Must be Cuisinart new model time or something, Gilt just had a kitchenaid 14pc set in Red but it was only $99.
Pretty sure they are made in China. I have looked at Cuisinart repeatedly in stores and they are always made in China. That is why I cannot buy them either.
i’ve had this exact set for about 7-8 years, use some of them almost everyday. no issues, have even thrown them in the dishwasher on occassion, although rare.
if they ever wear out i will certainly buy again.
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What makes some pans better or worse for induction stove tops? And what are the negative effects for your food or your pans?
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They either work or don’t, there is no try.
Induction pans need a steel insert in the bottom to make them ferrous. Most pans now days are SS or Aluminum. To test a pan if it would work on induction a magnet has to be able to stick to it. If they dont ‘recommend’ these, it means they wont work.
According to the Sam’s website, if you click the “See full details below” button, you’ll find the country of origin listed as China.
Also, from the “Cooking For Two” website, the composition is listed as “18/10 Stainless Steel inside and out, aluminum core”.
Just sayin’…
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I owned this set (bought somewhere else). After 3 months, the finish started chipping off despite hand washing and never ever using anything metal anywhere near them. The negative reviews I read suggested this might be an issue, but I ignored them - obviously these people were doing something wrong, how can Cuisinart make something of poor quality…?
Turns out Cuisinart is great at making really nice looking stuff that isn’t the best quality.
I was shockingly disappointed in Cuisinart and returned them for a different brand.
Proceed with caution…
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It seems this Cuisinart is not our mothers’ Cuisinart. It was going bankrupt and bought out by Conair a while back!
Read their warranty! If you have a problem with a brand new item you must pay for shipping to and from Cuisinart! Many a complaint on BBB giving them an F rating!
The beautiful Stainless Steal Set Woot sold a few weeks ago (and Sold Out) arrived with a burnt spot in one skillet and some moldy looking spots around one glass lid (not sure it was mold but that is what it looked like).
Took pics and called Cuisinart! Told I would have to pay for shipping both ways. HuH!?! With moldy looking stuff and you are not interesting??? Talked to a supervisor and same answer. Woot support helped with some credit to pay for shipping - Oh, btw, Cuisinart kept saying Woot was lying about this set being a special order for Woot but could never find the style # in their cat?!?
Eventually got things squared away and just got a lid replacement today (skillet on its way) - Cuisinart doc says “EXCLUSIVE SET FROM WOOT.COM”!
Why would anyone want non-stick pots? Or more than one or two non-stick pans, for that matter? They’re only really useful for eggs, grilled cheese sandwiches, stuff like that…
I bought my set at JCP - with their new return policy I didn’t even need a reason to get a full refund. Glad I didn’t deal with the warranty…
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Why would anyone want non-stick pots? Or more than one or two non-stick pans, for that matter? They’re only really useful for eggs, grilled cheese sandwiches, stuff like that…
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you just described two things that people eat often!
…however, if you have a issue 2 years from now, woot will say “Cuisinart who?” while SAMS (and costco) will take them back and refund or replace. And yep, I have memberships to both. 
As someone else suggests, I offer this. If they were made in the USA, they would be boasting it. And it appears after 1992, most of their cookware is made in China. So I think I’ll pass.
“All Cuisinart products made after 1992 were made in China, except for the occasional glass caraffe or lid that was made in Germany. The food processors made before 1992 were made in Japan or France.”
The nice thing about a pan is that it’s washable.
Check bird fancier sites, as in parrots, etc., and see their warnings about non-stick at high temps and what it does to indoor birds.
“It seems this Cuisinart is not our mothers’ Cuisinart. It was going bankrupt and bought out by Conair a while back!”
So yet another formerly reputable name Hijacked and now used to label lesser quality stuff. RCA, GE, Bell & Howell, Saeco…the list goes on. Amana, Hotpoint, …
good set for the price, but don’t rush or be fooled by the ~$600. is not the market value of this set, it is easy to find this anytime for about 130. do a search for the same set and most sites have it for this price or less.
