Great Value
I was looking for a set of stainless sauce pans to replace my very aged Magnalite aluminum set which has pitted badly. I wanted fully clad stainless cookware. I looked at All-Clad Stainless, Cuisinart Multiclad Pro, Calphalon Triply, and the Tramontina Triply. I wanted a rolled lip to make pouring easier so that eliminated the All-Clad and Tramontina entries. Not sure which of the remaining two I wanted, I bought one each of the Cuisinart Multiclad Pro and the Calphalon Triply Stainless to test.
After using each about a half dozen times, I was pleased with the performance of both. Neither seems to have any significant performance advantage over the other. Both heated evenly, were solidly built, and were comfortable to lift and pour. Neither handle heated too much during cooking even after simmering tomato sauce for hours. The Cuisinart's handle was warmer than the Calphalon but not by much. I did find the Calphalon slightly easier to clean food that had become stuck...
Giving All-Clad a Run For Their Money!!
I'm a fan of multiclad cookware, the kind that takes heat conductive aluminum and surrounds it with easy to maintain stainless steel. Professional cooks swear by it, but I'm just a home cook, and didn't even know about until a few years ago while watching America's Test Kitchen. This popular PBS series tests kitchenware, and reports their recommendations via their TV show, as well as 2 different magazines they publish. All-Clad cookware has always ranked up there as the best, but at a high price!
Fortunately for us middle class working stiffs, other cookware manufactures have picked up on the multiclad concept and have been producing their own versions. Enter Cuisinart's MultiClad Pro line.
This particular item takes all the benefits of multiclad and gives us a reasonably priced alternative. Compared to the All-Clad Stainless 2-Quart Saucepan at a price tag of over $145, you are getting a...
Best Set of Cookware, Period.
I already have a full set of the Cuisinart Multi Clad Cookware and have been using it for several months now. I purchased a few more duplicate pieces just this past week. (I seem to always be using the smaller pots and needed more of them). This set was bought to replace a set of copper clad Revere Ware my Mother gave me many years ago (which has moved on to another appreciative owner). The Cuisinart is simply incredible. It is heavy and solid, and the easiest to clean up. It has remained beautiful. I keep mine in a cupboard, but it is so beautiful it can easily be hung up for display. I had some hesitancy before I made my original purchase based on some other reviewers comments about it not cleaning up well, leaving marks and/or spots in the bottom of the pans, etc. Yes, this is true, it occurs on my set as well, but it is because some water (hard, with minerals in it) does that, BUT, all of it comes off with the use of Barkeeper's Friend (I prefer the liquid to the powder, I feel it...
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