Tramontina Cookware at Costco

[graylocks]

took a field trip to Costco today and they have a huge selection of Tramontina Cookware. I've heard this brand mentioned on the forum before and have been in the market for a 3 qt saucepan. The one they have is 18/20 SS and manufactured in Brazil. Is this the good stuff?

[mattkime]

i think its high quality stuff but when i looked online (amazon) i found i could get cuisinart for the same price. not sure if that holds true for individual items.

[rjmacs]

My parents have been pleased with Tramontina-via-Costco. I have an old set of Tramontina steak knives (oh, the irony - i've been veggie since '91) that have held up quite well.

[Fritz]

I have friends who love Tram. My local CostCo so far only has the non-stick stuff, which we won't use anymore, rumours or not.
But I recently found replacement handles for my 30yo Farberware. No it ain't the best stuff, and I won't be winning any concours d'Elegance, but the result is fine.

[Racer X]

Some, if not all of the Tramontina Pro line is made here in the US. I use their basic 3 piece teflon coated fry pans, and they work fine. I just got their Pro series 14" teflon pan at Costco and love it. The 12" or so wide bottom gives me plenty of room for 6 chicken breasts or pork chops.

[OWC Jamie]

I bet meat tenderizers owned by vegetarians stand up well too.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

The Tramontina you've heard so much about is their Tri-Ply Clad line of cookware http://www.tramontina-usa.com/TriPly%20C...0Info.html. Costco does not carry this line but Walmart does, at excellent prices. They are extremely high quality, well built pieces and bear the NSF seal of approval. I purchased the 10-piece set for my wife a few years ago and she has been very happy with them.

Cuisinart's MultiClad Pro tri-ply cookware https://www.cuisinart.com/products/cookw...d_pro.html is also very good. It is not quite as heavy-duty as Tramontina's Tri-Ply Clad, but quality is pretty much the same. Amazon carries this line at a great price, and I see that they are also listed at Costco's web site (not availabe in-store, AFAIK).

One BIG advantage the Cuisinart MultiClad Pro cookware has is that ALL pots and pans are lipped for easy pouring. Only the Tramontina fry pans are lipped; pots and saute pans are not. I know from experience that pouring from these pieces can get messy.

Cuisinart has another line of tri-ply cookware which they call their French Classic Tri-Ply line https://www.cuisinart.com/products/cookw...nless.html. It is beautiful, of very high quality, and similar to Tramontina's Tri-Ply Clad line in terms of heft. Unfortunately, it shares the same shortfall as the Tramontina: The only lipped pieces in this line are the fry pans. This line is more expensive than Cuisinart's MultiClad Pro line, with no real additional utility for the extra money.

[graylocks]

rjmacs wrote:
My parents have been pleased with Tramontina-via-Costco. I have an old set of Tramontina steak knives (oh, the irony - i've been veggie since '91) that have held up quite well.

Costco has the Tramontina knives also. and the cookware is tri-ply and induction ready or at least the 3 qt pan was. i was reading some review of a cuisinart pan where someone complained they were not. doesn't matter to me - don't believe i induce anything but my taste buds when i cook.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

graylocks wrote:
Costco...the cookware is tri-ply and induction ready or at least the 3 qt pan was.

The Tramontina stainless cookware I've seen at Costco used tri-ply for the base only. This is not the same as fully tri-ply clad cookware, where the entire piece is tri-ply.

All the product lines I named in my previous e-mail are induction-ready.

[Dennis S]

I'm going to try the WalMart Tramontina next time. America's Test Kitchen recommends it, plus, my expensive All-Clad 12 inch frying pan is humping up in the middle and I've babied it.