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My wife and I bought these when we got married six years ago- we love them. I like the weight distribution especially. Take care of them, and they’ll take care of you. We’re just now getting around to replacing the 10 inch and 12 inch skillet, because we use them at least once a day, sometimes twice on the weekends. These are pretty solid.
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To clarify, since Woot! seems to think I may have similar pots and pans: we have these pans. This exact line. They’ve only ever been cleaned with a sponge; nothing abrasive has ever been used to clean them. We’ve never used anything except wood, plastic, or rubber utensils. We do not stack them on top of or in each other. They’ve never been burned.
As long as you care for them, they’re great pans. As I said above, I like the weight distribution, and as a former cook, I’m very particular about how a pan feels in my hands. No, they won’t last you forever- no pans will. But with some common sense, they’ll last you many years.
That is very cool for you and that is great. I live 40 miles from the closest Sams and Cosco. They happen to only be about two miles apart. But I have to do the math for me. $3.49 per gallon of gas. Hour and a half round trip. $40 each, a year to belong. Or, I can sit my butt at home and get it here for $5!
You see there is no right or wrong here. It all depends on circumstance. So for you it is great to walk across the street to Sams and doing it often makes the annual fees worth it. For me, the time gas, effort and fees, suck. I love Fedex and UPS when the shipping cost is low. And that does not even equate to the fact that according to my computer, Sams wants $10 more to begin with.
And you say Sams and Costco will take two year old cookware that has been used and cooked with for two years back?? I have to assume you mean and give you a full refund?? If that is true, you are right. I need to drive the miles. Spend the extra bucks and trade in my cookware every two years for new. Now that is a deal! I don’t believe it but, it sure sounds good!
No worries. PTFE, i.e. Teflon, is inert and non-bioreactive in its solid state. That’s why it’s used in body transplants and many lab vessels. The molecules are too large to be absorbed. Basically, it goes DIRECTLY to your excrement unaltered – much like insoluble fiber or many gums. When anti-Teflon paranoia was in full force, I used to have a small bag of Teflon flake in my office (from an old pan). Whenever patients asked me about it, I’d swallow a few flakes to show them how harmless they are.
Teflon in vaporized form can be harmful, but that only occurs above 500F. Even then, only those with respiratory illnesses (and birds) are truly at risk. And as I point out in another post, the smoking point of most cooking oils is way below that (usually below 400F, although a few are mid to high 400F). That’s when the oil breaks down and releases toxic fumes. In other words, your everyday cooking oils will release toxic fumes way before the Teflon would. A 1950’s study proved this.
Too many people confuse PTFE (Teflon) with PFOA, a chemical used in the MANUFACTURE of Teflon. PFOA is indeed toxic and carcinogenic, but that’s only of primary concern to those working in Teflon factories or living in surrounding areas. No modern PTFE/Teflon cookware has any trace of PFOA after leaving the factory. As an analogy, think of all the caustic chemicals used when creating any other cookware. Yet we don’t worry about them because they’re washed away by the time the cookware gets to your home.
I have yet to find a good peer-reviewed longitudinal epidemiological study showing the harms of Teflon. The logic is simple: if Teflon is toxic, then those who use it should have an increase in morbidity (aka illnesses) and mortality (aka lifespan). No such epidemiological evidence exists. In fact, my guess is that those using non-stick cookware may be healthier since they use less fats for cooking.
Teflon is safe. Period.
Er … only if you do nl sex because Teflon does directly to your feces unabsorbed. Sorry but that Teflon doesn’t end up in any other orifice. 
Sort of true. Virtually all quality cookware will have some aluminum because of its excellent thermal capabilities. To make ANY cookware induction-capable, you simply need to rivet an iron plate to the bottom. That’s exactly how many quality induction cookware works. The iron disk gets hot from induction and the heat is then transferred to the rest of the vessel. This can even work with ceramic and glass cookware like those form Corning. It’s not as efficient as completely ferric cookware, i.e. cast iron, but it allows any material to be used on an induction cooktop.
If your favorite cookware doesn’t have a built in induction disk, you can buy a freestanding one for about $40 on Amazon. Pretty expensive for what is essentially a slab of iron but it’ll allow you to use any pot/pan you want.