All-Clad Copper Core: Is It Worth It?

All-Clad Copper Core cookware is one of All-Clad's most popular lines. It's beautiful, durable, and performs well--but it's also expensive. Is it worth it?

In this Copper Core review, you'll find out:

• How Copper Core compares to other All-Clad lines,
• How Copper Core compares to other clad cookware, 
• How Copper Core compares to other copper cookware. 
• How to shop for clad cookware (the important features),
• Tips for buying cookware online and getting the best deal

and more.

This review should have all the info you need to make the right cookware choice.

About All-Clad

All-Clad Cookware was founded in 1971 by John Ulam, the metallurgist who invented the cladding process. He discovered that bonding stainless steel to aluminum created durable cookware with excellent heating properties. One of his earliest designs was tri-ply cladding, officially called D3, the stainless-aluminum-stainless cookware for which All-Clad is best known:

Though Copper Core cookware has both aluminum and copper, the primary heat conductor is the copper. The aluminum layers are very thin--think paper--and mainly there to help the metals bond securely because copper alone bonds poorly to stainless steel and is notorious for bubbling and separating without the aluminum to help it stay put.

What to Know About Multi-Ply Cookware

Notice that in those All-Clad diagrams, there are no actual dimensions (i.e., thicknesses) given for the layers. All-Clad doesn't share specifics. This is unfortunate, because you are paying for those internal layers--the more copper or aluminum, the better the cookware will perform, and the more expensive the cookware should be. 

The configuration of the layers in multi-ply cookware is also important. It can have internal layers of stainless (like D5) rather than internal layers of aluminum (like Demeyere Industry 5) or copper (like Copper Core).

Which do you think would heat better? The answer is the pans with aluminum and copper interiors, of course--but to know which is best, you have to know the exact thickness of the layers. Copper is only better than aluminum if the layer is thick enough to provide better heating.

For people who want to comparison shop, it's frustrating that most clad stainless brands do not supply this information. This is not the case with copper cookware, which is actually priced by the millimeter--so you know exactly what you're paying for and what kind of performance you're going to get.

But clad stainless cookware is, by and large, not sold that way. We don't know why, because it's every bit as important to the cookware's performance as it is for copper cookware. Perhaps it's the difference selling to professional chefs versus selling to home cooks: it's assumed that home cooks don't want or need this data.

But if you want to buy wisely, you do need it.

Luckily, there are websites like ours who have this information. We actually cut the cookware open and measure the layers--so our readers can know exactly what they're paying for.

For details about Copper Core heating properties--and how it compares to other cookware--see the Copper Core Cookware Heating Properties section below.

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What to Look for in Clad Stainless Cookware (A Buying Guide)

Now that you know a little about cladding, you can look at the other properties that are important in clad cookware. These are what makes clad stainless cookware good, average, or awful.

Here are the things that matter:

• Stainless steel quality
• Heating properties, which are largely determined by thickness of internal metals used (as discussed above)
• Design and aesthetics: lids, handles, rims, etc. (and: is the cookware pretty?)

We'll look at all of these factors and find out how Copper Core cookware stacks up.

Stainless Steel Quality

While nearly all clad cookware is "18/10" or comparable stainless steel, this means very little, because 18/10 stainless is not all created equally.

Yes, 18/10 stainless steel has to be at least 18% chromium and 10% nickel.

But what about the other 72%? 

Or, in the case of 18/0 (magnetic) stainless steel, what about the other 82%?

Using inferior stainless steel is one way that manufacturers can cut costs. Steel in overseas-made products tends to be inferior to steel used in the United States and Western Europe. Inferior stainless steel can contain impurities that make it not as durable and corrosion resistant as higher quality stainless. 

(Note: You can read more about stainless steel in The Best Cookware for Every Budget. You can read more about All-Clad steel in our Ultimate All-Clad Cookware Review.)

Differences in steel quality can account for differences in pricing among brands of clad cookware. If you buy inexpensive clad stainless, you may get lucky and get decent pans that last and don't rust. You might also get unlucky and get pans that rust, pit, and corrode in a frustratingly short time. 

All-Clad cookware isn't the only option for good quality steel. But the easiest way to be sure you're getting good stainless steel is to buy a known brand. Any American or European brand is a safe bet, as well as a handful of Chinese brands. 

