@HankB33 Yeah this looks like good ol teflon that no matter how careful you are with it, everything starts to stick after about 5 uses, then after a year or two the teflon starts to flake.
I have enough pans but could uses some pots but I don’t think these are what I want.
@HankB33 I have one calphalon non stick skillet I use for eggs and such. It doesn’t see a ton of use but I’ve had it for over a year. Still functions well and I only have one little nick in the coating that I noticed for the first time literally the last time that I used it. I believe they advertise it as metal utensil safe but by the looks of my parents’ non-stick calpholon set (this very set I believe) that is completely not true. I don’t even use my wood utensils with mine.
@HankB33@leedy818 If you don’t spray non-stick oils into them, and keep them out of the dishwasher, they can last for years. I have a Caphalon 8 inch pan I use for eggs and sauces that I’ve used for years, and it looks brand new. I only use butter or olive oil for cooking in it
@crow@HankB33 Yep, If i do use a spray I use the ones that are pure oil that have a bladder to keep the propellant separate from the oil, and it cleans so easy no need to put them through the dishwasher. I worry about overheating with my gas stove + ADHD but so far so good.
@HankB33@Joedetroit These will last FOREVER and not stick as long as you do not use METAL utensils. I love mine and they are very old and so good I do not need to buy these even with the great price.
I bought a very similar set of these about a year ago, and they’re great. The way they stack is super helpful, and I like that the lids can be shared between them.
@adamselby@robson I grew up with a [very good] set of pans, and I just assumed that any set of pans would have shared lids.
Then I grew up, moved out, and saw what everybody else was using…
(including us now, but what we have works “well enough” that we aren’t actively trying to improve our situation)
I bought a set of these last year and they are terrible. Despite being dishwasher safe the color was gone within 6 months and they are all aluminum grey now. The coating chipped in three of the pans and I never use metal utensils in them.
I bought these about a year ago too, the pots and pans are great, the lids with the small handles do get super hot, but the long handles are great. I didn’t have any issues with the dishwasher like the poster above, but I will say they’re heavy.
Solution to problems 1 & 2 - get someone else to cook so you don’t have to worry about pots and pans, cooking, where to store more pots and pans, burn your hands on short (or long) metal handles (seriously metal??? handles - in what universe do you mix heat, metal and skin?)… blah blah blah blah blah. My pots and pans I already have live quite comfortably, often undisturbed for days, out of sight and out of mind. Now glass containers to microwave in… those are looking old and worn.
Not usable for induction. And what is the nonstick coating? And why? The pans should not need it. You can season them like with cast iron.
I’ve had caphalon pans bought in resale shops, there because their previous owners didn’t know that. I found them to be are easier to season than most affordable new cast iron pans sold today.
I do love the stackability and removable handles. ALL pans should be that way.
I have a different stacking set and I do like how it fits in the cupboard. Bought it for the camper. But to say it avoids avalanches and jenga and Tetris is disingenuous. Especially if you want the middle pan. Which you always do. You have to take out the whole stack, remove half, place it somewhere, retrieve middle pan, and find somewhere to put it, reassemble remaining stack, and put away.
That said, I’d still get it if it worked on induction. I already have anodized pieces I like but can’t use on that. And yes, they do stick a little after awhile, even avoiding metal utensils and the dishwasher.
@katbyter I remember these from many years ago and yes they were good pots, at least at the time. There is no nonstick ‘coating’ but yes care and cleaning of the interior surface is important. Not as ‘easy’ as the Teflon that was everywhere at that time.
Finish including exterior won’t stay as pristine as when you get them, they weather to a duller grayish black. Still a good system if these are well-made, and the stacking system and lids sound like a good design.
unfortunately NO induction which is part of the way they are built of solid aluminum. Of course back in the 1980s there was no induction cooking so wouldn’t be an issue then. I also remember a brand called Magnalite that was similar. Some might have been exclusive to Macy’s. Fond memories, but now I go for quality ‘clad’ style cookware most of the time.
What is a glass stove? Product info says "Cooking surface compatibility: Gas, electric and glass. IR or what, any pot/pan I purchased had to work on induction!
