Anonymous wrote:The All Clad lifetime warranties on d3 stainless steel non-stick frying (skillet) pans are not worth the toilet paper they are written on. After my proper usage for almost 5 yrs, both my skillets (12" and 14") showed pitting, peeling and stickiness to the non-stick surfaces. As expected they claim that this was due to my abuse and my applying excessive heat. They are wrong, but they will no consider replacing these very costly skillets. I had been using All Clad cookware for more than 30-years, well no more, and I want to make sure everyone realizes that "lifetime" means nothing to All Clad. Their non-stick surfaces have a limited lifespan which they will not acknowledge.
Boo to All Clad.
Anonymous wrote:I replace mine every four years or so. I have a bunch of them sitting here, because it seems so wasteful to put them in the landfill -- does anyone know where they could be recycled in some way?
Anonymous wrote:I've called Revereware about a non-stick skillet, they replaced it no-questions-asked. Non-stick simply does not last very long. Since All-clad guarantees their non-stick for life, call All-clad and see what they'll do for you.
http://www.all-clad.com/Pages/Customer%20Service/Guarantee.aspx
PS -- you can fry eggs in stainless steel or cast iron about as easily as non-stick, without the risk of chemicals.
Anonymous wrote:You can't use too high of heat on non-stick. Also, no metal utensils.
non-stick freaks me out. the chemical coating does not break down in your body and is pretty much lodged inside of you permanently if you ingest it. who knows what kind of effects that has on reproductive health.
Anonymous wrote:I didn’t think you were supposed to use nonstick for so long. I thought it wore down after a couple of years.
Anonymous wrote:I actually mailed my 8-year old All-Clads back to the company when the nonstick coating stopped working. They refused to replace them, stating that the discoloration on the bottom of the indicated that I must have used the pan on high heat (and not on medium-low, as recommended) and thus they would not honor the warranty. I was frustrated because the shipping of those heavy pans was expensive!