All-Clad vs Cuisinart: D3 or MultiClad Pro stainless

Both are tri-ply: an aluminum core between two layers of stainless steel, clad from the base all the way up the sides, so the walls heat as well as the floor. Both cook on bare steel, come with stainless steel lids and work on every stove, induction included. If you can cook in one, you can cook in the other.

All-Clad rates D3 to 600°F in the oven and under the broiler, and says to wash it by hand. Cuisinart rates MultiClad Pro to 500°F, doesn’t mention the broiler, and says it is dishwasher safe. Neither maker gives a separate oven limit for its lids.

All-Clad’s D3 10-piece is six pans and four lids: 8- and 10-inch fry pans, 2- and 3-quart saucepans, a 3-quart sauté pan and an 8-quart stockpot. Cuisinart’s MultiClad Pro 12-piece is six pans, five lids and a steamer insert: 8- and 10-inch skillets, 1.5- and 3-quart saucepans, a 3.5-quart sauté pan with a helper handle and an 8-quart stockpot. The fifth lid covers the steamer.

Neither set has a 12-inch pan, and both makers sell one on its own: All-Clad’s D3 12-inch comes without a lid, Cuisinart’s MultiClad Pro 12-inch with a lid and a helper handle.

All-Clad makes D3 in the USA with global components and calls its warranty limited lifetime. Cuisinart’s page names no country of manufacture and gives a lifetime warranty.

Choose All-Clad D3 if you finish dishes under the broiler or in a very hot oven, want pans made in the USA and don’t mind washing by hand. Choose Cuisinart MultiClad Pro for the same tri-ply build in the dishwasher, a steamer insert and a 1.5-quart saucepan for small jobs.