Circulon 12 Piece Cookware Set

Pros: Quick Heat up, Hard Coating, Good Value.
Cons: Silicon on the Handel.

Bar none the best set that I've ever owned. Heats up quickly, cleans effortlessly, and extremely tough and resilient against wear.

Bought this product to replace my ancient wear ever set that is older than I am. Checked out all the big brands in non-stick - Lagostina, Chephalon (sp) and kitchen aid and the majority of the rest. I basically gave them all the same little test in the store. When the salesman had their back turned to me, I took out my set of keys and scratched the bugger the best I could. This was the only brand that did not leave behind bear metal, aluminum, or whatever other metal they are putting in cookware these days. 300 bucks for this one or almost 1000 bucks for the Chephalon? That math was pretty easy.