> wrote in message
> Good to know. I'm just starting to research All-Clad, and this was
> the first thread I saw.
>
> But I always wait for my pans to completely cool before washing. :-)

There have been many threads about All Clad over the past few years.
Consensus is it is good cooking stuff, high in price. There are other
brands equal and better priced

We have one AC pan. My wife likes the way it cooks, but it is also the most
difficult pan we have to clean, it seems. Mostly on the sides. It is a 14"
sauté pan and the grease splatters get burned on the side and are difficult
to remove be soaking, scrubbing, etc.

My two favorite pans are copper by Falk. Expensive, but cook very well and
heat very evenly. www.copperpans.com They have a stainless steel interior
that cleans up easily.

If you have a Williams Sonoma outlet near you, you can get AC seconds for
30% off. May have very minor blems.