Made In vs Caraway: stainless sets compared

Made In's Stainless Clad and Caraway's stainless sets are both five layers of stainless steel and aluminum, bare steel inside. Both makers allow metal utensils and the dishwasher, and both work on every stove, induction included. Food sticks to bare steel until the pan is hot and the food has browned, with either brand.

Made In rates its stainless pans to 800°F in the oven and says they go under the broiler. Caraway rates its stainless pans to 550°F; its page gives two broiler limits, 465°F and 550°F, so stay at or below 465°F under the broiler until Caraway says otherwise.

Made In's 10-piece set is six pans: 8- and 10-inch frying pans, 2- and 4-quart saucepans, a 3-quart saucier with rounded sides, and an 8-quart stockpot. The 10-inch pan weighs 2.25 lb. Caraway's stainless set is four pans and three lids: a 10.5-inch frying pan, a 3-quart saucepan, a 4.5-quart sauté pan and a 6.5-quart Dutch oven, plus racks and a lid holder to store them.

Made In makes its stainless in Italy with parts from home and abroad and gives a lifetime warranty; Caraway gives a limited lifetime warranty on its stainless line.

Choose Made In for two frying pans, a saucier for sauces and risotto, a big stockpot and the higher oven limit. Choose Caraway for a sauté pan and a Dutch oven in the box and a tidy way to store them. If you came for Caraway's ceramic nonstick instead, it's compared with GreenPan, HexClad and Our Place on their own pages.