Chose these over Viking cookware, mainly because of the price difference. Quality seemed to be comparable between the two brands. We were also wanting made in USA and only the Viking professional products were. The rest were made in china, and all of the all-clad products were made in USA. Now as far as ease of use, these are very easy to clean up, the polished stainless takes a lil extra work to keep new looking but it is worth the effort. Don’t put on high heat and the nonstick should give you plenty of years of extraordinary service. If you are worried about the nonstick peeling off the d3 also comes in pure stainless without the nonstick.