Sustainable Cooking with Tefal’s Ingenio Eco Respect 20-Piece Set – My Experience.

After 20 years, it was high time for a new pan set and we chose the Tefal brand and the Ingenio Eco Respect L7609902 series.

Ingenio Eco Respect L7609902 is a 20-piece set consisting of :

Paid : Gross 349.00 €, with online discount 296.65 € at tefal.be on August 1, 2023

3 saucepans – the 6 lids

The set contains 3 saucepans of 16/18/20 cm are enough for a family of 4 (adults) to prepare sauces and vegetables. These are used with us on a daily basis.

However, there are situations where these saucepans are too small or not practical. If we cook spaghetti for 4 or make soup for more than 1 day this set is too small. We really miss a bigger cooking pot. But that these larger pots are not in this set seems logical to me somewhere. From a certain weight, 2 handles are obviously more convenient and safer.

With the saucepans come 2×3 lids, a set you can use for cooking and a set you can use for storing your food in the fridge.

Glass lids

I find the lid when cooking very convenient.

• They are in glass, you can see through.
• They have an exceptional but practical handle.
• There is a specific opening for the handles.
• Also very convenient is that when draining vegetables you can just leave the lid on. There are openings along both sides that allow you to pour either to the left or right. Just great!

Only disadvantage is that the upper handle is fastened and yes the screw already comes loose. So tighten regularly.

Hermetic lids

The hermetic lids are convenient for storage. A surplus? No problem, leave it in the same saucepan and close with matching lid in the frig. Perfect and very convenient.

But have now briefly put these in the dishwasher along with a the jar of spaghetti sauce. Result … The lid has an orange tint and we are unable to get it clean again.

4 frying pans

The set contains 4 frying pans of 22/24/26/28 cm are very good quality. There is always an appropriate casserole for every family situation. If you admittedly eat alone once then an even smaller casserole would be handy.

A lid on a casserole is rather unusual but is really necessary in some cases to stop splashing fat (e.g. with duck). Lids for the skillets are not included in this set. However, you can purchase a (splash) lid separately in stores and so on Tefal’s website. A must-have if you ask me.

Sauté pan

The saute pan is also perfect and convenient for one-pot meals. Again, too bad that a matching lid is not included in the set. The separately available universal (splash) lid provides the solution here.

2 handles

I really like the handles in this set, much nicer than the classic black handles found in most other sets.

2 handles for such a set is sufficient but of course if you have more than 2 pots on the fire you may “switch” occasionally. Personally, this does not bother me.

What does happen frequently is that the inside of the handle is dirty with food residue. No issue for our dishwasher but unfortunately I have a problem with 1 of the 2 handles. When I want to release the handle it sometimes does not open all the way and thus I need extra time…. disturbing. It is unclear to me what is wrong.

The 4 accessories

These types of pots and pans have a non-stick coating and then it is never a good idea to use with fork, spoon or other stainless steel material. Great idea from Tefal to complete this set with 4 useful accessories made of soft material.

Conclusion

Very positive because

• The set is top quality. Already in daily use for 5 Months and not a scratch yet!
• I like the color and find it quite exceptional.
• The set includes matching appropriate accessories so you don’t violate the pans.
• No handles, so easy to stack
• The set is suitable for all types of fires
• No handles, so everything (except handles and lids) can also go in the oven.

What could be better?

• Storage lids discolor in the dishwasher (with red sauce, for example)
• 1 handle does not always open smoothly
• 1 handle of a glass lid already came loose and I already had to tighten it once
• The set is ample but not complete, you definitely need another (large) cooking pot and a universal splatter lid.
• Quality very good and you can see that in the price.

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