Each pot and pan in this set features the same Ti-Cerama nonstick coating and solid aluminum base. The lids are tempered glass with a small vent hole and stainless steel handles. The steamer insert is aluminum and does not have a nonstick coating.
The helper handles are not aligned with the main, long handle. It’s an awkward setup, although it doesn’t impact performance. While one of the promotional videos shows celebrity chef Daniel Green using a hand blender on the interior, that isn’t advised. There are many complaints in online reviews about Gotham Steel pans warping. Although Gotham Steel claims the cookware is metal utensil safe, I always recommend nylon, silicone, wood, or other non-abrasive utensils for increased longevity.
Everything slides right off.” He says you won’t need butter and oil as you do with stainless steel pans. In the value category, the Rachael Ray Cucina set was our second favorite line of cookware. Our concerns with the Gotham Steel include its quick accumulation of heat and lower long-term durability than other cookware. The Gotham Steel was the fastest to reach 500 °F at just three minutes and 43 seconds. It also demonstrated the highest variance; there was a difference of 86 degrees across the cooking surface, from one side of the pan to the other. A pan that gets too hot, too fast and has such an inconsistent temperature makes preparing some dishes difficult.
The cookware is oven safe up to 500 degrees, but that doesn’t mean it’ll perform well under those conditions. The Gotham Steel infomercial says that you won’t need oil or butter because the nonstick surface seals in the natural juices. This will happen regardless of oil or Cookware Sets butter because the heat is what seals in the juices, not the lack of fats. The nonstick performance is what you would expect from any middle-of-the-road cookware brand. Out of the box, it works great, but the nonstick properties become less and less apparent over time.
The Original Collection also features red and purple exteriors. I’ll compare it to other Gotham Steel cookware so you can gauge the variety of the brand’s offerings. Gotham™ Steel, The newest technology in non-stick cookware.
As far as durability goes, many owners found that the nonstick coating on these pans became scratched after using metal utensils. We always recommend using silicone or wood utensils on any brand of nonstick cookware. The Gotham Steel Hammered Copper Collection of pots and pans serves a lot of the function of the original cookware set with one main difference. The copper exterior provides an elegant appearance for what is a relatively affordable cookware set. Overall, Gotham Steels cookware sets provide a great deal for those looking to populate an empty kitchen with useful and reliable nonstick pans for a reasonable price.