Made In

Amazon

D3 8qt Stockpot

Premier 8qt Space Saving Stock Pot

8-Quart Stockpot

Big Deal

8qt Stainless Steel Stock Pot

The first thing we saw when we opened the box to this absolute beefcake was a little slip of paper telling us "not to salt our water before it's fully boiling". Or use metal utensils in the pot. And how to avoid rainbow stains.

That sure does set a bad tone for a brand that prides itself on its construction. Not only will their competitors happily tell you how practical and easy they are, but Made In seems to think their pans should be used as gently and infrequently as possible so they stay pretty instead of being useful.

Listen... pitting happens. Scratching happens. 

This isn't jewelry, it's a tool (and an absolute beefcake at that). If you're worried about pitting, skip those extra couple (borderline useless) layers of aluminum and use 316 steel for the cooking surface instead. Don't put that effort onto your customers — especially at this price. 

Come on, Made In.

GreenPan

Williams-Sonoma

Stanley Tucci Covered Ceramic 12" Fry Pan

Stanley Tucci Ceramic Fry Pan (Set of 2)

Fry Pan (10.5")

Nonstick Frying Pan (10")

Large Fry

Reserve 12" Frying Skillet

Always Pan

Always Pan 2.0

The likelihood of Mr. Stanley Tucci, Jr. having an impact on much outside of aesthetics is unlikely. He may not have even had a say in that; but aesthetics are genuinely this line's only upside.

GreenPan doesn't make good cookware. We've never found a single model to have acceptable quality and the ceramic coating is almost always chipped. This line is not an outlier in that sense.

On top of that, this line costs about 2x what the Reserve line costs but with similar performance and quality. GreenPan insists that their new ceramic coating — "Infinite8" — is more advanced, but it performs almost identically.

POWERTEC

Horl 2

Tumbler Diamond Rolling Knife Sharpener Set

Ha No Kuromaku #5000 Ceramic Water Stone

Ha No Kuromaku #1000 Ceramic Water Stone

Gouken Fuji #8000 Ceramic Finishing Stone

Professional #3000 Ceramic Water Stone

Professional #800 Ceramic Water Stone

Gouken Kurouto #1000 Ceramic Water Stone

71671 Sharpening Stone Sink Bridge

71013 Sharpening Stone Holder

Sharpening Stone Holder

Glass #1000 Ceramic Water Stone

Rubberized Cork Strop

Sink Bridge

Flattening Stone

A great price and easily adjusted. Love the feel in a sink, but it's a little too slippery on the countertop, imo. Might need a wet towel underneath for safety if you go that route.

Classic Ice Cream Base

Meiji 10" Chef's Knife

Classic 210mm Chef's Knife

Spartan Ghost Chef's Knife 8"

8" Chef's Knife

The 8" Knife

Professional Series 8" Chef's Knife (MTH-80)

Premier Chef's 8"

Everyday Chef's Knife

Classic Ikon 8" Chef's Knife

Förslag 3-pc Knife Set

Rosewood 8" Chef's Knife

French Chef's Knife

Classic Chef's 8"

Vardagen Chef's Knife 8"

Briljera Chef's Knife 8"

Vörda Chef's Knife 8"

365+ Chef's Knife 8"

Pro Le Blanc 8" Chef's Knife

365+ 6" Utility Knife

Birchwood SG2 8" Chef's Knife

Black 5000MCD67 8" Gyuto

G-56 7" Santoku

G-2 8" Chef's Knife

GU-02 8" Asian Chef's Knife

210mm Ginsan Gyuto

Chef's Knife

Graphite 8" Chef's Knife (+ 13-pc set)

8” Brad Leone Signature Series Chinese Santoku Cleaver

7.25" Chef Series

8" Chef Knife

Koh 8" Gyuto

Kanso 8" Chef's Knife

Fibrox 8" Chef's Knife

Classic 6" Chef's Knife

Up until recently, this was maybe the only knife in the category that both Sarah and I loved to use. It really is a joy AND it's cheap.

This one's a no-brainer if you're looking for your first "nice" knife, you have small hands, or you want a smaller backup.

I thought by now I would find a knife I like more than my MAC, but I haven't. 

It won't win any awards for being beautiful, but it's a good little knife that I can feel confident using every. single. time.