PrintSalad Master cookware
I'm totally piggy-backing off the post of dsd1000. By the time I thought of posting about Salad Master the All Clad query was already up!
Does anyone currently use Salad Master cookware, or have you in the past? What are your thoughts? My co-worker SWEARS by it. I think he'd give up an appendage before he'd ever surrender his set. I'm curious to know what more serious cooks (he's single and doesn't cook a whole lot- he's had the set for 20+ years) think of it. Is it worth the investment?
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4 Comments:
my mom has always had her Salad Master set - for about 25 years. She exchanged all her cookware for new Salad Master - still under the lifetime warranty - when she turned vegetarian and no longer wanted to cook on cookware where she previously cooked meat.
The Yoga center I attend also has a large set. I cook with them every week. They are outstanding. But you need to be very good to them at the same time. They work on low heat, there's no need to crank it up to hi...
Their warranty is excellent - they replace for free any piece that might get damaged. If any knobs break - they can break if they fall to the floor at a certain angle - they only charge something nominal.
The only drawback is that for the most part, the handles are not oven proof, so you only can cook on them on the stove top. But for the most part, they are great.
Madelyn
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MadelynRodriguez at 5:18PM on 02/05/08
I have a few pots from the set that my mother bought when she was a young newlywed - in the late 40's, early 50's? They are great, but no way would I compare them to All Clad or even my Cuisinart stainless. I didn't remember what hers were called, but I did recall her saying they had a lifetime warranty. Over the years, my father replaced handles and even had a bunch of spares. I looked them up and they're quite popular on Ebay. I enjoy using them because I cooked with them when I was a little girl and anything that reminds me of my mother is special. For me, Saladmaster is all about nostalgia. All Clad is all about quality.
PerkyMac at 6:07PM on 02/05/08
I only know that there no way I am paying what they charge for that stuff!
They wanted $75.00 for a small pan, and $110.00 for a large air-insulated bowl! Holy cow!
It's fairly nice, I suppose, but my set from Macys (for about $300.00) does just fine and still looks beautiful,and I haven't ruined a meal yet!
I have friends who sold it, they came and did one of the demo's at my house, and honestly, I couldn't tell the difference when they did the steel wool/water test on the pans....they both tasted like water, not metal! They insisted that my Macy's dishes were crap - but I disagree!
Maleficent_fan at 11:53PM on 02/05/08
Salad master should be called Food and Energy Saver! This cookware SAVES your nutrients by cooking at approx 180 degees with the "clinking lid", making food taste like it should and keeping nutrients from getting distroyed with excess heat. As far as energy - I can barely get my propane low enough !
I have been cooking in my restaurnt for 20 years - never have I found cookware like this. From the comments above you don't quite know all that this can do for you and your family. If you can only buy ONE pot let it be one of these. Do the baking soda test and see how much metal your pot is leaching into your food!!!!!!!!! Surgical stainless steel - costly. Yes - worth it because of design and quality - Yes.
It is also invaluable for cooking grass fed meats - tender, healthy, yummy!
AdkChef at 11:17AM on 02/26/08