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Rating:  - great value on a quality item
The 1.5 qt Cuisinart Multiclad sauce pan is offered at this very low price as an introduction to the line. It is very much like the more expensive All-Clad brand and this pan allows you the chance to see and use the Cusinart product. While other pans in this line are still a bargin by comparison to All-Clad they are not the huge value this one is. The pan is beautiful if that is an appropriate term to describe a pan and is a pleasure to own. If you need to replace a small saucepan or don't have one this size it is a gauranteed winner.
Rating: - great cooking
Found this product to be everything it was supposed to be from delivery to stovetop
Rating:  - A Watched Pot Never Boils, So Watch This Pot
I thought I would love this pan. And I do love the multi-clad. And the handle's fine, along with the rivets.
The problem is the lid.
For some reason, the Pro and stainless Chef's lines use a lid that just sits on top of the pot rather than utilize the lid they provide for the non-stick Chef's line, one that has an underrim on it and is seated within the pan (like the Calphalon lids; and, like the Calphalon lids, the non-stick Chef's line lids are glass). The end result is that if and when the contents begin to boil, the steam begins to boil over, even if the contents themselves do not (and if it's anywhere near full, the contents boil over as well; either way, you have a mess). Therefore, unless you watch it like a hawk, or leave the lid off, the 1 1/2qt pan becomes, practically, a 1qt pan, and you may as well get the 2qt if you want 1 1/2qts capacity. Or go with the non-stick Chef's line. Or Calphalon (which, unfortunately, is nearly three times the price).
Rating: - Excellent pan and price
At $19.99 with super saver shipping, this pan is well worth it. It is an absolutely beautiful pan, goes in the dishwasher and comes out perfect, and cooks like a dream. You would have to work really hard to burn/stick items in this pan; I used it for gravy, and even for that there was no sticking. I'm just waiting for the three quart one to go on a good sale. The only thing that could have been better would be a glass lid.
Rating: - Solid little pot!
I hate non-stick pans and pots and this is a GREAT little pot! good for sauces, ramen, water boiling..u name it!
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