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Over a million synthetic pots and pans are tossed in landfills each year. These nonstick wonders don’t seem to last very long, 3 to 5 years is common. If you’re re-investing in new cookware, consider replacing your Teflon with a far more cost-effective solution. Consider the value of Stainless Steel Waterless cookware.

The Investment

Comparably priced nonstick stainless steel waterless cookware (between $150 and $250) will save galore severe coin over the years. These quality pots and pans are warranted to last for your lifetime.

The Bargain

Durability is a good measure of value. If cookware doesn’t last, it’s no bargain. Too, it’s best to cook on a nonstick surface free of toxicity. Teflon fuming, peeling and erosion represent a severe health hazard as does leaching from soft metal cooking surfaces like copper, aluminum, cast iron and others.

Stainless steel waterless utensils confidently provide the idealisti nonstick cooking surface free of toxic risk or neverending ‘seasoning’ to manage rust, “…the nearest thing we have to the idealisti chemically inert but thermally responsive pan” says Harold McGee in On Food and Cooking: the Science and Lore of the Kitchen: Scribner 2004, page 791. (Search ‘Waterless Cookware: Hype or the Real Thing’ for more on McGee).

The Bonus

Imagine the value of having a lifetime to explore and get enjoyment from the most hygienic, responsive, food-friendly, cook-friendly, earth-friendly and health-friendly set of pots and pans you may own. Yes, ‘friendly’ because cooks, feed and cookware are best served when engaged in a supportive relationship, one of consistent service and celebration, learning and triumph.

Included in this friendship are family, friends and another very important fellow member to be invited, seated and served at the dining table, one of robust taste and aroma, of natural nutrients and energy, of wholesome vitality and healing health. There’s no alternate for nature’s honorable foods, no ‘fortified’ material worthy of the name ‘whole food’ (search ‘waterless cookware, the healthful choice‘).

The Value

It’s no mystery that much of today’s feed has evolved for the sake of comfortableness and not nutrition. The composition and function of innovative cookware has evolved as well, and not for the better. For example, synthetic or ceramic coatings on the inside and colorful enameled coatings on the outside don’t reflect cookware value, good health or good sense. Coatings are cosmetic at best, ‘cover-ups’ used to lesser grades of steel employed in fabrication. Look under the skin for a lifetime of value.

Let’s revisit the intention of feed (and the cookware that cooks it) to more totally be grateful for the value of quality stainless steel waterless cookware:

Cooking is in truth a moment of truth, a culmination of nature’s feed cycle, a moment when the critical cache of earth’s nutrient goodness is tastefully heightened or sadly wasted. A pot or pan is more than an appliance to heat processed feed material or boil away nature’s precious minerals, vitamins, enzymes and antioxidants. Real feed deserves better. There’s plainly more to the improving soils of organic vegetables and free-range meats, more to engage the palate, the nose, the eyes, more to savor and surely more to revitalize and re-energize. We are, after all, only as healthful as the health of that which we eat. To that end, pots and pans are a big contributor to the nutritional and savory fate of foods. Much may be gained or lost in the simple act of cooking.

Stainless steel waterless cookware honors and retains the goodness of nature’s honorable efforts. As with good friends or marriage or other maturing relationships, a cooperative relationship with feed and cooking takes time to be grateful for and thrive. It helps to have cookware that’s reliable, steady, dependable, trusted, capable of idealisti cooking conditions plainly and effortlessly mastered. Cooking is life long. We might as well mature a friendship with cookware lasting and worthy sufficient to nurture and sustain this kind of relationship.

The Return on Investment

Your grandma likely used similar pots and pans way back when. Stainless Steel cookware isn’t new, but grandma’s originals lacked a lot of of today’s Waterless features:

- Multi-ply stainless steel fabrication, 5-, 7-, or 9-ply 18/10 chromium/nickel construction for quality

- Capsulated heat-conductive constituents (copper, aluminum, etc.) for unparalleled low-heat cooking

- Steam Control covers to wholly preserve and retain nutritious vitamins, minerals, enzymes and antioxidants

- Thermally responsive, effective utensils to cook faster, safer, more evenly and economically

These and a heap of other improvements now render today’s waterless utensil competent of cooking feed the way it was meant to be cooked, the way Mother Nature intended her vegetables and meats to be served, wholly appreciated, completely valued, wholly themselves. To serve anything less isn’t a bargain, it’s a wasted chance for all concerned, peculiarly food.

