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40 of 40 persons found the following review helpful.
This will have to be a five!!!
By Michael R. Smith
First off let me say that this is a beauteous cookware set. For the pans that are included this is a steal. Cooking performance is superb and is equivalent to All Clads LTD. set. The one place that this cookware loses a star is in the finish. Where the anodized exterior meets the stainless interior is more or less sloppy. It’s not horrid but I suppose more from Cuisinart. There are likewise a few hardly perceptible dents here and there. I believe that I found two on the exteriors that no one else may see. I have likewise found at least two in the interiors. This does not at all take away from the cooking performance and I highly commend this set.
Update 2009: After using this cookware for two years I have to upgrade my review to five stars! It has performed flawlessly beneath heavy use. It is as good as it was the day I got it and I love it even more now. This set is the best value out there!
23 of 23 humans found the following review helpful.
Makes cooking an sheer joy
By Julia Greer
I’ve always been an avid cook, but never rather cherished the importance of a great set of cookware. After being diagnosed with an sickness that was in all probability caused in percentage by years of Teflon use, I decisive to get rid of my kitchen-full of T-Fal Teflon cookware and splurge on stainless steel. After much research, I decisive on this set of Cuisinart Multiclad. My thought was I wanted something durable, heavy-duty (yet not so physically heavy that it was a pain to pull out pots and pans each time I cooked), and that would not leach destructive chemicals into feed and the air while I cooked.
I admit, I was intimidated by stainless steel… I had the idea that feed effortlessly became burned on and that it took intense scrubbing after each use. I likewise had the idea that a good set of quality stainless steel would cost at least $1,000. After finding this set of Cuisinart Multiclad, I decisive to take the plunge.
When my order arrived and I begun pulling pots out of the box, I was delighted — I wasn’t expecting them all to be so darn *beautiful!* They also felt splendid in my hands… just the perfective feel… substantial, but not uncomfortably heavy. (Confession: For assorted days after I received them, I would sneak peeks even when I wasn’t cooking with them… I would open the cabinet door just to look with fixed eyes at them. Yes, folks, I consider them a work of art!)
Cooking with my Cuisinart cookware is a whole new experience. Of course, outstanding cookware won’t make anybody a better chef, but I find myself inspired to concoct more gourmet creations than I applied to. With cookware that makes you feel like a professional chef, heating soup out of a may seems mundane!
Cleaning the cookware has been just as easy as with my old Teflon. I just rinse each pan as soon as I’m finished with it and it cleans up beautifully. I am likewise in particular careful never to let anything burn (in fact I seldom need to go above medium heat unless I’m boiling water). I likewise use a tip I’ve read on various reviews: heat the pan firstborn for a minute or two before adding the food. That tip, plus brushing a fine layer of grapeseed oil inside anything I’m sauteeing, has prevented feed from sticking to the pan.
I did have galore water-spot-looking discoloration appear once after cooking brown rice. Regular washing did not remove these spots, but I let a bit of white vinegar soak in the pot for regarding 20 minutes, then scrubbed with a Mr. Clean Magic Erase, and ran through the dishwasher again… good as new!
Another thing I love with regards to this peculiar set is that it’s an great collection of very utile pieces. You have all the sizes and types of pot you need. The only thing I’ve added is the Cuisinart Multiclad Unlimited Dishwasher-Safe 5-1/2-Quart Saute with Helper Handle & Cover. It’s a larger version of the saute pan that comes in the set, and I like the more spectacular size for the very large, vegetable-heavy meals I cook for my family. I use the 3 1/2 quart saute from the set just as often, so it’s not as even though it’s a wasted piece. A big family may consider investing in a more prominent stockpot and perchance the 12″ skillet, but I haven’t found that necessary at this point.
One piece in this set that has become a surprise favored is the steamer (I have two other steamer inserts and didn’t think I necessitated another one). My generic steamers fit down into respective pots, leaving only sufficient room for an inch or two of water at the bottom. The Cuisinart steamer sits atop the 3qt saucepan… not hanging down into it… so that you may actually use that pot for boiling potatoes or whatever, while simultaneously steaming with the same pot… I love how effective that is.
The bottom line is that this is an utterly gorgeous, wonderful-to-use set of cookware. I’m hard-pressed to think of anything I don’t like regarding it… it did bug me that little hairline scratches appeared in the bottom finish after cooking, but that’s not that huge a deal. If tiny scratches in the outer finish would bother you, I would suggest getting this set without the dark exterior finish (the Multiclad set that does not specify it’s dishwasher-safe — even even though it is). This is unquestionably a 5-star product that I plan to use and receive pleasure from the rest of my life!
21 of 22 humans found the following review helpful.
Unlimited vs Allclad by heavy user
By Sembu
I have both. Using this for vacation home. About 30% thinner and lighter than allclad ltd. Conducts heat well, closely but not rather as good as ltds (easier to overcook custard ice cream base with this). Fit of lids on pots looser than I’d like. Very attractive, well made. For the price, 5 stars. Allclad is better even though at more than 2x the cost.
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