuff that kitchenaid sells at K-mart, but the five-ply is actually a cut above.

All-clad is three ply, Kitchenaid is five. All-clad has two rivets holding on the handles, Kitchenaid has three. All-clad has weirdly shaped handles that are uncomfortable when lifting large pans and oversized on small ones. Kitchenaid has two different sizes of wide, comfortable handles. All-clad has a straight lip, which makes pouring more difficult, and which also means the exposed aluminum at the top edge of the pan rests against the lid, where water can condense and run back into the food. Kitchenaid has a flared lip, which makes pouring easier, and which keeps the exposed aluminum on the outside of the pan.

My only complaint with my kitchenaid cookware is that the rivets are hard to clean around (which makes this pan less than perfect for crepes), and that the stay-cool handles stay cool enough to drag the pan around on the stovetop, but not cool enough to lift a very hot pan and flip it. The handle also heats up quite thoroughly in the dishwasher (yowch!), and while the instructions with the pan specifically warn about the handles heating up in the oven, the folks at the factory apparently never thought about the dishwasher problem. (All-clad has the same issue).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love my KitchenAid 5-Ply SS Clad cookware!!, August 6, 2007

By	D. P. Taylor (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I own a set and open stock pieces of this, and love how easy I can nest different pieces because of the handle design. Cleanup is easy, and occasional use of Bar Keepers Friend keeps my cookware looking new. [I agree that the inside rivets can be frustrating to clean; I keep an old toothbrush handy for that.]
Flat bottoms are essential for ceramic glasstop stoves and thankfully these are flat.
Ditched my nonstick and discovered truly versatile, dependable, beautiful cookware when I bought KA 5-ply!