I absolutely love this cookware. I've  had several other sets of "good, name brand" sets and none have held up very long. I'm  not hard on things and just have been very disappointed in the past. It took me a long time to decide to get new ones and wasn't  sure what kind I'd get. These were on sale and the brand name is a good one, so I bought them - and I'm  so glad I did. They're  probably the best pans I've  ever had.