Mainstays Stainless Steel 24-Piece Kitchen Set

This 18 piece cookware set is great. I love that it has the pots, pans and Dutch oven, but I was excited for the added bonus of 3 mixing bowls and 4 cooking utensils. So far they all seem to be pretty good quality. The pros of this set are that there's a right size cooking vessel for everything you want to make. The handles stay cool to the touch while cooking. The pans heat up fast. The mixing bowls come with lids for each one so you can store leftovers in them. Just make sure to keep on medium heat to avoid burning and sticking. There aren't many cons, but atleast one is that the lid handles get really hot while cooking, so remember a pot holder. Also, the cooking utensils are a little large for the cooking vessels and are really stiff. Overall, this cookware set is great and I would recommend it to anyone.

These could be a good, affordable set for a college student or someone moving into their first apartment. That said, they don't seem like the kind of stainless steel that will last forever and get passed down. I've used them for a few meals now and they seem to cook evenly. They're all on the small side and perfect for making meals for 1-2 people. They've gone through the dishwasher without any problems but heads up that the shiny finish definitely shows fingerprints. The lids have a nice, tight seat on the pans and they're easy to clean because they don't have a ridge for water or oils to get stuck in. We are really excited for the Dutch oven because it is a PERFECT popcorn pot! My biggest cons are that they're super light weight and the rivets holding the handles on feel a little flimsy. My chef boyfriend picked them up and found that the handles on all the sauce/saute pans wiggled back and forth slightly straight out of the box. He's afraid to use them and have a handle fall off causing a potentially painful mess. I could easily hand bend the three utensils that come in the set but none of them are really meant for heavy lifting so probably not an issue. A hardcore cook should probably look elsewhere but for someone making individual meals I think they're worth checking out.