Heating Properties

The two most important heating properties are thermal conductivity--how fast and evenly a pan heats--and heat retention--how long a pan hangs onto heat (or, put another way, how responsive it is). Both aluminum and copper have high thermal conductivity, which means they heat quickly and evenly. Conversely, cast iron has high heat retention: it heats slowly and unevenly, but it hangs onto heat pretty much forever. (This is partly due to its mass, as well: heat retention increases with mass, regardless of the material. For example, a 2mm layer of copper is going to have longer heat retention than a 1mm layer of copper, even though both are copper.) 

If you need cookware responsive to temperature changes--such as for delicate sauces and heat-sensitive dishes--then copper is the best option, and aluminum is also good. If you need extreme heat retention--such as for searing a steak to maximum browning--then cast iron is the best option.

Clad stainless is great for everything in-between, and will work in a pinch for other tasks, as well. 

Good quality clad stainless cookware has great thermal conductivity and decent heat retention. These properties, along with its durability, make good quality clad stainless the best, most versatile cookware you can buy. 

All-Clad Copper Core cookware, as you might guess, is more on the responsive end of the scale. But it's designed for all-around kitchen tasks, so like most good quality clad stainless cookware, it will work in a pinch for any task you throw at it. 

How Much Aluminum and/or Copper Is Enough?

Now we start getting into specifics.

This goes back to the cladding discussion (above): To have great heating properties, clad cookware has to have a certain amount of heat-conducting metal. A half-millimeter layer of aluminum isn't going to heat as evenly as a full millimeter layer.

Low-cost brands of clad cookware tend to have thinner layers of aluminum than higher-end brands. The difference can be significant. Some pans have such a thin layer of aluminum that they barely conduct heat better than stainless alone (which is to say, terribly). This is one of the big differences between a brand like All-Clad and an unknown brand that sells for hundreds of dollars less.

These thinner pans--because they're thinner--are also more prone to warping.

Lids

The best cookware has stainless, not glass, lids. Stainless lids are more durable, easier to store, and can withstand higher oven temperatures. 

Copper Core, like all All-Clad clad cookware, has stainless lids (as shown above).

Vented lids are gimmicky, and largely unnecessary for any cooking you do with a lid. A lid should fit snugly, yet lift off easily. The handle should be comfortable and easy to grasp. 

If you want a lid that "vacuum" seals, like those found on waterless cookware, you won't find that here. However, this, too is gimmicky, and you can achieve similar results with any snugly fitting lid, even if it doesn't provide a vacuum seal.

Handles

Good cookware should have handles made of a durable material like stainless steel. Plastic and silicone handles are comfortable, but they wear out long before the pans themselves do. So we recommend buying cookware with all metal handles; all All-Clad cookware has stainless steel handles.

Helper handles on the heavier pieces are nice, too:

All-Clad handles get a lot of hate for being uncomfortable, but we're in the minority of people who think they're great--probably the safest handle design in the entire cookware industry. That groove makes them amazingly easy to hang onto and stabilize, even if uncomfortable at times.

Rims

Curved vs. straight rims may be a minor concern for most people, but a curved rim is nice for pouring because it helps to eliminate drips. All Copper Core cookware pieces have curved rims to facilitate pouring without drips. 

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Sauce Pan Shape

The shape of a sauce pan is probably the most important factor in whether you love the pan or hate it, and if you find it easy to use or a huge pain.

Some sauce pans are narrower at the top than the bottom or have curved sides with flared tops. These designs can be pretty, but they're not practical. Pans with wider bottoms than tops are harder to scrape out and harder to wash. 

Overall, design should be a happy marriage of what's functional and what's beautiful. You may think beauty is a foolish measure of something as utilitarian as cookware, but beauty enhances everyday use, making cooking less of a chore and more of a pleasure even on those days when it takes everything you have to get a meal on the table. 

Copper Core cookware is no slouch in the beauty department: it's one of the prettiest lines of cookware on the market:

Very few All-Clad competitors make a product like Copper Core cookware, but there are a few around. Sharff & Mueller is configured almost exactly like All-Clad Copper Core (and is made in Canada). But we haven't tested it so we can't say for sure how well it performs (and at the much lower price, we suspect it's got less copper in it than Copper Core).

