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All-Clad Style Comparison Guide

MetroKitchen's Guide to All-Clad Cookware styles. Compare the various types of All-Clad available for purchase before you buy!

  All-Clad Stainless
All-Clad Stainless Steel		 All-Clad Copper-Core
All-Clad Copper-Core		 All-Clad LTD
All-Clad LTD		 All-Clad LTD
All-Clad LTD2		 All-Clad Copper
All-Clad Copper-R-Chef		 All-Clad MC2
All-Clad MC2
  Classic good looks and practical clean-up Spectacularly beautiful - combines superb performance of copper with practicality of stainless Dark gray/black exterior and clean lines appeal to younger home chefs Dark gray/black exterior and clean lines appeal to younger home chefs Classic, traditional copper cookware provides the ultimate in temperature control Made for professionals, its lightweight, brushed aluminum exterior has a popular commercial/industrial kitchen appearance.
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Warranty* Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime
Cleaning & Care Dishwasher-safe (non-stick pieces excluded) Handwash Handwash Dishwasher-safe (non-stick pieces excluded) Handwash Handwash
Best for cooking: Just about anything! Extremely versatile Extremely even and controllable heat Great for recipes requiring quick heating, low temperatures work best Great for recipes requiring quick heating, low temperatures work best The most heat control of any metal cookware Consistent heating
Exterior materials Magnetic Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Hard-anodized aluminum (black/dark gray) Hard-anodized aluminum (black/dark gray) that is dishwasher-safe Copper Brushed Aluminum
Exterior finish & appearance Stainless, mirror-like finish Stainless with a distinctive band of Copper near the bottom Black/gray Black/gray Copper Brushed aluminum
Internal construction (includes #of layers) Fully clad All-Clad stainless cookware contains 3 layers of high performance metal that extend from the bottom all the way to the top edges of the pan. The interior and exterior are 18/10 magnetic stainless steel that's non-reactive to food. The third layer is an aluminum core for quick heating. All-Clad's Copper Core style has 5 layers of high performance metal. A layer of copper, for extremely precise heat control, is sandwiched between 2 aluminum layers for quick heating. The interior and exterior are 18/10 stainless steel. The Copper-Core line is fully clad, which means the 5 layers of metal extend from the bottom of the cookware all the way to the top edge All-Clad's LTD cookware has 3 layers of custom-specified metal, including an interior of 18/10 stainless, an inner aluminum layer and an exterior layer of hard anodized aluminum for quick heating and a distinctive finish. LTD from All-Clad is also fully clad, to the top edges of the pans and pots. (This line is being replaced by LTD2.) All-Clad's LTD2 cookware has 3 layers of custom-specified metal, including an interior of 18/10 stainless, an inner aluminum layer and an exterior layer of hard anodized aluminum for quick heating and a distinctive finish. LTD2 from All-Clad is also fully clad, to the top edges of the pans and pots. All-Clad's Cop-R-Chef is traditional Copper made with All-Clad's standard metal formulated of 3 layers with an 18/10 stainless steel interior, an external layer of copper with aluminum in between. Fully clad copper from All Clad ensures high performance, since the 3 layers of metal extend from the pans' bottoms to the top edges. MC2 brushed aluminum cookware from All Clad has 3 layers of metal with an 18/10 stainless steel interior, an external layer of brushed aluminum alloy and an inner layer of aluminum for quick heating. All Clad's MC2 products are also fully clad, so the three layers of metal cover the bottom all the way to the top edges of the pans and pots.
Fully clad? (Complete aluminum core of metal on both bottom and sides of cookware.) Yes, except where noted Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lids Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Copper Stainless Steel
Handles Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Stainless Steel
Oven safe temperature up to 500°F 500°F 500°F 500°F 500°F 500°F
Induction Safe? Some, only fully clad stainless items. Exclusions: disc bottom stockpots, roasters, anything not fully clad No No No No No
Origin USA USA USA USA USA USA
Helpful hints Aerosol cooking sprays not recommended Aerosol cooking sprays not recommended Aerosol cooking sprays not recommended Aerosol cooking sprays not recommended Aerosol cooking sprays not recommended Aerosol cooking sprays not recommended
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* Under normal use, properly following instructions. Minor imperfections and slight color variations are normal.

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