We were looking to replace our old cookware with shredding non-stick surfaces and banged up bottoms--we were ready to upgrade (but not with our life savings!). We looked at several items and ended up choosing Cuisinart's 12-piece set. It is perfect! Lower cooking temperatures mean less energy use and the pans are just the right thickness to cook without burning. I love the heft and substantial manufacturing. I've had no issues with food sticking (something I was worried about)--but it comes down to trusting that you can cook with a lower temp. I love cooking with this set!

Over all these are very nice pans. They do cook well and are a heavier pan which I love. I have a hard time with is white spots and speckles that form inside the pans whenever I use them. I have used a scrubby, an SOS pad, and a MR. Clean eraser to clean both inside and out and by far inside is harder.

We haven’t had the set too long but so far we’ve had nothing sort of a great experience. The material is of good quality, the price was affordable and no excessive cleaning or care is required. We would recommend this product to anyone looking to go beyond a basic set without ‘breaking the bank’.

After using my odds and ends pieces for 43 years, and wearing them out, I decided to ask for a nice set of pans for Christmas. Since my husband and sons never know what to get me because I tell them I never need anything, they were thrilled to me give them an idea. I compared all the different types, and decided to take the plunge and get stainless steel, although I was a bit nervous about cooking with it. I watched videos and read hints, tips and reviews. (I had been using non-stick fry pans and enamel sauce pans for years.) I chose the Cuisinart because they were so recommended, so well made, and just beautiful to look at. I have a brushed stainless, with a mirror-finish around the top, just under the rim. They're wonderful to cook with. (I did season the fry and sauce pans before using.) They clean up very easily - I let them cool then soak if necessary, but otherwise, just use Bartender's Helper and they look like new. The handle on the fry and sauce pans don't get hot, which is a plus. The sauté' pan has the long handle, plus a helper handle which is great. I love that the fry and sauté' pans can go from the stove top to the oven. Just a word - the pans have some weight to them. I've found that the the stock pot and large sauce pan can be a bit heavy for me when I'm pouring the contents out. Part of me would have liked to have the smaller handles on either side of the sauce pans, rather than one long handle (my old enamel pans were like that). But I've gotten used to the weight, and make sure I'm careful when pouring out the contents. I love my Cuisinart pans. I use them every day, and they look like I just took them out of the box. I'm so glad I got them.

I love the idea of a god conductor placed on the burner versus a like pan bottom. To have the power of aluminum to conduct the heat yet a joy of both the beauty of stainless and knowing no aluminum is going to get into the food is wonderful. They are a very nice weight and very fine to look at!

I grew up with good pans and haven't had any in years because I, like many others fell for all the 'new' gimicks. Because of the poor quality or the fact that anything non stick is just a coating, I've bought WAY TOO MANY sets of pans. These, I'll have for the rest of my life. I LOVE THEM

It was time to retire our 30 year old set of pots and pans. Did a lot of research and went with this set, as it had great reviews and fit the need of the various pans we needed. They did not disappoint. Perfect in size, style and cooking. We truly love this new addition to our kitchen. Highly recommend.

I received this set for my 41st birthday this year, as I have been asking for them for a few years now. I have never had stainless steel pots & pans before, always used T-Fal. I am in love & thank my husband daily for getting me this set!! Easy to cook with, easy to clean or just put in the dishwasher & they're absolutely beautiful! Definitely worth every penny spent! Looking forward to the many years of cooking with this set!

I am a bit disappointed. I very carefully & thoroughly read & followed instructions for cooking & care but food sticks badly, it takes forever to cook anything, the bottoms are not flat, there was burn marks & discoloration after one use & the list goes on. They look old after just one use.

I recently purchased new appliances and the cooktop is induction. I researched cookware for this type of cooktop and the only two brands that I saw come up pretty highly rated were All Clad and this Cuisinart set. From what I read the patent on the All Clad cookware design expired a few years ago so other companies are able to reproduce that technology. The MCP Cuisinart cookware set was my choice for the quality and cost. I have not been disappointed. It performs just as well as the All Clad set does and costs half the money. Definitely the best choice for the money.