Bought this for my adult daughter's first apartment with a boyfriend which lasted only a month so now I have this great Farberware set! 30 years ago my mother got a Farberware Stainless set (not nonstick) to replace an old Wearever Aluminum set she had forever. Aluminum cooks great but there are some health questions about Aluminium products so I prefer Stainless. This set has heat resistant handles, something not always available in good cookware, and is reasonably priced. High end brands are too heavy for me and I'm not such a cook who needs cast iron. I'll probably need to buy anther set when daughter one day moves out again. For now I'm loving it along with my "copper" based pieces.