And while you can always pick up a reasonably-priced small fry pan for eggs and crepes, filling in your set with a large pan, can set you back a bit. The GreenLife cookware set comes with a healthy ceramic nonstick coating that does not let the food stick to the body. It is derived from sand and free of PFAS, PFOA, lead, and cadmium, ensuring effortless cooking with no side effects. Every pot is equipped with soft grip bakelite handles that stay cool on the stovetop, allowing you to cook with comfort.
Their rounded, ergonomically shaped handles are also comfortable to hold. We’ve long-term tested an older (now-discontinued) version of this set for two years, and we’re confident that this durable cookware set will provide you with many years of use. Blue Diamond is made of aluminum that’s coated inside with a ceramic finish, rather than a traditional one made of PTFE. While you many not find it as stickproof, you will get the benefit of easy cleanup. Testing has revealed that Blue Diamond heats evenly, so if you’re slinging pancakes you don’t have to keep moving them around in the pan to get them all done at the same time. Great Jones DTC cookware began in 2018 with “the Dutchess”, an oval-shaped Dutch oven designed as the millennial answer to Le Creuset and Staub.
But there are distinct advantages to buying a full set of cookware in one fell swoop. For one, you’ll save money since most brands offer a discount for the set versus buying each piece individually. Finally, there’s an aesthetic bonus since all your cookware will match in whichever style you choose. There’s also a seven-piece version of this same set at Walmart for $190 if this feels like too much cookware. The smaller set is the fry pan, chef’s pan and stockpot with lids and a few utensils.
If you’re looking for more hardware, there arenine-piece and 12-piece sets available. For a more budget-friendly option, Calphalon makes a reliable 10-piece nonstick set for around $200. After heating up one of the pans, testers cooked up several scallops and found they did not stick, had clean flipping, and were easy to remove from the pan. Testers found gotham steel cookware sets that they got similar results when they cooked a frittata as well, noting that there was little sticking and that the pan offers a nice, even sear. After cooking, they noted that the pans could be easily cleaner and had little discoloration. The new-and-improved Anolon Smart Stack is our favorite set for easy storage because the pots easily stack.
If you love nonstick pans, but don’t like having to be careful with their coating, you’ll enjoy the extra durable finish on this set from Ninja. Made from hard-anodized aluminum, these pieces promise to never chip, flake, or stick and also hold up to metal utensils and aggressive scrubbing. In this set, you get 8-inch and 10.25-inch frying pans, a 2.5-quart saucepan, 3-quart sauté pan, and a 6.5-quart stockpot, plus glass lids.