All clad , is the best alas $500 will get you no where with their products . Advise Costco Kirkland stainless steel set , no Teflon, unless you want to risk Cancer. They have a nice heavy clad bottom and look stylish, and you're not paying for advert...
Cookware is tools, so you buy the best you can afford, because it's an investment. What makes the difference is the construction. Quality construction can be had a variety of different prices because cookware marketing is a lot of hype. What you want...
Having the multi-ply up the sides of a pot is worth it to get heat conducted up the side quickly for more uniform heating. It is probably less important for a shallow skillet that doesn't have much side height anyway. Decent cookware will have 3 plie...