When real feed is experienced (cooked as Mother Nature intended), one have a tendancy to invent an honorable taste and firm loyalty. My acquired personal preference of 30 years as family cook, and my business specialty, is Stainless Steel Waterless pots and pans. Being in the business I’m convinced I speak for others in this distinguishing trait when I portion this fact: not a day goes by without hearing from folks looking to replace a pot handle or lid knob on their cookware. These little attachments, lasting as they are, finally wear out. Here’s a sample of today’s client requests from ChoiceCookery’s on-line Contact Us page:

“I have a set of Flavor-Seal by Cory cookware that I purchased in 1963. I need to replace the handles on the big fry pan. Are they available?”

“My mom has a set of Miracle Maid pans she got when she was married. She loves them, but the electric fry pan has a short in the cord and we would like to get a new cord. Can you help us?”

“I need to replace the vented knobs on my Royal Queen waterless cookware. I have had it for 27 years and I love it but over time the knobs have begun to lose their capacity to seal the moisture in. Could you give me data regarding how to order? Thank you in advance.”

“I can’t find Nutri-Seal anywhere. Can you support me? I need a new handle on my 8qt stock pot.”

“I’d like to order a vent knob for my set, Maxam KT17. It has been thirty years since I brought them home, lots of cooking mishaps along the way and the handle on my roaster at long last broke. Please call me.”

We called. And yes, all these cooks were relieved to recognise replacements are still available.

1) Trust a brand that’s here to stay. Maxam, the brand we represent, has been innovating and devising stainless steel waterless cookware for over 60 years.

2) For businesses like ours, there’s a beauteous sarcasm here. Unlike disposable bargain cookware, our pots and pans last a lifetime. Our clients return of course, ordinarily to buy a set of cookware for their grown children or a grandchild’s wedding, possibly a handle or knob for themselves (a $12 alternate without apparent effort attached, adding another 30 years of cookware service and value). These folks tend to part the good news with family and friends. Too, they’re experiencing a cookware cooperative relationship they are not when it comes to to give up! Loyalty is candidly earned and yes, priceless.

The Bottom Line

Look beyond 3-to-5 years. Invest in cookware that matures your kinship with feed and cooking. For me, it’s regarding two hats I wear and a bond that ties them together, a hat I experience every day as family cook and a friendship with clients embracing the simple joys and lifelong value of waterless pots and pans.

Your friendship with feed and cooking merely can’t be explored, experienced and enjoyed using cookware less capable than stainless steel waterless pots and pans. Bargain prices and cosmetic glitz just can’t be grateful for in value. Consider cookware you’ll never have to (or want to) replace. Real value keeps giving for your lifetime, but that’s just our warranty. Cook healthy, eat honestly, and thrive.


Providing a wide range of essentials, this 17-piece cookware collection makes a nice choice for those setting up a first-time kitchen or for any individual looking to upgrade. The set includes a 1-2/3-quart covered saucepan, a 2-1/2-quart covered saucepan, a 3-1/5-quart covered saucepan, a 7-1/2-quart stovetop roaster, an 11-3/8-inch skillet, a dome cover for the roaster and the skillet (can also be employed directly on the stovetop as an extra skillet), and a flat cover for the roaster and the skillet, as well as a double boiler unit, five egg cups, and an egg utility rack. Use the saucepans when making homemade marinara sauce, cooking lentils, or heating up soup; the stovetop roaster works well for cooking huge cuts of meat; and the skillet provides a wide flat base and tall sides–perfect for one-dish meals like chicken and rice. Melting chocolate’s effortless with the double boiler in place (it may likewise be employed directly on the stovetop as a 3-quart saucepan), and the egg cups concede for making poached eggs. The collection also provides a handy recipe book with step-by-step instructions.

Best of all, the cookware may be used with the healthful “waterless” method of cooking. “Waterless” cooking allows for speedily cooking feed on the stovetop at low temperatures and with only a very little amount of water–if any. It cooks in a way that retains closely all the vitamins and solid homogeneous inorgani substances (only 2-percent intermediate solid homogeneous inorgani substance loss)–so veggies come out the same vibrant color as when they went in the pan. Even more, the high-quality cookware does not require further and added grease or oil when cooking, which means low-fat meal options. Steam-cook feed without the need for a steamer basket, bake a chocolate cake on the stovetop–between traditionalisti cooking and the “waterless” method, the choices are endless.

