Tramontina Gourmet 5 Quart 18/10 Stainless Steel Tri-Ply Base Covered Deep Saute Pan

This is NOT the Tramontina pan reviewed in Cooks Illustrated
I recently purchased a set of Tramontina Tri-ply* pans from WM (the ones recommended by Cooks Illustrated) and was amazed at the quality of the pans. Please note that the pan shown above is NOT the same as the ones given rave reviews in the magazine. The difference is that the Amazon pan only has a tri-ply base whereas the WM version has tri-ply cladding that smoothly continues all the way up the sides. You can tell the difference if you look closely at the picture above. Look at the bottom and you will see a seam running all the way around the base of the pan. This is where the tri-ply base is attached to the plain stainless upper portion. Thus you only have tri-ply on the bottom of the Amazon pan. The tri-ply does NOT continue up the sides of the pan (the WM version which has a smooth seamless side with full tri-ply cladding running all the way up the sides.)

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Great Pan!
I bought this pan when it was reviewed in a cooking magazine. It was compared to, and rated the same as All Clad. I really didn't believe it, but headed to the local low price store (WM) and bought one. I have a burner on my stove that has a hot spot and is perfect for testing fry pans. I am a huge All Clad fan because the hot spot really doesn't affect All Clad. Anyway I cranked on my burner and dropped some butter in fully expecting to see it smoking away. It didn't. It was as good as All Clad. I went back to the store and bought the whole set.
Nice Cooking Ware.
We are in the process of changing our cooking ware to all stainless steel and my wife decided she liked the Tramontina line of pots and pans best. So, we recently picked up the 8" and 10" saute pans. They have a real nice heft and feel in addition to looking beautiful. Plus the flat bottom conforms well to our ceramic stove top and they've given excellent results with everything we've tried so far. I particularly like the easy-to-grip handle. Nice cooking ware. And they're made in Brazil, of all places. We'll be adding more.

Gary Peterson
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