Many choose stainless steel cookware for its durability and easy care (as in dishwasher safe). Others are drawn to the fact that it is non-reactive with food, even acidic foods like marinara sauce. However, all must acknowledge that stainless steel is not the greatest conductor of heat, and to circumvent this problem Emerilware stainless has a sandwich in the base of aluminum and copper, both noted for transferring heat evenly and quickly. The see-through lids and ergonomic stay-cool handles make life a bit easier and safer. There's a lot to like here, including the very reasonable price tag. With 6 useful vessels and lids to match on some, you'll find just about everything you need for cooking.

Set includes: 2-quart lidded saucepan; 3-quart lidded casserole pan

Also: 3-quart lidded saute pan; 6-quart lidded stockpot; 8- , 10-inch fry pans

Aluminum disks on bottoms for uniform heat and clad in copper for elegance

Cast-stainless-steel, stay-cool handles; glass lids with stainless-steel edges

Mirror-finish exterior; satin-finish interior conceals utensil marks

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Original All-Clad is triple ply throughout (sides & bottom), constructed with aluminum "clad" by stainless steel inside and out. That construction distributes the weight of the pan evenly and you can feel the balance when you move the pan around as you toss your food around when you cook/saute.

On the Emerilware, the bottom of the pan is the only area you will find this type of construction, thus making it bottom heavy. And because the pan is bottom heavy, you don't have all the finesse of tossing food around as easily.

The sides are a thin, single stainless steel layer and and will have the tendency to bend easily if you aren't careful. The pans appear to heat evenly and do a decent job cooking overall.

Remember to use lower heat settings if this is your first time using quality cookware. Also, the lid handles become unusually hot when cooking, so use a pot holder or dish towel to remove them.

184 of 190 found the following review helpful:

Best kitchen buy I ever madeSep 15, 2003
By Oddly Opinionated
People may have complaints about where it's made (where is ANYTHING made anymore) or not being fully All Clad in its construction, but look at the price! I've got the 10 piece set; my daughter, after helping me cook with it, asked for (and got) a set for Christmas; I know of three dinner guests who after watching the cooking and cleanup, have gotten the set. When you're cooking the bottoms get really hot, really fast, so if you're not used to good cookware you can be surprised. It conducts heat so well I notice changes in how long it takes me to make things that I make often.

I still can't get used to the handles not getting hot. But they don't get hot. The lid handles don't get too hot for my bare hands, either, even when cooking sauces for hours - and I am the biggest wimp about hot handles.

They clean up great - I've done blackened everything, and never had to use more than a nylon dish brush on a pan to clean it. Have also done panfried steaks where the pan bottom is black and crusted and then you make sauce in it, and the sauce cleaned out the pan bottom. The heat is even - when doing blackened stuff, it blackens evenly everywhere. If you've lived with non-stick cookware, you need to learn to use a little oil when cooking with this stuff. Hey, olive oil is good for you!

Frankly, I'd have bought it sooner if it didn't have Emeril's name on it, because it's an exceptional deal and I hate the whole celebrity endorsement thing. But this is really good stuff. I don't mind having his name in the kitchen with me if I can use cookware this good at this price.

Now if his knives would only be the same quality...

46 of 47 found the following review helpful:

Great cookware....great value.Nov 28, 2004
By tinabee3 "tinabee3"
I've been researching ad nauseum on the internet all about what type of cookware was the most recommended, and decided that I either wanted Mauviel or All Clad. I did the smart thing, and went to Williams-Sonoma to take a look at the cookware in question before I made the investment. As beautiful as the Mauviel was, it was just entirely too heavy. I checked out the All Clad, and those pieces were somewhat lighter, but the 10" fry pan was unwieldy, and I didn't like the angle the handles were placed at. The saleslady told me that the All Clad Copper Core cookware I really was desirous of was even a little bit heavier!

One reason why I picked the Emerilware was because it has a lifetime guarantee like the regular All Clad does, and the 7-pc. set was only $149.00. The other good selling point was the glass lids. Some people like them, and some don't.....I happen to like glass lids much better, and they were constructed every bit as well as the Calphalon Tri-Ply lids I compared them to. I also like the indentation in the handles that allow you to place your thumb in the right spot for a good grip.

The All Clad stainless steel sets just have a blunt, unrolled edge. The Emerilware has a nice rolled edge that is perfect for pouring. On my electric coil stove, they heat up very quickly and evenly, so no complaints there.

I give this cookware 4 starts only because I wish that the largest lid in the set did a bit better job of fitting the large frypan. Other than that, I'm glad that I didn't blow $500-$800 or more on cookware that was too heavy to enjoy using.

35 of 35 found the following review helpful:

A lot of "Bam" for you buck...Sep 04, 2002
By Mike
I just purchased this cookware and I love it. It has great heat distribution and I also love the glass lids. The only drawbacks I noticed are as follows. The lid handles get VERY hot and the stainless steel lips on the lids bend rather easily. The reason I am giving it 5 stars is that even with the slight shortcomings you can't beat the price.

34 of 34 found the following review helpful:

Cooking MomNov 16, 2003

I just bought these pans yesterday because I watched 20/20 the other night and was horrified at how bad Teflon pans are for your health!!! I had ALL Teflon pans and now they're trash. I LOVE the price for how much you get, love the Emeril name and love the All-Clad name. I'm impressed with their weight. One person noted that the weight isn't even, but it's something you get used to and adjust your ways. I just cooked bacon and eggs in the two frying pans. Nothing stuck to the pans. Of course the bacon pan was quite dirty, but after I let it cool off, I soaked it for only a few minutes and it came clean w/ my nylon scrub brush and I didn't have to put any elbow grease into it at all. I know some people gave it a lesser review because it's a slightly cheaper construction than the original All-Clad, but I personally am very happy that they made a 'slightly' cheaper set of pots and pans for those of us who can't afford the real deal. They're still a great set of pots and pans and much better than most of the other brands.

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