Is This Cookware Generation II or Professional?

[beepampered]

Is there a way for someone to see if a piece of cookware is Generation II or Professional? I have a guest that has a pan that she thinks is 10 years old. Of course she doesn't have a receipt and the info that she gave me for host isn't being found at HO (who was quite helpful). So, I thought if it was Generation II it wouldn't be under warranty anyway....Thanks....

 

[ShanaSmith]

Generation II only had a short warranty, not lifetime. I believe it was just 2 years. I wasn't with PC 10 years ago, but I know there was a Generation line before Gen II. It could have been that. If it is Professional, it has kinda of a grooved, slate colored outside. Gen II has a darker, smooth finish and was kinda of rounded on the outsides.

HTH

 

[DebbieJ]

Gen II is enamel coated on the outside.

 

[BethCooks4U]

Gen II is enamel coated on the outside.

There is a silver rim on the top edge of all the Gen II cookware, the sides are bowed (Prof. sides are straight like the Exec), the Prof. Lids SAY "TPC Professional", the Gen II lid handles are silver while the Prof are black.

 

[pamperedlinda]

Other than the Exec & Stainless, did any of the other lines have a lifetime warranty? The professional did, right?

I recently had a new consultant call me about this same thing - how to identify which cookware line a certain pan came from. We knew it wasn't Prof or Exec and assumed it didn't have a lifetime warranty. It was only identified by the logoe and a number on the bottom. I had her call HO.

 

[BethCooks4U]

Gen II was 2 years
Professional, Executive and Stainless are all lifetime (see back of receipts for details on warranties over 1 year - there are limitations)

 

[DebinIA]

Tha handles on the cookware itself are the easiest way to tell what line the cookware is from.

If the handles have visible rivets on the INSIDE of the cookware, it is either Professional or Executive.

If there are no visible rivets, the cookware is Gen II

 

[beepampered]

Thanks for all the identifies! You guys are great. The lady at HO was very helpful about helping attempt to find the original order but she had NO CLUE on how to identify the cookware sets.