Bought for the design, staying for the quality I bought these for the unique space saving design because my kitchen is a little light on storage. But I'm STAYING for the ridiculous quality! Honestly, highest quality cookware I've ever owned. Really nice details from the etched measurements inside to the choice of welds over rivets. A++

Get ready to burn yourself repeatedly Get ready to burn yourself repeatedly. The worst designed lid handles possilble! And what is up with the size of the fry pans... this is not M.A.S.H unit... I am not cooking for a platoon. I have never seen cookware on that scale! I thought maybe I had shrunk instantly to half my size! It works beutifully with my induction cook top! I only use the small and medium sauce pan and nothing else - because the stock pot, and fry pans are ridiculous in size. If you are paying by the pound, you sure get your money's worth because these beasts are heavy. If you want enormous pans that are built to outlast your grandkids... you might like these. Just stock up on burn ointment, due to the horrible design of the lids. This is definitely form OVER function.

New smaller kitchen The kitchen in our new, super energy-efficient home has less cabinet space than the prior one. It also has a super efficient induction stove. The Ensembl cookware occupied a lot less space. Ensemble replaced a decades old and much loved All-Clad set successfully. It's attractive stainless steel and my wife now loves induction cooking.

Likely long-lasting, but hard to clean I haven't used all the pots and pans yet, but I have enjoyed them. They are heavy and I imagine they will last a long time. However, water, soap and scum gets into the lids under the handle and along the edge, which is very difficult to clean.

Strong! Slight delay in delivery, but nothing terrible. The pans are “built”. Like crazy high quality. But….. they are huge.