ColoradoJohn's Profile
Circulon Premier Professional Set
With my wife using my nonstick cookware, usually she destroys the frying pans and saucepans within a year. We've had the Costco Premier set for over a year and a half and other than one inexplicably bent saucepan that makes it difficult to put the lid on tightly, they are still in great condition. I don't put them in the dishwasher, so i don't know if the dw would cause any additional wear. I have placed the large saute pan under the broiler many times (NOT the handle, though) and have had no issues. Cleanup is still very easy, the non-stick is still non-sticky and these are still the best non-stick pans I've ever used. They still get a big thumbs up from me, especially if they are $160 again.
Circulon Premier Professional Set
This cookware is an excellent buy at $159. If you look at the Circulon web site, you can see how they came up with this "value bundle". The bodies of the pots and pans themselves are like the Infinite Circulon (Infinite and the Costco "Premier" are both dishwasher safe! -- the only hard anodized sets to make that claim, but I hand wash mine anyway). But the handles and lids are like Circulon Elite -- they are tempered glass with silicon handles, while the Infinite is clad stainless steel. Will they outlast my All Clads? Probably not, but at $160, I'll let my wife use them too. (She's not touching my All Clads!) I use my All Clads for serious cooking, but I use my Circulon's for my everyday cooking. They are the hands-down the best non-stick pans I have ever used.
