The set is beautiful to look up, however, after using the 3-Qt saucepan for the 1st time to warm up a soup, during cleaning, I noticed that the bottom of the pot became pitted as if the finish was chipping off. After reading many of the reviews with a lower rating, I learned that the pans are very thin which perhaps caused the chipping. Additionally, the pots stick even at low temperatures using gas. Also, please know that the pots do not clean up easily.[...]