Waterless Cookware Store

This is the highest quality Steam Control Surgical Stainless Steel "Waterless" Cookware Set. Each piece is constructed of extra heavy surgical stainless steel and guaranteed to last a lifetime. Valves can screw on and off for easy cleaning.

Technical Details

-5-PLY 304 Surgical Stainless Steel
-9-Element encapsulated bases
-Waterless Steam Control Valves to save vitamins
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 "Saladmaster" 2010-08-16
By beth sims (charlotte, nc)
I've owned Saladmaster cookware for over 13 years. I have never had a problem with any piece of this cookware and am extremely pleased with my purchase. It is by far the best cookware i've ever owned. i'm planning to buy a set for my daughter.


 "Love it" 2010-08-16
By Mattman
We have had this set now for a few years. Works great still. Some of the whistles like to fall out.. Not sure what to do with that. But use some part of it almost once a day. You still need a good stick free pan for other stuff. But for chicken, veggies, and other stuff. Works great.


 "Great price on the greatest cookware available LOVE it compares with the Saladmaster i bought in the 60's" 2010-08-03
By D. Barrington (Oklahoma City, OK)
Compares with the Saladmaster cookware I purchased back in the 60's It is truely amazing for the price you will not get better


 "I've used mine for over 10 years; still great!" 2010-07-16
By Vicki Bentley (Virginia)
I fell in "want" with the nifty "waterless" cookware at the state fair, and drooled for years at the demos, but just couldn't justify the $2000-$3000 price tag. I knew I really wanted stainless steel pans, something heavy-duty, and that waterless cooking would be a plus. After LOTS of research, and many e-mails and calls to various manufacturers, distributors, etc. I decided to try this set - I couldn't even find a decent set of regular stainless cookware for this price, much less waterless. Worst case scenario would be that I would have a decent heavy set of stainless steel pots and the waterless part might be a bust.

But it wasn't. Right off the bat, I was amazed at how colorful and flavorful my vegetables were, in less time and very little water (waterless cooking should actually be called less-water cooking in most cases). The carrots were awesome! I can cook meats and vegetables in the same pot, sort of in layers, in less time than conventional cooking - the steam control valve provides a sort of low-pressure pressure-cooker effect, cooking the foods in less or no liquid in less time. Meats sear to the bottom, then release as they cook, in no liquid - and clean up is easy. Even foods that seem to be "stuck," like the little browned parts of fried potatoes, soak off in minutes and clean easily. Anything that doesn't remove completely in water comes off readily with a Brillo-type pad (hooray for stainless steel!).

Something else I appreciated was that the sizes were ALL good sizes for our growing/larger family of ten. So many sets include little pans as standard, then charge a fortune for add-ons like 3-qt saucepans, etc. This set gave me four saucepans, a pretty big frying pan (just under 12 inch), plus the biggest Dutch oven I'd ever seen, at over 7 quarts! And the smallest saucepan is almost 2 quarts, so it's actually useful. The egg poaching insert with easy-clean cups is a bonus; great for quick breakfasts!

I have had my pots and pans for over ten years and they get HEAVY use. They still look great and work wonderfully. These are the pots and pans my daughters want for their kitchens. We liked the set so well that we wanted to make
this cookware available to our friends for their kitchens.

Combine this heavy duty stainless steel set with a few Kuhn Rikon pressure cookers for a well-outfitted kitchen!

By the way, this same manufacturer has another line besides Steam Control, but the distributors I "interrogated" said the others aren't quite the top of the line that these are. These should be the last pots you'll ever need!


To use the steam control valve, start cooking on medium to med-high heat (don't use high heat unless boiling something, like pasta water). Then when the valve begins to whistle (like a teakettle), close the valve and turn the heat down to low and finish cooking. The 9-element construction allows you to stack cook with this cookware (although I have not personally tried this): Begin cooking on individual burners and when the valve whistles you can invert the lids to stack the pans to finish cooking. The handles are resistant to heat, cold, and detergents.

I've been amazed at how easy-release they are even though they aren't "non stick," and they clean up very easily. And if you think you can't cook eggs in SS, think again. I have photos of eggs cooked with a thin lecithin/oil film (like Pam) and I don't even have to touch the pan with a spatula to slide the eggs out. Just don't cook above medium heat.(The one thing you need to remember is that they arrive with a thin coat of factory oil over them, so you should wash them really well before first use or they could slightly discolor from cooking the oil all over the outside.)

I also use my Kuhn Rikon pressure cookers DAILY, by the way. The KR cookers and my SS cookware are a great combination.



 "Good Value for the Money" 2010-07-07
By Goldie_Black
I researched extensively before I purchased this waterless stainless steel set. I friend had a set and recommended it. After I checked out her set, I ordered one for myself. I couldn't believe that I got such good quality from a set at a fraction of the price of other "brand name" sets. I have physically compared my set to the others that sell for $1,500 plus and they are virtually the same thing. I only paid $183 for my set. With shipping it was $203 and well worth it. I am satisfied with my purchase and encourage others not to waste their money on the other sets that are highly marketed and over priced.

God Bless those who have common sense!


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