Cheap Tramontina Gourmet 18/10 Stainless Steel Tri-Ply Base Saute Pans

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I recently purchased a set of Tramontina Tri-ply* pans from WM (the ones recommended by Cooks Illustrated) and was amazed at the quality of the pans. Please note that the pan shown above is NOT the same as the ones given rave reviews in the magazine. The difference is that the Amazon pan only has a tri-ply base whereas the WM version has tri-ply cladding that smoothly continues all the way up the sides. You can tell the difference if you look closely at the picture above. Look at the bottom and you will see a seam running all the way around the base of the pan. This is where the tri-ply base is attached to the plain stainless upper portion. Thus you only have tri-ply on the bottom of the Amazon pan. The tri-ply does NOT continue up the sides of the pan (the WM version which has a smooth seamless side with full tri-ply cladding running all the way up the sides.)

You have to be careful when purchasing Tramontina. They make everything from very cheap bottom line cookware all the way up to excellent cookware which is often compared to All-Clad in quality. I would say that the Amazon pan shown in the picture above falls somewhere in the middle. It's not junk but certainly can't be compared to their best quality pans.

*for those not familiar with tri-ply it is a method of encasing an aluminum layer within two layers of stainless steel. Bare aluminum may be dangerous to your health but it conducts heat way better than stainless. If you have tri-ply you get the safety of stainless with the heat conductivity of aluminum. If tri-ply is not continued up the side but only on the bottom you will have uneven heating)

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I bought this pan when it was reviewed in a cooking magazine. It was compared to, and rated the same as All Clad. I really didn't believe it, but headed to the local low price store (WM) and bought one. I have a burner on my stove that has a hot spot and is perfect for testing fry pans. I am a huge All Clad fan because the hot spot really doesn't affect All Clad. Anyway I cranked on my burner and dropped some butter in fully expecting to see it smoking away. It didn't. It was as good as All Clad. I went back to the store and bought the whole set.

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We have two other Tramontina pans and were so happy with them we wanted a small saute pan. No matter what oil or fat spray we use everything sticks. We read the product instructions carefully and have never used the pan on high heat. Cooking so low to ensure it doesn't stick results in way over cooked eggs.

We kept trying and trying thinking it was "our" fault but still never get good results.

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We are in the process of changing our cooking ware to all stainless steel and my wife decided she liked the Tramontina line of pots and pans best. So, we recently picked up the 8" and 10" saute pans. They have a real nice heft and feel in addition to looking beautiful. Plus the flat bottom conforms well to our ceramic stove top and they've given excellent results with everything we've tried so far. I particularly like the easy-to-grip handle. Nice cooking ware. And they're made in Brazil, of all places. We'll be adding more.

Gary Peterson

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I was looking for a pan that will work with an induction burner. Armed with a magnet I started a round of shopping in dept. stores around the city. I looked at All Clad, Viking, Calphalon, Cuisinart Tri Clad, etc. On a whim, I stopped at the local Walmart, expecting to find the regular dreck that passes as cookware. To my surprise I found this pan that was not only ferromagnetic, but also had an aluminum clad bottom and was very substantial. The handle is very comfortable and stays cool even after 30 minutes of medium heat on the stove top. BEST OF ALL It only cost me $21!! Half that of the closest competitor.