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Amazon Basics 11-piece stainless set review

Eleven pieces including two open frying pans, a polished stainless body with an aluminum-core base, and riveted handles stated to stay cool.

What we would actually buy The most complete set here. The frying pans are uncoated, which is a feature if you know it and a frustration if you do not.

What is in the box

Eleven pieces, including 20 cm (7.9 in) and 24 cm (9.4 in) open frying pans, pots with glass lids, all in polished stainless with an aluminum-core base and riveted handles.

Why the frying pans change the value

Most sets are pots. Two frying pans in the box means the set covers the pan used most evenings, and it is the main reason to prefer this over a boiling-only set.

The construction

An aluminum core in the base — published, which is more than most sets do. Whether it runs up the walls is not stated, and a disc base is the norm at this price.

What to expect from uncoated pans

Heat the pan first, then oil, then dry food, then leave it alone. Done that way stainless releases food perfectly; done any other way it does not.

Availability

Listed but with no offer on the American Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

What we rate, and what we do not

Strengths

  • Includes two frying pans, so the set covers frying as well as boiling
  • Riveted cool handles rather than plastic
  • Aluminum-core base, published

Compromises

  • Eleven pieces means lids are in the count — read the diameters
  • Uncoated frying pans need the heat-then-oil-then-food technique
  • No oven limit published

Specifications

Pieces11, including 20 × 5.0 cm (7.9 × 2 in) and 24 × 5.0 cm (9.4 × 2 in) open frying pans
MaterialStainless steel, polished outside, matt inside
BaseAluminum-core base
LidsGlass, stated to trap heat and moisture
HandlesRiveted, stated to stay cool
DishwasherStated dishwasher safe
Amazon referenceB07CWD7F94
EAN0192233024875

Where this model is listed

A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

The questions that come in

Will eggs stick in the frying pans?

Uncoated stainless will hold eggs unless the pan is properly hot and the fat is in before the food. It is a technique rather than a defect — but if you want a pan for eggs, buy a coated one alongside.

How many pans is eleven pieces?

Read the diameters in the specification. Sets count lids, and eleven pieces commonly means five or six vessels.

Our score

8.1/ 10

The most complete set here. The frying pans are uncoated, which is a feature if you know it and a frustration if you do not.

What use this one answers, among cookware and knives

A complete first kitchen, for someone willing to learn stainless.

Where this model is cited, among our cookware and knives guides

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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