Cookware

Finding the right pots and pans is a rite of passage for any home cook, which is why we've researched and tested hundreds of pieces to discover the best. Whether it's nonstick cookware, cast iron skillets, or stainless steel pans, our reviews provide the winners so you can be successful at your stovetop every day.

Alton Brown
I Made Alton Brown’s Intimidating French Omelet Recipe — It Was Shockingly Easy With These Kitchen Tools
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Shoppers Call This Nonstick Skillet the ‘Perfect Egg Pan’ — and It’s Way Cheaper Than a HexClad
Roast chicken with potatoes and lemons in a pan basting in progress
Misen’s ‘Cadillac of Nonstick’ Cookware Just Welcomed 6 New Additions — and Nothing’s Full Price This Week
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Shoppers Say This Dutch Oven Alternative From Lodge Is Like Getting 3 Versatile Cast Iron Pans in One Set
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A Toxicologist Says These Are the 3 Signs Your Cookware Is Damaged Beyond Repair — and What to Replace It With
Ina Garten next to a skillet with food cooking on a stove
Ina Garten Has Always Avoided This Kind of Skillet — Here’s Why and the Versatile Alternative She Uses Instead
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I Test Kitchen Gear for a Living — This Premium French Cookware Brand Makes the Best Dutch Oven I’ve Tried
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It’s Way Past Time to Replace Your Old, Scratched Nonstick Cookware — Shop Teflon-Free Alternatives Under $50
Ceramic baking dishes filled with Brussels sprouts on a wooden cutting board
My Sister, a Chef, Told Me to Swap My Cookware With These Non-Toxic Pans From Le Creuset, Staub, and More
A red Dutch oven on a stovetop containing a vegetable and squash stew among cooking ingredients
Can a Dutch Oven Be Used on the Stovetop? Our Favorite Tested Pick Will Change How You Use This Kitchen Staple
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Here’s the Best-Rated Cookware at Amazon — Thousands of Shoppers Swear By Picks From Lodge, All-Clad, and More
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Staub’s Pumpkin Dutch Oven Is the Perfect Fall Cookware, and Right Now It’s $150 Off at Williams Sonoma
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I Visited Julia Child’s Favorite Paris Cooking Store and Found These 10 Standouts You Can Shop Online, Too
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This Le Creuset Pan Is Secretly a Dutch Oven, a Frying Pan, and a Pot All in One — and It’s Even 40% Off
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Tramontina Dutch Oven Reviews Are in — It’s ‘Just As Nice’ as a Le Creuset and Costs 85% Less
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Made In’s Dutch Oven ‘Can Hold Its Own’ Against Le Creuset — and It’s on Sale for a Fraction of the Price
Skillets on a stove cooking bacon potatoes and eggs being handled with a spatula by a person
Made In Just Dropped a Non-Toxic, Nonstick Pan That’s So Slick, I Can Fry Eggs With Zero Sticking
Collection of stainless steel cookware on a stovetop and shelf with some containing prepared food like pasta and asparagus
I Found the Best Affordable Non-Toxic Cookware — and Every Pick Is $50 or Less
Dutch Oven
These Are the 3 Best Dutch Oven Brands We’ve Ever Tested — Here’s Why They Always Come Out on Top
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Amazon Has Deals on Le Creuset, Staub, and More Dutch Ovens — Score Up to 34% Off Before They Sell Out
A person lifting the lid off a cast iron skillet cooking vegetables on a stovetop
Made In’s New Cast Iron Skillet Is on Sale for the First Time Ever — Plus More End-of-Summer Clearout Deals
A cooked chicken breast with herbs and lemon slices along with cooked carrots served in a pan with a patterned interior design
OXO’s Answer to HexClad Releases Food ‘Easily’ — and the Pan Is Less Than Half the Cost
Assorted Le Creuset cookware and dining utensils arranged on a table featuring pots a casserole dish and tableware
Le Creuset’s New Château Color Just Dropped, and These Are the Pieces Worth Buying First
French toast with powdered sugar on a cast iron skillet and a plate next to glasses of orange juice
I’ve Only Seasoned This Cast Iron Pan Once in 4 Years, and Somehow, It’s Almost Nonstick
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Chefs Say This Non-Toxic Frying Pan Is the Restaurant Industry’s Best-Kept Secret
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No, You Don’t Actually Need a Nonstick Pan — We Recommend 3 Naturally Slick Alternatives That Are Much Safer
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I Scoured the Best Cookware Sales and Found Le Creuset, Staub, Lodge, and More for Up to 70% Off
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Le Creuset, Staub, Wusthof Are Up to 50% Off at Crate & Barrel’s Summer Sale — Prices Start at $2
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Le Creuset Just Dropped a Festive Fall Collection Filled With Pumpkin Cocottes, Halloween Candy Bowls, and More
A person holds the Lodge 5 quart Cast Iron Double Dutch Oven by the side handles
I’ve Tested Lodge, Le Creuset, Staub, and More — These Are the 7 Picks I Trust in My Kitchen
Yellow Dutch oven with lid on a marble trivet a striped cloth wooden spoon and lemons in the background
Deal Alert! The Le Creuset 6.5-Quart Dutch Oven Is Nearly $200 Off in Every Single Color
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I Found the 10 Best Le Creuset Deals on Dutch Ovens and Cookware Sets, but They’re Selling Fast
