I love this cookware!  I is extremely durable, and it has lasted me many, many years.  The inexpensive pots and pans I originally bought have all pooped out on me, and I have replaced them gradually with anodized cookware over the years.  What a truly spectacular difference!  I have had some of my anodized cookware for going on 6 years now, and they all could pass for almost new.  Amazing, considering they have been soaked, put in the dishwasher, and occasionally had metal utensils used on them, all of which are strongly not recommended by the manufacturer.  They will develop a build up on...