Tramontina Solara 14-Piece Aluminum Ceramic Nonstick Cookware Set with Utensils & Glass Lids, Induction-Ready, Oven & Dishwasher Safe - Purple

What woman doesn't LOVE to get cookware for Christmas? Hmmmm, some might flinch a wee bit. Lucky for me, my Fab One is a really great cook. My once proud waistline keeps reminding of that! LOL Come birthdays and Christmas, she BEGS for anything kitchen related. Soooo, I knew what I had to do! Sure, I 'could' have spent several Benjamin Franklin's more for a 'Professional' quality cookware set. But I really have come to trust the products carried by Sam's Club. After a bit of stealthy questioning, unbeknownst to her, I developed a good idea of what she would be looking for in cookware. She owns a variety of cast iron pans, indispensable for certain cooking tasks. And she has some specialty cookware for other jobs. I kept coming back to this set as her all-round go-to everyday cooking set. And the price was right! I ordered the set in blue, to match the decor in the kitchen. I think 'decor' is a French word for 'Buy stuff that matches and looks real nice'... Christmas Day, 2021. SHE opens earrings, "Oh! These are nice". SHE opens her other presents with a favorable amount of flair, enthusiasm and gratitude. Then, SHE gets to the BIG BOX, within which ONLY I know the contents! SHE notes the BIG BOX is quite heavy. SHE gets that Ralphie, of A Christmas Story fame, opening the box with the BB Gun look on HER face... As her eyes spied the blueness within that BIG BOX I spied a look of joy overwhelming her! I thought she was gonna cry! Suffice it to say that her happiness made my happiness happy! Oh yeah! The cooking part? She LOVES cooking with this set! That ceramic coating is hands down better than any other non-stick coating she's tried, and we believe it'll hold up much better to the abuses of use, including cooking heat and the occasional mis-scrape. (I will state that you use less heat with these pans, too. The ceramic transfers the heat more evenly so less heat is needed than what you may be used to using). Overall, these pans COOK! SHE loves them and I love the dishes she has prepared WITH them!