According to the QVC web site Cooks Essentials is made in Spain.

Make that Spain, Thailand & China.

Since no non-stick lasts forever, it might make more sense to be the lower priced Cook's Essentials, and replace it as it wears. I believe it also has a decent warranty. I tried HSN's Ultrex, and it turned in to junk. I wish I had found this forum before I bought the huge, expensive set. I have a few pieces left, but most has been tossed. Their customer service is about nonexistant. When I first got the set, the knobs fell off of the glass lids (we have ceramic tile flooring), because they added a steam open/close ring, but some brilliant engineer did not know that the screws that hold them together needed to be longer. They replaced them in a timely manner - about as fast as the nonstick coating started to wear off. Rubbing a pan 14,000 times with a Scotch Brite is not a good test. It should be used, washed, and used again, maybe 25 times and see how it fairs. My friends have the Cook's Essentials and are having no problems with it so far.
I have now bought a piece of ScanPan amd I am thinking about getting a piece or two of the Cook's, but I really like my stainless. IMHO non-stick is good for frying eggs, and the like but that is about it.
Jane
PS: Sorry this has nothing to do with your question, but I wish I would have known then, what I know now.

I have a set of Cook's Essentials that is about 3 or 4 years old. I'm pretty sure that the box it was shipped in said "Meyer" on it. Although I rarely use it anymore (I gave up non-stick), I did manage to toast a few of the skillets that I used two or more times daily. QVC was very good about honoring the warranty, but not so good about sending the exact replacements. For example, the last time I requested a 12" skillet, they sent a 10" chicken fryer.

I have a whole set of Cook's Essentials pots and pans. I've had this set for about 3 yrs now and I love it.

I too have Cooks Essentials Hard Anodized and love it. I bought the 8 piece set to get started and have bought other pieces to go with it. What I really like is the ability to put it in the oven if I want to. They have a lifetime warrenty and are much cheaper than Calphalon.

I bought a very nice pasta pan from QVC with the non stick which they say, has a lifetime guarantee. Suffice it to say the coating is horribly scatched. Now I really have no clue where to send the pan to. They say "lifetime guarantee"..but who do I return the pan to?

These are handsome cookware but the coating really got dinged up pretty badly in a rather short time. I also have some of their stainless, which doesnt have the coating and I really do like it. So check out the stainless.

Humbug -- Send it back to QVC.

Humbug.....Call their customer service #. They'll give you an address to send it to, and will ship the replacement when they receive the defective item. Just make sure you tell them exactly what your item is, or you may not get the same thing back. (I've been there a few times.)

I have Cooks essential stainless steel exterior with non stick interior & LOVE it.

As far as QVC their return policy is awesome & they really do back their mdse. On the rare occassion I've had a problem with their customer svce I contact their presidents office & within a day I get a call & the problem is immediately rectified. HSN on the other hand has the WORST customer service I've ever experienced, on more than 1 occassion.

Cook's Essentials Stainless Steel Nonstick 8qt Pressure Cooker. Please feel
free to contact the manufacturer at
Fagor America
PO Box 94
Lyndhurst,NJ 07071

1.800.207.0806
www.fagoramerica.com

I don't know who makes the Cook's Essentials, but I have had several pieces of the stainless, non stick for many years and I love it! The coating on some of the pans doesn't look too good, but is not flaking and still works appropriately. I'm looking for a really good excuse to buy a whole set!

I too purchased the stainless steel non stick 13pc.set of cookware "QVC",only to half to keep sending them back for replacement & not getting the piece I sent them. If I sent them a 12" skillet,I"d get a 10"....Never Again! The ones I got had tiny waffle shapped (inside) bottoms that would not clean properly & I wound up just throwing them. I do like non stick, but not this type. razenette

I just called QVC to find out if I could get a replacement Instruction booklet for my Cook's Essential 10 Quart Rice-Vegetable Steamer. They gave me a phone number to call. It was the manufacturer's number: 1-(800)-336-4822 (Their name was something like: Denny Keystone Manufacturing.) I called, but all I got was an answering machine where I had to leave a message and hope that they will call me back. (Don't know if they make anything besides the Steamer.) I Hope this helps someone!

