• Cooking evenness: This model was fair at uniformly browning a pancake that covered the entire cooking surface. We expect all cookware in this set to perform similarly for this and other food.

• Handle temperature: This set's handles were excellent at keeping temperatures low enough to touch without a potholder when used on the stovetop. You'll definitely need a potholder for sets scoring Fair or Poor. We also consider the size and shape of the handle when scoring.
• Handle sturdiness: This set scored good for handle sturdiness, which gauges its resistance to bending or breaking under increasing force.
• Ease of cleaning: This set was fair in cleaning, which gauges the amount of scrubbing needed to remove baked-on béchamel sauce from a saucepan. Those scoring Excellent require minimal effort; those scoring Poor require lots of scrubbing.
  
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The Belgique Stainless Steel (Macy's) is part of the Cookware test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Frying Pans (Stainless Steel) models like the Stainless Steel (Macy's) are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Cooking evenness: A thermal imaging camera is used to evaluate the heating evenness of the frying pan.

Saute Performance: Indicates how well a frypan can evenly saute foods.

Handle temperature: Handle temperature relates to the average temperature of different areas of the handle during heating.