Copper Chef Cookware Reviews

I own the Copper Chef and use it daily!

After reading the reviews I can tell there's some confusion. Others wrote about seasoning the pan, and that's NOT true, that's the Red Copper Pan. Or that the commercial shows them using metal utensils, again, that's Red Copper. Someone wrote that you can't use olive oil, which is not true, it just says extra virgin olive oil shouldn't be used because a film will build up, but it says to boil water with a little bit of dish soap to remove the film. I could go on and on!

I purchased Red Copper first because the advertisement said that metal won't scratch, but the first thing I read in the paperwork was "Don't Use Metal Utensils." Really? So this bold lie made me return it.

Then I called Copper Chef and asked if metal will scratch it, and she said that of course it can, and she would have warned me about this whether I had asked about it or not. That honesty sold me, so I placed my order, and I don't regret it one bit.

I upgraded to the 11" square pan (didn't know that was an option before the call), which added $9.99 to each payment, so I happily proceeded. I can lay out bacon completely flat, and it'll all cook evenly. A warning, though, the 11" just barely makes it in my oven with the long handle. I have to turn it at an angle, and thankfully can close the oven door. So those with smaller ovens, beware.

I'm a frugal mom, and this was worth every penny. No complaints yet, and I really think I will never have one!

P.S. I hide mine, and will never allow my husband or kids to use it. It's my toy, and risking sounding corny, it really makes cooking fun, and I'm amazed by it every time I use it.

P.S.S. I also recommend serving out of it yourself with kids, or transfer meal to another dish, because they will go digging in with a metal utensil! No scratches on mine, but I don't risk it anymore.

I have received nothing for this review, and it's the first I've ever done for anything, but, if you haven't noticed, I really love this pan!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

The pan has a bad handle, to start with, and it's very long and hollow. You don't want a hollow metal hand for a pan. The non-stick stops working after about 5-6 months, and customer service does not offer to replace the pan. You have to pay for the shipping, if it is covered under warranty, but unfortunately, the warranty is only for two months. The cost of shipping is equal to that of a new pan. So why would you pay for shipping and the cost of a new pan?

Shipping is about $14.00 and a new pan under there replacement warranty is $14.99. That means you'll spend twice as much to replace it. A new pan is about $19.99 and shipping is $10.00.

They don't stand behind their product, and they don't want to pay for shipping. The pan has issues and isn't very good to work with. The company doesn't seem to care, and trying to get a hold of customer service is next to impossible. They don't have the phone number up, and it is difficult to find.

I would not recommend this product. The trouble is companies that produce bad merchandise and act like they have a warranty when they actually don't. A good pan would last at least a year for the $60.00 I paid for it and the rice cooker.

Can't write a review on the rice cooker, since I haven't used it yet. I fear the same issues will result.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I felt that the infomercial did not convey the true size of the pan. I would not have ordered it had they shown its true to size in the commercial.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

It is not scratch resistant, and it does stick after a month of usage. I have two of them (a square and a round one). They seem to clean ok, but all the food sticks after a month. I don't use Brillo Pads either, but the bottom of the pan's coating comes off. It is easier to clean than my stainless steel ones, though. It irks me that they don't stand behind their product. It must be made in China. Maybe I will post this to Facebook as well.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

It worked great for first several times, and I loved it. But it started to have all food stick like glue. Bacon is a nightmare. Eggs too. Nothing works after that.

Their limited life warranty is a joke too. You will have to pay shipping and handling too, which will end up that you can buy a brand new, better pan. I would just buy a regular nonstick pan.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Well, my wife has been using it for eight months now, and you have to know how to use it!

Before you put anything in these pots make sure they are hot (so wait five good minutes) then put your eggs in. If you don't, the eggs will stick so bad it will take days of soaking in warm water to get it off. Now, if you cook bacon (or anything marinated with salt, sugar, or vinegar), you will have to soak it for a while to clean. The secret to clean is 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, vinegar, and dish soap. It cleans like magic.

The bottom of the pans and pots have scratches (from shipping, not from use). There is no peeling or discoloration of any kind, and there are no marks whatsoever inside the pans and pots.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I LOVE this Copper Chef Pan. Mine is the big square one, and it's my one go-to pan, and I use it every time I'm in the kitchen! I boil items, steam frozen veggies, and prepare items that stick and burn in other pans. I do rice and pasta dishes, also, by using this pan. I have not fried chicken yet, but need to try that next.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

The pan works pretty much as advertised except after using it a couple of times, the pan developed a crack in the coating.

I can't seem to contact the Copper Chef company to find out what to do with it. I bought the pan at Walmart and have lost the receipt. This is the 9.5-inch square pan. The pan was not mistreated in any way and I am very displeased.

I also bought a 9.5-inch round pan that does not work as advertised. The pan stick to everything and I am not happy with that pan either.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I don't know if I got a defaulted set but the food sticks. They are easy to clean, but you do have to use oil. It scratches up easy and you can't cook everything the way the commercial shows. I was just very disappointed. Now I'm trying to return it and getting the run-around about how to get my money back.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I purchased it on Evine at Christmas. It worked great first the 60 days, and then food started to stick. Now EVERYTHING sticks horribly. Even using cooking oil spray does just a so-so job of keeping food from sticking. In some cases, I have to let the pan soak overnight to get it clean.

Warranty only covers peeling and blistering, nothing about the nonstick part. It's a spray evidently, that wears off with normal washing. I called customer service, which sounded like an Indian call center, and was told to use a little oil when I cooked and clean with baking soda. That's their solution.

I loved this pan but now my ten-year-old scratched Caphalon pan is better at nonstick then my three-month-old Copper Chef pan.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

It has been my experience that these "As Seen On TV" items are NEVER what they are cracked up to be. I bought this Copper Chef cookware (one deep and one shallower pan) after being convinced by a grinning, ecstatic-looking chef (Eric Theiss), that cooked food that would just slide right out of the cookware, making it easy to clean. NOT TRUE.

I sprayed a little Pam in the shallow pan when it was heating up, and much to my surprise it turned BLACK and formed a textured film which I have not been able to remove since. I called their 1-800 number for help and was given some cleaning instructions that did not work.

I have made several of that grinning chef's recipes in the deep-pan, which turned out good (as it should have), but in NO CASE did the food slide out of the pan "as seen on TV." Which, I might add, was my reason for ordering this cookware in the first place.

I don't know what is done to these pans to make them appear foolproof, but trust me, they must be doing something to them that they aren't showing viewers on TV. BUYER BEWARE. It has been my experience that nothing "as seen on TV" functions as seen on TV.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend