Please guide - difference between clad or tri ply stainless steel cookware and the on in the link.

death_hawk wrote: ↑ Technically speaking a clad pan and tri ply are the same thing. Well not quite, tri ply is always cladded but not all cladded is tri ply. Some are 5 ply.
I think you're thinking of disc bottom which is what you linked.

A clad/tri ply pan has (usually) aluminum sandwiched between stainless steel.
A disc bottom is literally that: a disc on the bottom of stainless steel.

Cladded cookware is generally superior for a number of reasons but you're paying for it.

For $50 (assuming you can find it) it's a no brainer. But $200 regular price? That's laughable. Cough up the extra $100 and you can get the Kirkland 10 piece 5 ply.

hennamomin wrote: ↑ I already purchased and thinking now if good to keep or not... so looking for views-

Thank you

Patriotcdn wrote: ↑ The horse has kind of left the barn if you already purchased it ...
Have you used it ? How do you like it ?

toram23901 wrote: ↑ For me, the pots and pans (e.g. clad, cast iron Dutch ovens, carbon steel) that I have and use regularly today have all been a gradual step up from very basic aluminum pots and pans that I took from my parents when I first moved out.

I didn't start off with the good stuff because I didn't believe back then that the construction of the pan will make a difference. Of course I also did not have the $$$$ available to buy the good stuff. After I honed my cooking skills and was able to cook consistent quality with the pans I had, I bought my first All-Clad frying pan and it was then that I really saw the difference with what I was cooking.

So OP...how far along are you on your cooking journey? If you are just cooking for sustenance and you won't really care too much about cooking anything fancy or with any precision, then I would think the T-Fal set you linked is fine.

I started out with base level cookware and honed my skills over the years. I'm not a professional chef...not even an intermediate...Just a hobbyist that had upgraded individual kitchen items along the way when I gained the experience to use things properly. The last thing I wanted to do was to ruin some expensive item because I was using it wrong.

Clad cookware is good, but if you don't need it, you don't need it. My everyday non-stick frypan is still a T-Fal. It's simple and cheap. Eventually when the non-stick coating scratches up too much, I don't feel bad replacing it. I'm just cooking eggs, bacon and stuff like that on it. I don't need cladware to do that. I think you can think about this point.

One other thing I have figured out over the years....if you do not need to buy a SET...don't. Just buy the pot or pan you need. It may look more expensive because you are only buying one item...but if you don't need any of the other items...you are just keeping more pots and pans in your cupboards that you don't use and will eventually have to throw out anyway. But if you have zero pots and pans right now...a set makes sense to start you off.

hennamomin wrote: ↑
I already purchased and thinking now if good to keep or not... so looking for views-

toram23901 wrote: ↑I'm not a professional chef...

death_hawk wrote: ↑ Fun fact: Most professional chefs use aluminum because it's cheap.
There's a few that use stainless clad but due to the cost it's only really in very high end restaurants or those that have started with a trust fund.
Some also use carbon steel but that's another breed too.
Aluminum is dominant.

death_hawk wrote: ↑ I guess a better question now is how much did you pay?
$50? Keep it. Even if you do find a clad set later, $50 for a spare set for the holidays is still pretty damn good.
$200? How fast can you get on that horse that left the barn to go back to the store?




Fun fact: Most professional chefs use aluminum because it's cheap.
There's a few that use stainless clad but due to the cost it's only really in very high end restaurants or those that have started with a trust fund.
Some also use carbon steel but that's another breed too.
Aluminum is dominant.

hennamomin wrote: ↑ I am RFD member paid 50 only... thanks

hennamomin wrote: ↑
I am RFD member paid 50 only... thanks

hvc wrote: ↑
e.g. a kirkland 10 piece set is $500 - https://www.costco.ca/.product.100800604.html

death_hawk wrote: ↑ I'd definitely keep it.



Why'd you link the Kitchenaid at $500?
The Kirkland is $300 regular price with a price drop of $50 to $250 some time in the past:
https://www.costco.ca/kirkland-signatur ... 29551.html

$250 vs this set for $200? No brainer.
$250 vs this set for $50? Also a no brainer.