I have had many problems in the past with my cookware. Residue would still stick to the bottom, even after washing, the metal would char and bend badly, and lids wouldn’t fit after a few years. I never had those problems with my basic Cuisinart Stainless Cookware Set. I bought this set because I badly needed a new one. My previous set was dying out pretty fast; I was getting weird food cooking with the old set. But times are hard, and I was on a strict budget. I couldn’t spend more than $150 for an entire new set. I knew this seemed like an impossible thing, but I found a set for only $110. I knew that was a steal.

I love to cook. This is how I show my love to my family. I have cooked about 80% of their meals for the last 10 years. I’ll admit, when we started we weren’t stable. We had to do with my cookware set that I got myself when I was still single. With our old set, food would come out unevenly cooked. Making pancakes themselves was difficult, because you need heat spread evenly. Finally, 5 years ago, my entire family surprised me with a set of Cuisinart Pots and Pans! Cooking with this new set made everything so much easier, and quicker. My home-cooked food tastes more delicious now that ever.

Let me begin this article with the fact that my five siblings and I were raised on regular home-cooked meals in an Italian kitchen. My parents are both chefs so our kitchen has been the center of our home. Thus, when I finally moved out with one of my sister and got our own apartment and needed a set of pots and pans, we made it a point to get only the top quality cookware set that will last for decades to come – just like the Cuisinart classic cookware set that we grew up on. I knew what I wanted and needed, but am not sure if I can still chance upon such reliable and classic cookware. The non-stick, modern options are not just my type since it takes longer to heat one, not dishwasher safe, gets damaged more easily, plus the non-stick coating when damaged may shed and go to our foods, yikes!