Calphalon Cookware Bonuses

Through June 30, 2009, when you spend $300 or more on Calphalon cookware (excluding Simply Calphalon) you can get a free Calphalon seven-piece cooking utensil set. When you spend $400 or more on Calphalon cookware (excluding Simply Calphalon) you can get the utensil set and a free Calphalon nonstick soup pot. Offers valid on products offered by Amazon.com only. Start shopping for:

• One Infused Nonstick
• Contemporary Nonstick
• Tri-Ply Stainless

Contemporary Stainless

Calphalon Contemporary Stainless is the ideal line for home chefs who want both style and performance, as all the sleek, modern vessels in this line have curvaceous and smooth flared "tulip" shapes that create a stunning presence while heating on a stovetop or hanging from a pot rack. Features include:

• Tri-ply, heavy-gauge aluminum construction promotes superb conductivity
• Brushed stainless-steel exteriors help hide wear
• Glass lids to monitor food are oven-safe to 450 degrees F
• Well-balanced stainless-steel handles stay cool on the stovetop
• Oven-safe pans; dishwasher-safe; lifetime warranty

›All Contemporary Stainless cookware

One Infused Anodized Nonstick

Calphalon One Infused Anodized Nonstick cookware combines two technologies for unparalleled nonstick cooking. This line of cookware is the first to combine Calphalon's exclusive infused anodized technology with a nonstick cooking surface. Features include:

• Four nonstick layers on the interior; hard-anodized aluminum construction
• Exterior surface infused with advanced release polymer to prevent sticking
• Glass lids to monitor food are oven-safe to 450 degrees F
• Well-balanced stainless-steel handles stay cool on the stovetop
• Oven-safe to 500 degrees F; hand wash; lifetime warranty

›All One Infused Anodized Nonstick cookware

Simply Calphalon Stainless

Ideal for the cook on a budget, Simply Calphalon Stainless cookware has 18/10 stainless-steel interiors and exteriors that will not discolor or change the taste of food. Features include:

• Stainless-encapsulated, heavy-gauge aluminum bottoms
• Domed, tempered-glass lids seal in heat and moisture
• Riveted wire-loop handles on lids
• 100 percent dishwasher-safe
• Oven-safe up to 450 degrees F

›All Simply Calphalon Stainless cookware

Commercial Hard-Anodized

Constructed with the same durability and quality as the Professional Hard-Anodized line, this cookware differs only in its advanced handle design. Features include:

• Heavy-gauge hard-anodized aluminum is uniformly thick for even heating
• Stick-resistant surface that won't chip, crack, or peel
• Hard-anodized lids; cast-stainless-steel handles stay cool
• Oven-safe up to 700 degrees F
• Covered by a lifetime warranty

›All Commercial Hard-Anodized cookware

The Story of Calphalon

In 1963, metals-industry executive Ronald Kasperzak purchased a small Ohio manufacturing company that specialized in a range of aluminum products. Kasperzak was a lover of fine foods and entertaining, and he saw his future in the company's line of heavy-duty cookware for the commercial food-service industry. He was dead-on. He made cookware his core product, and within 10 years the company became the second-largest supplier of cookware to restaurants. In the late '60s, the company latched onto new aerospace and architectural technology, using an electrochemical process called "hard-anodizing" to give aluminum a uniquely durable surface. With this process, aluminum not only provided high conductivity and even heating, it was now also 30 percent harder than stainless steel. Home cooks reaped the benefits in 1975, when the company (which took the name Calphalon in 1977) entered the retail market. By 1993, the service-industry line was discontinued as demand grew for professional-quality equipment in the home; Calphalon had again proved a talent for seeing into the future. A subsidiary of the Newell Company since 1998, Calphalon is a supporter of the Share Our Strength antihunger organization.