I know the handles aren't the same. They don't feel as good.
I really like my old Farberware and I wish I'd bought more before it changed. There are often old pieces on Ebay, but not seeing them in person, plus paying shipping -- not appealing. Farberware was always much better than Revereware.

About 2 years ago I bought a Farberware stockpot on sale at Amazon. It was a very good buy, the right size, layered bottom and works well for soup and boiling water for pasta. The plastic handles don't bother me much. We've had numerous Farberware percolators in our family.

Teresa

Sometime in the mid 90's the original company was sold. No idea who owns them now but they are much lower quality than the old ones. I started collecting the Farberware Millenium, had over $1,000 into it when the 20yr guaranteed finish started wearing off. With the sale of the Company, the major Dept stores quit carrying it which meant I had to send every piece to the mfg. who then would have someone refinish it, 6-8 weeks min. So I just said %#$@&^$# it and started collecting Calphalon. Glad I did.

The new Calphalon Tri-ply stainless is really nice and you can get some good deals on it at Amazon. I love the clear lids.

If it were me, instead of buying a cheap set of pans, I would fill in with open stock good ones. Much nicer to cook with.

Nancy

I bought some non-stick frying pans a year ago (Farbarware), and they were not durable at all. It was a set of 2 that I bought, an 8 inch and a 10 inch. The finish wore off after about 3 months from the outside and inside... and I had only ever used plastic or wooden utensils in them. Also, the handles came loose where they were riveted on and had play in them. But... mine weren't that expensive and they were from Wal-mart so maybe the ones from Kohls are better... especially since they are stainless steel and not non-stick. So that's my experience with the new Farberware (though I love my Farberware spoonula and box grater)... I replaced them with a 30 dollar Wearever frying pan and haven't been disappointed since.

If you buy them and like them, please report back! My stock pots are very cheap/thin and I've been looking for some decent ones.

Good luck!

I received a set of Farberware for a wedding present back in the late 70's, and I still use some of it now, over 30 years later. There have only been 2 problems with them; the handles have broken on a couple of the pieces, and a couple of pieces have disappeared - I think to my offspring. I found a set of 3 saucepans and lids at a garage sale for $10, and bought them for my DIL for Christmas. They looked very similar, but not identical to the ones I got back in 1977. I don't know how old they were, but they looked like they had rarely, if ever, been used.

Sally

I think I'll postpone the Farberware until I get a good look at them or find some saucepans/stock pans open stock that will fit in with the set I have. Unfortunately, I have Health Craft and what I have is all they promised, but I checked out an open stock pan and came away in shock. I could buy 5-6 Farberware Classic 15 piece sets for the price of one saucepan. I'm not that crazy! Thanks for your comments, much appreciated.