 Experienced Chef Reccomends this line of Calphalon! |
| Review Date: December 31, 2006 |
| Reviewer: T. Crawford, |
I have had Calphalon Tri-Ply pans for over a year. I am a school trained Culinarian and Certified Chef of over 30 years. I am qualified to tell anyone that these are "MY" favorite pans.
I typically use commercial products where I work so I am familiar with Calphalon. I have always liked stainless steel cookware. I purchased these for my home (I do most of the cooking there too!) People ask me all the time, what kind of cookware, knives etc. I use at home. I always tell them "Calphalon Tri-Ply is the best and most affordable system out there"! I don't care if my pots and pans hang in view of guests or how shiny they are! Don't make this a cookware consideration!
Buy a good set of pans, keep them clean and so what if they have a few scratches? Displaying expensive shiny pans only tells people you have expensive shiny pans! My pans are for cooking...not displaying! Every so often I will shine them up with Bar Keepers Friend. It works well and is not too abrasive. Just keep em clean inside and out and they'll be fine for displaying! Most people care less about what brand hangs on your pot rack! Or how shiny and scratch free inside they are! Yes insides do get minor scratches when using metal utinsels...so what?! It doesn't affect your cooking or product taste. Here is a tip for people who say clean up is hard...
If you burn something and food sticks... Simply place a cup of water in the pan, bring it to a boil. (similar to when you de-glace food particles) Remove from stove, let sit a few minutes. Wash normally with soapy water and scrub pad. I love the fact that I can just wash lightly and place in dishwasher!
Tri-Ply construction allows these pans to heat on the entire surface (sides too). Do not ever cook on high, except to maybe boil water! The pans will get too hot to cook properly. I always heat my pans, melt my butter/put my oils in, and then the food. This is the best method to get a proper sear or saute and the bonus is most foods won't stick then! A On a stove 1-10, a 6 or 7 usually is the range of cooking for me. I also like to remove the pan from the stove about 1/2 to 3/4 way through cooking sauces and vegetables because they retain the heat and continue to cook (overcook). Lids seal well. I love the way you can see the food without having to remove the lid.
Enough ranting. Bottom Line....Calphalon Tri-Ply is simply in my opinion the best cookware I have found and a great value. If you want to cook well you must start with good cookware! If still not sure...buy a starter piece! (perhaps the 12" Everyday Pan) Try different cooking methods...beat it up (if you can) and mark my words you'll probably get the remaining pieces!
Oh yes, I also purchased a small non-stick omelet pan for cooking eggs! Know what?! I have never had to use it! Stainless works just as good if not better at cooking all foods! So,
Enjoy cooking and always...."Play with your food"! |
GREAT set...
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| Review Date: March 22, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Sarah R., Austin, TX |
We just decided to switch to stainless because of the harmful chemicals released by non-stick pans at high heats, as well as a general growing interest in cooking, such as the ability to sear food and deglaze the pan to make great sauces.
We looked at cheaper lines, such as Emerilware, Cuisinart's Chef's Classic, and Simply Calphalon Stainless, and decided we didn't like the fact that the bottoms of those pans are the only areas that are triple-ply, so the sides on those are thinner and don't heat in the same way the bottoms do. Those cheaper pans also don't feel balanced in the hand, and so to me they actually feel heavier because of the awkwardness. The unibody construction of Calphalon's Tri-Ply line seemed to be the same quality as All-Clad's triple-ply construction, but cheaper. After reading reviews of people who have both types of pans, we decided there was no difference going with Calphalon Tri-Ply than with the much more expensive All Clad.
After using this set for a month, we really think it's the best value out there, and it's been fantastic. The food tastes better. The pans heat incredibly evenly and quickly, and the handles actually don't get hot, which surprised me. I personally prefer the see-through lids this set has, compared to the solid lids you will get with something like All Clad. Clean-up is no problem with Bar Keeper's Friend, and really, even if something *were* to be seriously stuck on there, which hasn't happened yet, at least you can use real scrubbers (unlike with nonstick). The best thing about the 13 piece set is the 3 qt. covered saute pan, which is the most useful pan of all. (There's a reason they go for one fifty on their own.) That alone makes this set a good value, because the 8 piece set doesn't have one and is only a hundred dollars cheaper, and with the 13 piece set you also get an extra giant 4 qt. saucepan and a pasta insert.