Legend cookware also looks very close in configuration to Copper Core, but we haven't tested it. It is made in China, so could be close in quality to Copper Core even at its lower price point,

Calphalon AccuCore is a 5-ply clad with a copper core, but this cookware is thin and doesn't come close to Copper Core performance. It has a pretty low 5-star percentage (about 51%), so even though we haven't tested it, we can't recommend. We also suspect it's being discontinued by Calphalon.

One "knockoff" we do recommend is Falk Copper Core. It's made by an established copper cookware company and sold like copper cookware--so you know exactly what you're paying for. Falk Copper core contains an internal layer of copper almost 2mm thick--about twice that of All-Clad Copper Core cookware. You will pay a premium for it, but if you want to get close to true copper performance in a stainless package, Falk is the way to go. 

This is not the case with most knockoffs, though. Even if a brand does contain a sufficient amount of copper for great heating, then another problem is bubbling and separation of the layers: copper is notoriously difficult to bond to stainless steel (the reason for the aluminum layers in Copper Core), which makes buying an off brand a risk.

This is not to say you should avoid all brands of clad copper cookware except Copper Core (or Falk), because there are probably good brands out there. Just be sure to do your research before you buy. 

Another potential issue is that any brand not charging a premium price is not likely to contain enough copper to affect heating performance. Several brands of clad copper-stainless cookware are really just aluminum cookware with enough external copper to provide color but not enough to give true copper performance (it can still be nice cookware, just don't pay too much for it thinking you're getting "real" copper cookware). 

You can read more about copper cookware in our Copper Cookware Review and see the brands we recommend.

The upshot: Don't be fooled by low cost "copper" clad cookware. Copper is an expensive metal, so you're only going to find it in useful amounts in premium brands (like Copper Core).

Copper is the cookware of choice for professional chefs. Julia Child insisted not only on cooking with copper, but also that the cookware be 3mm thick. 

Professional chefs like copper because it is super responsive: it reacts to changes in temperature faster than any other cookware material. It also heats incredibly evenly. And, it's beautiful. 

However, copper cookware is expensive--the most expensive cookware on the market. And it requires maintenance that stainless cookware doesn't: you have to polish it a few times a year if you want it to keep its gorgeous luster (though it performs just as well whether you polish it or not). 

And here's the really interesting thing: Because copper cookware is sold to professionals and serious cooks, reputable copper brands state clearly how much copper content is in their cookware. For example, Mauviel has two lines, one with a 1.5mm layer of copper and one with a 2.5mm layer of copper, and the amounts of copper are in the product names: Mauviel M'Heritage 150, and M'Heritage 250.

Serious cooks buy their copper cookware by the millimeter so they know exactly what performance they're going to get out of the cookware. 

Clad stainless cookware is marketed to a different buyer, so it usually doesn't contain this information (although this is changing as buyers get more savvy and the market gets more competitive). People who buy clad stainless cookware are less inclined to care about the actual configuration of the cookware. Which is unfortunate, because the configuration determines the quality and performance of the cookware. But this is how clad stainless cookware has been marketed--especially in the US--for decades, so a lot of people just don't think to ask about it. While most clad stainless will provide passable performance, it's not going to be anything like the real, heavy duty copper cookware used by professional chefs. 

Copper Core cookware is marketed to the clad stainless audience. Thus, All-Clad doesn't readily provide information on how thick the copper and aluminum layers are...and their buyers don't expect it. In fact, to find out how much copper Copper Core cookware actually contained, we had to cut a pan open and measure it. 

The copper layer in Copper Core cookware is 0.9mm, which is thinner than any "real" copper brand. More importantly, the amount of copper in Copper Core isn't a selling point as it is with higher end copper brands. 

Even though Copper Core doesn't provide a "real" copper cookware experience, it's still excellent cookware. It has traits that in some ways make it better than traditional copper cookware. For example, Copper Core cookware is dishwasher safe, induction compatible, and does not require polishing because of its stainless exterior. And, it's certainly in the top tier of clad stainless performance.

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Sets Vs. Individual Pieces

Whatever you're in the market for, it's smart to weigh the advantages of buying sets vs. individual pieces.

Buy a set if:

• You're just starting out and need everything 
• You want matching cookware
• You want to save money
• You're sure you'll use all the pieces in the set.

Buy individual pieces if:

• You already have a lot of cookware and are looking to augment with a specific piece or two
• You have specific needs that you can fill with just one or two specialty pieces
• You don't care if you have a matching set
• You can't find the pieces you want in a set.

