FARBERWARE VS TRAMONTINA – COOKWARE BRAND COMPARISON

Both Farberware and Tramontina are examples of modern cookware manufacturers with a wide selection including stainless steel, nonstick and ceramic cookware lines. Farberware is an American cookware brand, while Tramontina has Brazilian origins.

We have done the research and put together this in-depth comparison so you can make an informed choice when choosing between these two brands. Keep reading for our expert recommendations for each cookware category.

Quick decision: If you are short on time to read the detailed reviews, here are our top picks for some common types of cookware: 

Tramontina vs Farberware: Product Lineup

Tramontina offers 3 stainless steel product lines named Prima 3-Ply Clad, 3-Ply Clad and Gourmet 3-Ply, aluminum based nonstick lines called Professional, Gourmet Induction and PrimaWare, ceramic lines under the names Ceramica and Gourmet Ceramica.

They also manufacture a space-saving line called Nesting, which is one of their newer offerings. A full selection of individual enameled cast iron cookware pieces including dutch ovens, skillers, braisers, and saucepans among others complete their palette.

Farberware has a range of 3 different stainless steel lines called High Performance, Classic and Millennium. The High Performance and Millennium lines also have an aluminum nonstick version along with other nonstick collections called Advantage and Dishwasher Safe and Kitchen Ease.

Ceramic nonstick lines are marketed under the names of Glide, Purecook and Go Healthy!

Cookware Sets

Stainless Steel Sets

Ceramic Sets

Farberware vs Tramontina: Construction, Materials & Coatings

Farberware Cookware

Farberware pots and pans are made of aluminum, hard-anodized aluminum or stainless steel with aluminum core for great overall heat distribution.

For cooking surfaces, you can find the classic stainless steel version and several modern nonstick options. Their SmartGlide system features a Dupont Teflon coating with a textured surface for enhanced nonstick properties.

The Millennium nonstick line comes with Dupont Teflon Professional coating with Metal Guard for cooks preferring the use of metal utensils.

The Advantage line is coated with a nonstick material called Power Diamond which offers exceptional durability for a decent price point.

If you go for ceramic, you can choose between CopperSlide – a PFOA-free copper ceramic surface and QuiltSmart – which is manufactured toxin free without PFAS, PFOA, PTFE, lead and cadmium.

Tramontina Cookware

Tramontina also uses heavy-gauge and cold-forged aluminum as a base for their nonstick lines and stainless steel featuring an aluminum core for the stainless steel lines. They also offer an enameled cast iron selection.

In addition to the stainless steel cooking surface of their 3-Ply lines they use PFOA-free Teflon Platinum for their nonstick pots and pans. Their Professional frying pans feature a reinforced nonstick coating for additional durability and are NSF-certified for the more demanding conditions of professional kitchens.

Their Ceramica lines feature a PFOA, PTFE, lead and cadmium free healthy cooking surface. The enameled cast iron utensils come with porcelain enamel interior.

Tramontina vs Farberware: Usability

The stainless steel lines from both brans feature a 3-ply sandwich structure and perform similarly in terms of durability and cooking performance. Due to the aluminum core, even heat distribution is expected from this classic base construction.

For nonstick sets, both the cold-forged aluminum base of Tramontina and the aluminum base of Farberware products delivers even heat distribution, resulting in good cooking performance for the lower price points most of these lines are sold for.

For ceramic pieces, we have found the Tramontina Gourmet Ceramica pots and pans to perform exceptionally well, but they require extra care to last. This includes avoiding overheating the pans during the cooking process as it tends to be the main reason ceramic coatings are losing their nonstick capabilities.

Induction compatibility

In addition to the stainless steel lines – which can be used on induction by default, both brands offer induction-ready non stick product lines as well.

Tramontina makes their Gourmet Induction line for induction stoves.

Farberware has the Advantage models in their induction compatible arsenal.

Oven compatibility

Tramontina lists their stainless steel cookware as oven safe up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit, the enameled cast iron pieces can be used up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and the nonstick lines can withstand 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Farberware has this number at 350 degrees for most of their cookware apart from the Millennium stainless steel line which is certified for up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit, The Glide Pro and Restaurant Pro lines can be used in temperatures up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cleaning

Both manufacturers list their stainless steel cookware as dishwasher safe which is pretty standard.

Tramontina lists their Professional pans as dishwasher safe as well, but the rest of their products – including the Teflon Platinum nonstick and the ceramic lines are handwash only.

Faberware lists most of their nonstick lines as dishwasher safe. The exceptions are the Millennium line with the Metal Guard surface and the CopperSlide ceramic nonstick items.

They even market their QuiltSmart ceramic pans as safe, however, we do not recommend putting them in dishwashers as the strongest feature of these pieces is their nonstick cooking surface. Ceramic coating and dishwashers are not a good match.

We think the premium nonstick coating deserves extra care, especially if you wanna use it for a long time.

Warranty

Both Tramontina and Farberware offers a limited lifetime warranty for their products.

Sizes

Tramontina frying pans are available in 8", 10", 12" and 14" sizes.

Scanpan makes 8", 9,25", 10", 11” and 11.75" pans.

Tramontina vs Farberware: The Verdict

Choosing between Tramontina and Farberware is not a black and white decision.