Copper cookware has been used for a long time because of its excellent conduction properties. Copper cookware is very popular with professional chefs because unlike any other metal copper will allow even cooking and heat distribution of the heat. This makes copper cookware very popular but also copper cookware is normally very expensive. You can get a mixture of copper and various other metals to both cut down on weight and price a standard format is a copper bottom with aluminum or steel sides and handle. Another metal which copper is associated with is tin, not many people know that tin lined copper cookware is just like having non-stick cookware. Tin lined cookware stops the contents of the pan sticking to the copper.

When everyone thinks of copper cookware they immediately think of French copper cookware but Italian copper cookware is equally as good if not so well known. Ruffoni copper cookware is one of the main makers of Italian copper cookware. Ruffoni copper cookware has been made fro generations in the northern Italian town of Omegna and they produce three main cookware collections these are the Opera. Protagonist/Classici and the Moderne they do however produce specialty pieces like bake ware, moulds and serving ware. The Ruffoni hammered copper cookware range is made from hand hammered copper with brass handles and knobs and is the Ruffoni Opera range of cookware. Ruffoni hammered copper cookware has a long history of producing beautiful and practical top quality copper cookware which is used by professional chefs and home cooks alike.

You can buy a Ruffoni 10 piece copper Opera cookware set for about $1,850 and although this sounds like a lot of money you also get a lot of cookware. The set consists of an five quart stockpot and lid, a one and a quarter quart saucepan a two quart saucepan and lid a eight and three quarter inch frying pan, a ten and an quarter inch frying pan, a three quart sauté pan and a five quart casserole in an acorn shape with lid in a gift box with brass handles and a traditional hammered finish, these are heavy copper pans with a fire-tinned lining and truly a quality set of copper cookware.

The Ruffoni Classici and Protagonista range of copper cookware has a smooth polished finish with a fire tinned interior and made from solid copper. Why not invest in a quality Ruffoni Risotto pan a big fire-tinned pan about 10 inches long with nice roomy brass handles makes the preparing of Risotto for under $200. They also produce a range of specialist quality cookware such as the Ruffoni Zabaglione pan which is perfect for cooking summer berries an specialist Italian dessert of Zabaglione available at about $100. There are lots of places which are selling Ruffoni Copper cookware and for the best prices you need to search around by looking on different internet sites you could save yourself a lot of money when choosing to buy Ruffoni copper cookware. Amazon is a good starting place or maybe try Jacobs Kitchen.