Keep in mind that no set is going to have every piece you need. For example, no set we know of comes with a roasting pan (although sometimes sellers like Williams-Sonoma will throw one in with the purchase of a qualifying set).

Our recommendation is to buy a small set with pieces you know you'll use (5-7 pieces), and augment with individual pieces as you know you need them.

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Avoid Sets with Filler Pieces

If you do buy a set, pay attention to the sizes of the pieces in the set, and avoid sets with filler pieces. Filler pieces are those used to round out a set and make it seem like the set has more usable pieces than it actually has. For example, if a set has two small sauce pans, such as a 1.5 qt. and a 2 qt., consider one of these a filler piece because they are so close in size (and both small) that they're only good for similar tasks. 

Instead, a set should have one smallish sauce pan (1.5-2qt) and one good-sized sauce pan (3-4qt).

Sets usually come with an 8-inch and a 10-inch frying pan. While some people will find the 8-inch pan useful, many consider it too small, and thus a filler piece. You can find sets with larger frying pans, but All-Clad sets generally have an 8-inch and a 10-inch frying pan. If you want to get a larger frying pan in an All-Clad set, you have to buy a "kitchen sink" set that has way too many pieces that you probably won't use. Most people are better off just buying a 12-inch frying pan individually and skipping the huge set.

Size preferences are certainly personal, so you have to decide for yourself if a set has the pieces you want. Just be aware that many sets can include small filler pieces--including All-Clad sets.

We talk about piece sizes in the Copper Core cookware sets in detail below in the Buying Options: Copper Core Sets section below.

This is all to say that Amazon is a perfectly good place to buy All-Clad cookware. And should you get unlucky and get a knockoff piece (we've never heard of this happening), or if you decide All-Clad cookware isn't for you, Amazon has a 30-day return policy on anything you buy from them. So you're covered. 

Amazon isn't the only place to buy cookware, though. We include other buying options, too, because you should check more than one online source to compare prices. You may be surprised to learn that Sur la Table and Williams-Sonoma tend to have the same prices you'll find on Amazon. If you run into a sale, you can get some amazing deals. 

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Buying Options: Copper Core Individual Pieces 

In addition to the pieces included in sets, the All-Clad Copper Core cookware line has a huge variety of open stock available. 

All-Clad does a great job of understanding their customers and giving them a lot of options. If you want all your cookware to match, it will cost you a small fortune, but the options are certainly there. 

Not every site has all the pieces, or all the available sizes--this is another reason to shop around. We've found that Amazon actually has the largest variety of open stock, but availability can vary. If there's a piece you want that you can't find anywhere else, check out the All-Clad website. Prices will be higher, but they should have the best selection.

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You can get the All-Clad Copper Core skillet/frying pan in 8-inch, 10-inch, and 12-inch size. The 12-inch size has a helper handle. 

You'll appreciate Copper Core performance in a frying pan or sauté pan. It's a light pan with great heating properties--fast, even, and responsive--and hits all the notes as a great, all-around kitchen workhorse. 

This responsiveness is a pleasure for most cooking tasks, but save the high-heat searing for your cast iron or Demeyere Proline. 

The skillets don't come with a lid, although if you have a comparably sized sauté pan, the lid will probably fit (e.g., 3-qt sauté lid fits 10-inch frying pan; 5-qt sauté lid fits 12-inch frying pan). 

We don't recommend the nonstick skillet because the coating will wear out decades before the rest of the pan, and it's expensive. But we included it for those people who are interested.

Need a lid? Here you go:

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A sauté pan is a straight-sided skillet/frying pan. Technically the two pans have different uses, but for many people, a skillet and a sauté pan are interchangeable. If you're frying meat, a skillet's sloped sides make it easier to slip a turner in there, and if you're doing a braise or other cooking method that uses liquid, the straight sides of the sauté pan make it the right choice. Unless doing a wet heat method, which pan you use is largely personal preference.

One appeal of sauté pans is that they usually include a lid with the purchase price, while the skillet/frying pan does not. (You can find D3 skillets with a lid, but we haven't yet found a Copper Core skillet with a lid.)

In any case, depending on your cooking style and your budget, you may want both a frying pan and a sauté pan. Either way, the Copper Core sauté pan is a great addition to your collection. As you already know, it's an expensive pan, and there are cheaper alternatives, like All-Clad tri-ply (D3) and Cuisinart MC Pro, that are pretty good (as well as more expensive ones that are better, such as Mauviel). But if you want a lightweight, responsive pan with a great aesthetic, Copper Core is the way to go.

