All-Clad Stainless 12-Inch Fry Pan Lid
February 6, 2010 | Posted by 
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Product Description
All Clad Stainless Steel Lid – 12″ diameter.Fits the following All Clad pieces: #5112 – 12″ Fry Pan – All Clad Stainless Steel #5112-NS – 12″ Fry Pan – All Clad Stainless Steel #3112 – 12″ Fry Pan – All Clad LTD #3112-NS – 12″ Fry Pan – All Clad LTD #7112… More >>
All-Clad Stainless 12-Inch Fry Pan Lid
Categories: 12", All Clad | 
Tags: 12Inch, AllClad, Stainless | 
5 Comments »
I ordered this lid to use with my 12″ All Clad Copper Core fry pan. After all, if you drop $225 to purchase one of the world’s best fry pans, you want a beautiful, perfectly matched lid to go with it, even it it is going to set you back another $50, right? It is a nice theory, but as others have pointed out, things don’t quite work out that way. On its own, this lid is a handsome piece of adamantine stainless steel, a tribute to the founder’s art. But when paired with its mate, it stumbles, and nearly fails. It simply does not fit properly.
Can it be used? I suppose so. But it requires a certain amount of fiddling and titration which is not compatible with the frenetic activity which sometimes accompanies bringing a complex mutli-dish meal in for a smooth landing. In short, it is a frustrating solution, especially when you have expended almost [...] for the combination of pan and lid. Fortunately, I have a glass lid from a long discarded [...] Target fry pan which fits well. I would consider buying this lid if I needed one, and if the asthetics of mis-matched lids is irksome to you. It is usable, even if it is somewhat vexatious. So, for purposes of having a matched set, I am glad I own it. I’m just not so happy I bought it.
Kudos to marketplace seller Metro Kitchen for getting this bit of dreck to me promptly and well packed.
Possible (but untested) alternatives: Farberware 12-Inch Glass Lid
………………………………………….. Farberware 12-Inch Stainless Steel Lid
NB All Clad: It is absurd that this pan does not come with one of your “made in China lids”. But it is even more absurd that a [...] lid does not fit a [...] fry pan. You will not stay the cookware of choice for serious cooks if you keep putting out poorly engineered items such as this lid. Perhaps if your lids were made at the same factory as your pans (here in the US) instead of in China, such miscues would become obvious in time to correct them. Given your stratospheric prices, it is beyond my ken to comprehend why you feel the need to cut corners by outsourcing your lids overseas. A pox on your accountants and purchasing agents, as well as your senior management.;^)
Rating: 3 / 5
This lid is actually made in China, not the US. I’m willing to pay more for domestic labor, but the price is pretty egregious considering its origins.
Rating: 2 / 5
This is a good all-purpose lid. All-Clad makes a very good product. I am using it for a non All-Clad pan and it fits fine, but not exactly. It cleans easily, and is very sturdy. If you are looking for a 12 inch lid for any make pan, this one will work
Rating: 4 / 5
Looks great and serves the purpose with the pan. I am very curious as to why the package says made in China as I thought All Clad was made in Pennsylvania USA?
Rating: 4 / 5
I’m not sure what you can say about a frying pan lid. I’m also not sure how you can justify the price for this one. Nevertheless, it is a nice hunk of stainless steel, heavy, appears sturdy, and does the job.
A few have complained about the fit. It is a little loose, but I’m not sure that the loose fit interferes w/ function at all. The lid is heavy and stays in place. I also have a Cuisinart Green Gourmet 12 in non-stick skillet (a very nice non-stick skillet, by the way) that this lid fits well too. Good for me because Cuisinart doesn’t make a lid for their skillet. Two for the price of one.
I’m happy w/ the purchase because I needed a lid for both pans and I got it. I’m not sure that a tighter fit would have made it any better, but a tighter fit may have prevented me from using it on both pans. Every cloud has a polished stainless steel lining.
I gave it 4, not 5 stars initially for the high price. In retrospect, maybe 5 stars is fair but Amazon won’t let me change it. It’s a good lid.
Rating: 4 / 5