, but not least, I am OK buying different pans from different manufactures and looks mean nothing – only ease and performance in the kitchen. I need all the help I can get!!!! I also read up on Vollrath Tribute and Falk. I...

Or there is always National Restaurant Supply, which carries Vollrath! I believe SRS is open to the public as well.

I have the Vollrath 3-ply 12" saute pan shown on the website. It’s great; browns as well as an All Clad copper 12" saute pan I received as a gift. The Vollrath handle is wider, and easier (for me) to grip than the All Clad....

some great buys on Vollrath. This is a brand widely used in restaurant kitchens. Here’s one source: http://totalgourmet.stores.yahoo.net/v58930.html Note that carbon steel, like cast iron, needs seasoning before first use, but this...

in a dishwasher. WearEver and Vollrath are the preferred names for the restaurant supply pieces.

Vollrath, no one else even comes close. The pans are large, 18" x 14", super heavy, and have little rolled-up “lips” only on the short sides, for easy grabbing. They absolutely do not warp and can’t be twisted...

it:) I use waterless cookware (18/8 stainless with lids so well-machined, they form a vacuum)by Vollrath, but you can hook up a colander and cover over a pot to steam, or use a bamboo basket, Asian cooking-style. I can’t say...

Hi Eviter, I don’t recall seeing All-Clad at Restaurant Depot. They have lots of Vollrath and their own “Qualite” labeled stuff, tho. Have you looked into ebay?

use. For quality stuff at a good price, I like restaurant supply stores. Vollrath is a very popular line of cookware with professional cooks. One mail-order outlet I’ve dealt with ia Surfas. You might enjoy this Marian Burros...

Vollrath is popular in restaurant kitchens. I got a pan from Surfas at less than half the price of a same-size Calphalon: https://www.surfasonline.com/products/4001.cfm

together). There’s absolutely no reason not to buy one such as the Vollrath Tribute.

I had a Scanpan that I discarded. I now use a $23 Vollrath non-stick, but only for eggs and such. At $23, I can easily afford to replace it every 4 or 5 years.

You’re paying an awful lot for the all-clad name. Compare all-clads stuff with something Vollrath's Tribute stuff. it’s also heavy-weight, well-made, three ply stuff, made in USA, of first class quality. It’s...

of restaurant cookware! Only a few people correctly named current, real-world suppliers of restaurant-grade cookware: Update, WearEver by Lincoln, Winco, etc. I’ll throw in Lincoln Centurion and Vollrath Tribute. Restaurants...

. The baking sheet is a very heavy, oversized Vollrath that I love—I couldn’t bear to pitch it, even though I have others. So now I keep silicone baking mats around.