I have had my set of All Clad for over 30 years. It continues to work great. Copper is very expensive and often is more of a decorative coating on the outside of the pan. Copper lined with tin will require relining at some point, and it is expensive and difficult to find people to do that work.

All Clad does make a copper core line. I have a mix of All Clad LTD (the exterior is black anodized aluminum - most of the coloring has worn off the heavily used pans), Master Chef (which I don't think they make any longer- the outside was just brushed aluminum), and whatever line has a stainless exterior. All Clad is heavy weight, heats evenly and quickly and is just amazing.

You can likely get buy with a relatively inexpensive stockpot with just a thick base, and forego the super expensive cookware for that particular piece.

Here is their copper core stuff:

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https://www.all-clad.com/cookware/collections/copper-core.html

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Unless you have super wealthy guests, put individual pieces on your registry.

Add a Staub dutch oven for real beauty!

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If you need non-stick just get some inexpensive pans at Costco. They have a relatively short life so it is not worth putting $$$$$ into a pan that will wear out.