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Maxam KT17 17-Piece 9-Element Surgical-Stainless-Steel Waterless Cookware Set
Review by Vicki Bentley : I've used mine for over 10 years; still great!

I fell in "want" with the nifty "waterless" cookware at the state fair, and drooled for years at the demos, but just couldn't justify the $2000-$3000 price tag. I knew I really wanted stainless steel pans, something heavy-duty, and that waterless cooking would be a plus. After LOTS of research, and many e-mails and calls to various manufacturers, distributors, etc. I decided to try this set - I couldn't even find a decent set of regular stainless cookware for this price, much less waterless. Worst case scenario would be that I would have a decent heavy set of stainless steel pots and the waterless part might be a bust.

But it wasn't. Right off the bat, I was amazed at how colorful and flavorful my vegetables were, in less time and very little water (waterless cooking should actually be called less-water cooking in most cases). The carrots were awesome! I can cook meats and vegetables in the same pot, sort of in layers, in less time than conventional cooking - the steam control valve provides a sort of low-pressure pressure-cooker effect, cooking the foods in less or no liquid in less time. Meats sear to the bottom, then release as they cook, in no liquid - and clean up is easy. Even foods that seem to be "stuck," like the little browned parts of fried potatoes, soak off in minutes and clean easily. Anything that doesn't remove completely in water comes off readily with a Brillo-type pad (hooray for stainless steel!).

Something else I appreciated was that the sizes were ALL good sizes for our growing/larger family of ten. So many sets include little pans as standard, then charge a fortune for add-ons like 3-qt saucepans, etc. This set gave me four saucepans, a pretty big frying pan (just under 12 inch), plus the biggest Dutch oven I'd ever seen, at over 7 quarts! And the smallest saucepan is almost 2 quarts, so it's actually useful. The egg poaching insert with easy-clean cups is a bonus; great for quick breakfasts!
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rI have had my pots and pans for over ten years and they get HEAVY use. They still look great and work wonderfully. These are the pots and pans my daughters want for their kitchens. We liked the set so well that we wanted to make
rthis cookware available to our friends for their kitchens.
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rCombine this heavy duty stainless steel set with a few Kuhn Rikon pressure cookers for a well-outfitted kitchen!
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rBy the way, this same manufacturer has another line besides Steam Control, but the distributors I Dessa bör vara det sista potterna du någonsin behöver!


För att använda ventilen ångreglaget, börja laga mat på medium med med-hög värme (använd inte hög värme om inte kokar något, som pasta vatten). Sen när ventilen börjar vissla (som en Teakettle), stäng ventilen och Sänk värmen till låg och avsluta tillagningen. Den 9-elementet konstruktion kan du stapla laga mat med detta köksredskap (även om jag inte personligen har provat detta): Börja laga mat på enskilda brännare och när ventilen visselpipor du kan invertera lock att stapla kokkärl för att avsluta tillagningen. Handtagen är resistenta mot värme, kyla och rengöringsmedel.

Jag har varit förvånad över hur lätt-release de är även om de inte är "non stick", och de städa upp mycket lätt. Och om du tror att du inte kan laga ägg i SS, tänk om. Jag har bilder av ägg kokta med en tunn lecitin / oljefilm (som Pam) och jag har inte ens röra pannan med en spatel att glida äggen ut. Bara inte koka inte över medelvärme.(The one thing you need to remember is that they arrive with a thin coat of factory oil over them, so you should wash them really well before first use or they could slightly discolor from cooking the oil all over the outside.)

I also use my Kuhn Rikon pressure cookers DAILY, by the way. The KR cookers and my SS cookware are a great combination....

Maxam KT17 17-Piece 9-Element Surgical-Stainless-Steel Waterless Cookware Set
Review by Just Me : Couldn't be more thrilled

This cookware has been a joy to cook with!
When it arrived, I was pleasantly surprised by its weight
and craftsmanship.
The "waterless" part is not at all difficult to get the hang
of either.
The set is just beautiful and I look forward
to cooking now!
I did extensive research on different sets before I decided
on this one and I do have to say I did very well with
my choice.
Loving it.

Maxam KT17 17-Piece 9-Element Surgical-Stainless-Steel Waterless Cookware Set
Review by O. T. Lorenz ""Doc"" : New Addition

Along with a new kitchen, we purchased new cookware...You must follow manufacturer instructions for cooking and wash cookware thoroughly before using...The product will cook as promised and is a different way of cooking. The vegetables and meats are healthier and better tasting. The flavors of the food come through. My mother inlaw, has had her set of "maxam" cookware since the early 1960's and is still using it! My brother has just purchased the 7-ply, and is loving it as well (he has tried many other types), and was the one who recommended it to us.

Maxam KT17 17-Piece 9-Element Surgical-Stainless-Steel Waterless Cookware Set
Review by C. Harrington : Townecraft?

