Customer Reviews

Wearever Cook & Strain Stainless Steel 10-Piece Cookware Set

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I received this set as a gift three years ago, and I really love the set. At the time, I was not much of a cook and just out of college, but I am now married and we cook all the time with these pans. They are super sturdy and feel hefty without too much weight. I appreciate the "strain" feature and use it regularly.

The company also stands behind its products and responds to customers via email. I was missing one of the lids to the pans after a move. I contacted them about it, and they helped me to replace the piece. It was great service on their part, and although I know these pans are going to last me for years and years, I will probably buy WearEver again.

I recently upgraded my range from a gas model to an electric smooth surface cooktop (which I LOVE). I soon realized that a lot of my old (cheaper) cookware which had worked just fine on my old stove didn't work as well on my new one. Because of the nature of the design of this type of cooktop, the heat "transfers" to the cookware instead of the "direct" heat of conventional cooking. Bottom line is that your cookware needs to sit flat in order to perform well. Mine didn't. I bought this set because I wanted 4 things: 1)heavy-duty cookware to work with my new cooktop, 2)a non-stick finish in the fry pan only (but stainless steel in the pots); 3)a strainer built into the lids and 4)see-through clear lids. This is the only cookware I've found that met ALL of my criteria. I can tell a big difference between the new cookware and the old.

I bought this set over a year ago and am very happy with it. The set looks like it did when I bought it--and that with very little care! I have had a few occasions where I burned food on a pan and if you soak it, it cleans up very easily with steel wool. Many people have commented that they really like how they look. The double spouts on the pans make for very easy pouring, and I really love the strain feature in the cover. They also heat very evenly.

I have owned this set for several years now. These pans are quite sturdy and they do cook evenly, a nice set of pans for the price, for sure. There are a couple of draw-backs though...the lids do not fit tightly; the handles become hot and potholders are necessary for both the pans and the lids; the larger pans are heavy and can be difficult (I broke my wrist and it took a lot of work to be able to lift the pans and sometimes I still do better with the other hand with them). I also have an issue with the non-stick surface coming off of the rivets inside the skillet. When I contacted the manufacturer, they expected me to MAIL them the pan just so they could determine if what I had told them was true (the pan was about a year old and NOT abused)...are you kidding me?? I still use the skillet but after about 5 years now the surface is beginning to wear somewhat and occasionally things aren't quite non-stick. Otherwise, these are nice pans. They still look pretty good after 5 years. They clean fairly easily and if they start to look a little worse for the wear, a steel wool pad or the powdered stainless steel cleaner works wonders.

These are sturdy, but know that the handles get really hot! Burns will happen. All-Clad and Calphalon's handles stay cool for much longer, always use potholders when cooking with Wearever. Aside from that they are pretty good, a bit on the heavy side. Lids could fit tighter for making rice, etc.

I tried the Wearever Cook and Strain 3-quart saucepan first, then added the 1-1/2-quart and the 10-inch fry pan. Loved them so much I bought this set. These are the best pans I've ever owned.

Pros:
-Glass lids to see what's cooking
-Pour spouts (I use that feature for pasta)
-Perfectly flat bottoms essential for ceramic cooktops
-No enameling (paint) to come off on ceramic cooktops
-Constructed of 18/10 stainless steel
-Comfortable (stay cool) handles
-Weighty but not too heavy
-Still look brand new after repeated use
-Lifetime warranty

Cons:
-Lid knob gets hot if lid is left on while cooking (I have to use a potholder to lift it; not a problem for me)
-Lids don't fit tight into pans (again, not a problem for me)
-Handwashing (doesn't bother me)

If you've never cooked with stainless, remember that because of the quick and even heat distribution you should cook at a lower temperature than you're probably used to.

I've had a few spots show up on the outside of the bottoms from cooking at too high a temperature when the ceramic cooktop was not perfectly clean, and I used Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to get rid of them. The spots came right off. If I ever need to shine the bottoms (haven't had to yet), I'll use Barkeeper's Friend on them.

I've also purchased a 12-inch saute, a 10-inch saute, and a griddle in this line. Can't recomment them highly enough. Great buy for the price.

I have finally gone back to regular pans as opposed to non stick. I worried about all the cancer scares with the non stick coating, and was tired of eventually having to replace pans that got scratched. I love the strain and pour pans and wouldn't trade this feature for all the tea in China. The only thing that I don't like (at all) is that the lid handles get hot and while my other pan lids didn't do this, I have burned myself (not severely) several times. I have non stick pans with glass lids that have plastic coated handles, so this seems like a major mistake to me (making a lid handle that will burn you if you don't use a hot pan holder). I will eventually get used to this and stop touching the hot handles on the lids but I must admit, I am a character of habit. I am finally making real mashed potatoes again because I have a regular pan interior that can take the mashing.

Opposed to a few reviews these pans were nice and heavy! Beautiful set and you get 10 pc including the stainless steel large pedestal strainer and two SS utensils. The lids are nice and heavy too, one side is large holed strainer and other is small holes strainer in case you don't want substantial particles of your dish going out the strainer! I've never had a nicer set. My old t-fals were 4x the price of these and not even close in comparison and quality and being t-fal was Teflon coated which you should not cook with for unhealthy reasons. SS is the way to go. The frying pan looks like a 12" pan yet is 9.5 " and my fav about it is that it is about 2 5/8 inches deep and straight up sides, not sloped or bowled out. The pans do get hot quick so start on a lower burner setting and invest in a SS pan cleaner product esp. if you use OLIVE OIL to cook with in the fry pan. And, the lid's round knob top does get HOT so you will need a mini grab cloth. This does not dissuade me at all; such a minuscule thing when you are getting greatness.

I have a set like this. I especially like it for cooking spaghetti ( I use the saute pan) because it lets me drain the spaghetti without letting it cool off and without any noodles escaping. Then I add butter, garlic salt and dry Parmesan for great pasta.

We have had these for about five years now. We loved them until we changed from an electric range to a gas range. On an electric range, the handles stay cool; on a gas range, the hollow handles act as chimneys to conduct the hot air, making them really hot very quickly. The other features of the pots are great, we like the lids with built-in strainers, the glass top works very nicely and we have never had trouble with breaking or cracking. The pour spouts are very convenient and help prevent spills---because of them, we no longer use our older clad pans that lack the pour spouts. Overall, they are great but because of the handle heating on our gas stove, we are now looking to replace them.