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Every kitchen needs at least a couple of sauce pans: a small, 1.5-2 quart size for heating leftovers and small batches of soup, sauce, etc., and a 3-4 quart size for making pasta, rice, beans, and hundreds of other kitchen tasks. The Copper Core sauce pan is a great choice. It's lightweight and easy to handle, and it provides fast, even, responsive heating--everything you need in a sauce pan.

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The saucier pan is designed for reducing sauces: the depth makes it liquid-friendly, while the sloped sides facilitate easy whisking and proper reducing (evaporation). If you want to learn more, see our article on how to choose the right sauce pans for your kitchen.

Copper Core is ideal for sauciér pans: The copper makes the pan super responsive to changes in temperature, which is exactly what you need for delicate sauces. All serious chefs should have a good sauciér, and Copper Core fits the bill perfectly. 

If this pan isn't available, we recommend the Demeyere Atlantis saucier for excellent performance: it's heavy though, and it should have a helper handle, but doesn't. 

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A Dutch oven is a great, versatile pot that works well on the stove top and in the oven. It's large enough for most roasts and poultry, and great for soups, stews, braises, and even batches of stock. 

If you're going to use a Dutch oven for braising (which is what most people use them for), we prefer enameled cast iron, such as le Creuset enameled cast iron. The lid of a stainless Dutch oven is too lightweight to prevent evaporation, and the pot itself is too lightweight to hang onto heat, a key trait necessary for good braising.

You can get plenty of use out of this pot, but if you're mostly interested in braising, enameled cast iron is the way to go.

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Full disclosure: you don't really need Copper Core performance in a stock pot, and you can do just as well with a less expensive brand. The only reason to go with Copper Core is so all your pieces match.

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Chef's pans are more popular in Europe than in the US, but they're quite versatile. They're roomy and you can use them as skillets, sauté pans, sauciers, Dutch ovens, and even woks. They're called chef's pans because their versatility makes them the favorite choice for many professional chefs. 

Chef's pans are usually large--which a chef would need, right?--and the Copper Core model is no exception. Its 12-inch diameter and deep sides give you a lot of room to work in. And you'll appreciate the lighter weight Copper Core offers in such a large pan.

If you routinely cook for crowds or like to do weekly meal prepping, you will get a ton of use out of this chef's pan. And everything you'll do with this pan will benefit from Copper Core's performance. If you're looking for just one or two investment pieces for your Copper Core budget, this pan is a great one, if it suits your cooking style.

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The ceramic insert provides great heat protection, so if you like to whip up batches of hollandaise, candies, or other delicate foods that require gentle and precise heating, you'll love this pot. At only 1.5 quarts, this insert is small--but how much Hollandaise or candy does a person need, really?

The price includes a 2-quart sauce pan, a lid, and the ceramic insert. Can you buy the insert separately? Can you find it in a larger size? We couldn't find either option, but that doesn't mean they're not possibilities. Your friendly neighborhood Williams-Sonoma employee may be able to help you out. 

If you can't find this one or want to save a little money, check out the All-Clad D3 double boiler instead.

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Pentola just means pot in Italian, so this is a 7-quart stock pot with a colander insert for easily draining pasta. The price includes the pot, the colander insert, and the lid. If you cook a lot of pasta, this is a great choice, because you get the insert as well as a nice-sized stock pot you can use for other things.

This is not the All-Clad Copper Core, but the insert looks and works like this:

(If you're like us, you may be wondering why the water is draining out the bottom holes and not the side holes. It's because the picture wasn't snapped until the pot was nearly done draining. If you haven't used one of these before, be careful that first time you lift it out of the pot--water comes out of ALL the holes!)

At 7 quarts, it's one quart smaller than the standard Copper core stock pot (shown above). But you may actually prefer its taller, narrower shape, which is good for soups, stocks, and boiling water (because: less evaporation). 

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This is a fancy, beautiful wok. If you do a lot of stir frying, a wok is a must-have piece of equipment. You can find cheaper ones, but none as pretty as this one.

Hint for wok use: Because home stoves can't get as hot as restaurant stoves, do your stir frying in small batches. This keeps the heat up and will produce close-to-restaurant results.

