On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 05:14:33 +0000, Lillly wrote:

> I am buying some good cookware for my 25 year old daughter. She cooks a lot
> but is not a professional.
>
> 1) What opinion do you all have about the various brands of upper level
> cookware (All Clad, Calaphion, Viking, Cuisinart etc.)?
>
> 2) What opinion do you all have about types of material (anodized aluminum,
> multi-clad, cast iron +/- porceleinc.)?
>
> 3) Where is the best place to shop?
>
> Thanks

If money is no object get the Viking. Best design, brushed stainless
exterior. They took the All Clad design and improved it. Nicest stuff on
the market. Non of the cookwear you listed is what a professional would
buy. These lines are for the pretty kitchen cook.