Circulon Symmetry Hard Anodized Nonstick 11-Piece Cookware Set Reviews

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This is good value for money cookware. It is ideal for induction cooktops, where choice at any reasonable price is limited.

It is important to note that this is NOT like 'normal' non-stick. When frying, you need to cook with a small amount of olive oil do that and the pans work great and will easily wipe clean. If you use butter or try to cook high-fat burgers, the non-stick coating will be compromised. I keep one pan for those tasks: it comes clean with a non-stick scourer, but it can take some work.

The main difference between Symmetry and Infinite Circulon is the handles: the coatings are identical. Symmetry handles have a plastic insert whereas the Infinite range were all metal. Main problem is that these new handles are shorter which makes them harder to balance with the larger, heavier pans. They are also not as well shaped. I never found that the all-metal handles got hot, so I don't understand why they needed to be changed. My advice would therefore be don't buy these. Get Circulon Infinite while you still can it's also clearance priced, so you will get significant savings as well as more comfortable pans.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Before I start complaining, I want to emphasize that these are very very high quality and the best set I've ever owned (I also have the anolon set Anolon Advanced Bronze Collection Hard Anodized Nonstick Cookware Set, 11-Piece and I think they are both of equal quality (made by same company) but I prefer the circulon set). The anolon set is more beautiful/elegant but not dishwasher safe and don't work with all heat sources.

The bottom of these pots and pans is very thick which make these amazing. There are no hot spots. It was amazing to watch water boil in them and have even sized bubbles form everywhere in the bottom. It is very forgiving if you have the burner too hot as food won't burn in specific spots.

These are dishwasher and metal utensil safe. I use them in the dishwasher all the time but I don't want to use metal utensils in them.

When I first got them, I hand washed them and carefully put them in a metal drying rack. This was a bit of a mistake because it faintly scratched the outside. So I don't want to use metal utensils just in case (I got a plastic dish rack shortly after!).

These are extremely nonstick but I'm not a fan of the circular grooves in them. It makes stirring sauce in them strange as the spoon runs over the grooves. And I think the the nonstick quality is good enough not to need these grooves.

The sides aren't very thick but the bottom (base) is what matters for heat distribution and they (bases) are the best I have ever used. They work with all sources of heat (induction etc).

Another thing I'm not a fan of is the end of the handles. They have a depression on the bottom side so one can hang them. When I put them in the dishwasher (upside down) they get full of water. I'm not sure why they didn't just punch the hole completely though like they did with the anolon sets.

So while both anolon and circulon sets are the best I have ever used I would actually pick these circulons because they work with any heat source and are dishwasher safe.

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This is the best cookware set I've ever owned. I actually have this set in a 13 piece that was offered through Costco for a short period of time. My old, much more expensive, Calphalon basically was wrecked after 5 years. The true test of cookware is how it holds up in the homes of lazy, sloppy people. Not that I consider myself lazy and sloppy, but today I was boiling dark purple wooden popsicle sticks for a craft project for my kids. Forgot about the sticks and the water boiled away, leaving the wooden sticks to burn on the bottom of the pan. Once the burning campfire smell drew me back to the kitchen, I lifted the sticks out and let the pan soak for a couple of minutes, brushed it out with the dish brush and there was not even a mark or finish problem at all. I was absolutely amazed I mean, it was burning WOOD on the bottom of a pan on high heat! This is the second time I've had the empty pan sitting on a hot burner and the pan was fine. I recall that this "feature" was on another review I read before I purchased the set... that alone sold me.

I cook constantly, and my food is perfect everytime. Cooks very evenly... cleanup is fast and you can even just pop them in the dishwasher. The handles are wonderful and stay cool. AND, you can use metal utensils on these things! Need I say more?

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I have an older induction rangetop so I did a fair amount of research for a set that was both "stick-free" and induction safe. I have had Circulon pans in the past and have liked their cookware. When I purchased the 11 piece set I was extremely please with the packing (very secure and each piece isolated so not denting or scratching). Oh, I also purchased the 8 inch skillet the month before so that I could actually work/cook with the pans before buying the whole set just to see if I liked it and that it would work on my induction top. I was very please with the performance, liked the weight, very nice handles and heated evenly with no problems on my rangetop. I was so excited when my set arrived that I put it to work right away. Image my total surprise when the 1-1/2 qt and 2 qt saucepans did not work on my induction top! If you want to test this cookware out like I did, I would suggest you buy a small saucepan first. I have written to Meyers Corp about the problem but have not received an answer yet. Amazon was great about the whole thing because I wrote to them about the small pan difficulty altho I loved all of the rest of the set. They gave me a 40% discount and I still use the pans with an induction disk. Thanks Amazon!

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I am a fan of this new cookware. It works well on my induction range although a warning to induction cooktop buyers--make sure that the burner can sense different size pots. This cookware cooks great, cleans up well and has handles that do not get hot.