Our coated Berndes pots were already 6 year old and looked already pretty battered (the coating dissolved progressively from). For some time, it was clear that new pots are needed. A single pot of stainless steel, we had already bought 2 years ago and this is always preferred when cooking. Most annoying to the coated wells was that you could only use a plastic whisk and also could not make mashed potatoes with Metallrührern the food processor. So it should be stainless steel pots definitely. 5 pots are ideal because you can cover many types of application. The pots look chic, classic and elegant quality. It is a pleasure to use these pots. Even if something is burnt, the remains can with Spüli and WAREM remove water very easily. Super value for money!