On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:22:11 -0500, "Chris Marksberry"
> wrote:


>My personal preference is All-Clad because it is made in the USA although
>lids are not. I've never purchased Emerilware (although I understand it is
>good quality)and won't because it's made in China. Currently I'm also
>boycotting Wal-Mart because of all the Chinese products they sell, but
>admittedly hard to find a company that doesn't sell products from China.

I like All-Clad too... I have a lot of pieces of it, since I started
buying it piecemeal back in the late 80s, at a steep discount. I got
it before it became so popular, when I heard Narsai David talk about
it on the radio. I got one piece, and tried it out, and fell in love
with it. Then, as I could afford various pieces, I got more.

I did get sort of a set of it, from one of the original Bed, Bath and
Beyonds, before they became so homogenized...also at a steep discount.
There were pieces in there that I wanted, and I use them almost every
day. And occasionally I will order a piece from Cookware and More, if
I see something that I really like and need. The imperfections they
have are minor, and doesn't seem to affect the performance.

I got some pieces at an extreme discount when the old Whole Earth
Access went out of business in the SFBA. I don't think I ever bought
a piece full price.

I love the pan...to me, they handle beautifully, and clean up easily.
I don't have any hot spots... All the ones I have are made here in
this country.

I also have some Circulon, which I like. Not many pieces.... And of
course, Le Crueset. None of those have I bought in sets...

And way back when I first got out of nursing school, I bought some
cast iron....to add to what I inherited from my maternal grandmother.
Plus, there are various odds and ends of pans, with nothing being
part of a set. Like a crepe pan, and a wok. Plus stock pots, paella
pans....

Christine