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Hi, my name is Annette and I am a kitchen expert at curated.com. I am on a team with my husband Mike and between the two of us, we have been in the cooking, housewares, hospitality industries our entire careers. Now, we love helping to connect people with products that are going to make their time in the kitchen easier, more fun, and enjoyable.

I'm going to be comparing a couple of cookware sets for you today.

KitchenAid Hard-Anodized Induction Nonstick Cookware Set, 11-Piece, Matte Black

The first set that we're looking at is the KitchenAid hard-anodized set. Hard-anodized cookware is actually stronger and more durable than stainless steel. This set has a PTFE coating on it. What's really nice about this is that they have the same coating on the pans over the rivets here. So, it makes it so that gunk or anything doesn't collect here while you're cooking, making it a lot easier to keep clean as well.

They also have these Y-shaped handles on their stainless steel handles. This design creates air and helps disperse heat so that the handles don't get so hot while you're cooking. This set is dishwasher safe and also oven safe to 500° with the lids on. It's good for all cookware tops - gas, electric, and induction. So, it's a really awesome set for nonstick.

Circulon Stainless Steel Induction Cookware Set with SteelShield Hybrid Stainless and Nonstick Technology, 11-piece, Silver

Now, I'm going to be moving on to the next set that we're looking at today. This is also a non-stick set and it's a Circulon set. What's different about this set is the steel shield technology. If you look closely at this pan, there are rings around the cooking surface and that's actually stainless steel on top of the nonstick surface. They're so sure that you won't take anything off the nonstick that you can use metal utensils with this set and they even give you one in the set to prove it.

What's cool about having those stainless rings over the nonstick is that you can see here, it's just like stainless steel. So, this set is kind of if you want to try to work with stainless, but you're not quite sure you're ready for it yet. This set actually would be a good set for you to practice on as you get more comfortable cooking in the kitchen. This set works on all cooktops including induction and it has glass lids which I really appreciate. These pans also have cool handles on top of the lids. I thought those were kind of funky, but they actually made them so it keeps them a lot cooler while you're cooking.

Similarities and Differences

These pans are oven safe up to 500 degrees and they're also dishwasher safe. So, these sets are really comparable. The main differences in them is the steel shield technology that's in the Circulon set and you can use metal utensils with it. Whereas, you're not going to want to do that with the KitchenAid set. They're both available for all cooktops, they're both oven-safe and dishwasher-safe. So, it kind of boils down to what you like the most and if you want to try that steel shield from Circulon.

So, head over to curated.com, talk to a kitchen expert today and find out what cookware might be right for you. Thanks.

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