All-Clad Metalcrafters, LLC is an American

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manufacturer headquartered in

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. The company markets its cookware to department stores and specialty stores in the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the UK, along with All-Clad bonded ovenware, kitchen tools, and kitchen accessories.

History

The business was founded by metallurgist John Ulam, in 1967, as a manufacturer of bonded metals, including coinage for the

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, and ballistics. The company was instrumental in the shift to bonded metal coins. The company's move to cookware happened by accident, when Ulam made a pan for his personal use. All-Clad Metalcrafters was established in 1971 to sell this cookware.

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picked up the brand two years later, for its upscale housewares department. In 1988, All-Clad Metalcrafters was purchased by Pittsburgh Annealing Box Co. and in 2004, it was bought by the French conglomerate

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. In 2000, All-Clad partnered with television chef and personality

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to develop a line of cookware named "Emerilware". In 2014 All-Clad partnered with Chef

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to produce the All-Clad TK that feature bonded aluminum and stainless with a copper core.

United States patents

At the time of its founding, All-Clad used a patented "

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" process by which metals are sandwiched together and then formed into a cooking vessel. The company derived its name from this cladding process, which is applied not only on the bottom but extends all the way up the sides of each cooking vessel. The company has been issued several patents by the

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(USPTO).

Production

The firm purchases some of its metals from United States-based suppliers, including

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Cookware

Interior finishes

The cooking surface is made from Type 304 stainless steel. Some products include a nonstick coating on top of the stainless steel. All stainless steel used by the company is certified to meet

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and ASTM A240 standards for type 304 stainless steel intended for use with food.

Exterior finishes

The cookware is available in a combination of exterior metal finishes including stainless steel, brushed stainless steel, brushed aluminium alloy, black hardcoat anodized aluminium, copper, and copper core.

Comparison Chart

Semiannual factory sale

Each year in June and December, All-Clad Metalcrafters holds a

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sale near their headquarters in Canonsburg.

Gallery

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References

External links

Official All-Clad Website
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