On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:56:47 GMT, "wff_ng_7" >
wrote:

>"SBarbour" > wrote:

>> Just a thought... from time to time I notice those extra pots & pans that
>> were originally sold in a set on eBay (not that I believe that you'd
>> really toss away a good pan
>
>That's a good idea, though it wasn't an option when I bought my All Clad set
>over a dozen years ago. Ebay didn't exist yet! ;-) I do find occasional uses
>for that one extra stock pot, it's not that odd ball of a piece.

There is an outlet of All-Clad, where I have gotten several pieces.
They are seconds, but I can't find anything wrong with them,and I cook
with them constantly. I think they are now having a sale: I just
got one of their flyers.

http://www.cookwarenmore.com/

I have never gotten my All-Clad full price. I first started getting
it back in the later 80s, when I heard it talked about on a radio food
program in the SF bay area. One of the stores there in the bay area,
Whole Earth Access (now defunct) had this line, and it was deeply
discounted.

I bought a pan or two, and and fell in love with it. I did buy a
set at one time a few years later, from Bed Bath and Beyond. At that
time, BB&B hadn't evolved to the store they are now, and I could get a
really good deal on this cookware. And over the years, I have added
to my collection with an odd piece here and there.

I love the pans. They cook very well, and evenly. No hot spots. And
they clean up like a breeze.

I get the cheapest line, the Masterchef, which works really well for
me.

Christine