Calphalon Premier Stainless Steel Cookware

These are the best pans I have ever owned. They heat up quickly, and I am able to run my burners on a much lower setting than my old non-stick pans. I have experience with non-stick, cast iron, and cast aluminum. So far these beat them all. I have browned breakfast sausage that turned out beautiful and made omelets two mornings in a row in the frying pan. I followed stainless cookware directions and let the pans preheat before adding butter. Let the butter cook just enough to stop bubbling and I had zero issues with sticking. The omelet folded easy and slid right out of the pan onto the plate when done. I have used the sauté pan to brown hamburger for tostadas. I have not had hamburger brown this well or so quickly before. The glass lids work great. Unlike others I have used that I wasn't really able to see through while cooking. The lid on the sauté pan allowed me to watch the hamburger cook without having to remove the lid to check on it. I used the same preheat procedure before adding oil when cooking the meat, but I used Safflower oil for it's higher smoke point. The pans clean up really easily under normal use. My first attempt to use them I made the mistake of using my IR thermometer to try to monitor the pans preheat temp. I learned the hard way that IR doesn't read accurately on stainless steel. When it read 350 degrees I added safflower oil and it immediately smoked like crazy and burned to the pan. Thankfully the pan is still in good shape, I had to use 000 steel wool and bar keepers friend, but the pan is back to looking just like it did out of the box. I love these pans and I would highly recommend them.

When I visited my daughter, I saw that she had purchased a set of this cookware. After cooking and cleaning with it, I fell in love with the set. She has had hers for ten years. When it was time to purchase new pots and pans, I chose to get Calphalon. I have had my new set of Calphalon Premier cookware set for three weeks and I am more than pleased with this brand of cookware. The food tastes great because the material used to construct these pans allows the food to cook evenly. I did quite a bit of research on cooking with stainless steel cookware and it is true that one must know how to cook with stainless steel. So, it is important to understand that you must allow the pan to heat up before placing food in the pan. You must also to remember to never place cold food in a cold pan, which is why you must heat the pan prior to food entry. Also, do not cook on "high" or "highest" temperature. As to food sticking, I have not had a problem and I have cooked eggs following the directions. If any of the food appears like it will stick, turn the heat down. Any food that seems like it is going to stick, I simply soak the pan for 30 minutes and the food comes right off. Also, I use a soft sponge if any residue is present. I use Bartender's Friend or a dash of white vinegar and spray of soda and the surface looks like new!. Remember that stainless steel tends to get hotter has you cook, so when the temperature gets to medium, I turn the temperature down. With these pots and pans, MEDIUM is as high as you should use. I am enjoying my time at the stove because the quality of the taste of the food is so good! Overall, the set is outstanding! I wanted the three-ply level because I have an induction stove-top. I have to also remember to not to rush the cooking of the food and enjoy the result...great taste!

Top notch stainless steel pans. The smallest pan can fit two fried eggs simultaneously. Spread a bit of butter first and they never stick. The largest pan (I tried to show size with the spatula) can cook 4-5 pork chops or pancakes together. Scrub with steel wool and everything comes off, every time. Meat won’t stick if you let the pans heat up first, and a bit of oil helps too. It’s been several months of use, and I do not expect to ever need to replace these.

Admittedly, our household has been using Calphalon for as long as I can remember and they have been pretty good however we have always used non-stick. Our last Contemporary set was admittedly beyond its live expectancy so we were on a hunt. We decided to stop using the non-stick pots and pans and go stainless. I am sure we were like many people trying to figure out quality materials. Well that lead me to All Clad and I went to check them out (D3 set) and the handles are terrible, no other way to explain it. They have another set that improved it but they are sparse. We decided to look at Calpahlon and I was a little concerned as the options were not as complete as what we have seen in the past or with the competitor. Well, we decided to go all in on the Premier set and then went off and bought some other pieces to complete what we needed. Overall, I am impressed with the heat distribution but it has taken a little more time to figure them out than using non-stick which was to be expected and of no fault from the product. Overall it seems like a quality product and I would not hesitate to continue adding to the collection (still looking for a 4.5qt pot). With that said, they do not come fault free... Those are the lids, they are just not good. I love the glass lid which was actually a selling point over a couple others however the handles get excessively hot. I still have the lids from our older Contemporary set and I find I am pulling the out despite not being a perfect fit just because I don't want to burn my hand. I don't understand how the design team could go so far backwards in this department, it would seem like a bare minimum threshold for a remotely quality pot / pan. That team should be relegated to nylon spoon or cupcake pan design only. My other complaint is the strainer insert no longer goes to the bottom of the 8qt pot. If you want to make pasta, you really have to break it up. I never had this issue before which is a minor annoyance but again, why change a rather good design. These are just me being super critical as part of a review. Can live with these issues so I would buy again. Also, they have seasoned a bit with about two months of use and just a blue, non-scratch pad has taken everything off the pans that may get stuck with no hard scrubbing needed. I have also seen no warping for any pan although I am not using the super high output burner on flame thrower mode or dropping into cold water while still hot so general care and common sense are needed.