Fagor, that's it. I was sitting here trying to think of that because I need to replace a few pans. I have the original stainless set, and it has really taken a beating. But, it's lasted longer than the Technique. I have the new dishwasher safe technique hard anodized pans. I really like them but I really limit what I cook in them. They "scratch" pretty easily. I'm sure they won't last as long as the stainless did.

FYI - I use them on Induction (stainless), and they worked great, until I think I boiled some eggs. The heat penetrated the layers and burned them. Food, house and pan smelled funny so I tossed pans.

I have a set of CE stainless with the encapsulated bottoms.
I've had mine for about 9 years now. It's held up well and haven't had to send anything back. It was made in Thailand.

I've recently started "upgrading" my pieces bit by bit though.. but I can say the pieces I've had have served me well and I'm simply packing them up in a box and if I don't go back and use them again in the next couple months then I'm going to let my mom pick through and take what she wants.

Maybe I got lucky? Or maybe the older stuff held up better?
I have recently ordered their Technique Tri Ply Stainless/NonStick pan.. I'm waiting for it to arrive.. it's not too expensive and a good way to add a NS try ply pan. We'll see how that one holds up. :)

I just purchased the three square pan Cooks Essential skillet set but haven't used it yet.

I have had a nonstick TFal set since the mid 80's and its still holding up great. Hope the Cooks Essentials holds up as well.

cant use min stickes too bad how do i send back for replacments????

I bought one of the kettles several years ago. It cooks under pressure but you can relieve the pressure by sliding the handles of while holding the cover on. Not quite as fast as a pressure cooker but I like it better. The cover has a valve in it but the convenience of checking the food is of value to me. Would like to know if you still make/sell them.

I sent my pans in to the warranty center and it has been to date....9 weeks, and still haven't been contacted about replacements. I have contacted QVC at least 5 different times and they are looking in to where my replacements are.. they do not make available to me a number to call the warranty center myself, and every inquiry they send in on my behalf is followed by a wait time of 3-5 business days. I am not very happy with the customer service on the 'lifetime warranty'. 9 weeks and counting, and I sent in all the pans.... 4 kids and hardly any pans to cook with! ugghhh, not happy at all

i just want to know the number to call cook's essentials i sent my pots an pans to them 2 weeks ago i haven't heard nothing i wanna call an ask about them ..

Calphalon has GREAT return/replacement policy... and easy to do. A few months ago, somebody somewhere posted something about it, so I checked it out. Went to their web site and found place to fill in a little info and eventually print out a shipping label. Sent back 3 pieces... with NO receipts. One piece was favorite sauce pan from a set I had purchased YEARS ago... though I had only used plastic, silicon, or wooden tools on non-stick surface, there were wear marks developing. Other 2 pieces were frequently used skillets... 2 piece set from BB&B (I think)... something like $49.99 on sale?? The non-stick surface just wasn't so non-stick anymore. I boxed the 3 items up and shipped to C... cost maybe $10 or so at cheapest rate. About 3 weeks later, got brand new replacements... skillets were exact replacements and sauce pan was same size but slightly different from original. Plan to send back 6 qt stock pot (from that original set) at some point, because it has some wear in bottom.

LIKE MOST OF YOU, I LIKE COOKS ESSENTIALS AND IS GOOD COOKWARE. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THEY DO NOT MAINTAIN OPEN STOCK ON ANY OF THE SETS. THAT WHY, IF YOU SEND A PIECE BACK ON THE WARRANTY, YOU MOST LIKELY WILL GET A REPLACEMENT FROM ONE OF THE NEWER SETS, LIKE THAT NEW NON-STICK RAISED PATTERN. IF YOUR GOING TO GET PANS, FIND A BRAND THAT'S BEEN AROUND AWHILE AND IS ECONOMICAL AND HAS OPEN STOCK. THAT WAY YOU CAN JUST TOSS IT AND BUY A REPLACEMENT. EVEN THEN, COMPANIES CHANGE THEIR DESIGNS IN TIME. AT ONE TIME, FARBERWARE WAS THE CATS' MEOW AND KEPT THEIR DESIGNS PRETTY CONSTANT, ALAS THEY WERE BOUGHT OUT AND THE NEW COMPANY STOPPED MAKING A LOT OF THE POPULAR ITEMS, SO EVEN THEY WENT DOWN HILL FAST.

i have lost my electrical cord to my Cooks Essentials deep fryer. Where can I get a replacement cord?

