Behind the Design: Stainless Clad Cookware

There are many reasons to love our Stainless Clad Cookware—it’s ideal for everything, from making a one-pot chicken dish to simmering a delicate caramel. One thing that remains the same across all shapes and sizes of Stainless Clad Cookware is our premium 5-ply construction.

The bottom layer is 430 Stainless Steel, allowing for our Cookware to be used on an induction stove, while the top layer of 304 Stainless Steel creates a highly durable cooking surface. The second and fourth layers are pure aluminum and the third layer is an aluminum alloy, which is an amazing conductor of heat.

We proudly partner with an Italian factory to bring our Stainless Clad Cookware to chefs and home cooks alike. Each piece is built to withstand the heat of a professional kitchen, and will perform just as well in yours—here are three of the reasons why we recommend everyone invest in one piece of our Stainless Clad Collection.

Even Heating

Our 5-ply Stainless Clad construction means that the heat is distributed evenly, so you don’t have to worry about hot spots while cooking. The aluminum core excels at conducting heat but is thoroughly insulated by Stainless Steel, which creates a safe cooking surface. This works especially well for searing proteins, when it's important to cook evenly on all sides.

Heat Retention

Whether you’re working on the line in a fast-paced restaurant or just trying to get dinner ready in a timely fashion, it’s important that your cookware gets—and stays—hot quickly. Due to our cladding process, which harnesses the best properties of all metals involved, our Stainless Clad Cookware keeps its temperature consistent throughout the entire pan without fluctuation.

This is especially important for cooking something like risotto, where the walls of your pan should stay almost as hot as its surface and keep the heat inside, which ensures your grains will cook no matter where they are in the pot.

Heat Responsiveness

One of, if not the, most important aspect of Stainless Clad Cookware is how it responds to heat. While making a dish like curry, your heat will be low when sweating the aromatics but then need to be cranked up once you add the coconut milk in order to bring everything to a boil.

With Stainless Clad’s responsiveness, this process will be simple and smooth—you don’t need to worry about burning the aromatics, and when you add the coconut milk, you can bring it to a boil extremely quickly.

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As you can see, Stainless Clad is a worthwhile investment whether you're buying your Cookware piece by piece or in a whole set. We offer a pan for every recipe and with proper care, your investment in this beautifully crafted Stainless Clad Cookware can last for years to come.