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TL;DR: Sur La Table is in the midst of its semi-annual cookware sale, where, as of April 7, you can save up to 50% on brands like Cuisinart, All-Clad, Le Creuset, and more.

Being stuck at home is a great time to learn how to cook.

At the risk of sounding like one of those people who won't STFU about productivity during isolation, cooking is a skill that can benefit you on a daily basis even once this is all over. Not only does it save money by decreasing the need to eat out, but it teaches you how to get creative with the ingredients you already have at home. That random assortment of rice, canned tomatoes, and garlic can do a lot more than you thought.

If the only thing holding you back is a lack of proper supplies, Sur La Table's twice-a-year cookware sale has your back. You can save up to 50% on both high-end and affordable brands — like this 17-piece Cuisinart nonstick set that's on sale for less than $200.

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We've picked out a few of our favorite deals, but you can shop the whole sale here.

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Every kitchen needs a decent set of nonstick pots and pans. That's a given even for beginners. This 17-piece set from Cuisinart covers all of your bases, with multiple sizes of saucepans and their lids, a sauté pan, stock pot, three sizes of skillets with lids, plus a steamer insert. Hard-anodized aluminum is known for its even heating properties, eliminating hot spots (and the chance for your omelette to burn on one side and still be raw on the other side).

Disregard Sur La Table's advertising of the MSRP as $670 — that's more like what a 17-piece set from Calphalon would go for. Cuisinart's website has the same set listed at $249, so Sur La Tables's sale is still saving you $50.

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Purchasing your first cast-iron skillet is like a rite of passage into ~real~ cooking. These heavy duty (like, literally heavy) pans are bomb for flavor-drenched sautéing, pan-frying, searing, baking, braising, broiling, roasting.

Le Creuset is everyone's favorite cast-iron brand because all cookware is inspected by hand and it lasts forever. Finding an investment like this on sale is an opportunity any aspiring foodie should hop on. This 10.25-inch Signature Skillet comes in four colors, including a pretty sea salt blue.

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All Clad's products are made from 18/10 stainless steel, meaning it has the highest amount of nickel in stainless steel grading. High-grade stainless steel offers the greatest resistance to rust and longest held polish of its competitors. (This is probably why your grandma's shiny cookware lasted so long.) Stainless steel is also particularly handy for searing and creating crispy skins, as well as when cooking with acidic foods like tomatoes or vinegar.

This set of a saucepan and its lid come in 3, 4, 5, and 6-quart size options.

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