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New Stainless Steel Pans from Le Creuset

We know Le Creuset for their colorful Dutch ovens. This summer Le Creuset is introducing a line of stainless steel cookware. We got a quick preview last week.

The line has an aluminum core between layers of stainless steel. The helper handles double as a lid rest. This stainless cookware comes with a lifetime warranty; the nonstick has a 10 year warranty. The line is priced slightly lower than All Clad: chef's pan is $160 and the 11 inch fry pan is $100.

This line launched first in the UK. After a few tweaks, the line is now making its way into the US market. We're hoping to get this into our test kitchen soon and give it a try. If you've already tried these pots and pans, let us know what you think.

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Comments (6)

I hope that they have a small pot with a lip and handle. I own the AllClad stainless steel line and I hate it that they would design a pot with a straight lip, not a curved one. The frying and sauteing pan have the lip curved, but not the pots, which I think it is annoying especially for a small pot when you cook liquid and want to pour the liquid out...

posted by Anusha73 on June 25th 2007 at 9:02am
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Great point, Anusha. These saucepans do have what they are calling "precision pour" lips to fight spills and drips. My AllClad doesn't have that either. We'll let you know how it works out when we test it.

posted by gochrisgo on June 25th 2007 at 9:31am
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My guess is that these are coming out to work with induction cooking which is very hot now, pardon the pun. I could be wrong, but I've seen a lot of new cookware for induction lately, and ss, made a certain way, works well with induction cooking.

posted by susan on June 25th 2007 at 5:13pm
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Hi Susan, I checked in with Le Creuset on this. Yep, "will absolutely work just as well on an induction stove as any
other" they told us this morning.

posted by gochrisgo on June 26th 2007 at 5:37am
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Cool! I love when I'm right and hate when I'm wrong, lol!

posted by susan on June 26th 2007 at 8:11pm
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There's an 8-piece set that's all over the net for around $449. It's described as:

Set Includes:
8" Nonstick Omelette Pan
9.5" Fry Pan
2-Quart Saucepan with Lid
3-Quart Saucepan with Lid
7.5-Quart Stockpot with Lid

http://www.shopnbc.com has what they call an 11-piece set, which appears to be the very same 8-piece set with 3 silicone mats which are counter protectors. But it's only $283.42! Shows a retail value of $658, a regular price $449, and this sale price of $283.42. Free shipping and handling, too.

I was able to upgrade to 2-day shipping for $20!

These are for use with my soon-to-be-delivered GE Profile freestanding Induction Range that I got at a great deal at BestBuy.com. $2,300!

Can't wait to see how everything plays together!