I bought Cuisinart Chef set over a year ago, desperate for some outstanding pots and pans. I have been really satisfied with cooking performance and they do clean up easily. Non-stick coating has given me no issues, still like brand new.I am an devoted home chef & treasure high-quality cookware. These are great! They are thinner (but harder) than many brands, which I really like. Lower heat settings can be used for equivalent results in other pots and pans, which will save you energy, cash, & severity of burns if the user is accident prone.
The price is fantastic! This is a high top quality product! There are 14pc included and they are all in useable sizes.The 4 quart saut? pan is great!!! And I definitely really like the steamer basket, which was an enormous selling point for me because I steam veggies everyday! I am very pleased with everything concerning these pots and pans! The non-stick finish has been very durable so far, and very easy to clean. They prepare food evenly with no hot places, etc. One important thing to notice that makes this set different than most different hard anodized cookware is that these are manufactured with an aluminum core. So they get a hard anodized exterior and a non-stick interior, but the aluminum core makes them quite a bit lighter in weight to most other goods. The exterior finish is awesome, it's a smooth hard anodized finish and very simple to maintain.
The pots and pans items are beautiful, well-made and perform exactly as described by the maker. A smooth finish inside and out means that hand-washing is easy; food just does not stick in the pans. The rivets are easy to wash, too. Anyway, if you are considering this cookware and are comparing it to more overpriced models, and then help save your dollars! You will not be disappointed with this purchase!