Review of Cuisinart MultiClad Pro Stainless Saute with Helper and Cover

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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 Steel 3-Quart Saute Pan with Lid, which is 1/2 quart smaller and at a price tag of almost $100, you are getting a real bargain here.

This saute pan is beautiful, with stunning luster, and solidly constructed. It goes from oven to table with no problems, and looks stunning. The lid fits nicely, and the curved lip allows for pouring that resists clinging to the side of the pot. It's very very easy to maintain. Personally, I hand wash all my high end cookware, so I cannot comment on whether it's dishwasher safe. If you do hand wash (and you should....just sayin'), use Bar Keepers Friend® Cleanser & Polish: 12 OZ and a non abrasive sponge to keep that amazing shine.

I give the product 5 stars, for it's durability, construction, looks, and ease of cleaning. I love this Cuisinart Line and highly recommend it.

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I spent more hours than I want to admit researching and choosing pots and pans. I ordered several different sets including Cuisinart's Chef's Classic 7-piece set and the MultiClad Pro 7-piece set. I ended up returning both and purchased individual pots. If you purchase Multiclad pots individually, you don't end up paying too much more than a full set would cost, but you can choose the exact pans you want. I purchased a 10" saute pan, 1.5qt sauce pan, and 4qt sauce pan and I use every pan almost every day. If I bought the 7or 12-piece set, I'd save some money per pan, but many of the pans (8qt stockpot, for example) would sit idle.

I really liked the idea of getting a saute pan because it holds way more food and is more versatile. I can cook for 2-5 people with the same pan, whereas the 10" frying pan that comes with the 7-piece set can barely make enough for 3 people.

It cooks very evenly and like others have said, can be made non-stick with the right preparation. Simply warm up the pan first, then add oil, and once that is nice and hot, add your foods. I made the best crepes I've ever made in this pan with no sticking at all!

The look and feel of the pan is also excellent. It's heavy and high-quality, but not too heavy. Also, the brushed stailess exterior with the mirror-finish rim is so sexy, if a pan can be called sexy. I like these so much that I always want to clean them up and they make me happy every time I see them!

Get this, it's highly recommended! It's too bad it costs as much as the 5 1/2 quart saute pan :(

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MultiClad Pro pans are "da bomb." It really doesn't get much better. Ok, I'll admit the handle rivets are a little hard to wash around sometimes, but I love the strong handles so I will put up with the rivets. Once thing I really love about these pans is the way the lid works with the pan to roll condensed steam back into the pan instead of it rolling down the side of the pan.

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Wish I had this pan years ago. It has great heat distribution and is easy to clean. I love the fact that it can go in the dishwasher without spotting, rusting or discoloring. This is a "must-have" pan for those who enjoy cooking.

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I bought this large saute pan as an addition to my new Cuisinart MCP set because the 3.5 quart was not big enough for many of my "skillet" dishes. Like the rest of my MCP cookware, it cleans up like a dream and conducts the heat from my gas cooktop so evenly. Trying is believing — I'd always used nonstick saute pans thinking it was necessary — but I was so wrong! If you pay attention to the preheat instructions, this pan performs better than any nonstick I've used!