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N8DCJ · 03-31-2018, 02:23 PM

ok , my Calphalon non-stick has been basically worn out over the last 10 years...

all the cooking stuff I watch , the whole gamut of them ... I notice lots of SS in use...

I have decided to give it a try , done LOTS of googling and have decided to try out Tramontina as a first foray into SS , I realize All Clad is the "standard" , from what I have been able to gather , Tram is very comparable , but , at a cheaper price point ...

https://www.costco.com/Tramontina-14...100390761.html

i looked at Vollrath commercial stuff , I just don't like the looks of it ....

I guess , what I am asking, anyone have any experience ??

Dan

BigO · 03-31-2018, 03:23 PM

Vollrath has taken over at least one company that I do business with for baking pans. I haven't done any lately, but I do hope that this isn't a step in the wrong direction as far as quality goes.

grtrx · 04-01-2018, 08:03 AM

Cuisinart has been chosen by ATK and Cooks Country a couple of times as an alternative to All Clad and Le Crueset

N8DCJ · 04-01-2018, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grtrx

Cuisinart has been chosen by ATK and Cooks Country a couple of times as an alternative to All Clad and Le Crueset

I think I read that somewhere , while I do not have access to ATK etc... after reading lots of stuff i could infer that Tramontina is one of the recommended brands too.... But , i cant find anything direct from ATK.

Dan

BigO · 04-01-2018, 08:43 AM

Cuisinart is a best buy on individual pieces. ATK selected All Clad for it's winner and Tramontina as the best buy in sets.

Dan, you know that you can contact me for ATK selections, I have all of the books up until Kimball left.

grtrx · 04-01-2018, 01:02 PM

Woot often has Cuisinart sets on sale

BigO · 04-01-2018, 01:30 PM

And I have a couple. They're good quality pots. The non stick griddle I bought from them was a dud, but the sauce pans are a good value. Best piece of Cuisinart I have is my food processor. Metal gears, half horse motor and large capacity (14 oz, iirc). It's a beast.

grtrx · 04-01-2018, 04:57 PM

latest ATK book lists Cuisinart as the best buy for saute pans

if you can live without stainless I would strongly suggest you look at a good carbon steel pan.... see post regarding this. I love mine.

Briandg · 04-01-2018, 06:02 PM

I have a few tramontina and I like them. I am hardly an expert and don't really care for ss anyway, but the quality is there.

grtrx · 04-02-2018, 08:36 AM

I have been underwhelmed by tramontina's non stick that used the white ceramic lining.

03-31-2018, 02:23 PM	#1
N8DCJ Club Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Mansfield , Ohio Posts: 1,348	Stainless Steel Cookware ok , my Calphalon non-stick has been basically worn out over the last 10 years... all the cooking stuff I watch , the whole gamut of them ... I notice lots of SS in use... I have decided to give it a try , done LOTS of googling and have decided to try out Tramontina as a first foray into SS , I realize All Clad is the "standard" , from what I have been able to gather , Tram is very comparable , but , at a cheaper price point ... https://www.costco.com/Tramontina-14...100390761.html i looked at Vollrath commercial stuff , I just don't like the looks of it .... I guess , what I am asking, anyone have any experience ?? Dan

03-31-2018, 03:23 PM	#2
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,778	Vollrath has taken over at least one company that I do business with for baking pans. I haven't done any lately, but I do hope that this isn't a step in the wrong direction as far as quality goes. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

04-01-2018, 08:03 AM	#3
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	Cuisinart has been chosen by ATK and Cooks Country a couple of times as an alternative to All Clad and Le Crueset __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

04-01-2018, 08:43 AM	#5
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,778	Cuisinart is a best buy on individual pieces. ATK selected All Clad for it's winner and Tramontina as the best buy in sets. Dan, you know that you can contact me for ATK selections, I have all of the books up until Kimball left. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

04-01-2018, 01:02 PM	#6
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	Woot often has Cuisinart sets on sale __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

04-01-2018, 01:30 PM	#7
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,778	And I have a couple. They're good quality pots. The non stick griddle I bought from them was a dud, but the sauce pans are a good value. Best piece of Cuisinart I have is my food processor. Metal gears, half horse motor and large capacity (14 oz, iirc). It's a beast. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

04-01-2018, 04:57 PM	#8
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	latest ATK book lists Cuisinart as the best buy for saute pans if you can live without stainless I would strongly suggest you look at a good carbon steel pan.... see post regarding this. I love mine. __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

04-01-2018, 06:02 PM	#9
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	I have a few tramontina and I like them. I am hardly an expert and don't really care for ss anyway, but the quality is there.

04-02-2018, 08:36 AM	#10
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	I have been underwhelmed by tramontina's non stick that used the white ceramic lining. __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

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