I love my all-clad. I received most of it as a wedding gift almost 40 years ago, use it daily, and it’s still in excellent shape.

What kind of cooking do you do? What is your budget? Do you have any pots or pans now that you like or do not like?

With no information from you, I can only recommend that you do not buy a set of anything. Get different types of materials and cookware for different types of cooking. A set usually contains several pans you'll not use but you've paid for them as part of the set.

Stainless steel for big pots of stuff (soup, pasta), and for anything you will be using for tomato or citrus dishes. Carbon steel for when you need a relatively non-stick surface--eggs, fish. Cast iron optional. Nice for getting deep browning on meat, and for attractive presentation for cornbread or cinnamon rolls.

OXO non-stick tested the best at America's Test Kitchen. Costco has a 10 and 12" frypan set for $40. Good for induction. OXO Non-Stick 2-Piece Skillet Set | Costco

For any quality cookware purchases I would keep in mind the likelihood of future induction cooking. I like my older Calphalon and All Clad but I don’t believe either are induction appropriate.

As far as non-stick, some consider these disposable so I wouldn’t care as much.

I just donated my c

Oops, meant to say@lisaam is smart to mention induction. I had to replace my Calphalon pots and pans when I got an induction range.

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Like this I don't know if they are good or like t-fal brand

I'm impressed with my Tramontina tri ply stainless 5 qt Dutch oven & 12 qt stock pot. They're light weight, yet very sturdy & nicely balanced. They cook everything well whether high heat or more delicate recipes. Oven safe to 500 F. The Dutch oven is on sale at Amazon for $68. Also delighted with the Tramontina 4 qt enameled cast iron braiser from Costco ($32!). It's very heavy, but braises beautifully and has a full 12 inches of cooking surface for stove top use. All are a joy to use on my induction cooktop.

For skillets & griddles I have a collection of old cast iron. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I really enjoy giving new life to these ancient discards. Eggs -- scrambled or fried -- do fine in cast iron

Never liked nonstick cookware, so haven't used it in 20 years.

All Clad are now induction ready. (My 1985 set is not.). It’s been a while!

I would avoid Teflon coated cookware. Too many health concerns and so many good alternatives these days.

I have All Clad stainless 3-ply and have used this for 30 years. I live near Pittsburgh, so I shopped their factory seconds sale (Canonsurg, PA) to collect what I needed over several years. This is the best cooktop ever! I also have a few pieces of Staub. I especially like the coq au vin cocotte for several recipes and it is a beautiful piece.

as mentioned:

sets always have pieces with limited utility

different materials for different foods

After running thru many sets, I learned to cook and built up a collection of All Clad for nearly everything, cheap/disposable frying pan for eggs and an enameled dutch oven for soups/stews.

I would start with a stock pot, a saute pan and a small sauce pan

No sets! I've seen good reviews of Tramontina brand, which has a budget line. Available at Walmart. I have a medium size sauce pan that's very good. Just buy one or two pieces and try it out.

"No sets! " has been the mantra here for many years, & there is some wisdom in that thinking. But my first decent cookware was a set from Kirkland, & I never regretted buying it. (I still have a few pots & a small skillet from it; the large skillets & Dutch ovens delaminated after several years, which brings up the subject of Don't Buy Cookware With Disc Bottoms.) My DIL started out with a Walmart Tramontina tri ply set that has served her growing family well. She has added to it as needed over the years. (It was through her that I became a Tramontina fan.)

For the price, the sets are a good bargain. It's just a matter of looking them over carefully to see if they truly serve your needs. This Walmart Tramontina set, for example, doesn't contain anything I wouldn't use, & the frying pans look to have good usable surface area. I'd prefer light weight metal lids instead of the glass lids. In a recent negative review, someone complained they were sent a set with stainless lids instead of glass lids -- that would be a bonus, IMO.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tramontina-12-Piece-Tri-Ply-Clad-Stainless-Steel-Cookware-Set-with-Glass-Lids/327690686

I got Cuisinart tri-ply multiclad 5 years ago when I got inuction.

Check out that set you like and imagine how often you would actually use all of those pieces. Instead, I'd make a list of the size pots and pans you really need and want. Go to TJ Maxx to find what you can - good quality stuff. Then fill in with higher quality pieces as they go on sale.

Your post says you are looking for pots and pans but at least half of this set is bakeware. Do you bake? I bake a ton but have never needed a muffin pan, don't own one, don't have room for it.

How much storage space do you have in your cupboards? One thing I don't like about this set is the mix of round and square pots and pans. It you can't fit them all inside one another for stacking and space saving.

Lastly, I would never buy teflon. It flakes and isn't long lasting. And, there are some very well researched and valid health concerns about it.

I have a hodgepodge of excellent pots and pans - a cheap stock pot, some great quality Italian stainless pots and pans and a LeCruset dutch oven from TJMaxx, Belgian enamel cast iron frying pans that were my grand fathers, and a expensive All Clad pieces.

