Sales Rank: 2043; Release Date: 20 January, 2004


Features:

Safe with metal, wood, and plastic utensils; lifetime warranty; made in USA

Set includes 3-quart chef's pan, 4-1/2-quart saucepan, 11-inch chef's skillet, 8-quart stockpot (all with lids); 8- and 10-inch fry pans

Advanced release polymer penetrates pores of metal to sear and release foods effortlessly

Stain resistant; compatible with gas, electric, ceramic stovetops; safe in oven and broiler

Stainless-steel lids; stainless-steel ergonomic handles stay cool

Average Rating:
Rating: - A true revolution in cookware....
I have been cooking for the last 10 years or so on Calphalon Commercial Hard Anodized cookware (which I thought was the best). When I saw an ad for this new 'infused anodized' cookware touting it as a 'revolution' - I had to give it a try. I must say these pans are wonderful. They sear and brown just as well as my old hard anodized pan but they have this added bit of release that allows me to cook even the most delicate foods and provides the easiest clean up - almost as easy as nonstick. I have read some reviews on here, and you need to be careful and not expect these to be Nonstick, as they are not meant to be - but rather they have 'characteristics' of nonstick, as it states on the packaging. If you use nonstick and are happy with it but wish you could get better results while still keep some benefits of nonstick - these are the pans for you!!! OR if you are a gourmet or home chef - you will see and feel the advantage.

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Rating: - Very good.
I have been using the Cal One 10" fry pan for about 3 weeks.

Replaced an All-Clad stainless non-stick that I finally killed after about 3-1/2 years of tough, almost daily use. Wanted a pan that was as easy to use as non-stick, as durable and tough as SS, and cleaned up like new with little effort. Well -- its comes very close.

Have used it to make breakfast sunday morning, saute veggies and cook skirt steak in the broiler -- all with metal utensils.

I pay good money for quality equipment, not because its some yuppie fashion accessory to be displayed on the wall, but because I like to cook and don't want to be concerned about "not damaging" my equipment while cooking --- I know its going to be abused so it pays off long term for me to buy better quality up front.

So far I've been very impressed. This is a solid, durable product. Surface doesn't scratch, it can take the heat, and cleans up well with some soaking. I think folks who are very tough on equipment will like it.

Weaknesses -- Material is low stick, but not completely non-stick. While things don't stick like SS, they don't slide as nicely as a non-stick w/o some oil in the pan. So I feel that some cooks like me will still want a good regular non-stick pan for certain things -- it's not going to be "One" for everyone.

It is also not 'quite' as responsive to changes in heat as the All-Clad Copper Core and SS. However, the differences are so slight that I just don't see any advantage of a traditional SS/Copper pan given this material's other benefits and easy clean up.

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Rating: - everything sticks
Just as the title says, everything sticks to this cookware. You can't even fry an egg in the skillet. It stinks and the personnel at the company were smart ass and rude. I will never buy another product from calphalon or any subsidiary they may own.