I bought this cookware set for my daughter to take to graduate school. When I visit her, I like to cook and leave food in her freezer, so this cookware was almost as much for me as is was for her. I was so happy to finally find a stainless steel set with stainless, not glass, lids. I also love that there's no nonstick coating, thus none of the maintenance or health concerns that go with it. I can use metal utensils without a care in the world. I can whip potatoes with an electric mixer in the same pot I cooked them in. Properly preheated, these pans are remarkably nonstick, and the heavy bottoms make for even heat distribution without hot spots. The stock pot is large enough to accommodate a double batch of stew or chili. I'll probably buy another set when my next daughter graduates.