The best hard enamel cookware is a wise choice for keen home chefs as it's a durable, attractive, and long-lasting choice. Made of metal, hard enamel or porcelain enamel pots and pans have a special surface coating that is scratch-resistant, easy-to-clean, and comes in a wide range of vibrant, almost jewel-like colors. Say no to boring grey cookware and embrace the rainbow with the best, most colorful, hard enamel cookware sets. Here's a selection of our favorites.
Rachael Ray Cucina cookware set
Comprehensive collection in classic pumpkin orange
Celebrity chef Rachael Ray's kitchen products are ever popular, and this cheerful set is no exception. Perhaps inspired by Le Creuset's classic orange tone, this is pumpkin-hued. The 12-piece set is comprised of 1-quart and 3-quart saucepans with lids, a 6-quart stockpot with lid, 8.5-inch and 10-inch frying pans, 3-quart sauté pan with lid, a slotted turner, and a spoon. The pans are made from aluminum and have sturdy hard enamel porcelain exteriors, with PFOA-free nonstick interiors. This set has dual-riveted rubberized stainless steel handles, and the glass lids are all shatter-resistant.
Cuisinart Advantage Ceramica XT cookware set
Complete with a useful steamer insert
This set from Cuisinart offers great value giving you a full set of cookware that covers the stovetop cooking needs for most smaller households. This set is comprised of a 1.5-quart saucepan, a 2.5-quart saucepan, a 3-quart sauté pan, and a 6-quart stockpot, all of which come with tight-fitting, tempered glass lids. You also get an 8-inch and a 10-inch skillet. Cuisinart also includes a very useful 7.1-inch steamer insert. These pans all boast Cuisinart's Ceramica XT nonstick interior that's made of titanium-reinforced ceramics; they also have riveted, stay-cool, silicone handles. This set gives you safe, drip-free pouring thanks to tapered rims.
Kenmore Arlington induction cookware set
Stacking set for simple, space-saving storage
This attractive Arlington cookware set from Kenmore has a vibrant blue hue and can be used on induction-style stovetops, as well as in the oven. This particular set consists of a 1.2-quart pan with a lid, a 1.7-quart pan with a lid, 3.5-quart sauté pan with a lid, a 4.5-quart Dutch oven with a lid, an 8-inch frying pan, and a 9.5-inch frying pan. As well as the pans, you also get a wooded slotted spoon and wooden spatula. The stay-cool, soft-touch handles and knobs are heat-resistant. The lids are made from strong, tempered glass. The pan's interiors are PFOA- and PTFE-free nonstick ceramic. These pans have specially designed shapes that are stackable to save space in your cabinets.
T-fal Initiatives cookware set
Complete with four useful nylon kitchen utensils
T-fal's Initiatives cookware set offers great value with 14 different elements, including an 11-inch covered frying pan, something that only two of the sets we're featuring offers. Other items that make up the set include an 8.5-inch frying pan, a 10.5-inch frying pan, a 1-quart covered saucepan, a 2-quart covered saucepan, a 5-quart covered Dutch oven, and four nylon kitchen tools. This collection is oven-safe up to 350-degrees Fahrenheit. These pans have a ceramic nonstick interior, an easy-to-clean, nonstick exterior, an even heat base, and Tefal's popular "Thermo-Spot" technology that indicates when the pan has reached the right temperature.
Ayesha Curry porcelain enamel cookware set
Offering a sleek, flared silhouette in a gorgeous contemporary color
Another celebrity chef-designed option, Ayesha Curry's enamel cookware set is a clean, modern choice available in a lovely Twilight Teal colorway. This is a stacking 12-piece set perfect for couples or smaller families. You get 1.5-quart and 2-quart saucepans, a 5.5-quart Dutch oven (all with lids), an 8.5-inch and a 10-inch skillet, and one 3-quart covered sauté pan. These pans boast hard enamel porcelain exteriors and PFOA-free nonstick interiors with a special diamond-textured pattern to help food release. In addition to the cookware, the set includes two eco-friendly parawood kitchen tools.
Enamel enamour
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We like all these hard enamel cookware sets for different reasons. In the case of our overall staff pick, the Rachael Ray Cucina cookware set, it's because it's an attractive option in traditional orange with solid, good quality construction.
Anyone looking for a beautiful, contemporary color for their cookware should consider the Ayesha Curry porcelain enamel cookware set. This is available in a lovely Twilight Teal tone and boasts a modern, clean design.