I’m here for the lids. Seriously. Nevermind the pans and pots, you can get better ones elsewhere, but the flat, stackable, see-thru lids are pure genius. They hang up on the same pot rack, they wash in the dishwasher like plates, and they are standard sizes that match other 8 & 10 inch pots and pans. No more damn pile of lids or drawer full of clanging metal… just a few elegant pieces that function exceedingly well, and take up virtually no space when not in use. The tempered glass had held up well, too – none have broken or even scratched in 2-3yrs of use. I prefer the older ones without the rubber whoseywhatsit on the handle, but these are still primo.
TL;DR: Worth it for the lids alone, no joke. Toss the pots tho.
Specs
Product: Calphalon Select Space-Saving Hard-Anodized Nonstick 14-Piece Cookware Set
Model: 2058557
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$319.99 for similar at Calphalon
Warranty
10 Year Limited Warranty
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Sep 25 - Wednesday, Sep 27
Well if my day job doesn’t pan out maybe I can become a chef.
@yakkoTDI “Pan” out. I get it. I get jokes.
Wow, Meh is branching out into pot dealing! Groovy.
@ircon96 true. you can score FOUR LIDS with this deal.
@docflash @ircon96 Lids? Now that’s a name I’ve not heard…
/image how do you do fellow kids
@docflash
Well done, sir/ma’am! 
@docflash @stinks Omg, i love the “Music
Band” t-shirt (AKA, cherry on top of a delicious cringe sundae)! 
I wonder what the “forever chemical” (PFAS/PFS) situation is with the non-stick coating. Also if metal utensils can be used.
Not that it matters. I have all the cookware I need for the rest of my life, much of it cast iron or (non-non-stick) hard anodized aluminum.
Edit: Not that it matters to me.
@HankB33 Yeah this looks like good ol teflon that no matter how careful you are with it, everything starts to stick after about 5 uses, then after a year or two the teflon starts to flake.
I have enough pans but could uses some pots but I don’t think these are what I want.
@HankB33 @Joedetroit The specs say that they’re hard anodized.
@HankB33 I have one calphalon non stick skillet I use for eggs and such. It doesn’t see a ton of use but I’ve had it for over a year. Still functions well and I only have one little nick in the coating that I noticed for the first time literally the last time that I used it. I believe they advertise it as metal utensil safe but by the looks of my parents’ non-stick calpholon set (this very set I believe) that is completely not true. I don’t even use my wood utensils with mine.
@HankB33 @leedy818 If you don’t spray non-stick oils into them, and keep them out of the dishwasher, they can last for years. I have a Caphalon 8 inch pan I use for eggs and sauces that I’ve used for years, and it looks brand new. I only use butter or olive oil for cooking in it
@Joedetroit @Trinityscrew What specs? From their web page I see “AquaShield Nonstick: water-based nonstick interior for exceptionally smooth cooking”
@crow @HankB33 Yep, If i do use a spray I use the ones that are pure oil that have a bladder to keep the propellant separate from the oil, and it cleans so easy no need to put them through the dishwasher. I worry about overheating with my gas stove + ADHD but so far so good.
@HankB33 @Joedetroit These will last FOREVER and not stick as long as you do not use METAL utensils. I love mine and they are very old and so good I do not need to buy these even with the great price.
@HankB33 I am not understanding this one…
“not use non-stick oils”? Like olive or avocado? Or even PAM (which I don’t use)?
@HankB33 @Joedetroit Well, the Meh description says, “Calphalon Select Space-Saving Hard-Anodized Nonstick 14-Piece Cookware Set”
And the “SPECS” (above) say, “Construction Material: Hard-Anodized Aluminium.”
@HankB33 @Joedetroit But in delving into it further, it seems that it is the exterior is hard anodized. I won’t be cooking on the exterior.
I will now hang my head in shame and slink away.
@Joedetroit No need to hang and slink. The manufacturer was not at all clear about the coating.
@HankB33 @Joedetroit
Few manufacturers are, from what I’ve seen.
I bought a very similar set of these about a year ago, and they’re great. The way they stack is super helpful, and I like that the lids can be shared between them.
