Laura DenbyFor each individual recipe, I utilized the same temperature and time with each product to maintain consistency across the board, then evaluated the finished products. French fries and chicken wings should be consistently golden and crispy throughout the basket, with tender, moist insides. I observed the color and texture of each food at the end of the cooking process.
The nonstick ceramic coating aids the cookware in this as well. Of course, as with the other Gotham Steel sets, customers also had issues with the handles on the lids getting overheated during the cooking process. Make sure to use oven mitts or pot holders when handling this cookware. The major feature that differentiates these frying pans from the 20-piece set is the encapsulated aluminum base.
We couldn’t find the Pro Hard Anodized cookware available as a single skillet, but you can get two large skillets–9.75″ and 11.3″–for under $50. A 13 piece set goes for about $200, while in the original Gotham Steel you’ll pay just $125 for a 15 piece set. Thus the Pro Hard Anodized is considerably pricier than the original, but still very affordable cookware. Don’t expect the 10 year warranty to be honored unless a pan is defective out of the box; you won’t be covered for any nonstick coating issues. We found in our testing that of all the Gotham Steel lines, the anodized aluminum line performed the best.
And if you want to return a pan to the Gotham Steel store, you will be charged return shipping and handling. Gotham Steel cookware has a 10 year warranty if you register the pan after buying, but this covers primarily manufacturer defects. Also, there are many, many Cookware Sets complaints in the reviews about customer service being non-existent . What people consider a good value will vary, but we think that with nonstick cookware, you should buy cheap–but not too cheap. Overall, the heating properties of Gotham Steel pans aremediocre.
The exterior base is coated in stainless steel, making this set suitable for all types of cooktops. All the offer one core feature, a nonstick ceramic coating that works better and lasts longer than the competition. In addition, their Ti-Cerama award-winning nonstick coating boasts that anything cooked in this cookware, the food slides right off without the need for oil or butter. Stocking a kitchen with cookware properly can be quite an undertaking. After all, the kitchen can be the most crucial room in a home.