GreenPan Stanley Tucci Collection Review: The Prettiest Nonstick Cookware We've Ever Seen

If you've seen Stanley Tucci's Searching for Italy or any number of his recent Instagram posts, you know that he is incredibly passionate about food and cooking. But this past Friday, Tucci had some more official news to share, and it isn’t a new TV show.

Instead, his latest endeavor is here, and it’s a cookware collaboration with GreenPan, exclusively sold at Williams Sonoma. Fittingly made in Italy, the collection is full of pots and pans that are nothing short of chic and timeless in design. But, with every new cookware launch there’s one question we have to ask. And it’s especially true when it’s celebrity backed: Is it any good? 

GreenPan Stanley Tucci Stainless-Steel Ceramic Nonstick 11-Piece Cookware Set

Three weeks ago, a large, heavy box arrived on my doorstep (courtesy of the brand). Inside, each pan was carefully wrapped in custom paper adorned with “TUCCI” in a repeated pattern. Opening each pan felt like I was opening a designer bag, not cookware, in the best way possible. 

I received the 11-piece nonstick stainless steel cookware set, which features an 8 and 10-inch skillet, a 4-quart saute pan with a lid, a 2 and 4-quart saucepot with lids, and an 8-quart stockpot with a colander insert and lid. Each piece features a deep almost blue-ish black nonstick interior that I found sparkles in the light, with a shiny, stainless steel outer layer. 

Even though it’s beautiful, I have one specific gripe about the interior color. It’s harder to tell the color of darker  foods I’m cooking, like brown butter or caramel. However, if that’s a concern for you, you might want to grab one of the other colors with lighter interiors. Whether you choose the black and silver, a Carrara white and gold, or a Venetian teal and gold, all of the colors and shapes remind me of a lot of mid-century kitchen designs. Regardless of what color you choose, each piece of cookware will make most kitchens chicer just by sitting on the stovetop

GreenPan Stanley Tucci Ceramic Nonstick 4-Piece Fry Pan Set

The handles are the next thing I noticed. They’re straight, elongated, and they’re made with a heavy cast stainless steel that’s secured with two rivets on the side of each cookware piece. But they aren’t just pretty to look at and reminiscent of mid-century modern designs. When cooking, the handles stay fairly cool to the touch, unless they’re right over heat or are coming straight from the oven. 

Everything I’ve made in these pans has slid right out, from my morning egg scramble, to big batches of cacio e pepe, meal-prepped grains, shakshuka, tofu stir-fry, and candied and toasted nuts and seeds. 

GreenPan Stanley Tucci Stainless-Steel Ceramic Nonstick Fry Pan, Set of 2

It’s all thanks to the material, which is the same across all of the pieces. First, there’s a  base with an aluminum core, a top and bottom layer of stainless steel, and then the brand’s PFAS-, PFOA-, lead and cadmium-free Thermolon Infinite8 ceramic nonstick coating in the pan’s interior. The pans also have a plasma-tech treatment to harden the surface even more for added strength, but only time will tell if the coating will last. 

They’re also compatible with any stovetop, and they have an all-new flat base perfect for induction surfaces. In addition, they can also can go into the oven and broiler up to 600℉ without the lids, and 425℉ with the lids, which is great for cooking dishes like shakshuka. The lids themselves are glass, which is helpful when you want to track the cooking process of sauces, soups, and more. They’re also fitted with the same stay-cool handle material as the cookware. 

GreenPan Stanley Tucci Ceramic Nonstick 11-Piece Cookware Set

During cooking, I found that I didn’t want to cook over a high heat to ensure I didn’t ruin the coating. However, they still browned and bubbled everything very well, like stir-fried tofu, pan fried eggplant medallions, spiced maple pancakes, meatballs, or my 10-minute marinara sauce. I noticed some hot spots when I was sauteing those dishes, though it was nothing I couldn’t work around (or that I haven’t experienced with other pans). 

In terms of cleaning, these are some of the easiest nonstick pans to clean that I’ve ever owned. It takes minimal swipes with the soft side of my sponge to get any food off of the surface, even once they’re cool. I would never put them in the dishwasher because they’re easy to clean by hand and that’ll help maintain them over time, though they are dishwasher- safe. The set also comes with cushioned liners to help protect the pans if you stack them for storage, which I thought was a helpful touch. 

However, all of this beauty and performance comes at a cost: These pans are undoubtedly expensive — the lowest-priced item in the collection is the $100 8-inch fry pan. It’s worth noting that because they are nonstick, the coating will break down over time, unlike a cast iron pan which could, with proper care, last forever. Whether or not they are worth the price is up to how much you plan to use them, and how much you care about the combination of functionality and aesthetics. 

GreenPan Stanley Tucci Stainless-Steel Ceramic Nonstick 4-Piece Fry Pan Set

But the bottom line is that these are nice pans that perform well for daily use, look beautiful on the stovetop, and offer well-rounded right sizes and shapes, which is exactly what the brand and Stanley Tucci created them for. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed if these pans seem like the right fit for your kitchen. And while we can't all meet (or be) Stanley Tucci, we can at least buy his cookware.