It is true that the Madura is not as oven-safe as other options we’ve tested. However we advise against putting any and all nonstick pans in the oven ever—we recommend other pans for that purpose. Other than the low oven safety rating, the only reservations we really have about this pan are the reservations we have about nonstick pans in general. It features an 18/10 stainless steel interior, an aluminum core, and a magnetic steel exterior for induction cooking. You can find stainless clad pieces in Professional, Gourmet, and some limited collections such as Prima.
Cost is a major factor for most people when they buy cookware. We all want the best product we can afford, but we don’t want to pay more than necessary. As for other pans, most cooks generally prefer straight or slightly angled sides. Curves can make a pan harder to use and wash, and tramontina cookware set you definitely don’t want a pot that has a smaller opening than base. They can make the difference between a pan being easy to handle or awkward–and even dangerous–to handle. Many elements of design are subjective–basically meaning that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The Tramontina Tri-Ply Clad 12-piece Brazilian cookware set comes with two small sauce pans, yikes. You might think you’ll use the 8-inch skillet, for example, but then find that it’s really too small for much of anything, and you should have gone for the set with the 10-inch and 12-inch skillet. Or you might think an 8-quart stock pot sounds enormous, but you find that you really like to make (and freeze) large batches of soup or stock (meal prepping!), and the 8-quart is great for that. The Tramontina Tri-Ply Clad is beautiful cookware–every bit as beautiful as All-Clad. The polished finish, stainless lids (though the Chinese is switching to glass lids at a reduced price), handles, and overall shape is pleasing to the eye, and also a great indication of quality.
A pan that reacts too fast will lead to unevenly cooked food. Turn the knob a tiny bit to the right and before you know it, your onions are burnt. In general, thicker pans cook more evenly because they retain heat well, but some brands overdo it and make their pans so thick that it’s tramontina cookware set a burden to pick up. Gourmet, Select, and Style all have riveted stainless steel handles. The Everyday collection offers stainless steel handles, but some options also feature a silicone grip. The Viking Hard Stainless 10-Piece Cookware Set has a small stockpot so we didn’t test it.
If you’re strongly considering Tramontina, you should also check out Made In (read my review) and Misen (read my review). Regarding cookware sets, Wirecutter puts Tramontina at the top of the list. It named the Gourmet 12-Piece Tri-Ply Clad Cookware Set as the Best Cookware Set. Testers called it comfortable to hold and lift, durable, and solidly constructed at an affordable price.
Their rounded, ergonomically shaped handles are also comfortable to hold. We’ve long-term tested an older (now-discontinued) version of this set for two years, and we’re confident that this durable cookware set will provide you with many years of use. The Tramontina 12-piece Stainless Steel Tri-ply Clad Cookware Set are simply an amazing set of cookware. The handles stay cool while the pans are blasted with 500-degree F heat, and that applies to all 12 pieces you get. You’re paying a bit extra, but worth it if you have a Dutch oven. We only note that you keep an eye on your food as its non-stick property is good, but not great.
For information on how to take care of cast-iron pans, you can visit our guide here and check out our test of the best cast-iron pans. As for carbon steel, editor Joe Sevier wrote a guide for carbon-steel care and you can find our favorite carbon-steel pans here. Stainless tramontina pans steel is a decent heat conductor and fairly responsive, not to mention they are super versatile, since you can place stainless steel in the oven. This makes them great for searing then roasting (as you would do in this recipe for pan-roasted chicken breasts).