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All-Clad Stainless Steel Cookware
The All-Clad Stainless Steel Cookware product line is healthy, dishwasher safe, and durable. It is serious cookware for the home enthusiast or professional chef. Built in America, it is attractive, durable, easy to clean, and a great performer. With its 18/10 stainless steel cooking surface and hand-polished, mirror-finished, induction ready exterior, the All-Clad Stainless Steel collection is the ultimate reflection of style and practicality. All-Clad Stainless cookware delivers the ideal combination of professional performance and dishwasher-safe cleaning. Magnetic stainless steel on the outside makes All-Clad Stainless a great choice for induction cooktops. The Stainless Steel collection is All-Clad’s best-selling cookware, and is the cookware of preference for many of the world’s professional chefs and discriminating home cooks.
- 3-ply bonded stainless steel construction
- Easy to clean 18/10 stainless steel interior will not react with foods
- Solid cast stainless steel handles
- High-yield-strength stainless
- steel rivets keep handles permanently secure
- Lifetime warranty
- Bonded cookware handcrafted in the U.S.A.
Lids and non-bonded items manufactured overseas.
Technically Advanced Stainless Steel Cookware Construction
The three-ply bonded design of All-Clad Stainless incorporates an aluminum center core clad with stainless steel to produce highly-responsive conduction and even heat distribution. The magnetic stainless steel exterior is essential to ensuring compatibility with all induction cooktops, while also being ideally-suited for use with traditional cooktop technologies.
All-Clad Cookware Lifetime Warranty:
- From date of purchase, All-Clad guarantees to repair or replace any item found defective in material, construction or workmanship under normal use and following care instructions. This excludes damage from misuse or abuse. Minor imperfections and slight color variations are normal.
All Clad Stainless Steel cookware is dishwasher safe, but handwashing is recommended.
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All-Clad cookware reviews range from 3 ½ to 5 stars for their stainless steel cookware. One of the all five star ratings for their stainless steel stock pot says,
All-Clad’s “workhorses,” the pans, also fare well at 4 ½ stars at Amazon out of over 80 reviewers. One five star reviewer with advice as to how to clean this cookware says, ”….Be sure to pick up some ‘Bar Keepers Friend’ cleanser because that’s one of the few products will take off minor stains. This 12-inch fry pan is great for a large stir-fry, a pound of bacon, just about anything BIG that won't fit in a 10-inch.”
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Your Cookware Helper Comments:
I like the All-Clad Stainless Steel Cookware line. Yes, I'm partial. It has some weight to it to give you the sense you're handling something of substance without being too heavy. It cleans easily with a little Bon Ami or other fine powder cleanser. But be warned: With the aluminum interior, it disperses heat very well. So, you don't need to use high heat unless you are browning or searing. You will cause food to stick if you don't pay attention to the heat level.
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Last Updated on Friday, 03 June 2011 11:13
All-Clad Copper Core Cookware
The All-Clad Copper Core cookware line is a premiere 5-ply, healthy cookware. The copper surrounded by aluminum maximizes even heat distribution. All-Clad copper core offers a very full range of cookware. It includes everything from fry pans (8, 10, and 12 inches) to sauce pans with lids and stockpots to open stir fry pans-or woks- and Dutch ovens of either 5.5 or 7 quarts. Copper Core cookware is not induction ready.
All-clad's copper core creates optimum heat conductivity while the stainless steel exterior and interior provide a perfect cooking surface, easy cleaning, and durability. Most of the product line comes with lids with the exception of the butter warmer, open stir fry pan, and fry pans.
All-Clad cookware is premium American made cookware.
All-Clad considers their fry pans to be the "workhorse" of their line; the pans are designed to be able to withstand the highest temperatures of an oven and are even able to go underneath the broiler. They're made for sauteing, pan frying, searing and more.
The handles of every piece of cookware in the line are made of solid stainless steel with another patented "stay cool" technology that is also ergonomic for long cooking sessions. The stainless steel rivets are extra durable to keep the handles solidly locked in place. The bonded parts are made in the USA by American artisans using American made materials, and the line comes with a lifetime warranty.
