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From: reza@ihuxb.UUCP (Reza Taheri)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Calphalon Cookware Inquiry
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Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 14:53:37 EDT
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> Would anybody on the net know whether $259 is a good price for a set of
> Calphalon Cookware.  It includes 3 saucepans of different sizes, a 10 inch (?)
> frying pan, large pot and steamer that fits one of the saucepans.  We're
> not afraid of spending some money to get good cookware that will maintain
> good quality over a lifetime, but we do want to get a dollar's value for a
> dollar.  The offer is from the Williams and Sonoma catalog.  Many thanx in
> advance.
> 
> Steve Hirsch,		{allegra, decvax!brunix, linus, ccieng5}!rayssd!sth
> Raytheon Co,		 Submarine Signal Div., Portsmouth, RI

   I priced the same set in Cook's Mart in Chicago for $199.  It was on
sale for that price, although the sale has been going on forever.  You
get 5 cooking things (:-))  for $199, right?  I bought the Leyson brand
cookware from the same store for $99 and got 6 cooking things (the
item of difference between Calphalon and Leyson sets being a very small
butter warmer pan that we use almost every day to warm baby food
and/or canned veggies, etc.)  Leyson looks and feels like Calphalon
although it is a little lighter and it may not be of the same
quality as Calphalon.  However, at $17 per pan compared to $40 per pan,
there is no question which one is a better buy.

   The only complaint we have had is that the surfaces are not non-stick
and are sometimes hard to clean.  However, to cook sauces and stews
and alike I will never, ever go back to the cheap, light, teflon type
stuff.  Treated Aluminum is great for any kind of cooking that
involves simmering or boiling for a long period of time.  But you
still need a couple of teflon-coated skillets for frying fish, eggs,
etc.

   Sears has a new product that might be the answer to both problems.
It is made out of heavy metal (I don't remember what), so you
supposedly get all the heat conduction advantages.  The surface is a
non-stick type (not teflon) baked-on coat.  We have seen demos of it
at Sears where the lady cooked eggs in the pan and cleaned it just as
easily as with teflon.  Oh yes, it is called Woodwind.

   I hope this helps.

Enjoying my Weber,

H. Reza Taheri
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