{"id":2002011,"date":"2024-06-28T12:57:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T17:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=2002011"},"modified":"2025-03-24T11:53:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:53:42","slug":"caraway-vs-our-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/caraway-vs-our-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Caraway vs Our Place: How Do These Instagram-Famous Brands Compare?"},"content":{"rendered":"If you love scrolling through social media for recipe ideas, you've undoubtedly come across ads for Our Place<\/a> pans and Caraway<\/a> cookware. Both brands have gotten viral attention because of their stunning good looks, but these pans are way more than pretty. They're also made of high-quality, eco-friendly materials and promise years of service in your kitchen.\r\n\r\nThese pans are known for being on the pricier side of the cookware spectrum, but as with most things, you get what you pay for. While there are plenty of knock-offs and imitators that offer high-end aesthetics at lower price points, they're often made with cheaper materials that don't last. And if you regularly replace shoddy cookware, you're losing money in the long run!\r\n\r\nAfter thorough, firsthand testing\u2014including a massive ceramic cookware test<\/a><\/span>\u2014<\/span>Our Place and Caraway impressed us and earned our seal of approval. Both brands are excellent performers in your kitchen, but which one should you bother investing in? We compared them to help you determine which is best for your cooking style.\r\n

What's the difference between Caraway and Our Place?<\/h2>\r\nThere are many similarities between Caraway and Our Place. For one, both brands became household names thanks to social media. Their products are just as well known for their good looks as they are for quality and versatility, with colorful, minimalist designs.\r\n\r\nHowever, there are differences. Caraway's main focus is on eco-friendly, nontoxic cookware. The brand initially became famous for its nonstick ceramic pans and has since expanded to include stainless steel cookware, bakeware, food storage, cutting boards and knives.\r\n\r\nOn the other hand, Our Place focuses on multifunctional cookware that can replace multiple pots and pans, making it ideal for small spaces. The brands is best known for the mega-viral Always Pan, which combines the functions of 10 different specialty pans into a single design. Our Place has since expanded to offer a wider range of nontoxic cookware, bakeware, tableware and small appliances as well.\r\n

All About Caraway<\/h2>\r\nWe've tested many Caraway products, and every time, we've been impressed. Not only are they gorgeous, but they deliver in the kitchen!\r\n\r\nThe ceramic cookware set<\/a> includes a Dutch oven, saute pan, saucepan and frying pan with corresponding lids. In our Caraway cookware review<\/a>, we were surprised to discover exactly how nonstick these pans are. Almost nothing stuck, making them a breeze to clean. They work on induction, gas and electric cooktops and are oven safe up to 550 degrees.\r\n

In our tests, fried eggs easily slipped around the pan, even without oil! Meats browned beautifully, though we did notice the pan heats unevenly, with the center of the pan getting hotter than the edges. One of our editors who uses Caraway at home had to replace her frying pan after three years of everyday use when the nonstick ceramic coating began to chip away from the underlying aluminum core. However, she chalked this up to ignoring the manufacturer's instructions and frequently using metal utensils or harsh scrubbers. She is still happily cooking with her replacement pan. (And using nonstick-safe silicone tools.) You can read more about her experience in our HexClad vs. Caraway<\/a> analysis.<\/p>\r\nThe Caraway mini cookware duo<\/a>\u2014<\/span>which has all the wonderful qualities of its regular-sized counterparts\u2014<\/span>is also a winner. Coming in at 8 inches, the mini fry pan<\/a> is only 2.5 inches smaller than the regular size, and it holds 1.05 quarts compared to the full-size pan's 2.7 quarts. These are great for small kitchens or beginner cooks who just need the basics.\r\n\r\nI personally tested Caraway's bakeware set<\/a>, and over two years later, I'm still using it in my home kitchen. I never need to use parchment paper to prevent food from sticking, and it takes little more than a light sponging to get everything clean. Even after regular use when roasting at high oven temps and stints beneath the broiler, the sheet pans have remained perfectly flat without a trace of long-term warping.\r\n\r\nWe also liked the Caraway prep set<\/a>, which includes a paring knife, bread knife, prep knife and chef's knife, all crafted from sharp German stainless steel. It also comes with wooden tools including tongs, a pasta server, a spoon, a bowl scraper and a spatula for flipping eggs and grilled cheeses. Because they're made from FSC-certified birch wood, the tools are light and easy to use and won't scratch or mar ceramic pans like metal tools would.\r\n\r\nAll of Caraway's products are ethically manufactured by certified manufacturing partners that ensure safe working conditions for employees with fair compensation. They also ship all their goods in eco-friendly packaging without any single-use plastics.\r\n

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