I had a Townecraft home demonstation and thought it was wonderful. The salesman was great and really made me excited. Then came the price. I've bought cars for less than that! I started looking around for that same brand on auction sites and found it 1/2 the price, but still very expensive. I went to the waterless cookware site and decided to give Maxam 9 a shot. It took 2 months to get, but the pans are good heavy quality, very easy to clean, and keep the food moist. Waterless cooking, however, takes patience to get right and you are likely to burn some meals if you stick to the time guidelines in the book. I've had them for about two monts now and finally got rid of all of the old teflon and rusty pans...they aren't coming back. I've cooked with the Townecraft pans before and you aren't going to see enough of a difference to warrant 6-8 times the price. Maxam 9 (World's Finest) is almost as good and won't kill your budget. As Zig Ziglar says "It's easier to justify cost once, than apologize for quality forever" The price is more than what you are going to pay in WalMart, but the cost over a lifetime will be much, much lower because you won't buy pans again.

Maxam KT17 17-Piece 9-Element Surgical-Stainless-Steel Waterless Cookware Set
Review by katinga : Comparison with State Fair product

I'm going to give this four stars, because I'm dissatisfied with what came out of the box with regards to warranty and warnings and cautions. I will follow up once we get some experience with use. What follows is a comparison with a state fair product.

We initially bought a product being offered in three separate venues at a state fair. However, we canceled the order and bought this product, since it costs $1600 less (but with a few less bells and whistles).

Out of the box, here are some of the differences that I found.

*Lids are domed, not flat, with the exception of the dutch oven dome lid. This means you can't stack your pots over one element. A friend who owns the state fair product says that she never does this, anyway. It would be nice for those into energy conservation to have an alternative lid permitting stacking.
*The plastic steam valves integrated into the lids feel cheap, and ditto for the plastic whistling devices which you can see when you unscrew them from the lids. It would be nice to have an alternate set of knobs without the whistles that one could substitute for these.
*Lids feel a bit looser.
*You can cock the lids open, though I don't think the result is quite as stable as with the fair product. I certainly wouldn't hang them up that way, though it is possible to do.

Warranty. The language is ambiguous. On the one hand, in the title, it says "Limited lifetime warranty." On the other, in the small print, it says 30 days. Nothing says what is 30 days and what is not. Furthermore, handles and knobs are excluded from the warranty. The state fair product is a no exceptions lifetime of the product warranty, with the warranty engraved on the pot.

Warnings and cautions. There are warnings in Spanish. None in English. This is problematic, because there are warnings like never add salt until after the contents begin to boil, in order to avoid white spots.

Maxam KT17 17-Piece 9-Element Surgical-Stainless-Steel Waterless Cookware Set
Review by Lee Hall "foodie" : Waterless cookware

This cookware is a delight to use. Roasts are very tender. Vegetable cook with almost no water. Oatmean and Puddings cook without sticking.

Maxam KT17 17-Piece 9-Element Surgical-Stainless-Steel Waterless Cookware Set
Review by NIMWA : Maxam Waterless Cookware

Overall, these pots are working properly. They take some getting used Re: How long to cook and all I was amazed at how quickly they cook vegetables. I discovered that if I waited for the valve "whistle" since the vegetables would burn and cook, so instead as soon as I can see steam coming out of the valve to close it and I turn down to simmer. That works well. The biggest problem is the round metal whistle piece that fits into the pot handle fall into food during cooking. This happens all the time and I have given up pushing them back in and just leave them out now.

Maxam KT17 17-Piece 9-Element Surgical-Stainless-Steel Waterless Cookware Set
Review by Bennett Jones : 7-Ply Steam Control 17pc Surgical Stainless Steel "Waterless" Cookware Set

This is the Cookware I have been waiting for. Top quality at a reasonable price. It's a perfect match for our induction cooktop. This makes what I think is the most efficient system for cooking in a pot available. More than expected.

Maxam KT17 17-Piece 9-Element Surgical-Stainless-Steel Waterless Cookware Set
Review by Love My Kindle : I had my doubts -- but WOW, no more

Just got my Maxam 17 piece waterless cookware two days ago and cooked my first meal in them today. I chose to cook Braised Roast Pork Tenderloin with Cabbage and Apples from the cookbook "Healthy Meat and Potatoes" by Charles and David Knight. I had a tough time believing that browning meat without oil or water would work, but I followed the book's (and cookware instruction's) advice and kept the temperature down to medium-high and browned the meat until I was able to move it from it's original "stuck" position (which you will always be able to do if you wait for required length of time to brown), then added the veggies (without water), then added a dome cover and lowered the heat as instructed, then kept the dome on at recommended low temp for time instructed -- WOW, was I surprised. The pork was SO VERY tender and lean and the veggies? GREAT flavor. Very low fat meal with NO SALT ADDED, just a few other spices. Can't wait to use this cookware again. Cleanup was a breeze.. I really think that those who do not appreciate waterless cookware, don't give it a chance by following instructions. You really have to cook on low heat to avoid burning and messy cleanup. This cookware cost me less that the $600 bucks I spent on the Circulon Professional set I bought several years back. I will keep those pieces but plan to rid myself of all other pots and pans I've collected over the years. LOVE THIS COOKWARE!!