This 6-Piece Cookware Set Is the Smartest Thing I’ve Ever Seen—and Less Than $100 on Amazon

As an avid home cook, I’ll admit that most of my appliances and cookware pieces are pretty well-loved. Once I find a piece of cookware that I enjoy using, I’ll ride it until the wheels fall off—or in most cases, the bottom of the pan is scratched or the pot is warped.

But because I use some pieces more than others, I tend to have to replace cookware at random, which leads to quite a few mismatched pieces that don’t fit very well together in my cabinet. And as someone living with a small kitchen in a New York City apartment, any cookware that takes up extra space is not ideal. 

So, when I learned about a line of nesting cookware from Tramontina—the minds behind some of our favorite Le Creuset cookware copycats—I knew I’d be changing out every pot and pan I own for this set.

A lot of cookware brands have “nesting” sets nowadays, where the pots and pans fit into one another. However, the thing not many brands seem to consider is the lids. Those lids with their bulky handles can take up just as much cabinet space as the pots themselves—and they never nest as well as their cookware counterparts.

But, when Tramontina says “nesting,” it means every piece nests into one neat stack—including the lids. 

The Nesting 6-Piece Ceramic Nonstick Cookware Set is made with heavy-gauge aluminum for even cooking and has a non-toxic ceramic interior coating so foods won’t stick to it. The lids are shatter-resistant and both the lids and handles have a soft-grip silicone handle that won’t overheat when stovetop cooking. Additionally, Tramontina’s pots are suitable for gas, electric, and ceramic glass cooktops, and are oven-safe up to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

The porcelain enamel cookware is available in three colors, including white, dark gray, and Mediterranean green. But the real highlight of the ceramic cookware is its nesting abilities. The pots and lids fit into one another to take up, according to Tramontina, 50 percent less space than other cookware sets. 

The six-piece lineup includes a 1.25-quart sauce pan and lid, two-quart covered sauce pan and lid, and three-quart covered sauce pan and lid. And the set retails for $89.95 at retailers, including Amazon and Walmart. For more space-saving cookware, Tramontina also offers an 11-piece ceramic nesting set, which includes a 12-inch sauté pan, 1.25-quart sauce pan with lid, two-quart sauce pan with lid, three-quart sauce pan with lid, three-quart casserole pan with lid, and 4.75-quart sauce pot with lid. The 11-piece set retails for $199.95 on Amazon.

Now that I’ve gifted myself this cookware set, it’s going to be my go-to gift for home cooks this holiday season. Whether they have a small kitchen space or not, who is going to say “no” to some extra cabinet space?