KitchenAid Gourmet Aluminum Nonstick 10-Piece Cookware Set, Red

Cooks very well, but dishwasher voids warranty
In recent years, I've upgraded my cheap old pots and pans to really good KitchenAid cookware. I started by buying the KitchenAid Gourmet Essentials Hard Anodized Nonstick 12-Piece Cookware Set about two years ago and was pretty happy with them, although they weren't perfect.

I was impressed enough with that older set that I didn't even think twice when offered the KitchenAid Gourmet Porcelain Enamel Nonstick 10-Piece Cookware Set in red for review - I simply accepted the offer. I was interested to see if they improved on my old set and honestly, I was happy to have another set of really good cookware.

This new set met almost all of my expectations. Unfortunately, KitchenAid has not improved their technology in a way that allows them to completely satisfy me. Like my old set, these new pots and pans can't be put in the dishwasher without voiding the warranty. This is the only reason I am not...

Quick to heat, attractive; love the saute pan
I've had these for four months and here are the things I like about them:

1. They heat really fast.
2. The lids are nice; you can see your food without taking the lid off.
3. I like the color. I know other people didn't but I thought it was nice.
4. My favorite is the 3 Quart covered saute. I use that nearly everyday and wish my other pans were like this.

Things I am ambivalent about:

1. There's no steam hole in the lids. The steam escapes from the rim instead and can sometimes make the lid dance up and down.

Things I don't like:

1. The handles have little silicone comfort grips but the comfort grip doesn't entirely cover the handle, there's a little sliver of metal on each side of the grips which gets really hot. I notice this especially on the lids.
2. These pans are not dishwasher safe. To be fair, many similar brands, such as Calphalon, are also not dishwasher safe. The only ones I found that could go in...

Nice set of pans, not that easy to clean
This is a very solid set of pans and I'm enjoying using them, especially the fryers. I do have other non-stick pans and unfortunately this set does not quite rank up there with my other pans. For example, cleaning up after cooking scrambled eggs in these pans is not an easy "wipe and done" process. In fact, the pan handles are secured by bolts on the inside of the pans and the food gets stuck underneath the bolts and cleaning them is not all that easy. The construction, however, is solid and the beautiful red color makes this a very attractive set that I believe will last for a long time.

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