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I Found the Best Frying Pan for Glass Top Stove Cooking — and My Favorite Option Starts at Just $13
A sheet pan with roasted cauliflower slices and onions garnished with herbs placed on a light surface with a sprig of parsley nearby
Your Roasted Vegetables Will Taste So Much Better Cooked on These Sheet Pans — Shop Hestan, Our Place, and More
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Quince Makes the Best Egg Pan I’ve Ever Cooked With — It’s Even Better Than My High-End Caraway Cookware
A nonstick pan being used to cook salmon with a slotted spatula
No More Scratched-Up Nonstick: This Viking Frying Pan Fixed the Most Annoying Thing About Coated Cookware
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Forget Teflon Entirely — This Non-Toxic Ceramic Skillet Makes Sticky, Stubborn Eggs a Thing of the Past
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My French Husband and I Swear By These Cookware Brands — Shop Staub, Le Creuset, and More on Sale
A ceramic nonstick wok containing cooked mixed vegetables and shrimp
This OXO Wok Has Shoppers Saving Money and Skipping HexClad — They Call It the ‘Best Wok They’ve Owned’
A person lifting the lid of a cooking Dutch oven over a stove in a kitchen
We’ve Tested All the Best Dutch Oven Brands — These 3 Always Make Our List, Including Le Creuset
All-Clad WS roundup
I’ve Cut My Dirty Dishes in Half With This Genius All-Clad Pan — It and More Buy-It-for-Life Pieces Are on Sale
A blue cast iron Dutch oven on a wooden trivet on a countertop with bread and kitchen utensils in the background
Le Creuset Loyalists Swear This $40 Dutch Oven Is ‘Just as Good’ — and It Even Makes Incredible Sourdough
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Amazon Has Outlet-Worthy Deals on Le Creuset Dutch Ovens, Cookware, and Bakeware — Prices Start at $15
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The Non-Toxic Pan We Dubbed the ‘Cadillac of Nonstick’ Just Got a Genius Redesign — Hint: Expect Less Splatter
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Williams Sonoma Has Deals on Le Creuset, Staub, Emile Henry, GreenPan, and More Cookware — Up to 60% Off
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Hestan Makes Some of the Best Cookware on the Planet, and These 10 Deals Are Too Good to Miss — Up to $850 Off
A blue cast iron casserole dish with a lid on a striped kitchen towel surrounded by chopped vegetables and herbs on a kitchen countertop
I’ve Sworn By This Le Creuset Alternative for 6 Years, and It Shows No Signs of Wear — and Costs 11 Times Less
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This Non-Toxic Henckels Pan Combines the Best Parts of Stainless Steel and Ceramic Nonstick — and It’s on Sale
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Amazon’s Hidden Outlet Has Instant Pot, Our Place, GreenPan, and More Top Brands, Up to 50% Off
A portable camping stove cooking soup outdoors hands adding seasoning
Shoppers Call This Packable Camp Stove a ‘Workhorse’ — It Boils Water in 2 Minutes and Is 40% Off
Le Creuset grill pans arranged on a table with food and decorative items
Le Creuset’s Unmatched Grill Pan Is the Best Factory-to-Table Sale Find — Plus 10 More Deals to Shop ASAP
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We’re Heartbroken Over This Le Creuset Color Retirement, but Now It’s 40% Off — Half the Pieces Are Already Gone
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I Finally Found a Pan That Cooks Eggs Without Sticking — and It’s Entirely Teflon-Free
Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast Iron Skillet Fry Pans
Are Enameled Cast Iron Pans Non-Toxic? Here’s What to Know Before You Buy
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I Asked Professional Chefs Which Kitchen Tools They Recommend Most to Home Cooks — Their Top Picks Start at $8
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The Never-Stick ‘Cadillac of Pans’ Got a Serious Upgrade, and Now It’s Warp-Proof — and On Sale
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Her Husband Gave Her the 157-Piece Le Creuset Set From Costco — Here’s What She Uses Over 3 Years Later
Amazon No. 1 Selling Pan
Absolutely ‘Nothing Sticks’ to This Amazon Bestselling Pan, According to 26,000+ Impressed Shoppers
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Made In Makes My Favorite Skillet — Shoppers Say Its ‘Refined’ New Cast Iron Pan Is Worth the Hype
Two seasoned cuts of meat topped with diced vegetables in a skillet on a stovetop
Say Goodbye to Teflon With These Stainless Steel Cookware Essentials for a Microplastic-Free Kitchen
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I Test Kitchen Gear for a Living, and My Favorite Le Creuset Everyday Pan Is Selling Out Fast at Amazon
Teflon flu / non-teflon cookware tout
Your Cookware May Contain Cancer-Causing Flame Retardants — Use These Non-Toxic Kitchen Essentials Instead
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Le Creuset, Staub, and Lodge Dutch Ovens Are Up to 53% Off at Amazon Right Now — These Are Our Favorite Picks
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The Cadillac of Nonstick: The Genius Misen Carbon Nonstick Frying Pan Is in a Class of Its Own
Skillet with cooked meatballs and rosemary sprigs on a stovetop
Shoppers Say ‘It’s Time to Get Rid of Teflon’ and Grab This Non-Toxic Skillet
Cast iron cookware on a stovetop with food
Lodge Cast Iron Cookware Is Marked Down at Amazon, and the Best Deals Start at Only $13
A le creuset shallow frying pan with fish and vegetables on a wooden surface next to a sauce and wine
Le Creuset’s ‘Completely Nonstick’ Ceramic Skillet Is PFAS-Free, Metal Utensil-Safe, and at Its Lowest Price Ever