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Calphalon 8-piece cookware set - top of the line $169 + free shipping

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Amazon.con is selling the Calphalon 8-piece Hard Anodized cookware set for $199.99.

First off, the set is about $400 most places, and the cheapest I've seen it online is about $300. And trust me, this stuff is NEVER on sale. For those who know the Calphalon name, you know it doesn't get better than this brand in cookware.

So it's $199.99 at Amazon, free shipping for kitchen orders over $99, throw something in to make it over $200 and add the $30 off $200 coupon to make the total $169.99, which is a pretty hot deal.



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Great pans at a great price. I've had mine for almost 10 yrs now and would recommend them without hesitation (easier to recommend at this price).

No nonstick coating, but food does not stick very badly in them.

You can use comet to clean. DO NOT put them in the dishwasher.

Can be put in the oven.

Can use metal utensils.

Lifetime Warranty

Pick up the 2 1/2 qt. saucepan with lid for an additional $30
 
I don't know about that.....Bed, Bath & Beyond has the Calphalon 8 piece stainless steel for $150, and the 10 piece for $200. I know because I just bought some last week. They also have a promotion that if you buy $250 worth of Calphalon cookware, you'll get a $50 instant gift card that can be used towards that exact same purchase.

I love those pans, btw.

Edit: Oh, and I forgot....the new ones you CAN put into the dishwasher....but Calphalon says NOT to use spray oils....it can leave residues on the pans themselves that are hard to get off.

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They used to be great pans and the margins on them must be fantastic now since they still sell for a very decent price on name recognition. But, and people will obviously disagree, the quality of even these highest quality Calphalaons is a little suspect in my mind.

The company was bought out by Newell Rubbermaid a while ago. The modus operandi for Newell is to generally take a struggling company, buy it up, slash costs and continue to sell product at their preacquisition prices based on name recognition. BUT, they slash costs by slashing quality in my opinion. For example, look at ACE brand combs. If you used those from about 5+ years ago, you'll see that they were much higher quality with greater attention to detail (the plastic was thicker, they were rounded and easier to hold, the molding edges were sanded off better, slightly bigger, etc.).

Also, look at Levelor blinds. My parents bought a bunch a few years back. Nice blinds with quality fnishing touches. We recently got a bunch of them and they are crap. Same model name as my parents, but build quality is horrendously lower. It's like the poor Mexicans that work for the company (they're assembled in Mexico and not in the US like they used to be) weren't taught how to make these things correctly. Plastic gaurds not completely fastened, dirt, fingermarks and some scratches on the header, unevenly cut and sometimes jagged aluminum header covers (can't remember the exact term for them). In one case, the header cover wasn't even cut through, so the size was off and I had to cut it myself.

I try to stay away from Newell Rubbermaid products. That being said, the pans may be just fine. And at $169.00 it's hard to go wrong I suppose. Good luck.
 
Butt a$$ cold

These pans are gimmicked for the rich that don't know how to cook. If you live in a 3500 sq foot subdivision home and drive a Ford Excursion, then these pans are for made for you, go get'em.

Here's what a real chef would tell you. Go into any 5 star restauraunt that charges $150 a dinner and they will be using el cheapo aluminino pans (that cause senality) on a hot flame. Of course these restaurants use $10,000 stoves which have a high BTU, which is critical. BTW, All those cooking shows get their pans for free, just to make you want them.


A better deal....
Costco has a Kirkland set that is probably just as good for around $170 and has 14 pieces. And the're non-stick 😉 .

Now where did I put that Velveta cheese.

Comet cleanser to clean your Calphalon pans. hahahahahaha, I haven't laughed so hard in years.
 
Huggiebear, what is so funny about using comet to clean calphalon ? It is actually listed on their site as a recommended cleanser.

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BTW, why do you even need a pan. Velveta melts just fine in the microwave. No lumps. Didn't you ever see the commercial on TV. 🙂
 
Besides using Comet to clean the bathroom and for entertainment😛 purposes, I just thought is was funny that you would use that to clean your pans. OK, maybe it would be understandable after cooking peanut brittle😀
 
Just for reference this is not their top of the line cookware, the Commercial cookware is their top of the line. This one (the Professional) is next highest after that.