If you want a GREAT deal on this set, go to BB&B, use their 20% off coupon, and even with tax you will get out of there under three fifty, plus they often have give-away deals, such as the free fifty dollar gift card and free stainless teapot we got with ours. In any case, buy these pans, because they're definitely worth it! |
Video "tour" of Calphalon, with a comparison to Cuisinart Multiclad
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| Review Date: July 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Debbie Lee Wesselmann, the Lehigh Valley, PA |
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R215Y5I41RTI2E I researched other high-end stainless cookware (All-Clad, Cuisinart MultiClad) before settling on this Calphalon Tri-Ply set. In the end, I decided against the All-Clad because of uncomfortable handles, much higher price, and inability to stick in the dishwasher. That left Calphalon and Cuisinart. In this video, I give a "tour" of the Calphalon set, from lids to handles, and compare it to a Cuisinart Multiclad Pro Stainless 1-1/2-Quart Saucepan with Cover and to a bottom-clad Rohe pot. Yes, these Calphalon pots are both dishwasher- and oven-safe. Note: the coppery color on the pots is a reflection of the hardwood floors and NOT actual copper. The exterior is 100% stainless steel.
--Debbie Lee Wesselmann |
Stainless steel
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| Review Date: August 20, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Marchelle Twite, |
I think these pans are great. If you follow the instructions in the pampflit to make foods to not stick it really works. And the clean-up is really simple an little warm water and a doby pad and some bar keepers friend you've got it made. They are great.
I have never been more happy with a set of pans than these ones. |
The Truth about Stainless Steel.
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| Review Date: October 8, 2005 |
| Reviewer: A. Masters, USA |
| Firstly my wife and I Found the Tri-Ply Stainless-Steel Cookware to be beautiful, then we enjoyed the easy cooking that went along with it. We did find out the hard way that we should not cook on high heat. An average 3-4 out of 7 does quite well. The out side does change colors like yellow or orange if you cook to high or spill. But you can find the reccomended cleaning pads at Raleys, and also an outside only polish for keeping a nice look for display. The Price is lower than in store offers. My wife wanted to go with the new contemrary(pretty)new style, but it was a smaller set. She thinks these are just as nice looking or better. We like best, the leave in pasta pot. It makes draining easy. We use that for whole chicken, potatoes, pasta, and even poaching large vegies. We also boaght the 12 inch omlet fry pan and 12 inch every day deep dish with small handles cookerware pot/pan with lid online. We use those alot. The 12 inch deep everyday pan with lid was $79, but in store it was $140 or higher. We use it alot. So over all, you must read the little direction that come with the pans and follow the butter or oil test that helps you find the propper heat and prevet discoloring and buring foryour stove. The Pans Do cook evenly thanks to the tri-ply. Just remember cooking on higher temp only burns, it doesnt cook faster. We are very happy with our service from amazon and Calphalon. Fact, it is a federal Law that all animals in shelters, Zoos, and such must eat only from stainless Steel Cookware(feeding Dishes). Our hospitals can only use Stainless Steel for our sick, and general public. Even though other Dark stlyes are probably cook as well and hide spots and match kitchens, they can lead to alztimmers and cancer after long time or imprpper use of. Both my wife and I have had Loved ones suffer from both, so we choose to use stainless steel to keep our family safer and healthy. If we had more money we would have bought the 5-Ply with copper and aluminum inside, but we don't and are happy with the tri-ply and did the best we can. Some people buy things for looks, quality and health wise reasons, this cookware does all three. Please forgive my grammer my 2 daughters are tring to get my attention now. I just thought its important to share what we found, GREAT COOKWARE. It Does require needs some up keep and practice to use. I'll be honest, I have not yet tried them in the oven. The lids can only go to 450 degrees, and a family member said the oven can discolor them, but so the does the stove top, if you ignore directions. But thats what the inexpesive cleaners are for. We will just have to learn the right oven settings for each food or dish as well. Its worth it, its fun to discover together, and brings kitchen time for my wife and I closer. You can also go online to learn more (calphalon.com) I did. We have bought more to the set, like the Roasting Pan and the others I mentioned before, thats because we like it so and we cook everything and alot so we always need more. GOOD LUCK, REMEMBER IT IS A LARGER SET And YOU WILL USE IT ALL WEITHER YOUR COOKING FOR TWO OR SIX. Also Let the pans cool with food on them before cleaning, and food comes off easier. I have written a NOVEL, its all true. I GIVE IT A 4 1/2 for the times we had to learn to cook on medium to lower heat, and searing takes seconds now not minutes. At first we over cooked things but not know. We now know with good pans comes good evenly cooked food that saves time and is gentle on the food. You can taste the diffrence. Thanks for taking your time reading my first reveiw, but not first time shopping with Amazon. I always wondered if the companys write these things. They didn,t write this one. I am sure every cookware set comes with directions. So to keep the wonderful look of this set read them, and take your time. It gets easier each time you use them. P.S BUY THE CLEANING PADS, you dont want to scrach the stainless steal. The inside already has a natural scrachy look, its niceand theres less worry. Hope I could Help, Off to do family time. |
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