This is a review of Farberware 50049 Classic Stainless Steel 15-Piece Cookware Set. I hope you find it helpful…
- Set includes 1-, 1-1/2- and 2-quart saucepans (each with lids); 4-quart covered saucepot; 8-quart covered stockpot; 8- and 10-inch nonstick skillets; three kitchen tools (spoon, slotted spoon, slotted turner)
- Made of heavy 18/10 stainless steel polished to mirror finish
- Aluminum core in base for quick, even heating; base capped by stainless steel
- Close fitting stainless steel lids; classically styled phenolic handles
- Oven safe to 350 degrees F; dishwasher safe, though handwashing recommended; limited lifetime warranty
If you have a large family or lots of dinner parties, this is for you. The “full cap” base has an aluminum core for even heating, and the stainless steel body offers lasting beauty. The handles are a traditional style that works in the most modern kitchens. This huge set is the most economical way to equip your kitchen.Includes: 1-quart, 2-quart. and 3-quart covered saucepans, 4-quart covered saucepot, 8-quart covered stockpot, 8-inch and 10-inch nonstick aluminum skillets, 3 Piece Prestige Kitc Read the rest of the review here…
List Price: $ 421.00
Price: $ 129.95
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Great stainless steel, but skillets are 100% aluminum.,
We’re happy with our 20-year-old Farberware stainless steel cookware, pre-dating the stainless steel capped base. The interiors are still like new. The lids are shiny and dent-free. The handles are faded, but remain tight with an occasional turn of a screw. We use it everyday.
We are equally pleased with the newer “Classic” pieces, especially with the added weight and improved appearance of the capped bases. We bought the 15-piece set, giving us some redundant pieces but at a better price than buying fewer pieces individually.
We like stainless steel for several reasons: It cooks well. We can use metal utensils. It lasts for decades. It’s dishwasher safe without consequence. It looks good. It’s heavy enough. It cleans up easily. (For occasional stuck on food, we simply blot out what’s loose, add water, and bring to a boil. After a few seconds, the stuck on food wipes off easily.)
There’s pricier cookware available, some with aluminum cores that extend up the sides of the pan, some with copper clad bases, some with handles rated to 500 degrees, some made of anodized aluminum, and some so heavy you can use it as part of your fitness program. After years of no-complaints with our Farberware Classic stainless steel, we can’t see paying the premium prices for anything else. We don’t use our cookware in the oven, so we’re okay with our 350-degree handles.
One complaint with the set: The non-stick skillets are 100% ALUMINUM with a PLAIN exterior and NO heavy base cap. Per Farberware’s own website (caps added for emphasis): “Aluminum stains easily and reacts with certain foods. A nonstick interior and PORCELAIN OR NONSTICK EXTERIOR prevents staining and food reaction. Nonstick aluminum is dishwasher safe. A PLAIN AUMINUM EXTERIOR may discolor in the dishwasher.”
We use stainless steel for most of our cooking, but still prefer non-stick skillets for some things. We’d like the skillets in this set better if they at least had an exterior finish on them.
Follow-up: We gave away the aluminum skillets from this set and bought a set of Cuisinart stainless steel non-stick skillets to use alongside our collection of Farberware stainless steel.
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|Beware unintentionally misleading reviews. Quality is just ok.,
I am reviewing this cookware set having owned & used it for ~6 months. At first glance, this set seems to be very well reviewed; however if you read the reviews closely, it will become apparent that many of them are for older versions of Farberware sets (e.g. “I’ve owned mine for 27 years…”, etc. (!)) Such reviews are very helpful in giving us a concept of the quality of Farberware from 1980, but they are unfortunately irrelevant to the quality of this set. I bought this set aware of said discrepancy, but was hoping that quality had been maintained, a good manufacturer in the past probably being a good one now, etc. etc. This was an error. As it has been noted, the pans’ bases are not stainless steel, but rather aluminum that is quite far from stainless. The nonstick coating on said pans is beginning to separate from the pan in several small but spreading points (as I only use plastic spatulas/spoons/etc. to cook with, this is not an issue of user error). I have no complaint with the pots, but at the current rate I will require new pans after about one year of ownership. Whether such an investment is wise I leave as an exercise for the reader, but in my opinion it would be better to spend more initial money on a better quality, wholly stainless steel cookware set.
On another note, I would implore Amazon reviewers to refrain from writing nostalgic reviews of archaic versions of current products.
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