I agree! I bought a Calphalon 8 inch square pan from J. C. Penny's, and I'll never buy Calphalon again. While they may be durable, after only cooking in my pan once, it looked horrible.... liked I had cooked in it for at least a month or more. No exaggeration.!! While they may happily refund or replace their product, I didn't buy to be spending time in replacement mode. When a product is clean, it should look clean as well. The one I bought is bakeware. Kind of a pretty bronzey brown. I cook in the oven much of the time, so I'm considering the Cooks Essentials from qvc's "As Is" sales. I figure, as they have several colors available, (at $59) I doubt they've been used. They were probably just "open box display" considering how they always display each color of their product. Those who've purchased through the "as is" method are pleased. The included picture, Well, it's perfectly clean!!!!! I've always hand washed it too!! Sometimes, in my experience, though pans are dishwasher safe, it will ruin them, namely some Stainless Steel, and definitely aluminum. Thanks for listening. Thanks for your reviews and advice. I'm going with Cook's, the return policy is the same with "As Is" so I can always return them. One more thing, I do absolutely love my Stainless Steel EverWare Pots and Pans. I'm just looking for the "durable" hard anodised non stick set. Hope I've found them. Thanks again. :-) -Just my 2 cents....

Actually Cook's Essential is madr in Thailand. I bought the entire set over 10 yrs ago. Approx. $135.00 from QVC. The entire will peel. However, they cook very very well. They hold a lot of heat. Instead of using my oven I use the cookware on top of the stove. I love them but the interior material is not very good. No stick..so I'm happy with it..

Firstly........

Non-stick cookware is NOT made for cooking at high temperatures. If you cook at high temperatures, your non-stick will decay and age a lot faster than it normally would.

Secondly.......

There is a HUGE difference between Teflon COATING and BONDED Teflon. Teflon coating is SPRAYED ON to the metal and will chip, bubble, and peel off eventually, even with correct usage and care. BONDED Teflon is actually bonded to the metal, like what Calphalon and Analon does. Which is why it lasts "forever".

I've had some Calphalon pans for almost 20 years now, and I've just recently had to replace one of the pans because the Teflon became too worn down, as this was my favorite pan to use. All of my other pans are still perfectly fine to use. Even the ones I've used at high temperatures.

You NEVER want to get anything with SPRAYED on Teflon, you want to get BONDED Teflon, as it will last a long time. The sprayed on stuff can flake off in your food too, which is not something you want.

As for Cooks Essentials, I got their double bread maker some years ago, and it's still being used today. I am shocked that I've never had any problems with it, it's been a very good piece of equipment.

But recently, I used only one side to make a loaf of bread and I forgot to put the emtpy bread tin in the side not being used, and the heat melted and frosted the clear window on the top of the lid. I looked online and the only replacement parts I could find were the paddles, belts, and bread tins. There weren't any parts for the lids, or even replacement lids themselves.

I've contacted QVC to see if they have a parts location for the appliances the don't sell anymore, but I have yet to hear back from them.

Apparently QVC uses different third party manufacturers to make their different products. I would like to know who made their bread makers so I can contact them and find out if I can get a replacement window for my machine lid. Does anybody know who made their bread makers?

I bought the set of Cook's Essentials cast iron enamel coated cookware and love it love it! Easy cleanup, even cooking, etc., I'm so much more motivated to cook meals now, it's purple and I can't give it enuff stars.

Has Anyone had difficulty with the handles getting sticky?? Pans work just great, however, the handles are all super sticky, something that soap and water will not remove.

Can anyone suggest a fix?

I lost my cord to a deep fryer I purchased from QVC several years ago. I have never used the fryer and can't find where to buy a new cord. Can anyone help me?

I was just wondering if anyone has any recent experience with cooks essentials? I still have a large non stick oven safe deep pan and since frying pans that are still going strong but I'm wondering if i buy more as a gift now can i expect the same quality and durability? And are the same pieces even still available?

We have a set of pans. after years of use the coating still looks like new. the only problem we have had is the handels have turned sticky. would like to know how we can get the handels to be less sticky.

Sticky handles can be fixed with first using baking soda with water and make a paste and let it set awhile then washing it off and then use nail polish remover on the handles and repeat it with the polish remover and that should take care of the problem. I just did mine today.

I have had my set for over 25 years & wanted to get a set for my granddaughter, but cant find them