**Item: **Cuisinart 12-Piece Cookware Set
Price: $119.99
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9/12/2013 - $119.99 - 65 comment(s)
I bought one set of these the other week on a Woot sans “Off”.
They seem nicely constructed and pretty much just what I expected. Most of the lids fit on two of the pots or pans, for versatility.
They arrived in a timely manner and were well-packaged and whatnot.
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I bought one set of these the other week on a Woot sans “Off”.
They seem nicely constructed and pretty much just what I expected. Most of the lids fit on two of the pots or pans, for versatility.
They arrived in a timely manner and were well-packaged and whatnot.
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Have you compared with the set sold at Costco or the Kirkland set also sold there?
Are these triple clad?
I have never heard of ascension in the mafia ranks working in this manner.
[QUOTE=earthsunmoon, post:5, topic:396708]
Are these triple clad?
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nope the cheap ones at macy’s for $150
[QUOTE=b0wlaholic, post:7, topic:396708]
nope the cheap ones at macy’s for $150
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I googled it, there a few sites out there with the same price, I don’t think its a great deal…
If they are stainless steel, why won’t they work with induction cook tops? Do they have aluminum bottoms?
[QUOTE=Nate650, post:4, topic:396708]
Have you compared with the set sold at Costco or the Kirkland set also sold there?
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No, I haven’t. Personally do not have access to the special members-only club that is Costco 
[QUOTE=Luckystiph, post:9, topic:396708]
If they are stainless steel, why won’t they work with induction cook tops? Do they have aluminum bottoms?
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From the comments I remember last time and a cursory skim of wikipedia, it seems that the majority of stainless is not a very good conductor and therefore is not great for induction cooktops. The stainless would need to be “magnetic grade” or some such thing.
[QUOTE=Luckystiph, post:9, topic:396708]
If they are stainless steel, why won’t they work with induction cook tops? Do they have aluminum bottoms?
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Apparently, not all stainless steel is magnetic (who knew?). I’m no expert, but from what I can gather it’s austenitic types of stainless steel that isn’t magnetic.
Apparently nickel and/or manganese content is the cause, creating a steel that is poorly magnetic or not at all.
[QUOTE=HypnoticSilence, post:12, topic:396708]
Apparently, not all stainless steel is magnetic (who knew?). I’m no expert, but from what I can gather it’s austenitic types of stainless steel that isn’t magnetic.
Apparently nickel and/or manganese content is the cause, creating a steel that is poorly magnetic or not at all.
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I have stainless pans with a copper layer clad in the base from Emeril and they work fine on the induction tops.