Bialetti Aeternum 3 Piece Saute Pan Set

I bought these pans mainly because I had health concerns regarding the Teflon on my non-stick pans (Chalpalon). After reading several articles about more health concerns, I decided not to take the risks and look for alternatives. I saw an Ad in La Cucian Italiana (I'm a subscriber and I cook A LOT) and went to Amazon, read (few) raving reviews and bought three pans. I was persuaded by the fact that ceramic is non-toxic and this who-ha-ha so cool nanoceramic technology and I said to myself this is the real future of pans. Ceramic is a great cooking material for 1000s of years. Those Bialetti scientists had found a way to attach ceramic to Aluminum [that we all know how great (but toxic) it is for cooking)

I'm writing this review a month and a half into using these pans.

The good

-Great looks

-Heat evenly and fast!

-real non-stick

-lightweight

The bad

The nano-ceramic coating on the Aluminum is really "nano". it is so thin that i don't think I'm familiar with a measurement unit to describe it. It is thinner than a paper. it is thinner than a hair. it is as thick as...I really can't find any familiar object that is this thin. If something will come to mind, I will add it later in the review.

Now, you probably ask yourself, how do I know that?

Because after two weeks or so, i started to notice small gray dots on the rims of one of my pans. at first I thought that this is a small grain of something. When I took a closer look, I realized that it is a small hole in the nanoceramic coating that covers --->> Aluminum.

Since it was on the rims of my pan I used the pan more until today, when I found a small hole in the coating in the middle of my pan.

Now I can tell you that the coating is so thin that you can hardly feel the hole in it with your fingers (you have to try hard to identify the hole by touch).

The holes are 10th of a millimeter in diameter, but they are there. On the rims (the top circle) I have many of them by now but I have only one hole in one pan in the center of the pan.

Now a word about me and how I handle my kitchen tools:

I never wash pans and pots in the dishwasher. I wash them always the same night after they cool down. Same is true for my knifes.

In addition, nobody washes my dishes! moreover, I only use wooden spoons when I'm cooking.

I can't believe that I was the cause for these mini holes in the pans.

One more thing to emphasize it is not a scratch just tiny holes. After say 30 days of real use. The real concern here is the Aluminum under the coating which is surely toxic.

There goes ~$100 down the drain.

I will not recommend this product to anyone.

I won this aeternum pan at Fabio from top chef's restaurant.It is beautiful and works great.Unfortunatley I too am beginning to get the pin holes in the coating. My husband uses this pan almost every day for the last month and a half.

Today I was washing it and the handle just broke right off. Lightweight cast iron just snapped. I had planned to buy the set as it is coming out with Fabio's backing on QVC next month. Not so sure now.

Yolanda B

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I've been using a Teflon set of Bialetti cookware for many years and wanted to supplement my set. Got the recommendation from a web cooking show and made the purchase based on past experience with the brand, cost (very reasonable), recommendations, and looks (they go with the Wolf red very nicely).

Been cooking on these for a month or so now and can state with certainty that they are the best performing pans I've ever used. Nothing sticks to them, I can see the progress of browning as it occurs due to the white interiors, and the pans are light weight enough to encourage flipping rather than stirring.

My pans are stored in a drawer under the cooktop and I put kitchen towels between each to avoid scratching them. This has worked for me so far.

Construction is light duty handles are connected with a central bolt only and are likely to become loose after some time. I'd be happier if they had this set with riveted handles as on my other Bialetti set.

The set did not come with covers fortunately the covers from my previous set fit well. It would be nice if covers were available open stock.

All in all this set of pans was well worth what I paid for them both in terms of performance and looks. I've recommended them to a few friends and will likely add more pieces to my collection over time.

I'll report back if they deteriorate.

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