topic Re: All Clad in Kitchen

All Clad

mare54 — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:32:44 GMT

I purchased a set of All Clad this weekend - on sale at Sur La Table. Can't wait to use it. Also received a couple of bonus pieces. I figure it will be the last set I ever buy. LOL!!

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ScrapHappy — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:40:55 GMT

@mare54 wrote:
I purchased a set of All Clad this weekend - on sale at Sur La Table. Can't wait to use it. Also received a couple of bonus pieces. I figure it will be the last set I ever buy. LOL!!

Over the years I've replaced all my pots and pans with All Clad. I didn't buy a set, I purchased individual pieces. I just got an All Clad griddle yesterday at William-Somoma. I also have the All Clad grill and use it a lot. I get all my All Clad from William Sonoma because my husband gives me gift certificates every holiday and every Christmas...it really adds up. But I only purchase when there is a sale, usually 20%.

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coffee drinker — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 16:34:18 GMT

@mare54 @ScrapHappyBoth of you should sign up at allclad dot com and watch for their "seconds" sales. I have bought many pieces during these sales and have not been disappointed. Recently, I bought 3 hard anodized, non-stick fry pans and I believe all 3 were less than $80. Their grande grill and griddle usually cost $40 during these sales. The quality of these "seconds" is outstanding. I have inspected my pieces and could not find anything wrong. If my memory is right, I think they recently had a "starter" set of the SS pots and pans for around $400. There are always sites you could check for free shipping, but if not AC shipping & handling charges are about $5 regardless of what's purchased.

Re: All Clad

bonappetit — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 17:05:11 GMT

mare54: I've had my All-Clad pots & pans for a long time, before they came out with pans that don't take 4EVER to heat up. I hate All-Clad. Not only do they take forever to heat up, they are a pain to clean. Even boiling water, a water mark is left and using soap & H20 doesn't get rid of the mark. Major scrubbing is needed to keep these pans looking shiny & new. I HATE All-Clad. But, they were an investment, thus I keep using them.

Buy the high end of this brand that has copper in the core. That will eliminate the time it takes for a pan to heat up.Get domestic help for cleaning these pans.

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Regal Bee — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 18:18:11 GMT

I have an All Clad grill pan that I use on my elongated center burner and I love it. Everything always cooks great.

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Sooner — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 18:19:27 GMT

@bonappetit wrote:
mare54: I've had my All-Clad pots & pans for a long time, before they came out with pans that don't take 4EVER to heat up. I hate All-Clad. Not only do they take forever to heat up, they are a pain to clean. Even boiling water, a water mark is left and using soap & H20 doesn't get rid of the mark. Major scrubbing is needed to keep these pans looking shiny & new. I HATE All-Clad. But, they were an investment, thus I keep using them.

Buy the high end of this brand that has copper in the core. That will eliminate the time it takes for a pan to heat up.Get domestic help for cleaning these pans.

@bonappetit You are probably heating them TOO high causing them to be hard to clean. You need to heat on med/high heat, the oil with cold oil and put food in.

We use an All-Clad steel wok and when we are finished stir frying add hot water to it and by the time we do dishes it is easy to clean.

Experiment with the heat because AC shouldn't be hard to clean up. Good luck!!

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bonappetit — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 18:46:48 GMT

Hey Sooner, maybe.My pans are 20+ years old so they are old technology.

But some dishes you need hot, hot heat, as you say stir fry, cooking meat, fish with a good sear. Medium heat doesn't do it or it takes way too long. The oil/grease line one gets with frying leaves a nasty film which doesn't come off easy by simple putting H20 in & turning on the heat.

AC recommends Bar Keeper's helper but it's a waste of time & $. I use comet & brillo pads to scrub. As I mentioned even water from steaming veggies. Leaves a horrible water mark that any other pan you could simply use soap & hot H20 & the line is gone. Not so with AC. Hate my pans. Plus they are so heavy. The newer technology AC may be better. I just don't recommend this brand.

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bonappetit — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 18:49:51 GMT

I've bought 2 AC grill pans & had to throw them both out!! At $100+ a pan it's expensive. The grill pans rusted & I make sure they are put away dry.In fact I put them my cooled off oven to make sure they are dry. Both pans, rust. I sent them into AC & complained. Their customer service wasn't any help. Never again AC!!!

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LilLadyNJ — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:08:41 GMT

I like using my All Clad pans. To remove the white deposits that you may get on the pans from boiling water I'd recommend boiling a vinegar and water solution for a few mins and then let it cool and rinse. The white deposits are mineral deposits from water and it happens on all of my stainless steel cookware. Good luck with your purchase, I hope you'll enjoy using them as much as I do mine.

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mare54 — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:37:06 GMT

Sounds like a few haters. I'm excited to learn and I think you have to learn how to cook with them. I have an induction cooktop so I think these will work great. Yes you cook on lower heat. I made my DH and I omelets yesterday and they turned out great. LOW HEAT is the secret. The set I purchased is All Clad d5 Brushed SS. I think I'm going to love them!!!

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ID2 — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 10:56:25 GMT

I purchased two full set of All Clad years ago! Got some great freebies too with those purchases! I can't believe I used to buy all the cheapy brands and wonder why I had to throw them away a few years later. My All Clad is years old and honestly looks brand spanking new! I throw it in my dishwasher and "walla" it comes out all sparkling brand new looking! Its worth every penny.

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faeriemoon — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:52:38 GMT

I'm waiting for them to come out with pans that come with glass lids. I don't want to have to buy them as extras in addition to the SS lids.

I'm using Calphalon now because of the glass lids. I know the SS lids look more "professional"(LOL), but the glass are more practical in my world.

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Sooner — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 14:13:04 GMT

@mare54 wrote:
Sounds like a few haters. I'm excited to learn and I think you have to learn how to cook with them. I have an induction cooktop so I think these will work great. Yes you cook on lower heat. I made my DH and I omelets yesterday and they turned out great. LOW HEAT is the secret. The set I purchased is All Clad d5 Brushed SS. I think I'm going to love them!!!

@mare54 It is sort of the same thing with Le Creuset pans. That cast iron gets really hot. If you read instructions on their website or in one of the little booklets that comes with them, it is a great lesson.

Another thing I learned from one of the Le Creuset cookbooks (those have great tips about cooking and are cheap on Amazon--several editions but all are good) is not to use a pan or pot that is too big for what you are cooking. That's one of the biggest secrets in the kitchen world! The food needs to be sort of cuddled in the pot, not lost and alone in there! LOL!!! It really does make a difference!

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froggy — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 15:00:28 GMT

I can't imagine why a stainless steel pan would rust????

I have a combo of AC stainless, AC non-stick, Scanpan and Le Creuset. Different pans for different purposes. I've had all for years and have had no problems with any.