Cuisinart 7-Piece Cookware Set, Chef’s Classic Stainless Steel Collection, 77-7P1

Durable, easy to clean
I got this set for Christmas to replace a nonstick set I had for ages. I use on my smooth top and they work great! The pans/pots clean up easily. I really think this is a great basic set that meets all my cooking needs!

Cuisinart Stainless 7 Piece
These arrived well packaged. They are beautiful and at a reasonable cost. I haven’t yet cooked with them so I apologize for the 4 star rating.

Excellent value, even 9 years later
I bought this set of Cuisinart Chef’s Classic pans in late 2004, when outfitting my first non-cheapo ‘real adult’ kitchen. The choice of Cuisinart was based on wide-spread public recommendations as a price-competitive alternative to AllClad. I also bought Calphalon Pro non-stick pans (for eggs/cheese), Le Creuset dutch ovens, and bought or inherited antique & modern cast-iron pans and griddles.
Over the intervening 9 years since I bought most of the above: the Calphalon’s ‘tried’ but have all been replaced (non-stick wore off). And of course the cast-iron soldiers on; as does the iron & enamel-based Le Creuset.:D As to the Cuisinart, they likewise are still exellent pans! They’ve seen daily use, daily trips to the dishwasher, and nothing in in the way of coddling (unlike the Calphalons :P).
I’ve had absolutely no complaints about the pans:
The integrated copper disk on the bottom makes them extremely even-heating.
And the steel interior makes for simple cleanup and incredible toughness (try using SOS pads on your Calphalon or other non-stick pans :P). No the copper doesn’t wrap all the way around the pan. But to be honest, I have a few AllClads and I can’t really tell any functional cooking difference between the Cuisinart and the AllClads. 😀
The Cuisinarts also have well-thought-out and functional design features: The handle design keeps the cool; short of putting the handle directly in the draft of the burner, or simmering for long periods of time, the handles generally stay cool enough to handle without a hotpad.
The rolled edges are almost dripless.
And the lid fit to pan is almost perfect: They don’t lock, but steam doesn’t escape while cooking unless you pick up the lid.
The steel inner surface isn’t technically “non-stick”, but functionaly, with a suitable fat or oil, these pans are wonderfully non-stick for most of my uses. About the only time I reach for a Calphalon is when I have something _brutally_ sticky. Other than that, it’s often a toss up between whether I use Cuisinart steel or the ‘classic non-stick’ the old cast-iron.
I’d buy another of these pans in a heartbeat. Unfortunately nothing short of being run over by a truck looks likely to make me need to buy new ones. 🙂 My son will probably get these!
One other point: It’s amazingly refreshing that this is a product – nine years later – that is still available in it’s original form. 99% of the other non-music, non-video, non-literature, purchases I made in 2004 have been off the market, worn-out/broken, or completely obsoleted for the better part of a decade! It’s nice to know that quality design can still be marketed without the need for the vendor to continually shuffle in ‘new’ models to replace the old. 🙂

Durable!
Value for money! Durable and looks nice.

Buen material buena calidad

No tengo mucha experiencia en utensilios de cocina pero he quedado encantado con este set. Hasta ahora solo he usado el sartén el cual es muy práctico. El mango ergonómico se adapta perfectamente a tu mano y no se calienta (no es el mismo acero ), los bordes aunque son afilados están perfectos para romper huevos los cuales se cocinan muy bien aquí. Siguiendo algunos tutoriales de YouTube aprendí como curarlos y así evitar se peguen los alimentos. Si no se ensucia mucho puedes limpiar con una toalla de papel o un trapo de microfibra. Si se mancha por el aceite quemado puedes usar limpiador especializado como el Bar Keepers Friend. Al lavarlo evita usar fibras para no rayarlo. Puede ser con una esponja o un trapo suave.