A Dietitian Has Used These Cookware Brands for 30 Years—and Still Swears by Them

Pyrex is more than 110 years old, and if they’re properly maintained the containers themselves could potentially live to be that long as well. 

“My Pyrex that I have is decades old. Decades old,” Burgess says. “And unless you drop it on the tile floor, it's not going to break.”

Most Pyrex dishes make it easy to prep, cook, and store your food all in the same bowl, reducing the amount of dishes that need to be washed. 

“It's easy to just put a top on it because a lot of the Pyrex also comes with a food storage lid,” Burgess says. “So it's versatile. And that's what's great.”

“And even if you were prepping a meal ahead of time and then you decided, hey, let me prep it, refrigerate it, come home from work, pop it in the oven, you could easily do that,” she continues. “Then when that's done, put the lid back on, you've eaten, you put the lid back on, put it right back in the refrigerator.”

When the container is eventually empty, Burgess says the quality of Pyrex’s glass will make cleanup easier. 

“And then cleanup is pretty decent,” she says. “Even if you scrub it, even if you're a heavy-handed person on your cookware and you scrub that thing, it's still gonna come out spotless and almost look brand-new. And that's what I love about it. It's a great, great product.”

While the company has undergone some innovations in its more than 110 years, it’s continued making products trusted by home cooks.

“That's why I love Pyrex, because it's tried-and-true,” Burgess says. “Even, you know, the  durability, you know, the thickness of it, heat transfer-wise, everything works. You know, the type of glass that’s tried-and-true for cooking. And what's amazing is that you can make the most delicious casseroles in them…So, you know, I will endorse Pyrex just because it's been in our household for decades and it still keeps going.”

Burgess discovered the Tramontina Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware on a random Sam’s Club trip about three decades ago. She loved them so much she immediately went back to buy more.

“I have two sets of them because I ended up buying one set and then I needed some bigger pots,” she says. “So I went back to Sam's and they had another deal going. The original set that I bought over 30 years ago is still going strong.”

And Burgess says she puts these things to the test. 

“They’re nice, heavy pots,” she says. “They can take a beating, and they’re good…They are rugged. More than rugged.” 

The pots and pans are made from the 18/10 stainless steel recommended by Burgess.

“They're perfect for anybody who's looking to get something useful and sustainable,” she says. “They're 18/10 stainless steel, which is the kind of cookware that is extremely durable, lasts forever…I don't see the need to, you know, continuously buy cookware. 'Cause they’ve continued to last.”