We used our All-Clad every day, often several different pans in a day. Our set is six years in service. Three of the four sauce pans have delaminated about the time the pandemic got going. The service desk was working from home and we decided to call back later. All-Clad has ask us to return the pans for review and possible replacement. We are looking forward to the replacement pans.
My mom purchased a set of All Clad for me several years ago. Every other pan, pot or skillet I have ever used is sub par. Even heat and easy cleanup IF YOU remember to add the olive oil to the hot skillet BEFORE adding food.
I work at the factory and they skipped the real "finishing" department. Right between the high pressure wash to remove oils then the mirror like shine buff.... thats where all the work is done! haha
Hello I also work in the pot production factory. How is the product coming out clean and bright? How come the aluminum does not stick to the cylinder while passing through the rolling mill, even though they leave the aluminum short?
The handles being outsources is probably the only way the company can stay American based as the machining for those handles would cost a fortune. So long as the actual clad pots are made in the USA it's still a great product and keeps people employed over here.
I Love All Clad, I wish their customer service was better. I just bought my 3rd all clad slow cooker, and cordless immersion blender, when the first slow cooker at $250.00 just stopped working, they may as well have told me to pound sand, and now with the COVID NO customer service.
All-Clad makes their cookware and bakeare in their factory. The crockpots are more than likely made in China which is why there is a lack of after sale support. Go with a different brand like Instapot which stands behind their products.
I understand what you're saying Wayne. However, as for the justification of the price...well, that's the price of having it 'Made in the USA'. However, cast iron is the indisputable king of uneven heat distribution. I like my cast iron and I use it occasionally, but it's just not quality clad cookware. All-Clad is not suited for everyone. I know that, and I believe you may fall into that category. Nonetheless, it's all about putting a nice meal together. In that, we all agree. Enjoy.
The Fry Pan's are no good for induction as the bases aren't completely flat. Official word from All-Clad USA, "All of our pans have a very slight concavity to compensate for expansion and contraction during the heat up and cool down process. To tell if the pan is out of spec, use a straight edge placed against the pan and if a quarter can slide between the edge and pan then it is out of range." Concavity for what purpose? Because the concavity remains even when hot. Ok for gas maybe, but no good for induction, as the pan rock-and-rolls on a glass cook top. And it's funny how sellers refund, and All-Clad themselves replaces the pans when a complaint is made. If a concavity is necessary, why are the majority of other brand pots flat? I so wanted to like my All-Clad, but had to replace it with a cheaper, flat bottomed, tri ply stainless set, which does the job nicely.
2:22 "The only robot in the factory" as another 6-axis robot is shown in the background 🤣 I guess people didn't know what "robot" meant in 2011 🤣👍 * edited to fix timestamp for context
That this is quality cookware is a given. However, I was hoping to see some of the much referenced "Hand-Crafted" aspect of the manufacturing process. Factory workers loading a machine with stock by hand isn't hand crafting.
the point of this show is buy american products (which are usually better than most) before america is a country with ghost towns and empty factories. dont buy the 12$ pan made in china that sucks and wont last 2 years
20 years is nothing. I've had my made-in-China Calphalon Tri-Ply for 15 years, and it looks like it'll easily last another 15 years. 20 years? There are All-Clad pots and pans in use that are more than 40 years old, and since they have a lifetime warranty, if they DON'T last you can replace them at no cost.
HERPY DERPEDY Some of the rivets have started to crack around the edges, but so far the handles are still solidly attached. I wish I could have afforded All-Clad at that time, but it was way out of my price range, and America's Test Kitchen rated the Calphalon Tri-ply just below the All-Clad (it's since dropped another notch) and rated it a "Best Buy" at that time, so that made my choice easy.
@@bryanmartinez6600 these pots are top of the line. They will NOT come loose. I've had mine for over 20 yrs and still tight as the first day I bought them
All-Clad cookware is good but their handles are terrible. If I were to purchase another All-Clad pan, I'd purchase the Thomas Keller version. Plus thicker clad pans exist out there that are made in Europe.
