Quality, price and use - fabulous!

I purchased the Avacraft pot with side pour perforated spout and clear lid and loved it!
I cook 2 to 3 times A DAY , very heavy use of cookware. I own pieces of T-fal ltd. (love but chachachiiiing!) , a Weaverware fry pan ( I do not recommend! ) and other various Brand Name stainless steel cookware I just can't recommend due to price or other issues.
I needed replacements for the everyday "recommended" ceramic cookware I purchased a year ago that did not hold up. I did not want to spent $200+ dollars on one pan, or purchase something I'd have to replace next year. I googled tons of info and purchased one Avacraft pot first to test. I am super happy with this cookware!

**If a cook is not familiar with cooking on stainless steel I would highly recommend googling info on stainless cookware use.**
Most of the 1 and 2 star reviews I see are because the cook wasn't familiar with stainless steel use.

The 3 items I purchased separately, a pot, pan and wok style multi purpose pot, are all NONSTICK when heated on med-low first then food is added. I have made omelets, soups and pasta sauce (acidic). Easy to clean. Stay cool handles. If heat/food "discolor" pan rub with vinager. I do not put pans or knives in dishwasher but these are dishwasher safe. I did make a frittata in the oven and it came out perfect, it did not stick. *Use cookware correctly. Heat first THEN add food.*
Light weight. Easy clean up. See thru lids (love!!!) Stay cool handles ( I'll mention it again because lesson learned). A level base which sat flat on gas cook top even after multiple uses, no warping. Even heat distribution, no obvious hot spots . My gas range does not distribute gas evenly so a pans ability to distribute heat is important to me. I compared my Avacraft sauce pan(pot) to my Tfal sauce pan (pot) and it was very similar in heat distribution when comparing bubbles/temp distribution with a thermometer in clear water.
Cooked well on low simmer for extended time without over heating as some cookware does. It kept an even temperature and did not continue to absorb heat and and over heat then scorch sauce on low temp, fabulous benefit! Yes, I've had pans that did that.
I liked the 1st pot I ordered so much I purchased a fry pan with lid, and later the multi-use wok style pot. I recommend this brand for multi-use, ease of use, quality and price. Lightweight, cool handles, oven safe (350' was my experience), even heat distribution, dishwasher safe and for a quality vs. price, totally worth it!!!

This review is for the 10" full body tri-ply pan and lid.

First off, this is a stainless steel frying pan. It acts like other stainless steel frying pans. If you don't know what temperatures to use it at with your oil of choice and run it too hot, the oil will undergo polymerization and will become a brownish layer. As with most such things when dealing with stainless steel or cast iron, it may be fixed fairly painlessly. Oven cleaner and barkeepers friend will safely guide you back to like new appearance. As with cast iron, some chefs will purposely build up this polymerized layer of oil since it acts as seasoning much as with cast iron cookware. This is unlike nonstick coatings which will degrade and begin flaking over time. My 85 year old mother managed to wear out a stainless steel frying pan with 60 years of use but most likely you won't. This contrasts with non-stick cookware which needs to be periodically replaced.

First impressions. The pan arrived apparently missing the use and care pamphlet. Or I missed it in the packaging. What emerged from the packaging was a gorgeous pan. It has a lovely mirror polish exterior and a somewhat matte interior. Heft in my hand was fantastic. Solid, and plainly durable though lighter than might be expected due to the aluminum. The lid fit nicely, tight enough to do its job.

So, how does this work? My previous experience with stainless was with solid stainless steel. Heating times were longer than with lighter pans which is to be expected. Even while heated, the glass lid seemed to function well to keep the heat contained. The surface of the glass maintained a lower temperature than the pan. The handle remained cool even with half hour cook times.

My first experiment was, of course, an omlette, exactly what shouldn't be done. I made sure to melt some cheese on to the pans surface along with sticking some eggs on. The pan cleaned well for a stainless, a few minutes soak in some water and a scrub with Scotch-Brite scrubbing sponge and it was good as new. I next made a cheesesteak in the pan with lots of molten American cheese. Once again, a little soaking plus a scrub sponge and it was good as new. I've been using it at every opportunity now for 2 weeks trying to vary the use from in oven fritattas to searing meats. The surface is getting somewhat cloudy now but nothing that wouldn't disappear immediately with some barkeepers friend.

My purpose in ordering this pan was to evaluate it. I currently have anodized non-stick pans which are not compatible with the induction cook top that I plan on upgrading to. I wanted to see if this line was suitable to be the replacement for my current pans. What attracted me to this lineup was the solid reviews and the inclusion of lids for the 8 and 10 inch frying pans. Frying pans are the work horses for me and lids are important. After evaluating this pan, I am sold and will be making further purchases.

This is an amazing pan. Cooks with even heat, cleans up nice, but . . . i'm a small, older woman. I dropped the lid to my old 12" pan that was much lighter & broke the handle off. The teflon had seen much better days and this was a good reason to replace it. This pan is great, but the weight is sometimes a bit much. It needs a handle opposite the main handle to help pick it up and/or maneuver.

Just wanted to mention some basics when using 3 ply cookware. Some have mentioned stains, spots, etc and hard to clean, whereas with some basics, one can clean this cookware by rinsing it in the kitchen sink. Most important is that one never uses more than medium in cooking with 3 ply. Medium heat using 3 ply is the equivalent of high on other types of cookware as the entire pot or pan will heat uniformly where everything you cook will be equally done, and not having partial undercooked or overcooked. Next tip is to never put anything into the cookware until it has been totally heated. Now it is ok to start out on high for a few minutes if you are primarily boiling water, but then turn down to medium before you place food items into the boiling water. Once empty pot has heated, put a small amount of room temperature oil in the pan and let that heat properly in the pan prior to placing food items in the pan. If fryin, turn the heat down to low or medium low and wow, nothing is sticking and making scorch marks and such. Plus your food will soon me tender and moist. Dishwashing detergents have different chemicals than does Dawn Ultimate, thus placing good cookware in a dishwasher will surely get the pots clean but if you don't like streaks and spots in your cookware, then hand wash. I have a complete large set of All Clad, as well as expensive SS Kohn pressure cookers and none of them have ever been in a dishwasher and my 20 yr old All Clad looks like I purchased it yesterday. I purchased an 8" pan with lid to try this cookware on my induction burners. I am in Florida and Induction cooking is a must in our summer climate. This brand is equivalent to All Clad on induction burners. I've also ordered the 2.5 qt pot with lid as I appreciate seeing how things are cooking with the glass lids. Just some tips from a guy that appreciates culinary skills and some I've learned at weekend classes at the Culinary Art Institute! Course I'm still learning new things too from the many reviews posted on Amazon. My main cooking surface is glass top with side induction burners. I've tried several pieces of cookware that proclaim their induction rated, but in fact, they are not. Yet I believe that all 3 ply pieces will work just fine on induction burners as this brand does. I might add that it is very helpful to have markings on the inside of a pot to confirm levels and most of your better cookware, such as Kohl, also have measurement markings on the inside of their cookware. Very handy! I'll also add the lids with this cookware are superb! I'm just waiting for them to produce a 12" pan with lid. Needed for lengthy cooking times for Risotto!

Very happy with my purchase. I have used this pen many times now and I'm still very happy with it. I have a few expensive stainless steel pans and this pan is of the same quality.