We bought the set 28 years ago. Our children, for whom we used to cook baby food in the saucepans, use the same pans themselves now. We're all keen cooks, and these have been through a lot of use (and occasional misuse).

Understandably, the handles were deteriorating after all this time, after much use and hundreds of cleans in the dishwasher. And years ago, when the copper/stainless steel bottom of the small saucepan split, they replaced it without question. It was already over 15 years old.

So I wrote in this time about the handles on t...Read more

Spent more than $800 on a “nice” set as a wedding gift from my parents. It was supposed to be something to last us a lifetime and finally being able to throw out the old Kmart set.
We looked for the nicest and best pans we could find. This was supposed to be it. Wow. What a disappointment.
No matter what the temperature is in the pan. Everything sticks. Everything, other than liquids. Potato, bacon, meatballs, you might as well make a mash.
While they seem easy to clean, they stain like crazy. Every pan and pot was stained after first use. W...Read more