EG
 
ElGato (or anyone else)...

What's the difference between "Commercial" and "Professional" lines? And what's the difference (in %) in their costs (in general)?

Calphalon's web site suggests the only difference is the handles -->> Calphalon Commercial ... offers the same ... performance and durability as our original, Professional ... plus the comfort and convenience of our patented Cool V? handle.

Right? Any other significant differences?

Finally, what's the advantage of adding a stainless lining? The "Commercial Stainless" line seems much more expensive than other lines. Advantages?


 
I bought a commercial non-stick set last year when Lechter's coupon for 50% off worked at Bed Bath & Beyond. I've also picked up a couple of professional hard-anodized pans from Amazon when they were on sale. I really like commercial set, it is a lot easier to cook on than the cheapo junk I've had since college - the heat spreads evenly across the pan, it is better balanced and more comfortable to hold.

But, the difference between the cool-v handle and the normal professional handle is enormous. If I buy any more calphalons, I will only buy them with the cool-v handles. The normal handles get hot pretty fast, you will need an oven mitt or pot-holder to hold the handle of the professional line. But, I have never needed any sort of insulation to use the cool-v handle pans.

For the hard-anodized set, I think the only difference between the professional and the commercial is the handle and the pan covers. For the non-stick sets, the commercial has some special multi-layer non-stick coating that the professional does not.

One thing about all of these pans non-stick, hard-anodized or stainless - you can't put them in the dish-washer without worrying about pitting and other damage. These are strictly hand-wash only.
 
My husband and I looked at both the Calphalon Commercial and Professional II non-stick sets. My husband called Calphalon to find out just exactly what the difference between the two were. According to the CS Rep he spoke to: The handles on the Commercial non-stick stay significantly cooler, and there is an extra layer of non-stick coating on each pan. Prof. II pans have two coatings vs. three on the Commercial line pans. We decided that since we would be buried with these pans (they are expensive) that we would invest in the Commercial 10 pc. set. We purchased them at Linen's 'n Things using a Bed Bath and Beyond 20% off coupon. We also got a $50 Linen's 'n Things gift card. There is also a $25 MIR, but hurry, the pans must be purchased by 6-2-01. The $25 MIR does not apply to Prof. II non-stick sets either.

I scoffed when I read the note posted about the quality of the pans, but while I was writing this, my hubby (a Quality Engineer) was unpacking our set. He noted a defect in one of the pans. Two bubbles in the coating, and the coating feels different from the others. For as much as these pans cost, that shouldn't happen!

I'm writing a novel here, but lastly you can get more info regarding the difference between "stick resistant" and "non-stick" by reading the reviews on Amazon. :frown:😉
 
I have owned this set for 10 years and hate it. While they certainly do heat very evenly, they are heavy and the rough aluminum surface is difficult to clean, causes Alzheimer's, and makes an absolute mess of the sink. If you have never used a large aluminum pot - it's a nightmare! - the aluminum smears all over the sink and anything else it touches. That's what the Comet is for - cleaning the aluminum off the sink after cleaning the pan with soap. They're not so bad when new, but as the pots and the sink age, their interaction becomes much more gruesome. It's probably not so bad with fiberglass sinks but with iron or plastic sinks it's terrible.

I have a Calphalon nonstick aluminum frying pan that I love. The nonstick coating is so fantastically superior to any of the junk at Target it's not even comparable, and the pan is light enough to hold above the sink while washing.

B.T.W. It would be very unwise to use Comet on any cookware - it will roughen the surface making future cleanings more difficult. I read the Comet recommendation on Calphalons website and gasped. Even worse is that they recommend Soft Scrub on their Teflon pans! Jeez - you might as well just sandblast the damn pan.

Anyway, the only aluminum pans I'll buy from now on will be small and I will certainly never buy a pan with an aluminum cooking surface again.
 
As a retailer, I can tell you the difference between pro and commercial.

With hard annodized, primarily the handles. The lines have different pans, with professional having more since it is an older line. The handles do make a big difference.

With the nonstick, it's a different surface and the commercial line's is much better.

 
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