Our Food Editors Swear By Stainless-Steel Cookware—and the Caraway Black Friday Sale Has Deals on a Bunch

If you ask me, the deal on the brand's coveted 12-piece stainless steel cookware set (was $805, now $476) is worth jumping up and down about. It comes with a 10.5-inch frying pan, a 3-quart saucepan, a 4.5-quart sauté pan and a 6.5-quart Dutch oven, along with lids and storage organizers that'll help you save so much space in your cabinets. The pieces are crafted from strong five-ply steel and designed to evenly distribute heat, so you'll soon master a drool-worthy sear. And don't fret about the lack of nonstick coating. As PureWow's former Senior Food Editor Katherine Gillen explains, “As long as you preheat the [pieces] and use a cooking fat, [stainless steel] can be just as slick [as nonstick options].”

Caraway’s stainless steel is also purportedly super easy to clean. As Gillen shares, “[stainless steel] is generally more forgiving to take care of (e.g., you can use metal utensils, and it won't scratch,” plus, “there are no fancy cleaning products or precious methods required to maintain your pots and pans.” In other words, this stunning set can totally replace your existing collection.

If you’re still unsure about going the stainless steel route, PureWow’s food team also highly recommends Caraway’s ceramic nonstick cookware. This eight-piece set (was $725, now $436) comes with all the same handy pots and pans as the stainless steel set above, but is treated with a nontoxic, nonstick coating. All four pans are oven-safe up to 550 degrees Fahrenheit and can be easily cleaned with soap and hot water (just be sure to let them cool first to maintain the nonstick coating).

“Nonstick cookware often favors function over form, but Caraway really is as gorgeous as it is functional,” says Gillen. In her review, she was pleasantly surprised by just how slick the coating proved to be. As she admits, “I never fully believe the brands that claim, ‘you can cook with no oil!’ (you can’t do that), but Caraway is slippery enough to fry eggs, filets of fish and delicate crab cakes with a touch less oil than I’d use with stainless steel or cast iron. It’s also super easy to wipe clean.”