@adamselby Lids are meant to be shared
@adamselby @robson I grew up with a [very good] set of pans, and I just assumed that any set of pans would have shared lids.
Then I grew up, moved out, and saw what everybody else was using…
(including us now, but what we have works “well enough” that we aren’t actively trying to improve our situation)
I do cook, but my wife is the nester and she really doesn’t want new pots and pans.
I bought a set of these last year and they are terrible. Despite being dishwasher safe the color was gone within 6 months and they are all aluminum grey now. The coating chipped in three of the pans and I never use metal utensils in them.
@unclebison Weird.
@Trinityscrew @unclebison Even if they say dishwasher-safe, you should only hand wash them
I bought these about a year ago too, the pots and pans are great, the lids with the small handles do get super hot, but the long handles are great. I didn’t have any issues with the dishwasher like the poster above, but I will say they’re heavy.
Wait, what!? Lids with handles?!?!
@mattig88 …I don’t think I’ve ever seen a pot lid without a handle?
@mattig88 Ah, now that I’ve actually looked at the images, I see what you mean.
Solution to problems 1 & 2 - get someone else to cook so you don’t have to worry about pots and pans, cooking, where to store more pots and pans, burn your hands on short (or long) metal handles (seriously metal??? handles - in what universe do you mix heat, metal and skin?)… blah blah blah blah blah. My pots and pans I already have live quite comfortably, often undisturbed for days, out of sight and out of mind. Now glass containers to microwave in… those are looking old and worn.
No induction support, so unfortunately I’m out
Where do you see that it doesn’t work for induction? That will rule us out too but I haven’t been able to find it in the specs.
@purplecoffee They are aluminum. They would have to have a steel bottom to be used on induction.
Not usable for induction. And what is the nonstick coating? And why? The pans should not need it. You can season them like with cast iron.
I’ve had caphalon pans bought in resale shops, there because their previous owners didn’t know that. I found them to be are easier to season than most affordable new cast iron pans sold today.
I do love the stackability and removable handles. ALL pans should be that way.
I have a different stacking set and I do like how it fits in the cupboard. Bought it for the camper. But to say it avoids avalanches and jenga and Tetris is disingenuous. Especially if you want the middle pan. Which you always do. You have to take out the whole stack, remove half, place it somewhere, retrieve middle pan, and find somewhere to put it, reassemble remaining stack, and put away.
That said, I’d still get it if it worked on induction. I already have anodized pieces I like but can’t use on that. And yes, they do stick a little after awhile, even avoiding metal utensils and the dishwasher.
@katbyter I remember these from many years ago and yes they were good pots, at least at the time. There is no nonstick ‘coating’ but yes care and cleaning of the interior surface is important. Not as ‘easy’ as the Teflon that was everywhere at that time.
Finish including exterior won’t stay as pristine as when you get them, they weather to a duller grayish black. Still a good system if these are well-made, and the stacking system and lids sound like a good design.
unfortunately NO induction which is part of the way they are built of solid aluminum. Of course back in the 1980s there was no induction cooking so wouldn’t be an issue then. I also remember a brand called Magnalite that was similar. Some might have been exclusive to Macy’s. Fond memories, but now I go for quality ‘clad’ style cookware most of the time.
What is a glass stove? Product info says "Cooking surface compatibility: Gas, electric and glass. IR or what, any pot/pan I purchased had to work on induction!
@jpr9845 I assume they are describing my stove. It’s electric that is through a glass top.
I’m here for the lids. Seriously. Nevermind the pans and pots, you can get better ones elsewhere, but the flat, stackable, see-thru lids are pure genius. They hang up on the same pot rack, they wash in the dishwasher like plates, and they are standard sizes that match other 8 & 10 inch pots and pans. No more damn pile of lids or drawer full of clanging metal… just a few elegant pieces that function exceedingly well, and take up virtually no space when not in use. The tempered glass had held up well, too – none have broken or even scratched in 2-3yrs of use. I prefer the older ones without the rubber whoseywhatsit on the handle, but these are still primo.
TL;DR: Worth it for the lids alone, no joke. Toss the pots tho.