There are several recommendations here for All-Clad. However, I am not one of them. I think cookware can be like buying jeans, so that "not one size fits all". I have not found an All-Clad line that I enjoy using because the handles are uncomfortable for me. The OP needs to go to a store and look at any pots/pans she is considering and hold them to see if they are a good fit for her. Also, for non-stick, I had a couple All-Clad non-stick pans, and found them not to be very non-stick and also scratched easily. I had inexpensive T-Fal non-stick pans that were more durable and more slippery/non-stick.

The OP's cookware set of 20 pieces that she linked above costs $399. I don't think All-Clad makes a 20-piece set, but All-Clad has a 14-piece set and the cheapest price I saw for that was $1,500.

The OP's linked set includes bakeware in addition to cookware, though the OP only asked about pots and pans. If the OP also needs bakeware, I suggest Wilton which makes really good inexpensive muffin pans, cake pans, cookie sheets, and loaf pans.

For non-stick fry pans, I switched to carbon steel and will not go back to anything else. But I know carbon steel is not for everyone because it requires seasoning which many people don't want to do. In that case, for non-stick I recommend, in order of pricing from low-to-high, T-Fal, Oxo, and ScanPan.

But I reiterate what I said earlier, you should not get a set of anything. A set will have pans you don't need, yet have to pay for and store, and a set will not have pans you do need but are not included in the set. Best to buy individual pieces. Beware of cookware clutter in your kitchen cabinets - you really only need a few essential pots and pans:

- a couple of non-stick fry pans, one 10" and one 12".

- a 7-quart enameled cast iron stock pot (also called a Dutch oven) for stews, soups, meatballs, roast chicken, etc. Lodge makes a good inexpensive one, Cuisinart also, or if you want to pay a lot, Le Creuset which you can leave to your children in your will.

- a 3 or 4 quart stainless steel saucepan with lid. Tramontina makes a good one, but only their "Tri-Ply Clad" line. Not their other lines. And it has to have the word "Clad" in the name.

- a small 2-quart saucepan for reheating things, again, Tramontina Tri-Ply Clad.

- a cast iron fry pan for making steaks and getting a good seared char on them. Also for terrific cornbread.

You don't really need anything else.

Have to go with the All-Clad but don't get anything under 5 ply. I think some of the 3 ply is made in China now. I also like Demeyere cookware as well. I love my Staub stuff too, and have several pieces in different sizes. My go to for soups, sauce and as mentioned braising.

I have my grandmother's cast iron skillets and they are still going strong. I am in my 60"s so they must be close to 100 years old now.

I don't use non-stick

We have lots of different brands and materials. All Clad D5 stainless, de Buyer carbon steel, Made-In stainless , Le Creuset enameld cast iron, One Staub enamled cast iorn piece, some cheapo Rachel Ray non stick, Lodge cast iron. Some of the worst pots we bought were Calphalon from Costco. I believe they were hard anodized non-stick.

I've been using All Clad for years. Also shop the seconds online - great way to add completer pieces.

Addition to my previous post. I've never been a fan of non-stick. I seem to ruin them in months, even when I'm using wood or silicon spatula for my eggs. Las year I bought a Made in carbon steel pan to use for my eggs. Seasoning took a few tries, but I'm very happy with this pan. I use it about 4 times a week just for breakfast. It cleans up easily and I use a metal spatula with it without ruining the finish. Different jobs require different tool. I can't imagine ever going back to a coated non-stick fry pan though.

Love carbon steel for eggs! I can use any utensil I want, and no worries about overheating the pan and generating toxic fumes. In terms of the set that OP showed, non-stick makes no sense for saucepans or kettles. For $300, it's an odd set of semi-useful stuff. Despite the budget price, you're overpaying. If you're trying to furnish a kitchen on a budget, I'd buy individual pans at Ikea. A good starter set:

• Large kettle, 5 to 8 quarts, for pasta and soups. Stainless for budget, enamaled cast iron for pretty.
• Large skillet for sautes and pan-frying. Stainless or cast iron. Get one with a metal handle so it can do double-duty as a roasting pan.
• Smaller skillet for eggs. Carbon steel or non-stick finish.
• Large and small saucepan. Stainless steel. Cheap thin metal or disk bottoms are fine for most purposes. You'll want (but not absolutely need) thicker metal and clad sides if you're making candy or doing reductions.
• 1 heavy-gauge half-sheet pan for roasting, or 3 sheet pans if you like to bake cookies.

I was a housewares "demonstrator" aka salesperson, for many years. I agree with the No Sets mantra, even though selling sets was my goal. Buy the best piece for the job, and probably not all at one time.

I cook from scratch. My favorite “go to” cookware are: pink heart Cuisinart casserole dish (so pretty and functional), stainless steel Cuisinart stock pot, Ninja air fryer, T-fal non stick sauce pots, Norway Flamingo casserole dishes, and Circulon non stick fry pans.