Hi,Wayne,
I like the set I bought much better -- I'm not sure why, something 'je ne
sais quoi.'
Perhaps it's the outer rim? I recall you mentioning to me when I bought
mine that the rim/lip on mine was nice, but I wasn't quite sure how you knew
that -- but I can tell you the rim for pouring on the set I bought it
absolutely perfect. I can pour warmed milk from a pan into a small-rimmed
jar with no problem.
As I recall looking at the ones they have now, I think the lip is different,
not as 'rolled.' When I've picked them up, and I do often when I'm in there,
I usually am glad that I had bought the ones I have now.
Another thing, whether this matters or not, but I had the impression that
they were not as 'heavy.' This can represent different things to different
people, of course, but as I have bought and looked at a few ss pans since
I've steered away from the previous non-stick calphalon-type I had, I feel
that perhaps they aren't as 'substantial,' even though they ARE quite
substantial. I'm not sure how else to say it.
I notice on Costco's site that they don't mention the 'country of origin' or
'made in ...' Mine were made in Italy; of course, always my choice if I can
get it. (I've mentioned I also like 'made in Brazil.') If you can get a
local Costco warehouse number for your warehouse, perhaps they will look at
the bottom of the pan for you. I swear I can't remember. but "Indonesia"
is coming to mind.
I guess one cannot trust looking at the box, but will have to look at the
pot itself, as to the 'country of origin.' I received from
cooking.com a
clay pot the other day that I KNEW was made in the U.S. When I received it,
it was defective (yep! the usual drats!) and when I called and also asked
them about the "made in Taiwan' on the box, they assured me that it was made
in the good ole U.S. of A, but that evidently Taiwan have boxes made up that
say that.
Cooking.com is replacing the clay pot thankfully.
cooking.com
always comes through for me and always pleasant, I might add.
Here are a few things to compare with what was written at the Costco site re
what I bought. Online, they were $229.99 incl S&H, but I paid $199.99 at
the store. I wonder at the price of the current ones at $199 warehouse incl
s&h, perhaps they might be closing them out? They have been there some
little time now. If that's the case, and you can wait, then I'll bet there
will be something new to replace it for holiday time.
Haven't they stopped selling Circulon (sp?) - lordy, I hated that stuff,
even though lots of people are nuts about it. Nope! I see it is still there
$149.99 for 12 piece set.
My ss set was a 13 pc. set copper-bonded 5-ply base.
"... dome shaped lids fit precisely for heat and nutrient retention. The
snug fit creates a tight "seal" for a more efficient form of self basting."
This is really true! Flared edges for easy pouring. Mine says as well as
on your site, "induction ready."
I don't usually put any pans in the dishwasher, but I have put these in a
few times with no problems.
Here are the pans included in the set I bought.
a.. 1.5 qt. Covered saucepan
b.. 2 qt. Covered saucepan with steamer insert
c.. 4 qt. Covered saucepan (lid fits 8.5" flared edge skillet)
d.. 8.5 qt. Covered stockpot (lid fits 10" flared edge skillet)
e.. 3.5 qt. Covered saut
