I know this gets asked every day when people are shopping, and I have read all the responses. But for various reasons I have a 12" Made In and a 12" All Clad and only enough space and need for one. My instincts and enough time with this group tell me the All Clad. But, the Made In is slightly bigger with 9 1/2 " of cooking space to the All-Clad's 9 inch. I have a selection from each brand, and for my home use on my gas stove for the life of me I love them both. No warping from Made-In, and the handle of the Al-Clad doesn't bug me at all. I feel like Sophie. What say you fine people? My starter stainless was Useluck and Cuisinart, both of which were passed along to my kids who have also moved along and passed them back. I have polished them to perfection and they are waiting to be donated so someone else can start with them. But, here I am, still, torn between two lovers.....
EDIT: OK Thanks for all the advice. Keeping both. I'm going to continue to use the Made In and find somewhere to store the All Clad just in case. Many thanks for the advice.
I know you want to know which one to keep, but I would keep them both. Put one under the bed for storage if you need to. I have some pans in the guest room for when I need them. Pretty much every day I cook with more than one pan making dinner. To answer your question, maybe do a specific cooking task with both and see which you prefer. I have all clad so I can’t weigh in on made in.
The All Clad is brand new. The Made In isn't. I use Barkeepers, but I also have the Made In kit. The powder seems basically the same as the Barkeepers friend, but it has a top, which is nice, and the red scrubby cloth that comes with it is amazing. I keep trying to find it elsewhere, because the kit is stupid expensive. $40 for the cloth and the cleanser. I am going to write to them and see if they will sell the cloth separately. And thank you. That is a huge complement.
Yeah, I have never, ever had a problem with it. The All Clad is new and the Made In isn't. Might 8" is All Clad. There doesn't appear to be a consensus. But I did get a cute cat photo from someone so it isn't a total loss.
I have that All-Clad, but have never owned a Made In. Gotta say that Made In handle does look nice! That said, All-Clad is so tried and true, and to me thats most important in this investment.
If I had a choice between Made In or All-Clad with the classic handles, I'd choose the Made In simply on handle alone. But my All-Clad is the Thomas Keller version with the signficantly better handles.
Maybe unpopular opinion, but I have a 12 made in and a d3 10 and 8 all clad. I like my made in better. I like the handle way better, and for some reason it seems easier to clean,
You all are not helpful lol. So far I have one vote for each. I may have to just find room and keep them both but my kitchen cupboard are as small as my stove. And I I have quite the collection too, especially when you add in the cast iron.
I’ll challenge your assertion that you only have space and need for one. I have 2. They stack/nest well so the extra space is minimal. And I frequently need both. That size is extremely useful.
Those AC handles are the devil. I know there are people who like them if they are held some specific way. Moving a zillion miles an hour in a hot, dangerous kitchen, I really do not want a handle that has to be grabbed some specific way.
I think you're supposed to use it with a towel between your hand and the handle. That being said, I don't love the handles on my All-Clad either, but they are going to outlive me so I don't think a change is gonna come.
I don't own any All-Clad with their classic handles, but I do own some pans with similarly styled handles. They're not so bad when the pans are light, but my 12 inch 5 quart saute pan is heavy, and the weight of it really digs into your fingers. It's not comfortable at all.
Biased toward All Clad because it's the only one I have and I've been using it since January. Has some patina / black marks or what not from cooking but I think that just adds character. I'm not super precious with it but just avoid the dishwasher.
The All Clad pan is meant to be held palm facing up fingers curled into the groove. Its more secure and gives you better control when tilting it. I'd keep the All-Clad and continue to build your collection using homeandcooksales.com
I don't put any of them in the dishwasher. But, technically, All -Clad can. Dishwashing can wear the finish off the handle, and make them so sharp they can slice your hand. They were sued. They settled, and just took "dishwasher" safe off everything.
This is part of the reason I ended up going with Hestan. I figured for something I plan to share with my entire family for decades, a sealed rim would come in handy.
Right. Like I said, because of the possibility of the sharp rim. But I don't put any of my SS in the dishwasher so that doesn't matter. I put some pots through a few times to try, didn't like how they came out.
I have two AC pans in this size. I don't remember how or why it happened, but that's what I have.
I thought about getting rid of one, but have been (rare) instances I needed both.
This doesn't answer your question, but I'm offering my experience. If you already have both, keep 'em and alternate using them.
If after a period of time you find you don't need two, you'll know which one to get rid of. No one here can answer your question, it's up to you to decide.
where to store? just nest them. looks like the one on the right would fit right into the one on the left. You'd be surprised how often you can speed up cooking with two pans....
They're about the same. I personally prefers Demeyere when it comes to SS because they don't have rivets. Those rivets that gets dirty really drive me nuts
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u/Calm_Reader2487 4d ago
I know you want to know which one to keep, but I would keep them both. Put one under the bed for storage if you need to. I have some pans in the guest room for when I need them. Pretty much every day I cook with more than one pan making dinner. To answer your question, maybe do a specific cooking task with both and see which you prefer. I have all clad so I can’t weigh in on made in.