To see to it fast, even heating with splendid heat retention and no hot spots, Maxam’s “waterless” cookware features 304 surgical stainless-steel construction, inside and out, with an encapsulated thick aluminum disk in the base, which comprises of nine elements: chrome, nickel, manganese, silicon, aluminum, iron, copper, molybedenum, and vanadium. The nine-element construction means that the cookware may be stacked, one on top of another, for space- and energy-saving convenience. Start by cooking on person burners; when the steam-release valve in the lid whistles, merely stack the pans to finish cooking. For example, a hearty stew with carrots and potatoes may cook in the bottom pan, while broccoli cooks in a medium-size pan above that and another veggie cooks in a smaller-size pan on the very top. The self-sealing lids help lock in flavor and nutrients, and they may be inverted for nesting inside the proper pan before stacking or hanging the cookware when not in use. Even more, the thoughtfully designed cookware features nonslip phenolic handles that are welded to the outside (no rivets or screws inside the pan) and may withstand an oven’s heat up to 350 degrees F (though the cookware is designed for stove-top use only–no need to turn on the oven when it’s possible to bake on the stovetop). The handles are immune to heat, cold, and detergents, and they offer a hanging hole at the end to help save on cupboard space. Safe to use on ceramic, electric, and gas stoves, the cookware carries a fixed lifetime warranty and cleans up effortlessly by hand with warm, soapy water (pots may go in the dishwasher, but the lids will have to be hand-washed due to the steam-release valves).

What’s in the Box
1-2/3-quart, 2-1/2-quart, and 3-1/5-quart covered saucepans; 7-1/2-quart stovetop roaster; 11-3/8-inch skillet; dome cover for the roaster and skillet; flat cover for the roaster and skillet; double boiler; 5 egg cups; egg utility rack; recipe book with instructions.
1-2/3-quart covered saucepan measures approximately 7-1/2 inches wide by 3-3/8 inches high
2-1/2-quart covered saucepan measures approximately 8-5/8 inches wide by 3-3/4 inches high
3-1/5-quart covered saucepan measures approximately 9-1/8 inches wide by 4-1/8 inches high
7-1/2-quart stovetop roaster measures approximately 11-7/16 inches wide by 5-5/8 inches high
11-3/8-inch skillet measures approximately 11-7/16 inches wide by 2-13/16 inches high
Double boiler measures approximately 9-1/16 inches wide by 4 inches high
Dome cover for roaster or skillet measures approximately 11 inches wide by 3-3/8 inches high

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82 of 82 people found the following review helpful.
5Townecraft?
By C. Harrington
I had a Townecraft home demonstation and thought it was wonderful. The salesman was great and really made me excited. Then came the price. I’ve bought cars for less than that! I started looking around for that same brand on auction sites and found it 1/2 the price, but still very expensive. I went to the waterless cookware site and decided to give Maxam 9 a shot. It took 2 months to get, but the pans are good heavy quality, very easy to clean, and keep the food moist. Waterless cooking, however, takes patience to get right and you are likely to burn some meals if you stick to the time guidelines in the book. I’ve had them for about two monts now and finally got rid of all of the old teflon and rusty pans…they aren’t coming back. I’ve cooked with the Townecraft pans before and you aren’t going to see enough of a difference to warrant 6-8 times the price. Maxam 9 (World’s Finest) is almost as good and won’t kill your budget. As Zig Ziglar says “It’s easier to justify cost once, than apologize for quality forever” The price is more than what you are going to pay in WalMart, but the cost over a lifetime will be much, much lower because you won’t buy pans again.

57 of 57 people found the following review helpful.
1information on great set
By rejuvenationmd
UPDATE: On exactly the 30th day of purchase, while cooking, the skillet lid valve fell out of the lid into my skillet. I am getting a replacement and hope it was just a fluke and not indicative of quality of every set.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
5Waterless cookware
By Lee Hall
This cookware is a delight to use. Roasts are very tender. Vegetable cook with almost no water. Oatmean and Puddings cook without sticking.

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