Analysis Of Nonstick Cookware

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Kitchenaid 80419 Gourmet Essentials hard anodized nonstick cookware features a 12-piece set of high quality cookware. The set includes, 3 saucepans with lids, in 1 quart, 2 quart and 3 quart sizes, an 8 inch and a 12 inch skillet, an 8 inch stockpot with lid, and a 12 inch saute pan with lid and silicone-wrapped handle. Some of this cookware’s attributes include, fast and even heating, high quality, scratch resistant surface, dual-riveted handles with silicone grips and oven safe pots and lids. This cookware is able to withstand temperatures of up to 400 degrees, with tempered glass lids which allow you to see your food as it is cooking. With all of these great high end qualities, one would expect this cookware to come with a very high price …show more content…

Overall, the Kitchenaid 80419 cookware has many favorable reviews. Most people enjoy the hard, non stick surface, the ability to heat foods quickly and evenly and the easy clean-up afterwards. However, there have been several reports criticizing the way that the lids are oddly shaped, therefore difficult to store in a neatly stacked way. Some have also reported that they find the pots to be too small for cooking for a large amount of people. Still others have stated that the lid is not break resistant. One customer said that the lid fell from a short distance and shattered immediately. There is also no way to order the lids separately from the cookware. By contrast, however, one customer said that when they dropped their lid, it was fine, without a scratch. Perhaps that can be explained by considering the material that each floor was possibly made …show more content…

We even dropped one once, and…not a scratch!”
Due to the non-stick surface, it is recommended that you not clean your Kitchenaid 80419 cookware in a dishwasher. Although there were a couple of reviews that seemed to list that as a con, it is usually not recommended that any type of cookware with a non-stick surface be washed in a dishwasher. To do so could possibly damage the non-stick surface and additionally, can void your warranty. So, if you find handwashing a few pots and pans to be a major problem, you should stick to regular surfaces without the non-stick coating. In that case, the Kitchenaid 80419 series would not be suitable for you.

The pots and pans contained in the Kitchenaid 80419 series are definitely worth the money that they cost, and much more. Of the 184 customer reviews, the vast majority were very pleased with their purchase, and would recommend them to a friend. Most complaints were only minor, not even enough to warrant returning the item. The overall rating was about 4 1/3 stars, which is pretty significant for so many reviews. The Kitchenaid Gourmet Essentials hard anodized non-stick 12 piece cookware set is quite a bargain at under $200.00 for a set of high-quality non-stick cookware, even with the cons. The cookware comes complete with a 1 year warranty from Kitchenaid. Additionally, when you order from Amazon, they have their own excellent return policy on any product that they endorse. In the unlikely

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