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A lot of cookware on the market today is not unlike fast fashion: Flashy trends (nonstick coatings) and low prices take priority above long-term durability and health and environmental concerns.
Hestan, the Italian cookware brand trusted by professionals and home chefs worldwide, has bucked this trend since its inception, prioritizing quality and performance above all else. The NanoBond Titanium Ultimate 10pc Set perfectly exemplifies the brand’s commitment to excellence. Here’s what makes this cookware worth talking about.
HestanThe Backstory
Hestan: Italian craftsmanship meets revolutionary materials
Hestan’s goal is simple: to elevate the culinary experience. To that end, the brand collaborates with celebrated chefs like Thomas Keller on the designs of its cookware. Then, leveraging exceptional materials like titanium, 18/10 stainless steel, and pure copper, Hestan manufactures each piece of cookware by hand in its factories in Italy. The resulting products are equal parts elegance and performance, designed to last many lifetimes.
The Gist
NanoBond titanium cookware is stronger, safer and easier to use
Don’t let the looks fool you; Hestan NanoBond pots and pans are not your average stainless steel cookware. During manufacturing, thousands of titanium nano-layers are bonded to 18/10 stainless steel, creating an exceptionally resilient cooking surface four times harder than typical stainless steel.
The resulting cookware resists scratching, staining, and salt pitting, can be used with metal utensils, and is safe in ovens up to 1050 degrees Fahrenheit. The durable and smooth cooking surface also offers easy clean-up, whether washing by hand or in the dishwasher. Perhaps best of all, NanoBond cookware is 100% nontoxic, PFAS and chemical-free.
And then there are the exceptional design details, like ergonomic handles that connect seamlessly to each pot or pan with flush rivets (you know, the spot that’s constantly gunked up on your current cookware).
Our POV
This may be the last cookware set you’ll buy
When you consider the cost of lower-quality cookware that must be replaced frequently, it’s hard to argue with the value of Hetan’s NanoBond Titanium Ultimate 10pc Set. In addition, this set outperforms traditional cookware across the board, and the investment is a no-brainer.
Backed by a lifetime warranty, the set includes 8.5- and 11-inch skillets, 1.5- and 3-quart saucepans with lids, a 3.5-quart sauté pan with a lid, and an 8-quart stockpot with a lid.
HestanNanoBond 10-Piece Titanium Ultimate Cookware Set
Specs
| Cooktop Compatability | Induction, gas & electric |
| Oven Safe | 1050 degrees F |
| Warranty | Lifetime |
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$1,800 (20% off)