Lowest Used Price: USD $203.99
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Features :
- Set includes 2-1/2-quart covered shallow saucepan; 8-, 10-, and 12-inch open skillets; 3- and 7-quart covered chef's casseroles
- Heavy-gauge, hard-anodized aluminum construction provides fast, even heating
- Riveted stainless-steel handles stay comfortably cool for stovetop cooking
- Casserole lids are domed to return moisture to pot; oven-safe
- Wash by hand recommended; metal utensil and broiler safe; lifetime warranty
Set includes: 8" omelette, 10" omelette, and 12" omelette, 3qt chefs casserole with cover, 7qt chefs casserole with cover, and 2.5qt shallow saucepan with cover. Heavy-gauge aluminum is responsive to temperature changes. These pans feature the original Calphalon hard anodized surface, which is stick resistant, meaning that it sticks when you want it (when your searing, browning) and releases when you need it to(when your food is ready). If you know how cast iron cooks, you know how the hard anodized cooks, but hard anodized has many beneifts that make it better choice- aluminum is a better conductor than iron, you never season your pan(so you dont have flavor transfer from dish to dish), and it doesn't rust! All pans are spun or drawn into shape, which makes the entire pan (sides as well as bottom) the same thickness, which guarantees even heating throughout. If you enjoy cooking and want the best and most versatile surface for performing a variety of techniques- this is the surface for you! Metal utensil and broiler safe. Lifetime Warranty.
Amazon.com Review
Update your kitchen with this handsome nine-piece cookware set from Calphalon. The charcoal-gray matte finish of the Commercial Hard-Anodized series not only looks sophisticated but is impressive in performance: it sears meats over medium heat, cooks evenly, and stays stick-resistant without having a nonstick finish that can eventually peel. Moreover, hard-anodized pots and pans are safe to use with metal utensils and under the broiler. Riveted on for strength, the stainless-steel Cool V handles stay cool during stovetop cooking and are oven-safe, as are the lids.
Covering all the basics, this set consists of a 2-1/2-quart covered shallow saucepan; 8-, 10-, and 12-inch open skillets; and 3- and 7-quart covered chef's casseroles. The lid on the larger casserole is domed to send moisture and flavors back into the pot for succulent meat dishes. You'll find low to medium heat is the best temperature range for this fast-heating cookware. After use, wash by hand. Though it's still covered by a lifetime warranty, Calphalon discontinued the Commercial Hard-Anodized line in 2004 and replaced it with Calphalon One Infused Anodized. --Ann Bieri
What's in the Box
9-piece cookware set. The set consists of: 2-1/2-quart covered shallow saucepan; 8-, 10-, and 12-inch open skillets; 3- and 7-quart covered chef's casseroles. 9 pieces total.
Customer Reviews
? Authenticity (2010-05-02)
Not sure if it is real Caphalon or an imitation. Only one lid is stamped with the logo and none of the handles are authentic (look like cheap metal and not the smooth stainless steel) as are my other pots. Buyer beware!
They look nice (2010-04-03)
They look nice and the price is good. I read a lot of reviews on these before I bought them. A lot of people said everything sticks to them ... but then there were a lot of people that said that those people don't know how to cook with the pots and pans and led into instructions on how to cook properly with them. So I bought them because I thought I could cook properly with them and EVERYTHING STICKS TO THEM. In the month I have used these I have followed all the directions: I cook everything on low (surprisingly food does cook fast on low with these) and hand wash them with soft sponges. Yet everything still sticks to these. Oh and there really isn't any lids in the set that fit the pans ... usually the lids are universal in sets like these to fit the pots and pans ... not this set. But they do work and it is a fairly inexpensive set. They look nice and they clean pretty easily.
WOW (2010-04-03)
I really didn't read all of the reviews before ordering this set (Calphalon Commercial 9-Piece Hard-Anodized Cookware Set).. I only got around to THAT the day after I ordered the item. The more I read, the more I worried. This set was to replace a raft of old Circulon pots/pans that have been around forever, and the non-stick wasn't anywhere near as good as when I first purchased them back in the early nineties.. and what I didn't need was bunch of new stuff (however new it was) that was duplicating the problem I already had.
I determined to just write it off if the new guys were too difficult to use.. and I carefully noted all the bugaboos listed in the reviews. The package arrived last week.. and I broke out my eggs to use in the small sauté pan. I pre-heated the pan over medium heat, added some butter, dropped my stirred eggs into the pan.. and everything went PERFECTLY. Ditto on sautéed sausage.. I even browned my breaded pork chops to go into the oven afterward without a problem (there were a few bits on the bottom which I deglazed with wine..they came up like magic) The set-up of having to preheat each piece only adds a couple of minutes to the overall process of what you're making, and I do believe omitting this step affects how aggressively food adheres to the pan.
In terms of appearance after use: I find it's true that in the inventory of pots (not so much the pans) included in the set, you can tell they've been cooked in.. I've taken pains to make sure all oil and food residue is carefully washed off with a plastic scrub ball and rinsed well, but some discoloration does occur, but oh-my-goodness, they perform so well I can't bring myself to complain. They do exactly what I hoped they'd do.
1. You do NOT need special utensils (according to the pamphlet enclosed)
2. They can be soaked (according to the pamphlet enclosed)
3. The included information says nothing about not "stacking" them on top of each other. I don't know where that came from.
Anyhow, I love the set and so far am totally satisfied.. and less than $170!!
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