All Clad Copper Core is dishwasher safe, but hand washing is strongly recommended.
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Reviewers at Amazon are generally quite pleased with these products, giving them a 4 1/2 out of 5 stars overall. Reviewers say the following:
"A professional chef who is a neighbor recommended these to me when we had our kitchen remodeled and I wanted to splurge on some new cookware. 'Buy these, and you'll never need anything else,' he said. Lord, he was SO right. Lids that fit, handles that magically stay cool, surfaces that are easy to clean, even and quick heating...who could ask for more? Don't bother with any other brands."
One reviewer got All-Clad Copper Core as a gift, and had this to say:
"Ever since receiving one as a gift, this piece has been the pride and joy of my cookware collection. Having a thick interior layer of copper, the pot is quite heavy, and conducts heat more evenly than the calphalon pan I used to use. The extra money for the copper core is definitely worth it. If I had the money, I'd stock my entire kitchen with this line.
I never worry about things sticking to the bottom of the pot. The trick is to heat the pan on low to medium-low heat for a few minutes before putting oil in the pot, and then letting the oil heat for a few minutes until it begins to smoke.
Stainless steel is much easier to clean than either hard-anodized aluminum or copper. Getting it clean enough to use is a breeze, although personally, I insist on scrouring it until it shines like new simply because I like this pot so much."
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Last Updated on Friday, 03 June 2011 12:08
All-Clad Cop-R-Chef Cookware
All-Clad Cop-R-Chef Cookware offers 15 different styles with a copper exterior that can be polished to a high shine, or allowed to oxidize to a classic, antique look. Its 3-ply bonded construction fuses the copper exterior to a thick aluminum core which is designed to distribute heat evenly. The core is notable for not being restricted to the bottom of the cookware as it actually goes all the way up the sides as well. It has an interior of 18/10 stainless steel that will not react to food.
Like all All-Clad cookware the handles are solid cast stainless steel with a patented "stay cool" technology and stainless steel rivets that do not corrode; they keep the handles in place securely because of their high-yield strength.
The 3-ply bonded construction is made in the USA by American craftspeople who take care to recycle and recover all unused metal to avoid waste. It has a lifetime warranty.
The stainless steel interior makes the All-Clad Cop-R-Chef cookware line healthy. Cop-R-Chef is not induction ready.
The All-Clad Cop-R-Chef product line should be cleaned with fine powder cleanser and soapy water. All-Clad warns against using bleach, oven cleaners, or steel wool on this line and it is also not dishwasher safe.
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This product line has very few reviewers at Amazon (it's one of their more expensive lines) but those that did buy and review the product gave it 5 stars in most cases. One person who bought a paella pan with lid said the following:
"I'd been looking for a copper paella pan with a lid for the last year or two. This All-Clad is a beautiful and functional piece that will last a lifetime. It is heavy, well constructed, and spectacular to work with. The pan with lid provides multiple uses so that it is an endless workhorse in your kitchen. I love it."
Another Cop-R-Chef reviewer who bought a 7 piece set said:
"I have owned this cookware for a few months now and am extremely impressed with the quality and the ease of care. I was a little concerned about the care given the copper cladding but have found it not to be an issue. For those that may be interested, a product called 'Twinkle' works extremely well for cleaning both the copper exterior and the stainless interior. This product really makes cleaning up a snap. This cookware is even easier to care for than my anodized aluminum cookware. This is the finest cookware I have ever owned and I am very pleased with the investment!"
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Last Updated on Friday, 03 June 2011 12:08
All-Clad MC2 Cookware
All-Clad MC2 Cookware, or Master Chef 2 cookware is an updated version of their original Master-chef line. It offers 19 different choices of cookware. Their "workhorse" of the line- the nonstick and stainless steel fry pans- are offered at 7, 8, 10, 12 and 14 inches. All-Clad has updated the line by redesigning and re-engineering it to create lightweight cookware with 18/10 stainless steel interiors and a matte finished, brushed aluminum exterior. This 3-ply bonding offers an aluminum heat distribution core, brushed aluminum exterior, and 18/10 stainless steel interior that does not react with food.
