I recently purchased new appliances and the cooktop is induction. I researched cookware for this type of cooktop and the only two brands that I saw come up pretty highly rated were All Clad and this Cuisinart set. From what I read the patent on the All Clad cookware design expired a few years ago so other companies are able to reproduce that technology. The MCP Cuisinart cookware set was my choice for the quality and cost. I have not been disappointed. It performs just as well as the All Clad set does and costs half the money. Definitely the best choice for the money.