Incredibly, unbelievably badI got this set of cookware free along with a Fagor cooktop. I figured it wouldn't be as good as All-Clad or Cephalon but that it should service for a couple of years.
The induction cooktop is perfectly fine - quite good actually. The cookware, not so much. We've never had a pan fall apart in a single day. After using exactly once, under normal care, two pieces started rusting! So much for stainless steel. For the other pieces that haven't started rusting yet, cleaning is shockingly more difficult compared to All-Clad - or frankly every single other make of cookware we've used. And even after washing shortly after use, water stains require intense scrubbing to remove - again contrasting with our non-Fagor cookware.
On top of that, the glass lids are difficult to fully clean where they connect to their edges.
On the plus side, the handles stay cool, the aesthetics are good, and the steamer is well-designed.
I've only had one set, but if...
FAGOR TRI-PLY COOKWARE 8-PIECEI like the fast even heat distribution that the tri-ply core offers. Not to mention the stay-cool handles.
The HMI is excellent and the sizes just right. And the set has all the pieces; stock/pasta pot, skillet, a good size steamer basket and 2 saucepans, the smaller one doubles as a fryer too. The glass lids are heavy enough and vented for simmering. Now, if only I knew a cleaner that performs just as well, I'd be set.
Wife likes set.My wife is pleased with set of cookware. She has used many brands of cookware and prefers Fagor.
I will polish skillet with abrasive to reduce sticking of eggs.
Large handles help wife lift heavy skillet.
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