About Nathan
📍 Portland, OR
Nathan Cole writes the guides at The Clad Kitchen, covering cookware. Recommendations are compiled from manufacturer specifications and current product listings, and this site does not test products.
About The Clad Kitchen
The Clad Kitchen is a recommendations site for cookware — stainless and tri-ply, premium nonstick and ceramic, enameled cast iron and Dutch ovens, carbon steel, and the brands worth comparing (All-Clad, Caraway, Le Creuset, Staub, HexClad, Made In, GreenPan, Lodge and more).
I'm Nathan Cole. I've cooked seriously for fifteen-plus years and gotten deep into why cookware performs the way it does — cladding, core materials, heat behaviour, induction compatibility, how a pan holds up over years of real use.
How I pick
I don't run a testing lab. Every recommendation comes from comparing construction and specs, materials knowledge, and publicly available product listings — weighed against general cooking knowledge. When a pan looks great on paper but its specifications or listing details suggest potential drawbacks, those factors are reflected in the guide.
What I won't do
No invented "research." No prices in articles (they move constantly — I describe gear as budget / mid-range / premium). No medical claims about coatings — I'll tell you factually what the materials are and what owners report, not make health pronouncements. And if a category has no pick I'd actually stand behind, I'll say so.
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