Cooks Standard Kitchen Cookware Sets Stainless Steel, Professional Pots and Pans Include Saucepan, Sauté Pan, Stockpot with Lids, 8-Piece, Silver

I bought this cookware back in 2023. Is the best cookware I’ve ever bought. Super easy to clean, durable and worth every penny. I would highly recommend these. And I would buy these again.

I own a all clad D3 frying pan and was looking to change all my other pans to stainless steel. The price of other pans was just too much to justify. These pans are a three ply plate with regular sides. They heat, sear, and clean well. I know that doing pastry or sauces may be harder with this style construction but for everyday cooking this is a great set for the price. They can be washed in the dish washer and if you get spotting good old bar keeps friend can take out the leftover. Also, the fact that it is three pans with individual lids was really appealing. The only negative I have is that the lid's handles will get hot enough to need potholder or a towel after a short time.

I treated myself to this new set. I prefer stainless steel. I was hesitant, reading previous reviews. I understand them. I’ve been careful with heating pans slowly when frying or stir frying. Boiling has been no problem. Today, I made pan fried pork blade steaks with a delicious gravy. When I deglazed the pan after frying the meat, the crusty bits flaked up and added delicious substance to the gravy. I did notice that the sauce pan is not level, so heating was uneven I did rotate the pan a few times to cook more evenly. Cleanup was very easy. I am happy with my purchase.

I bought the 3-pot set, and they are very nice. They are sturdy, are of good weight, and seem to cook evenly. They are challenging to clean because they are stainless steel, but that will be the case with any stainless steel pan. I'm confident these will last a long time. One weird thing is that when pouring boiling water out of these, it "jumps" as you pour it out. I'm unsure how to describe that, but you must be careful not to burn yourself. I've never had a stainless steel pot before, so I wonder if this happens on all of them.

I continue to be impressed by how evenly these pans cook. They are a perfect size for our family’s needs and are made to last. Frying with stainless steel has a learning curve and I haven’t quite mastered how to do it, but the pans have been easy to clean every time I use them!

Best part of the set is it comes with stainless steel lids, Not heavy glass lids like most other brands. The bottom clad is very thick make it quite heavy. But it may spread the heat out better. The inner surface is well polished.

Pros. These pots and pans feel solid and well made. I liked the inclusion of the 4 quart deep saute pan rather than a skillet. The set also comes with stainless steel lids rather than tempered glass. It should last a lifetime. Cons. The set comes with a 6 quart stock pot. Would have preferred an 8 quart stock pot. Overall, this set has an excellent build quality and offers a good selection of pots and pans. I supplemented this basic set with a 10" Tramontina carbon steel pan and a Cooks Standard Professional 16 quart stock pot.

Buying cookware you have never used is equivalent to buying pillows you've never tried. You really don't know what you get until you try it. Reviews are helpful, but as they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure. So its a roll of the dice. These are pretty great considering similar cookware sells for MUCH more. They heat up fast and evenly. No hot spots, the handles stay cool and they retain heat VERY well. Admittedly I burned butter instead of browning it because I wasn't used to a pot that came up to tempature SO quickly. But it cleaned up really well and was good as new after my mistake. I put my wolfgang puck stainless steel 6 quart stock pot and THIS 6 quart stockpot to make pasta with the same amount of water at the same time, with the same level of heat. THIS 6 quart stock pot came to a rapid boil in HALF the time my old stock pot did. Saving time in the kitchen is a win if you ask me. A watched pot never boils, does not apply here. I was impressed. I have NOT tried frying or roasting in the skillet yet, so I may come back to update. I'll be giving it a try this weekend. Fingers 🤞 I'm looking to replace my frying pans, so depending on the success of the skillet, I may purchase this brand.