After having a small set of RevereWare for 35 years I decided to finally treat myself to an upgrade. These pots & pans are phenomenal. I was apprehensive about my ability to cook on stainless steel but there are a lot of videos on YouTube along with the instruction booklette the set comes with. These pots & pans are very heavy-duty & beautiful. What a value!

I have owned these for over a year now and I absolutely LOVE them. These pans are very HEAVY duty and will last a lifetime. I was unsure if I would like stainless steel but am loving them. If stuff gets all over the bottoms you just need to soak for a while and they come clean. The secret to keeping them looking like new is a product called Bar Keepers Friend. This product takes away the discoloration you may see and makes them beautiful again. These are not lightweight and should be the last set you ever buy. I loved this set so much but also wanted some non-stick fry pans. To my surprise Viking also makes a set of matching stainless steel fry pans that are coated on the inside with a non stick coating. I love these fry pans too and so happy they match the rest of my set.

Yes they are made in China. Viking cookware seems to be made by Clipper, the lower cost sets are made in China. I see no reason to trust Chinese manufacturing with regard to safety etc but I do expect the quality people at Viking/Clipper to control quality attributes important to the US Market. They look to be quality the edge seems to be sealed meaning the stainless is closed and the aluminum core is not visible. One of the brands of three ply had the aluminum open and it oxidized. I don't know that it was necessarily a problem but clearly not good finished quality. The first cleaning should be by hand and the cooking surface should be cleaned with Barkeepers Friend or equivalent. You will get a grey dirt that is probably oxidation or from the manufacturing process. Many would not find it appetizing and soap and water or a dishwasher will not take it off. There will be a learning curve to frying, Search Youtube for how to prep the fry pans and how to use stainless fry pans. It is not politcally incorrect so they don't censor the information. Educate yourself, if you are considering stainless I suspect you are the type that knows you don't want your food touching Teflon or aluminum. Oh, Viking customer service did answer the phone when I called...or maybe it was Clipper? I will not comment on water spots and keeping them showpieces, I don't really care. I will not give 5 stars until they perform for 5 years.

This cookware set is a great value. It contains every size pot and pan you could ever need for day to day cooking. I’ve had these for six months and they look as beautiful as the day I got them. Bar Keeper’s Friend is an absolute must-have to clean them with. I would definitely buy these again, but I doubt I’ll have to any time soon!

I will say I was looking for a heavy duty fry pan and stock pot with thick bottoms and these are it! They are heavy but I like heavy pans as they conduct heat so much better. Very easy to clean. Should look like new after almost every use. Just fill the bottom with water and a good amount of vinegar and boil. Remove from heat and add baking soda and whatever you just cooked will come right out. Finish with hot soapy water and cleaning up after dinner only takes minutes. They heat up very fast. Overall I love these pans.

I am disappointed that the pots and pans become stained or marred when used

Good quality item but I wish the cover handle didn’t get as hot as it does

excellent quality and delivered early..

I know this is a quality set but I still have it in the unopened box.

Look nice but are low quality. Putting occurred after one use.