The 12 Best Cookware Brands Worth Investing In
Cookware has an ancient history—like everything else: Pottery was used for cooking in ancient China, and the Greeks were already using casserole to make moussaka in the fourth century BC. However, the Vikings changed the game when they made a pot for cooking over the fire. Then pans and skillets started coming into play just about everywhere in the Middle Ages. Creating new types of cookware then seemingly came to a halt, and all that was left for innovation was the material. Royalties certainly used the lavish copper, but for commoners who simply wanted to cook better food, aluminum, stainless steel, and cast iron were added to their kitchen shelves over the centuries. And today, some brands are leaning in the direction of non-stick ceramic that's easy to clean, and we're not mad at it.
We hope you enjoyed that nice little chronicle of cookware, and now for the fun part (we think): shopping. You'll need to start with the right types and materials of cookware for your own kitchen. You’ll want pots and pans that can stand the sizzling, last the long haul, and elevate your recipes. By extension, you’ll want the best cookware brands on your stovetop, not the ones you snatched on sale at Amazon or Target simply because you needed a skillet or oven at the time.
However, you don’t need to hoard a dozen pieces of cookware, just the right ones. Below, we’ve got 12 best cookware brands that produce the right stuff, from D2C viral newbies like Caraway and Our Place to old monies like Le Creuset and Lodge to cookware titans like All-Clad. Whether it's a cookware brand for professional-grade chefs or nifty new inventions for your modern cook, your road to a chef starts from here.