These pans are sturdy but not too heavy. They clean up very well and haven't gotten dull or torn up in the year we've had them. You get a good variety of sizes and lids. The stainless looks nice and sleek. I waited until these were on sale to buy them, but even if I would have paid full price I would have gotten a great product for my money.

Bought in 2022, has held up well but I find I don’t use them as my every day (which was what I bought the set for). I cook with a propane heat source and it scorches quick, even on the lowest setting. Whereas my non stick pan can tolerate medium heat with a nice sear, no burning. I’ll splurge for the 5ply next time.

Have had plenty of Calphalon pots and pans in the past just decided to upgrade to the stainless steel ones. Works great just a learning curve changing from regular non-stick to stainless steel. Other than that the wife loves them and so do I.

Love this calphalon sets. I have old calphalon pot and I wanted to add more stainless steel and get change all my non stick pans to stainless steel. This is the perfect set, easy to clean and easy to use. I don’t understand why people put a bad review with this stainless steel pans. If you know how to use it and know how to clean it this the perfect pan and most healthy way of cooking. I’m not dealing with non-stick pans with dangerous non stick coating anymore. If you’re reading this and hesitant of buying this set, I’m telling you click the buy button and you will save a lot of money than dealing with other pots and pans and then thank me later.

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I wanted to love these pots! Pros: they are pretty, I love that they have glass lids, the sizing is great! Cons: for clad pots they are not heavy which makes them feel flimsy. I made soup the other day and the pot discoloured inside. I’ve had Lagostina clad pots for the past 10 years and I’ve never had that happen. For the money, I’d say it’s not worth it. Next time I’m in the market for pots I will spend a little more to invest in better quality.

Great value. Would recommend. Make sure you cook on lower temp settings. I still keep a good nonstick for eggs but these are great, way better temperature control than aluminum and cast iron. Learn about stainless steel before buying and season pans before use

Limpiándolos con barkeepers friend o alguna otra forma que conozcas (he escuchado que alguna mezcla de vinagre con otra cosa funciona) mientras se aprende a usarlos funcionan muy bien (sólo recomiendo no tallar las leyendas que trae grabadas en la parte inferior de los sartenes porque ese producto también las borra). Recomiendo revisar videos de cómo cocinar con sartenes de acero inoxidable si no tienen la experiencia. Si lo aprenden en mi opinión funcionan bastante bien y no tienes que preocuparte de que el teflón se pierda ya que no dependen de él al no tener ese recubrimiento. En términos generales el acabado es muy bueno y agradable y se sienten en general muy resistentes y de muy buena calidad. Agarrándolos en oferta son sartenes que te pueden durar toda la vida y así no tienes que estar gastando cada año o par de años como 2,500 o más por baterías de cocina de calidad inferior, 1 sólo pago equivalente a 3 baterías, tal vez, pero por 1 sola vez con calidad excepcional es mucha mejor inversión o gasto. Esta batería incluye 1 sartén chico, uno mediano y uno grande, una olla del mismo tamaño de la tapa del sartén chico que se siente mediana y una olla del tamaño de la tapa del sartén mediano que se siente grande. La tapa del sartén grande no incluye una olla de ese tamaño pero me parece bien porque la mediana ya se siente de suficiente profundidad por lo cual no lo veo necesario. Tal vez para una familia con 2 hijos este un poco limitada pero yo estoy empezando a vivir con mi pareja y no nos falta nada de superficie para cocinar. Lo único que se ha agregado a esto es 1 olla que creo si lleva teflon para cuando requiera calentar más rápido algo, un sartén igual porque el huevo es un poco laborioso, todavía no encontramos bien la forma, una ollita chiquita para calentar agua para té y esas cosas y un comal que también es de acero inoxidable. Todo lo demás lo hacemos con esta batería , si este juego trajera el comal (que es prácticamente un sartén plano y cuadrado sería un juego perfecto). En mi opinión 100% recomendados estos sartenes (llevo 2 meses de uso pero me dan la impresión de que sí pueden durar de por vida).

Es de excelente calidad