Reviews of J.A. Henckels International 10 piece Classic Clad Non Stick

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List Price: $570.00
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When I got married, my husband and I wanted to get really good cookware. In particular, we want an induction cook surface, so we it had to be induction-compatible. At first, it appeared that All-Clad was the only option, and man, is it expensive! My parents discovered the Henckels Classic Clad line and I was a bit skeptical. I love my Henckels Twin Cuisine knives, but knives are not pots. Well, one grasp of the All-Clad handle and the Classic Clad handle and I was sold on Henckels! These pots are heavy and All-Clad's handle is concave (dips inward) and is painful for me to hold. The Classic Clad turned out to be a wonderful investment. The pots are very easy to clean, work wonderfully on induction, and heat food very evenly like clad cookware should. It doesn't hurt that they are also beautiful 18/10 stainless steel (I can't wait to have a pot rack to display them!). And the price tag is a lot easier on the wallet than All-Clad. We helped my brother-in-law register for these after they didn't receive any of their All-Clad, and they received every piece of Classic Clad they asked for!

A tip for anyone who owns expensive stainless steel pots never use steel wool to clean them! You'll irreparably destroy the surface. Soak, be patient, and try toothpaste instead (a tip from Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean).

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Have used this cookware for about a month now on conventional glass electric cooktop. Have had no issues with cleaning the stainless steel pans and the non stick frying pans are great. They brown meats very quickly and the small 8 in pan cooks great omlettes. One disappointment is that the cookware set came with a stainless 3 qt saute pan even though Henckels makes a 3 qt non stick saute pan. If ordering a not stick cookware set, would expect all pieces for which there is non stick version available to be a part of the set.

The set was purchased primarily to go with an induction cooktop being installed as part of a kitchen remodel in the next month. I have used the 2 qt sauce pan on a single element induction cooktop (Max Burton 6000) and it boiled water very quickly so look forward to using the whole set on the induction cook top.