Demeyere 41514 Silver Pot Lid

No one disputes that Demeyere cookware is excellent. The one reservation some have is its weight. For better or for worse, some of the great cooking qualities are inextricably tied to weight. For example, even cooking requires heat dispersion by an adequate mass of conductive metal.Personally, the weight does not bother me -- I do not usually even notice it What I do notice are things like the even heating and how easy it is to clean. I also find the handles very comfortable and they never get hot, even though they are metal. I cook on induction and my Demeyere Atlantis cookware is well-suited for that.

I'm almost seventy y o, and this is the best saucepan I've ever had!

I was expecting the pot to arrive on the 19th but it actually came 3 days early! In my humble opinion, this is the best cookware you can buy! Sturdy stainless steel with a layered bottom for even cooking — it is practically non-stick! I have the soup pot, 2 frying pans, a larger sauce pan and now the smaller one. I use it every day. My everyday cookware collection is now complete!

Has long been a fan of Demeyere with several products from them. This time around though I got a pot and I am a bit disappointed. The welding from the handle is not flush with the pot creating an ugly gap that debris could get in, also left a weld spot on the inside. I expected more from the well respected brand and expensive product that I paid full price for.

I am not crazy about sandwich disk bottom pots & pans. I prefer multi-clad or tri-ply type of cookware. I needed a sauce pan but I have difficulty to find my favorite Spring Switzerland Brigade cookware in U.S. I found the Demeyere 3.2 qt pan has deep discount on Amazon, so I give the Demeyere a try.Here are my non scientific comparisons: disk bottom vs. multi clad,Demeyere3.2qt / 20cm vs. Spring Switzerland 4qt /20cm and All Clad 1qt/ 15cmBoiling speed: Surprise! Demeyere is about 30 seconds faster.(did not test All Clad)Heat retaining: All are great. Spring & All Clad retain longer.Interior: Spring polish better and feel smoother. I can feel and see the circle lines inside the demeyere.Exterior: All clad is shiny. Demeyere is matt finish.Lid: All Clad's lid is not good.Fry egg: All are great and non stick.Simmer: Still learning how to control the heat on demeyere because it is new to me and the bottom.Design: Personally, I think the Spring is more sophisticated and detail oriented. The demeyere looks like a tank. All Clad says itself. Besides the lid and pour rim, nothing much to complain.Cleaning: The demeyere is a little bit harder. I must use few more drops of DAWN to kill the grease.After some experiments, I do not see much diffidences of cooking abilities between Demeyere's disk bottom and multi clad one. Over all, I think my new Demeyere sauce pan is a great buy. It well built and heavy. I cannot nicely pour liquid because of the weight but I definitely will try the smaller sauce pan next time.