The 10 Best Places to Buy Cookware of 2023

Whether you're a home cook or chef, you'll find the best cookware collections at these retailers.

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Williams Sonoma

Whether you’re looking to equip a new kitchen or overhaul your existing pots and pans, buying cookware online allows you to shop from the comfort of your home. That means you can compare prices and features, browse colors, and explore the full range of a brand at your own pace, letting you make fully informed decisions — particularly important when you’re investing in higher-quality pieces.

When starting your shopping endeavor, you’ll want to turn to retailers that stock a wide assortment of excellent products while also being easy to navigate. Also worth looking for are site-exclusive offers and current brand promotions to get the best deals. If you need a place to start, we’ve compiled a list of the best places to buy cookware online that will make purchasing a breeze.

Serious cooks are faithful to Williams Sonoma because of its extensive array of kitchen goods, ranging from high-quality nonstick skillets to specialty pieces (like this Nordic Ware ebelskiver pan). The online selection includes heritage brands like Le Creuset and Ruffoni, and it often features exclusive colors and sets you won’t find anywhere else. Williams Sonoma also makes its own cookware pieces, designed with home cooks in mind. While the retailer tends to carry higher-end pieces, those on a budget will appreciate the Open Kitchen collection, a curated assortment of kitchen essentials — including cookware — at a wallet-friendly price.

A Product We Love: Open Kitchen by Williams Sonoma Stainless-Steel 10-Piece Cookware Set

Sur La Table

Sur La Table rivals Williams Sonoma with its selection of iconic cookware brands like Staub, DeBuyer, and All-Clad, stocking a plethora of individual pieces and comprehensive sets that will delight anyone who loves to cook. In addition, Sur La Table has its own line of cookware available in stainless steel, ceramic nonstick, hard anodized nonstick, and carbon steel, designed by chefs to deliver restaurant-quality performance at home. Be on the lookout for flash sales and various specials on the site throughout the year, and score $15 off your first order totaling $75 or more by signing up for email updates.

A Product We Love: Le Creuset Signature Round French Oven 5.5 Qt. in Azure Blue

While people often turn to Crate & Barrel for furniture and home decor, they’re also a great resource for cookware, offering a fantastic assortment of sets from GreenPan, Cuisinart, All-Clad, Viking, and more. A recent addition to their lineup is the popular ceramic nonstick set from Caraway, a chic and functional brand of cookware available in a dreamy array of colors. Crate & Barrel also has their own line of pots and pans, available in durable five-ply stainless steel or stylish ceramic nonstick, both just a little less expensive than their competitors.

A Product We Love: Crate & Barrel EvenCook Core ® Stainless Steel Starter Set

Food52

The Food52 shop feels like an art gallery and cookware store rolled into one, as much of their tightly curated collection is simply great to look at. Take, for example, the Food52 x Dansk Købenstyle Saucepan: it has a distinctly Scandinavian design and comes in a variety of bright hues, perfect for adding a splash of color to your kitchen. If you’re on the hunt for more traditional cookware, look to their All-Clad or Hestan options, but also take a minute to admire the polished cast iron pieces from Smithey Ironware and DeBuyer’s French Copper collection. Don’t miss the Five Two by GreenPan collection, a line of nonstick and stainless steel essentials available exclusively through Food52.

A Product We Love: Milo by Kana Cast Iron Cookware Set

Though Macy’s has downsized its brick-and-mortar presence, it remains a popular online retailer of cookware, offering a massive selection of sets at a wide range of price points. You can find affordable starter sets from brands like Anolon and T-Fal, or investment-worthy pieces from All-Clad, ScanPan, or Le Creuset. One of the best things about Macy’s is that they run promotions often, giving you plenty of chances to get a deal on cookware you’ve been eyeing. Make sure to keep tabs on closeouts on customer favorites, like this Martha Stewart Collection 8-Quart Dutch Oven, priced at nearly half off.

A Product We Love: Blue Diamond 10-Piece Cookware Set

World Market

The cookware selection at World Market is a small but mighty assortment of affordable and durable pieces. You’ll find a variety of cast iron skillets from Lodge, budget-friendly BK carbon steel pans, and a few different nonstick ceramic favorites from GreenPan — all tried and true kitchen pieces. If you’re looking for an enameled cast iron Dutch oven, you can easily pick one up for under $100 here. World Market also carries a few types of cookware to explore global cuisines, including painted tagines from Morocco, paella pans and terracotta ollas from Spain, bamboo steamer baskets, and hand-hammered woks to whip up your favorite Chinese stir-fried entrees. Members of the World Market rewards program receive multiple discount offers throughout the year, along with free shipping and 10 percent off in-store pickup.