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This pan is sort of a cross between a Dutch oven and stock pot. It's half a quart bigger than the Dutch oven, 2 quarts smaller than the stock pot. The domed lid allows for chickens and roasts to fit nicely. 6 quarts is a good size, and you'll get a lot of use out of this pan--it's probably a more versatile choice for most people than either the stock pot or the Dutch oven.

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How is this different from the saucier pan (shown above)? The saucier pan is 2-qt., while this Essential pan is 4-qt. You can think of this as a chef's pan with curved, rather than angled, sides: it's large and it has high sides that add versatility. From boiling pasta to making bechamel to sautéing meat or veggies, this pan can do almost everything. 

If you've already got sauce pans and sauté pans in all the sizes you want, you probably don't need an essential pan. However, if you need to augment your collection and want something a little bit different and maybe a little more versatile--not to mention larger--this pan is a great addition. 

NOTE: We've seen prices all over the map for this piece. Be sure you shop around before buying or you might pay too much--it's usually cheaper at W-S than on Amazon.

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Buying Options: All Clad Copper Core Cookware Sets

Here are the set options for All-Clad Copper Core cookware. 

Once again: Be sure to note in particular the sizes of the skillets and sauce pans. All-Clad sets can be a mix of great pieces and filler pieces. Be sure you're getting what you want, and don't be afraid to buy larger pieces individually (rather than get a larger set). 

7 Piece Copper Core Set

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The 8 qt. stock pot is great for stock making, although too large to double as a Dutch oven or roaster. Also, the skillet and sauté pan are roughly the same size, and the 2-quart sauce pan is on the small side.

The good news is that the sauté pan lid will fit your skillet, and they are all versatile pieces if you're not cooking for a crowd.

The 7 piece set includes:

• 10 inch fry pan
• 2 quart sauce pan, with lid
• 3 quart sauté pan, with lid
• 8 quart stockpot, with lid.

10 Piece Copper Core Set

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The 10-piece set has the same pieces as the 7-piece, plus one smaller skillet and one bigger sauce pan. This is a nice starter set for the cook who needs everything. The 3-quart sauce pan lid fits the 8-inch skillet, so that's handy. The smaller skillet can be handy for certain things (cooking for yourself, or browning small amounts of onions or other veg for garnishes, dips, etc.). This set has almost everything you'll need, except you'll probably want to augment with a 12-inch skillet--and of course, you'll need a roasting pan of some sort. 

The 10 piece set includes:

• 8 inch skillet
• 10 inch skillet
• 2 quart sauce pan, with lid 
• 3 quart sauce pan, with lid 
• 3 quart sauté pan, with lid
• 8 quart stockpot, with lid.

14 Piece Copper Core Set/15 Piece W-S Copper Core Set

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The size of this set is a little crazy--and the price is even crazier. But it has a lot of great pieces, including the 12-inch skillet, the huge 6-quart sauté pan, and that gorgeous, versatile chef's pan with the domed lid that you might never have thought of buying if it didn't come in this set. 

If you go with the Williams-Sonoma set, you get the tall stock pot with the pasta insert and the Dutch oven, plus a larger (4-quart) sauce pan instead of the chef's pan:

The 14 piece set includes:

• 10 inch skillet
• 12 inch skillet
• 2 quart sauce pan, with lid
• 3 quart sauce pan, with lid
• 3 quart sauté pan, with cover
• 6 quart sauté pan, with lid
• 12 inch chef’s pan, with lid
• 8 quart stockpot, with lid.

Williams-Sonoma offers a slightly different configuration: a 15 piece set for a little bit more. It includes:

• 10 inch skillet 
• 12 inch skillet
• 2 quart sauce pan, with lid 
• 4 quart sauce pan, with lid
• 3 quart sauté pan, with lid  
• 6 quart sauté pan, with lid 
• 5 1/2 quart Dutch oven. with lid
• 7 quart stockpot with pasta insert and lid.

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Final Thoughts on All-Clad Copper Core Cookware

All-Clad Copper Core cookware is great performing and truly beautiful cookware. It's lightweight and responsive, and is some of the best clad stainless cookware on the market. It's dishwasher safe, induction compatible, durable, and comes with a lifetime warranty. 

If you fall in love with it and can afford it, go for it: you'll love it. Or if you want to augment your collection with a responsive, lightweight pan, Copper Core fills that gap. It's expensive, but it's also the last cookware you'll ever need to buy.

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