Overall this seems to be a really good set of cookware so far. I love the straining lids, but wish at least one of the lids for the stock pots were a draining lid as well. The non-stick surface does a nice job with food release & clean up, but it is not metal utensil safe. We have not used any metal utensils so far, but still have a scratch in the bottom of one pan after a week of use. It would have been nice if the stock pots nested inside one another, but they do not. Also with the non-stick surface being fairly fragile, we are going to put a small towel in the bottom of the ones that do stack. I'm guessing that's where the savings comes in at is the durability of the non-stick coating because the pots themselves are well made. The weight, handle design, heat distribution, pan sizes, and included lids are all great! This set was also less that half the price of a similar smaller set for a name brand. Hoping to get many years of use from this set.

I love my new pots and pans! They are beautiful and functional. I love how the smaller three pots' lids have built-in strainers! There is a great variety of sizes, although my old set had a 1 quart size that I miss. (This set starts at 2 qt.) I don't think you could find as many pots and pans anywhere else for this price, and these are good-quality on top of it! I cook daily and am looking forward to many years of using these in my kitchen!

I purchased because of the glowing review on Consumer's Report website. Arrived in great shape due to excellent packaging. Inspected every piece closely, all in perfect condition. I'm favorably impressed so far. I've used the fry pans a couple of times. I liked the metal handles, they stay cool to the touch while cooking. The frying pans performed well. Really like the lids with the colander function built in to the rim of the lids. The 6 lids interchange with all other pieces except the smallest fry pan, so virtually every container has a lid that fits. I like that feature too. Love the oven safe feature while remembering the temperature limit for the pans and 100 degree lower temp limit for the lids. Durability over time is important to me, so that element of this review will have to wait for a while. The pans say safe for dishwasher but recommend hand washing. I think there is more risk for physical damage by hand washing, so I will be cleaning this cookware set in my dishwasher .

These are not heavy bottomed pot and pans; they are light weight but not cheap in their construction. Heats evenly and cleans easily. The lid handles do get hot, which is something I didn't have to contend with on my previous set (brief learning curve there). The dishwasher seems to dull the exterior finish, but doesn't affect the cooking surface. I've used these a little more than a month. Overall I'm pleased.

Heavy pots and pans and nothing sticks! We love the straining lids on the saucepan s, but please be aware that the lid handles get REALLY hot. All of our prior sets had insulated handles so there's been a sharp, painful learning curve with these. Also, the handles on the pans themselves are just longer than necessary. But overall, really pleased.

Very nice set of cookware and lids. Heats up fast and cooks hotter than what we are used to. Just watch your heat with these. Have used them to saute meat, then go directly with lid into a 350 degree oven. Worked just fine. We haven't put them into the dishwasher (ours is broken), but they clean up nice when washed by hand.

I have only used the large pot one time; to make loaded potato soup. In my last pot, it always stuck and burned on the bottom if I didn’t watch it closely. This one didn’t do either! Hopefully, I will continue to love them the way I did my first try!

Great cook set. Follow the instructions to maintain expected performance.

Heavy set. Follow instructions to season. Works great. Well pleased.

Even cooking and not so heavyweight