@Wayne and others: you don't buy a $1200 set of cookware if you're wise, just like you don't buy a knife set unless you want to impress friends with matching knife handles at the cost of performance. For a stock pot.. never-mind: get a stainless steel Presto pressure cooker; for a fry pan: get a cast iron, for a slow cooker.. -f'k that: get a pressure cooker and get the same results faster; For a sauce pan.. get another pressure cooker. For a saute pan: get an all clad. What I suggest have mufti-functionality. For example: you can bake a pie, roast meat and veg, or bake corn bread in a cast iron fry pan, or flip it over and bake a pizza on it.
It might be good cookware, but, there is no way that that they can justify a retail price of over twelve hundred ($1200.00) dollars for a 14 piece set, not when you can buy cast iron for a 4th of the price and have something that *will* last forever. Cast iron cook ware hasn't been around for centuries for nothing, and it'll still be around when stainless steel is a thing of the past. =)
cast iron is ancient technology with minimal processing effort = cheap product to manufacture. Cast has it's place - mostly outdoor cooking over coals or a fire. But this cookware is for the professional chef.
We used our All-Clad every day, often several different pans in a day. Our set is six years in service. Three of the four sauce pans have delaminated about the time the pandemic got going. The service desk was working from home and we decided to call back later. All-Clad has ask us to return the pans for review and possible replacement. We are looking forward to the replacement pans.
Buy for the look, buy for the quality, and best of all buy for the support of "American Made."
I am a big All-Clad fan! Thanks goes to all AC employees for making great cookware! You guys do great work!
Lol!!
I LOVE ALL CLAD pans! I have had for 15 years and love them. BEST!
I just bought some all clad , the stuff is great I'll never buy nonstick again, I do my pancakes and eggs on the 12 inch pan and they dont stick. 🇲🇽🇺🇲
I bought all of my All Clad stainless-steel cookware individually back in April 1996. I still used them today.
Whoa, wasn't expecting to see the burger scholar
My mom purchased a set of All Clad for me several years ago. Every other pan, pot or skillet I have ever used is sub par. Even heat and easy cleanup IF YOU remember to add the olive oil to the hot skillet BEFORE adding food.
Great quality, Make made in America great again!
I work at the factory and they skipped the real "finishing" department. Right between the high pressure wash to remove oils then the mirror like shine buff.... thats where all the work is done! haha
Derek, do you happen to know what metal is being used for the rivets? Is it the same for all the All Clad product?
@@carlm.m.5470 no I do not. But I believe they’re Chinese made. Like the handles and lids.
Hello I also work in the pot production factory. How is the product coming out clean and bright? How come the aluminum does not stick to the cylinder while passing through the rolling mill, even though they leave the aluminum short?
The handles being outsources is probably the only way the company can stay American based as the machining for those handles would cost a fortune. So long as the actual clad pots are made in the USA it's still a great product and keeps people employed over here.
Does anyone know what metal is being used for the rivets?
All Clad merchandise is not cheap but it's worth EVERY penny.
that's why I attended frying pan is $145, made in America baby
I Love All Clad, I wish their customer service was better. I just bought my 3rd all clad slow cooker, and cordless immersion blender, when the first slow cooker at $250.00 just stopped working, they may as well have told me to pound sand, and now with the COVID NO customer service.
All-Clad makes their cookware and bakeare in their factory. The crockpots are more than likely made in China which is why there is a lack of after sale support. Go with a different brand like Instapot which stands behind their products.
i hope he washed that pan and cooked the burger through
Looks like he was using an induction cooktop at the end.
I understand what you're saying Wayne. However, as for the justification of the price...well, that's the price of having it 'Made in the USA'.
However, cast iron is the indisputable king of uneven heat distribution. I like my cast iron and I use it occasionally, but it's just not quality clad cookware.
All-Clad is not suited for everyone. I know that, and I believe you may fall into that category. Nonetheless, it's all about putting a nice meal together. In that, we all agree. Enjoy.
