- Includes 2- and 3-quart saucepans with lids; 8-quart stockpot with lid; 10-inch skillet; 5-quart sauté pan with lid
- Five-ply stainless-steel construction with an aluminum core provides great and even heat conductivity
- Solid-cast stainless-steel handles; pans oven-safe up to 500 degrees F
- Deep-draw lids that ensure a tight seal
- Limited lifetime warranty
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Amazon.com Review
This has to be one of the flashiest cookware sets on the market. The highly polished stainless steel is mirrorlike. The 9-piece set includes a 2-quart saucepan with cover, 3-quart saucepan with cover, 8-quart covered stockpot, 10-inch skillet, and 5-quart covered sauté pan with extra "helper" handle. Each piece is made from a five-ply construction, which fuses an aluminum core between layers of stainless steel. The result is wonderful heat transference across the bottom and up the sides. Bottoms are permanently stamped with size and capacity. Special deep-draw lids ensure a tighter seal and minimize rattling. Each handle is individually cast of stainless steel, designed to accommodate large hands, and secured with polished stainless-steel rivets. They're also comfortably curved, stay cool to the touch on the stovetop, and are oven-safe up to 500 degrees F. Hand washing is recommended, with a nonabrasive sponge--you won't want to mar the gleaming finish of these pieces. --Matthew Evans
What's in the Box
2-quart saucepan with lid, 3-quart saucepan with lid, 8-quart stockpot with lid, 5-quart sauté pan with lid, 10-inch skillet
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KitchenAid Five-Ply 18/10 Stainless Steel Clad Cookware combines the highest quality materials and workmanship for the best stainless in cookware Stainless Steel Cooking Surface - Non-reactive cooking surface will not discolor or affect flavors of food Cast Stainless-steel handles with rivets that permanently attach handle to pan for maximum durability
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76 of 76 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Some hints on care - and also getting the less common pieces,
By Rich Turner (Nashua, NH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: KitchenAid Five-Ply Stainless-Steel Clad 9-Piece Cookware Set (Kitchen)
GREAT COOKWARE - nobody who's used it would argue, and I also have some All-Clad pieces - the Kitchenaid actually cooks more evenly! Reviewers have commented about care: my set is over a year old, and still looks great. Why? a) NEVER use steel wool - if it's burned on, soak it. b) I DO dishwash them (they come out fine). c) to remove discolorations (I do this after dishwashing) get a can of Cameo Aluminum and Stainless Steel Cleaner (in the same section as Bon Ami) - sprinkle some directly onto the pan, and wipe it around with a damp sponge. d) NEVER scrub (even with a sponge or plastic scraper) in a back-and-forth manner - go in circles. These pans have a slightly matt finish in the inside to help hide scratches, but it's a swirled finish, not side-to-side (those back-and-forth scratches never come out) To get extra pieces Amazon.comdoesn't carry, check out potsandpans.com. Amazon.com's prices are the best but they only stock about 20% of what Meyer (Kitchenaid's manufacturer) makes for this line!
53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great kitchen investment, be sure to use it with care,
By A Customer
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This review is from: KitchenAid Five-Ply Stainless-Steel Clad 9-Piece Cookware Set (Kitchen)
I agree with the other reviewers about this set's quality. Every piece is extremely well-built and a pleasure to cook with. I'd like to add two comments about caring for these pans. The first concerns cleaning. A plastic brush and dish detergent do not get these pans completely clean, espcially after months of cooking with oil. I used Brillo pads to scrub my first Kitchenaid Stainless pan (a small skillet). They got the pan sparkling, but left the tiniest (almost invisible) scratches which made food stick to the pan. So I have switched to using Bon Ami on this set, a no-scratch powder cleanser. This has worked beautifully, but does require some extra elbow grease. You realy have to be willing to spend a little extra time and effort to keep these looking like new. The second concerns some unfortunate chemical reactions. Stainless steel is non-reactive, that's true, but that only applies to acids. I discovered that when boiling water for pasta in a stainless steel pot, you should add salt only after the water has come to a full boil. Adding salt before the water boils causes the stainless steel to pit, leading to small white "scars" on the inside of the pot. I think they can be polished out if they're not too deep, but the damage is already done. I learned this from using my older (and fortunately cheaper) stainless pots, and have taken great care to make sure it doens't happen with this set. In all, this is a fantastic set of cookware that's worth every penny if you're a cooking afficionado. But it really is an investment that you have to be willing to care for (this can probably be said of all top-of-the-line stainless steel cookware).
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great cookware: a few things to note,
This review is from: KitchenAid Five-Ply Stainless-Steel Clad 9-Piece Cookware Set (Kitchen)
I wanted to upgrade from the first cheap cookware set I bought in college to the set I wanted for the rest of my life. I was torn between All-Clad Copper Core (5 ply Stainless-Al-Cu-Al-Stainless) and this set of 5 ply with all three inner layers of Al. I felt that since I'm not professionally trained I would not be able to take advantage of the small difference that a single layer of copper would provide, especially not at twice the price. After searing two large tuna steaks in the 10" pan with parts of them going up the sides instead of lying flat, they all cooked through completely evenly; even on my old, unpredictable electric range. You may want to use a slightly lower cooking temperature than is recommended in your recipes because these things really transfer the heat!
Before I bought them, I went to see the All-Clad pans at a local store. The jaunty angled handles made maneuvering the pans difficult and feel extra heavy. The celery shaped handles (designed that way to help keep the handles cool) made holding them very uncomfortable, even when not full of heavy food. The Kitchenaid line has ergonomically angled handles that are comfortable to hold, though after cooking over high heat for a long time, the heat will start to creep up them. Metal is conductive after all... One of the benefits that made me want the All-Clad copper core over the regular All-Clad lines is the curved lip to allow for easy pouring from the pans without stuff getting stuck. This Kitchenaid set has that as well, which I didn't know until I bought them and am very pleased about. The pans feel well balanced in your hand, but that is due to having heavy handles. This is a slight problem for me because my old electric range has slightly uneven coils, so unless I am cooking something with weight in the 10" fry pan, it tilts towards the handle. This isn't a problem for any of the other pieces in the line, however. Amazingly, though, even though the pan doesn't sit flat, I still get almost even heating because the core conducts so well. After using these pans just a few times, I really feel like I will be able to do so much more than I was before. Cooking tasks that seemed daunting before actually seem reasonable, now that I know what real cookware is. They feel solid, look beautiful, and most of all, are incredibly functional.
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