A Product We Love: Amira Large Hand Painted Ceramic Tagine

Target

Target is a one-stop shop for just about everything, including an enormous inventory of cookware from well-known brands like T-fal, Calphalon, Cuisinart, and Lodge. The variety includes nonstick options as well as stainless steel and hard-anodized pieces, so you’ll be able to easily find a pan or pot — or complete set — that suits your style of cooking. Target’s own brand, Made By Design, is a collection of kitchen utensils and cookware at very affordable prices, great for those who are cost conscious or just learning how to cook.

A Product We Love: Ceramic Coated Aluminum Covered Saucepan - Made By Design™

Amazon

We couldn’t mention online shopping without giving credit to Amazon for offering hundreds of cookware sets and pieces at every price point. In fact, there’s such a large selection that it may be difficult to choose by browsing alone, so you may want to have an idea of what you want before you start searching. If you’re seeking a pot or pan of a particular shape or size, you can filter by material, price point, and even color to narrow your results. Amazon Prime members can get items delivered for free within a couple of days, which is helpful when nearby brick-and-mortar stores don’t have what you need. And while some exceptions apply, returns are allowed for most items within 30 days for a full refund.

A Product We Love: Tramontina Professional Aluminum Nonstick Restaurant Fry Pan, 10"

Made In

While most of the retailers on this list carry a broad variety of brands, Made In is a direct-to-consumer kitchen goods company launched in 2017 that boasts its own line of professional quality, American- and European-made cookware. If you’re a serious home cook, or just want to invest in quality, the selection at Made In is right up your alley. You’ll find nonstick, stainless steel, carbon steel, copper, and enameled cast iron options, available in sets or a la carte. With input from and collaborations with chefs like Grant Achatz, Nancy Silverton, and Tom Colicchio, Made In’s pieces are thoughtfully designed and are meant to endure heavy use (case in point, it also supplies restaurants), and they come backed with a limited lifetime warranty.

A Product We Love: The Stainless Sets

The Cook's Warehouse

This Atlanta-based retailer carries everything you need to equip your kitchen, featuring heritage brands like Le Creuset, All-Clad, Heritage Steel, and Hestan. The selection here skews towards high-end pieces that are built to last — you’ll find multi-clad stainless steel sets, premium enameled cast iron braisers, and heavy-duty carbon steel skillets like you’d typically find in restaurant settings. Keep an eye out for harder-to-find Le Creuset and Staub designs, and take advantage of the company’s price match guarantee.

A Product We Love: Le Creuset Eiffel Tower Collection 3.5-Quart Signature Braiser

When shopping for cookware online, a well-organized site with a range of brands and products is ideal for anyone who likes to browse options. Retailers with brick-and-mortar locations tend to stock more options and inventory online than they can carry in-store, making it easier to find exactly what you need.

Larger cookware retailers like Williams Sonoma and Sur La Table have the advantage of offering exclusive colors, sets, and shapes from brands like Le Creuset, Staub, and others, which you won’t see anywhere else. And nowadays, some of these companies carry their own lines of cookware that are designed in-house to compete with legacy brands, making them a fantastic combination of quality and value.

While we’ve focused mostly on retailers that sell numerous brands in one place, there are a handful of direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands that have emerged over the last decade that are worth checking out. Many of these newer brands feature contemporary designs, chic colorways, and eye-catching silhouettes while also focusing on sustainability and quality. Don’t be shy about trying them, especially if you enjoy leading the pack when it comes to new finds.

In preparation for the holidays, the period just before Thanksgiving is when you’ll start to see big discounts on cookware that extend all the way through the new year. You’ll also get great deals around many major holidays, including President’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Labor Day, and just before the summer wedding season.

That depends on who you ask. “I never recommend buying as a set,” says Ayesha Nurdjaja, executive chef at New York-based restaurants Shuka and Shukette. Instead, focus on buying pots and pans you know you will consistently use, essentially creating your dream set, according to Nurdjaja.

Yet, you may prefer a set because of the consistency of materials and construction. “It allows you to manage different cooking methods and is easy to organize in your home when not in use,” says Mitsunobu Nagae, chef and co-owner of Michelin-starred l’abeille in New York City.

Both have a place in the kitchen. “Nonsticks are no-brainers for things like eggs, fish, or frying up some halloumi,” says Nurdjaja. “Something like searing chicken breast or getting good caramelization on onions, stainless steel would be my choice.” With all the options available these days, you can always look for a set that includes both.

Bernadette Machard de Gramont is an LA-based freelance writer specializing in food, wine, and kitchen products. After a two-year stint at Williams Sonoma headquarters in San Francisco, she now researches and tests a variety of cookware, bakeware, and wine tools, and interviews field experts for their insight.