Hestan Cookware Sets Offer the Perfect Combination of Style and Function

Hestan cookware sets were developed with the help of busy professional chefs to help ensure that their pots and pans would hold up to the demands of a professional kitchen while continuing to look great night after night. Williams Sonoma carries three lines of Hestan cookware sets, each offering different combinations of essential cookware, all of which come with a limited lifetime guarantee.

The Details

Williams Sonoma offers Hestan cookware sets from their ProBond, CopperBond and NanoBond lines. Each line offers a unique combination of benefits. The ProBond cookware features a brushed steel exterior and a pure aluminum core and is optimized for performance on all cooking surfaces, including induction. The CopperBond pieces give you stunning beauty and incomparable conductivity thanks to a two-toned copper and polished steel exterior and a pure copper core that is protected by five-layer construction. The cookware in the NanoBond line is made from molecular titanium, a revolutionary cooking surface that boasts four times the strength and five times the lifespan of typical stainless steel cookware.

Hestan cookware sets are available in 5-, 10- and 14-piece combinations. Each line offers various combinations of the most frequently used pots and pans. One 5-piece set, for example, includes an 11" skillet, a 2-qt saucepan with lid, and a 3 ½-qt sauté pan with lid. The largest sets expand on those basics by including additional skillets and saucepans in different sizes and adding in a stockpot and soup pot.

Complete the Look

Depending on which set you choose, you may find that it offers all of the essential cookware that you need. If, however, you are an aspiring chef or just someone who wants to experiment in the kitchen, you may need to add a few additional pieces to your arsenal once you have the basics covered. If, for example, you enjoy stir-fry, you will want a wok on hand. If you plan on hosting Thanksgiving or just roasting a chicken for dinner, you'll also need a roasting pan. Finally, while a large skillet will do in a pinch, nothing beats a griddle for Saturday morning pancakes.