All-Clad MC2 cookware handles are solid cast stainless steel with a patented "stay cool" technology and an ergonomic design for comfortable cooking sessions. The lids are made of stainless steel, and are recessed to lock in heat and moisture.
All-Clad MC2 is considered healthy due to the 18/10 stainless steel interior. This line is not recommended for dishwasher use; soap and fine powder should be used to clean it. It has a lifetime warranty.
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Most users at Amazon are giving the line high marks, the 7 piece cookware set currently averages 4 ½ out of 5 stars. One user remarked about how much they preferred it to another brand:
"The set includes all the best basic necessary cookware to get you really immersed in the kitchen. MC2 is amazing because it is stripped to the essentials, only to function the best. I love the brushed aluminum exterior and I love the wear and scratches because it shows me how much I am using these pieces. I immediately noticed how good the heat transfer is, how well the high temp dishes come out and how easily they clean up. These are a huge step ahead of my Calphalon pots & pans. Highly recommended."
The All-Clad M2 fry pans currently have 5 star reviews from all the users overall. One said:
"All-Clad make beautifully constructed pans that are built like tanks, and the Master Chef 2 finish ages beautifully. Some folks worry that the brushed aluminum finish will be impossible to clean, but cleans up fine with steel wool, with no worrying about scratching the shiny finish.
Best of all, if you don't bother, it still looks great, because the brushed finish looks equally good with a well used patina. And of course, it performs wonderfully too. The whole pan heats evenly and quickly, the stainless steel holds a fond well for making pan sauces, while cleaning easily when you're finished. You might also want to check out the lid, which makes this pan even more versatile."
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Last Updated on Friday, 03 June 2011 12:24
All-Clad LTD2 Cookware
All-Clad LTD2 cookware is an upgrade over the previous LTD line. Now 5-ply, and dishwasher safe, All-Clad LTD2 offers even better heating control and ease of use. The 18/10 stainless steel interiors are metal utensil safe and do not react to foods. The dark hard anodized aluminum exterior produces the characteristic look of this line. All-Clad has achieved a great innovation with the LTD2 line as being an anodized aluminum exterior that is dishwasher safe.
All-Clad LTD2 cookware handles are solid cast stainless steel with a patented "stay cool" technology and an ergonomic design for comfortable cooking sessions. The lids are made of stainless steel, and are recessed to lock in heat and moisture.
Having stainless steel interiors, All-Clad LTD2 cookware is not only dishwasher safe, but also healthy.
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Since the product line is pretty new, there are not a lot of reviewers. The average rating looks like 4-4.5 stars. Here's a couple comments:
"The LTD2 collection by All-Clad is my first experience with truly gourmet cookware. There is one word that can sum up the experience. WOW! As a pessimistic consumer, I have come to expect very little quality from modern manufacturing. Even some of the time honored names have sold out their quality for the sack of earning a little extra profit. I have now collected the 1.5, 2, 3, and 4 quart sauce pan, and it is indeed worth the price! These pieces are thick with their five layers which beautifully distribute the heat and eliminates hot spots. The stainless interior is easy to clean. I usually would have trouble cleaning up my old pots after cooking starches (potatoes and pasta), but those "starch lines" are no problem with the LTD2."
"Typical Allclad quality cookware. We like the LTD line because it looks snazzy but all of the allclad frypans are great. Nice even controlled heat, easy cleanup, good release and good fond."
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Last Updated on Friday, 03 June 2011 19:09
“When purchasing our original All-Clad cookware, we explicitly went for the 6-qt Dutch oven/stockpot, since we are a family of two. While the 6-qt has served us well for several years, I discovered I'd need the slightly greater volume when making some fruit preserves this summer. So I bought the 8-qt.
“It's been a joy to own and use. Unlike the 6-qt, whose handles get a mite warm after long stove-top cooking, the 8-qt handles rarely get hot, even after cooking on a gas range for a couple of hours. I don't regret our original purchase decision, but I do like the 8-qt version a bit better than the 6-qt now.”