Cookware Recommendations

If you are cooking over natural gas, Hexclad, Caraway, and Greenpan Ceramics are all top-tier rated. Cuisinart Stainless steel is also very good and heats up fast, but I found using them on an open flame can warp them (that's why I asked above.)

If you have an IR or electric stovetop I would recommend the Cuisinart Stainless Steel classic set. I had them for a while and loved them, but they warped over time on my natural gas stove and were not the easiest to clean.

I cross shopped Hexclad, Caraway, and Greenpans lines when I was looking for a replacement for the Cuisinart line. They are all a bit more expensive (or at least were) than the Cuisinart, but the Ceramics and Cast Iron Hybrids do not warp over time over the heat of the natural gas flames like stainless and aluminum alloys have.

I went with the Greenpan line and have been pleased but 2 years in on heavy daily use, I am starting to lose some of the ceramic non-stick coating (I am certain my wife and kids use metal utensils when I'm not looking.)

My buddy has and swears by the Hexclad, but when I shopped them Hexclad was significantly higher priced than the Greenpan, but I don't think that's the case any longer.