You can get a Basic Sam's Club membership for $45 with $45 in credit to be used on an in-store Sam's Club purchase within the first 60 days. This will remove the $20 "handling fee" (ie. 10% surcharge for non-membership), but you will still be charged $12-ish for shipping.
The Slickdeals page for Sam's Club membership says the deal is good for in-store purchase only. Below is one that's good for online purchase. I'm guessing SD won't like it that I'm posting, so I've put spaces in the URL. Remove them and visit. There's no sort of referral in the URL, it's just the coupon code that activates the $45 store credit.
https ://www.samsclub .com/ join/club ?couponId=12365
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Sam's Club Members: 14-Piece Tramontina Tri-Ply Clad Cookware Set
$200
+ S/H (Varies by Location)at Sam's Club
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These can be "non-stick" with proper preparation AND care/cleaning (no soap). There are videos that show you how to season stainless steel cookware. The video will go into how to clean them as well. And after cleaning they need to have a light oiling on the inside.
My wife told me that she had to relearn how to cook in them because they heat up so quickly and evenly.
She absolutely loves them. She has also stated that she could see how the maintenance of them would be a "non-starter" for some.
I may be misremembering, but I think this is a good price for a 10-piece set let alone a 14-piece set.
. i use an all clad skillet, but for pots these are actually better because the all clad handles suck
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Costco brand
https://www.costco.com/kirkland-s...15142.html
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When I look at this deal...here's the disclaimer they give. "Offer must be redeemed in a club location on a register [Store Locator]. Offer cannot be used on SamsClub.com, with Scan & Go or with Club Pickup."
https://slickdeals.net/f/14449316-get-45-off-your-first-in-club-purchase-when-you-become-a-sam-s-club-member-for-45
I think I'm leaning towards the Cuisinart Multiclad proset now...just waiting for the price to drop on it.
https ://www.samsclub .com/ join/club ?couponId=12365
I'm conflicted. I got the $125 Multiclad set during Prime Day, but after the fact decided I'd rather have an 8-quart pot (I've had a 6-quart forever but frequently get annoyed that it's not bigger), the largest MCP pan in the set is 10", and the largest pot is 2.5qt. Those are smaller than what I have now, and while I'm at it, I'd rather have a larger saute pan. In short, I'm happy with my choice to buy the $125 MCP set.
I do like the flared rims, though.
Costco brand
https://www.costco.com/kirkland-s...15142.html
Warping in multi-ply cookware is what happens when the differences in thermal expansion aren't taken into consideration. It's poor design. The Costco set is pretty enough, but the notorious warping issues (even with correct use) and exposed copper (ie. not fully encapsulated) is just asking for trouble. At these prices, fully encapsulated tri-ply is the better bet.
Ignore the garbage Slickdeals deal page and skim link. I'm guessing SD will strip the link, so copy and paste this, get rid of spaces:
https ://www.samsclub .com/ join/club ?couponId=12365
I'm conflicted. I got the $125 Multiclad set during Prime Day, but after the fact decided I'd rather have an 8-quart pot (I've had a 6-quart forever but frequently get annoyed that it's not bigger), the largest MCP pan in the set is 10", and the largest pot is 2.5qt. Those are smaller than what I have now, and while I'm at it, I'd rather have a larger saute pan. In short, I'm happy with my choice to buy the $125 MCP set.
I do like the flared rims, though.
It's the lack of flared edges that's giving me pause on this set. I think I'd really hate going from flared to non-flared. Maybe I'm overthinking it, though.
Yes, copper is better for heat distribution, but I don't think buying a set with a pretty high complaint rate for warping is worth it. It's not like the Kirkland brand is the same as the All-Clad. There's clearly a difference here (not the least of which is that the Kirkland set is made in China, while All-Clad is made in the US).
Warping in multi-ply cookware is what happens when the differences in thermal expansion aren't taken into consideration. It's poor design. The Costco set is pretty enough, but the notorious warping issues (even with correct use) and exposed copper (ie. not fully encapsulated) is just asking for trouble. At these prices, fully encapsulated tri-ply is the better bet.
I would take the Costco branded version over any brand in it's class. my last Costco set lasted 21 years and only reason I returned them was due to me purchasing an induction range.
I tried this new pot set and can confidently say it's a great set. They are extremely well made and my wife did not want me to return them. Negative reviews come from people that have no clue on how to cook and don't follow factory instructions on heat limits. People just take pots out of the box and do what they want and warp the pots. there are heat limits you need to follow on any set.
Go to Costco and handle this set and see for yourself. you have to be extremely bad at cooking to warp this set. You should also consider the fact that they might have had a bad batch.
The fact that they are made in china should not be considered a bad thing, because some products out of china are amazing. the only reason all-clad cost so much is because of labor costs. And All-clad does sell a China made product called Emerilware.
Again, to each their own. I'm not saying the Costco set is bad, I just read reviews and there's nothing compelling about it over this Tramontina set. And as I said in my other post, exposed / non-encapsulated layer is just asking for trouble. Thermodynamics says so. I'd take fully encapsulated any day.
And I don't have this exact set.
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I tried this new pot set and can confidently say it's a great set. They are extremely well made and my wife did not want me to return them. Negative reviews come from people that have no clue on how to cook and don't follow factory instructions on heat limits. People just take pots out of the box and do what they want and warp the pots. there are heat limits you need to follow on any set.
Go to Costco and handle this set and see for yourself. you have to be extremely bad at cooking to warp this set. You should also consider the fact that they might have had a bad batch.
The fact that they are made in china should not be considered a bad thing, because some products out of china are amazing. the only reason all-clad cost so much is because of labor costs. And All-clad does sell a China made product called Emerilware.
Anyway, just got mine today. I have them side-by-sidethe Cuisinart MCP that was $125 for the 10-piece set on Prime Day. After tax and shipping, difference is about $92.
Cuisinart set pros:
flared rims on pots
measurement marks (though the font looks "cheap")
Tramontina set pros:
stainless lids instead of glass
larger (arguably more useful) sizes
more pieces (but of course you pay more)
handles generally a bit longer
I'm almost certainly going to keep the Tramontina simply for the sizes. I wanted an 8-quart stockpot (instead of 6-quart), a deep saute larger than the 3-quart that the Cuisinart comes with (although the 6-quart of the Tramontina is probably overkill), and the 12" saute pan is nice. I don't particularly care about the stainless lids, but the internet tells me they're preferable to glass (I guess because glass breaks, though I like being able to look into my pot/pan and see what's happening without removing the lid).
Tramontina would be perfect (in my mind) if they just added the flare and measurement marks.
All that said, this set is way more than most people need. Unless you're cooking a lot of food at once (say, Thanksgiving) where having more pieces is better, and/or storage space is of no concern, this is just too much. I'll probably sell a couple of pieces (like the 5-quart Dutch oven) on Craigslist.
I put an * next to the MCP handle comment because the new MCP handles are thin and suck...what was on sale at Amazon was the "classic" handle, which is actually pretty nice, but individual MCP pieces all seem to be the new style.
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