Naturalpath

Okay, I'm not sure what kind of cookware this is at $99 for a whole set, nor would I ever buy cookware without holding it, feeling it, and asking friends about it, so here are some other (and IMHO - better) alternatives if you're put off by teflon and/or don't want to kill the parakeet in your house, but still want non-stick. 1) Cast iron - use it, love it. this is the ultimate non-stick cookware + has been around for ages. Dirt cheap ($20-$60) depending on size + you can now buy pre-seasoned. http://www.lodgemfg.com/ Available at most cooking stores, except the foofy ones that want you to spend $300 on All Clad - which is fine if your goal is to show off your pans to your friends and tell them you have all clad, and care less about cooking! Healthy too - you don't need to put much if any oil in when you cook. 2) Staub enamelware. What, you want Le Crueset? Please, don't keep listening to those folks at Williams Sonoma, they don't know what they're talking about. http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodli.asp?BrandNo=0207&DeptNo=1000&SubClassNo=1046 Non-stick + heavy + you'll love it. But don't trust me - go to your cooking supply store + check it out. Nonstick, safe, yada yada. Be careful - these things are heavy even empty so don't go buying a Staub that you can't lift. 3) Calphalon Infused Anodized. http://www.calphalon.com/calphalon/consumer/products/subProductLine.jhtml?catId=CLCat100145 Again - a great non-stick surface + no teflon + you can still get a great fond, which you can't get on slippery teflon. Best of all worlds. If for some reason you still want Teflon - yowza - do not buy a low end pan (ala Ikea). Know this -- the high end non-stick pans from Calphalon and All Clad really embed the non-stick material in the core pan, whereas the cheaper pans tend to lose their coatings very quickly - and you know where that teflon is going, right? One final thought - Cast iron is cheap, everything else I suggested is expensive - the good news -- it lasts. So, tell your wife, spouse, husband, parents, boss, friends, truant officer, parole officer, kids, or lover that you're going to throw a dinner party but need them to buy you some fancy new cookware first, and none of that stuff from HSN either...