4.56 Machine , What's it called?
All Clad all the way 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The Fry Pan's are no good for induction as the bases aren't completely flat. Official word from All-Clad USA, "All of our pans have a very slight concavity to compensate for expansion and contraction during the heat up and cool down process. To tell if the pan is out of spec, use a straight edge placed against the pan and if a quarter can slide between the edge and pan then it is out of range." Concavity for what purpose? Because the concavity remains even when hot. Ok for gas maybe, but no good for induction, as the pan rock-and-rolls on a glass cook top. And it's funny how sellers refund, and All-Clad themselves replaces the pans when a complaint is made. If a concavity is necessary, why are the majority of other brand pots flat? I so wanted to like my All-Clad, but had to replace it with a cheaper, flat bottomed, tri ply stainless set, which does the job nicely.
2:22 "The only robot in the factory" as another 6-axis robot is shown in the background 🤣 I guess people didn't know what "robot" meant in 2011 🤣👍
* edited to fix timestamp for context
That this is quality cookware is a given. However, I was hoping to see some of the much referenced "Hand-Crafted" aspect of the manufacturing process. Factory workers loading a machine with stock by hand isn't hand crafting.
It's mostly the finishing and polishing.
Make some round bottom kadhai and your company sell will definately increase in India
Why dont you make round bottom kadhai..
In India people mostly cook in round bottom kadhai..beacuse more 99% of the people cook on gas and not on electric ..
I bought my first all clad today but why it says maid in China
Probably the lower end stuff from them. Believe the non stick stuff too. D3 d5 and copper core are all usa i believe
Italian and German made are still superior there are some that have had there stainless steel sets last 20 years
the point of this show is buy american products (which are usually better than most) before america is a country with ghost towns and empty factories. dont buy the 12$ pan made in china that sucks and wont last 2 years
20 years is nothing. I've had my made-in-China Calphalon Tri-Ply for 15 years, and it looks like it'll easily last another 15 years. 20 years? There are All-Clad pots and pans in use that are more than 40 years old, and since they have a lifetime warranty, if they DON'T last you can replace them at no cost.
***** are handles still good that's the problem with lots of pots and pans the rivets or screws start to break
HERPY DERPEDY Some of the rivets have started to crack around the edges, but so far the handles are still solidly attached. I wish I could have afforded All-Clad at that time, but it was way out of my price range, and America's Test Kitchen rated the Calphalon Tri-ply just below the All-Clad (it's since dropped another notch) and rated it a "Best Buy" at that time, so that made my choice easy.
@@bryanmartinez6600 these pots are top of the line. They will NOT come loose. I've had mine for over 20 yrs and still tight as the first day I bought them
All-Clad cookware is good but their handles are terrible. If I were to purchase another All-Clad pan, I'd purchase the Thomas Keller version. Plus thicker clad pans exist out there that are made in Europe.
@Wayne and others: you don't buy a $1200 set of cookware if you're wise, just like you don't buy a knife set unless you want to impress friends with matching knife handles at the cost of performance. For a stock pot.. never-mind: get a stainless steel Presto pressure cooker; for a fry pan: get a cast iron, for a slow cooker.. -f'k that: get a pressure cooker and get the same results faster; For a sauce pan.. get another pressure cooker. For a saute pan: get an all clad. What I suggest have mufti-functionality. For example: you can bake a pie, roast meat and veg, or bake corn bread in a cast iron fry pan, or flip it over and bake a pizza on it.
It might be good cookware, but, there is no way that that they can justify a retail price of over twelve hundred ($1200.00) dollars for a 14 piece set, not when you can buy cast iron for a 4th of the price and have something that *will* last forever. Cast iron cook ware hasn't been around for centuries for nothing, and it'll still be around when stainless steel is a thing of the past. =)
cast iron is ancient technology with minimal processing effort = cheap product to manufacture. Cast has it's place - mostly outdoor cooking over coals or a fire. But this cookware is for the professional chef.