If you’ve seen cookware advertised on tv, chances are good that you were intrigued by a pan that promises “no sticking” and features images of foods sliding off the surface. But those pans are a stylized fantasy, and the reality is that not every cookware set lives up to the hype. Enter Made In, a direct-to-consumer company that launched in 2017 with an ethos of quality over quantity and a following of more than 590,000 on Instagram.
This brand, which is stocked at Walmart and Amazon and backed by high-profile chefs including Tom Colicchio and Grant Achatz of the famed Alinea restaurant, is gaining a foothold in the crowded cookware market. In this article, Lesley tries out three sets from Made In and Caraway to see how well they perform in the kitchen.