Had a Cuisinart stainless Steel set along time ago and it lasted for decades. Very disappointed in the new one we just purchased and how easily now a stainless steel pan set stains. It also is every easily scratched with just using a stainless steel spoon. Can't use a rubber or silicone spatula because your food sticks to easily and can't turn a lot of foods over. So you resort to a metal spatula and it tears it up. Seems to be a very soft metal used now.