Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 Alan: Is the replacement set made in China? I have one Martha frying pan made in China. At 11:52 AM 5/7/2002 -0400, you wrote: >For all of you who might be in the market for stainless steel cookware I >have both a recommendation and a caveat about Martha Everyday >cookware, and stainless steel cookware in general. > >If it has handles that are riveted on make sure that the rivets are >stainless steel. > >I bought a set of Martha Everyday stainless steel cookware from >K-Martha about 6 weeks ago. When I used my 8 qt stock pot for the first >time for a long, slow, low temperature simmer the rivet heads turned >into little balls of corrosion, and turned out to be made of aluminum. > >I did the customer " service " runaround with Martha Living and >K-Martha, which did not make me happy. K-Martha told me they'd look >into my problem and get back to me. Well, it's been a month and they've >-=*FINALLY*=- gotten back to me. > >It seems that the first manufacturer they had for the stuff didn't have >a source for stainless steel rivets, so they used aluminum ones. *Very >Bad Idea!* Now they have a manufacturer that does have a source for >stainless steel rivets. > >The bottom line? They're going to replace my set with one that has >stainless steel rivets. > >I'm happy with the resolution, but I still don't think it should have >taken a month to get to it. > >So I can once again recommend Martha Everyday stainless steel >cookware from K-Mart as the best quality for the lowest price of any >stainless steel cookware I've looked at, with the caveat that you should >make sure you get a set that has _stainless steel_ rivets. > > >Alan Petrillo >-- >Aviation is more than a hobby. It is more than a job. It is more than >a career. Aviation is a way of life. >A second language for the world: www.esperanto.com >Processor cycles are a terrible thing to waste: www.distributed.net > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 I bought a big stock pot at Target that was enameled blue with white speckles. Would this be ok? Sonja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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