Thread: calphalon stainless tri ply made in China....should I be concerned?

The Colombian Peso? Not really.

Thank you for your suggestions about Tramontina tri ply and Marcus cookware. I'll look into these lines. I looked at Emeril Proclad at BB&B today. A little lighter weight than the Calphalon tri ply which would be good for me. Don't know much about this line, but will check out reviews on Amazon.

I believe that the Chinese are quite advanced in many fields, but they just don't give a damn when it comes to quality control. It's not just exports; they seem to be quite happy to poison their own citizens in pursuit of profit. If Calphalon has inspectors onsite, I'd be satisfied. If they're taking the word of Chinese "inspectors," I don't think so.

Addicted2Cake, Here is another suggestion since you mentione it. All Clad is pretty expensive as you said, but if you really want All Clad, you can always just get one first -- the one you need the most. You can often find good deal of All Clad cookware in bargin stores like HomeGoods, TJ Max, Ross,.... Of course, you have to look around and sometime it can take 6 months or a year before you find the good deal you want. So, go ahead and buy...

I know people who are using cookware made in China, and every once in a while they would go cookware shopping. I'm assuming they're replacing some of the older ones. I notice that there are rusts around the pivots. I am using All-clad. I guess if you're looking at long term savings, all-clad is the way to go since you probably won't need to replace them. I scored 8 single pieces for $300 last year on black Friday from...

Get the Wal-mart Tramontina tri-ply set or open stock - you can just start out with a couple of saucepans, maybe a skillet - Cooks Illustrated gave it marks almost on par with All-Clad, and the price is actually very affordable.

addicted, I have two Calphalon multiclad copper one saucepans and I don't worry it about much, although I won't buy many products from China. I guess I'm putting my faith in the Calphalon brand. Here's one more alternative you might want to look at, if you haven't seen it: Marcus cookware. Made in the US, proceeds or at least a portion thereof go to charity, and the pans are substantial and of very good quality, IMO....

I have both Calphalon and Al Clad Tri-Ply pieces...I see no discernible difference in performance ~~~ I also have a couple of pieces of Tramontina (imported) pieces...They perform well also.... Fun!

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