DO NOT BUY CUISINART

How interesting. I seem to recall their cookware was way down the list in Consumers' Reports. I purely hate my Cuisinart toaster, too. It heats so slowly that by the time the toast is, well, toasty on the outside, the inside is crunchy - kind of like Melba Toast. One bad experience is all I need.

In a similar vein, I have a T-Fal pot. It's real nice, except they extended the non stick surfacing to the bottom. Easier to clean, but so slick I've had to grab the handle to keep it and the hot contents from sliding off the stove while stirring viscous liquids like spaghetti sauce.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT THANK YOU I WAS JUST HEADING OUT TO SEARS TO GET ONE!

Go to COSTCO instead. Their Kirtland Signature line is tops. The drawback is that there is no open stock. You have to buy the entire set, which is okay if you routinely use two or three pieces. I came out well that way, and gave ossobuco the enormous pasta pot.

I think the Sam's Club set is pretty fair, too, though I haven't actually tried it.