12-27-2018, 10:00 PM
We had Calphalon for years - I wasn't a fan. The good news is I think most of their lines are induction compatible.
When we moved to induction, we got a set of these: https://amzn.to/2LBAMFt
One or two have an audible resonance if the stove is at a low setting, but they cook well and are dishwasher/oven safe. I've tested these a handful of times without issue. They have a stainless steel base with aluminum core that seems to spread heat out pretty evenly. With induction, there are less hot spots to worry about. Not sure how they perform on gas but maybe similar. The flat bases are soooo much better than any previous curved bottom pans we had. The inside isn't any of that teflon bullshit, so things like scrambled eggs leave evidence... but cleanup is easy. We've had our for four years and the inside surfaces are scratch free, although we don't use metal utensils. If I was buying today, I'd buy this set again.
When we moved to induction, we got a set of these: https://amzn.to/2LBAMFt
One or two have an audible resonance if the stove is at a low setting, but they cook well and are dishwasher/oven safe. I've tested these a handful of times without issue. They have a stainless steel base with aluminum core that seems to spread heat out pretty evenly. With induction, there are less hot spots to worry about. Not sure how they perform on gas but maybe similar. The flat bases are soooo much better than any previous curved bottom pans we had. The inside isn't any of that teflon bullshit, so things like scrambled eggs leave evidence... but cleanup is easy. We've had our for four years and the inside surfaces are scratch free, although we don't use metal utensils. If I was buying today, I'd buy this set again.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth