Lincoln Smallwares: A Little Cookware For Everyone

Lincoln/Redco is a well recognized company within the food service industry.  In case you haven’t heard of them, they produce a variety of food prep equipment and commercial cookware.  Lincoln cookware has been in production in one form or another since the early 1900s.  Every chef is pretty particular about his or her cookware, which is understandable since these are the tools you use in the kitchen every day to ply your trade.

The nice thing about Lincoln is that the variety of their cookware lines has something for every taste and preference.  At the risk of sounding like a salesman (probably too late…), I’d like to take a minute to outline the different cookware products offered by Lincoln.  Again, there’s something for everyone here, from practical, durable standard cookware all the way up to high end, high performance stainless steel for the discerning perfectionist.

Arkadia Aluminum Cookware

Arkadia®: This aluminum cookware is good, standard cookware without the frills and without the expense of other lines.  If you’re on a budget and looking for a good value, Arkadia® is the line for you.

Lincoln Wear Ever Cookware

Lincoln Wear-Ever®: The Wear-Ever® line was registered in 1904 and has been a well-known name in aluminum cookware for over a century.  There are also four variations on the Wear-Ever line for specialized cooking needs:

  • Natural Finish® – The name says it all: natural aluminum cookware.
  • EverSmooth® – Rivetless cookware that eliminates those annoying buttons on the inside of any pot or pan that are hard to clean.
  • CeramiGuard® – Ceramic non-stick cookware that is much more scratch and wear resistant than traditional non-stick cookware.
  • HardCoat® – Anodized black surface for high heat and heavy use applications.

These Wear-Ever® features are also combined on a lot of Lincoln’s cookware, like EverSmooth® CeramiGuard® fry pans, etc.

Lincoln also has two lines of stainless steel cookware:

Lincoln Optio

Optio™ cookware is bottom-clad with aluminum for quick heat distribution.  This line is more affordable than most stainless cookware but still durable enough for any commercial application.

Lincoln Centurion Cookware

Centurion® stainless steel cookware is top-of-the-line, 18/10 stainless cookware with bottom-clad aluminum for quick heating.

So that’s what’s available from Lincoln Smallwares.  All in all, most people in the industry agree this is pretty good cookware, and you’ve got quite a few choices to fit the specific requirements of your commercial kitchen.

About Greg McGuire

Greg has blogged about the food service industry for years and has been published in industry magazines, like Independent Restaurateur and industry blogs like Restaurant SmartBrief. He lives in Colorado with his wife and two sons and enjoys reading, live music, and the great outdoors.

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4 comments

  1. I really like cooking with Lincoln pans. The handle is very soft and comfortable. This makes me feel like I am a profesional chef cooking in a resturant….

  2. I have a set of Wear-Ever heavy aluminum cookware inner clad with stainless steel that I purchased in 1963. It has a lifetime guarantee. I need replacement handles and knobs for the covers and hope they can be repolished. Can you tell me where I can send them or at least get the handles and knobs?

    Thanks,
    Rose Anne Hoekstra

    • Hi Rose,

      I would check with Lincoln on that. If you have a lifetime guarantee then they would be the ones to contact to get replacements.

  3. I love Lincoln Pans and i have the whole set of those in my kitchen. They are really good. Thanks for sharing the blog.

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