Learning Resources Pretend & Play Pro Chef Set, Kitchen Toys for Kids, Pretend Kitchen, Pots and Pans for Kids, 13 Pieces, Ages 3+

For some reason the current trend in toy pots & pans is to make them too small to work with the vast majority of the play food that's available. Most of the metal sets I looked at had this issue, as did all of the wood sets (incl. Melissa & Doug), with the exception of this Pro set from Learning Resources & a metal set from Toy Chef. I went with plastic over metal after thinking about the possibility of the pots being thrown.These pots & pans are sized just right for little hands, little kitchens, and toy food. Finally! The accompanying photos are of a 2-1/2 yr old's hands playing in a Kenmore wooden kitchen, with plastic food from mixed sets. The soup pot can fit a whole slew of vegetables, and the frying pan is big enough to hold a plastic fried egg. The set also comes with a roomy sauce pot, 2 lids that do a great job of mimicking glass, an oven mitt that actually fits my daughter's hand, and a spatula & 2 large stirrers that have a little give to the softer plastic, which is ideal.The set came with 3 plastic food items, very basic, they're just freebies. With nearly all cooking sets you have to buy the food separately.My daughter has banged these pots around quite a bit & they've held up. I think the makers have struck a nice balance between sturdiness & keeping the pots lightweight; these wouldn't survive too many rounds outside making mudpies or lugging around rocks without losing a handle, but otherwise they'd be fine. My only issue is that although the lids fit the pots, they tend to clatter off a bit too easily.All around, they're great, I'd buy them again, give them as a gift, absolutely recommend them.(Note: Learning Resources also makes a different set of pans in both primary & pastel colors. They're cute, durable, don't clang, but have that too-small issue; better suited for under-age-2 chefs)

My 2yr old grandson loves this play set. Cooks on his toy stove daily, perfect for his Christmas gift. Seems durable. Would recommend.

I have read a lot of reviews of cooking playsets that are very tiny in size. This particular one has a great size. It is actually bigger than I thought. It not only comes with the pan and two pots with 2 lids, but also with the the five food pieces, an oven mitten, and a booklet with games mentioned on the description. My 4 and 2 year old daughters loved it. To have an idea of the size of the pieces you can look for images of the set online and you will see a picture of the outside of the box where you will see kids holding the pots. This is how I figured out that I really liked the size. Learning Resources has great toys, as I also happen to have plenty of other of their products. You will not be disappointed with this set. Great buy for the price also! Thanks again Amazon!

My 16 month old daughter was given this as a Christmas gift so she would stop stealing mommy's good cooking pot and trying to "cook" with metal utensils. This is perfect! The pieces are the perfect size for her small toddler hands, but they look like the real things. They are made of a very durable plastic that will withstand her abuse but still be light enough for her to hold in one hand easily. My only complaint is that the lids are just slightly smaller than the pots, so they can be shoved down inside at an angle, which makes it difficult for my daughter to get it back out. No big deal though since I can just withhold the lids until she's bigger. My daughter didn't care about any other gift once she saw this box. She couldn't get into it fast enough. Her complaint was she couldn't decide which end of the "spoon" to use for cooking. lol. She was so confused until she finally decided the bigger end was better.

This is a sturdy and good sized play set. It looks and feels durable for lots of play. My only criticism is that the lids are finicky. You have to set the lids on *just so* for it to fit, which is tough for little hands.

These pots/pans are actually BIG enough for my two year old to put several pieces of her play food into and “stir” her soup or mix something together. Other pot sets we have had were much too small! If you have a play kitchen, buy these!

My 3 year old got the Learning Resources 80+ piece food set for her birthday. She LOVES it. But, I've had a hard time finding pots and pans to fit the food. This set is perfect! I like that the pots and pan look like the real thing---the lids are a great bonus---but are plastic. The utensils are a great touch as is the pot holder. The included food items are freebies: not nearly the quality of the other LR food we have. But, still nice to have for our collection. I'm so happy I shopped around and bought this set. It's the best (as is most of the Learning Resources items I've encountered)!

Absolutely beyond a doubt adorable and fantastic quality! Hope they make more pieces that match this, like a tall stock pot, maybe a grey strainer, etc.. my Granddaughters love frying the egg best.. and use the egg you can "crack" from the baking set in it also. They fought so much over the mitt I was happy when we got another set that also had a mitt in it! :-) Now both can have their own. I highly recomment this and all the other Learning Resources Pretend and Play, especially the new Little Sprouts Line which is superior to anything I have been able to find, and I love kitchen play so this Grandma is always researching for quality creative kitchen/food play! It's also a little larger then most sets so seems more realistic while still being play sized for little ones!

Es muy ligero y bonito, se los recomiendo para niños mayores de 3 años.

My kids absolutely love it! They've been playing with a small plastic kitchen set with missing pieces and not very realistic looking. These ones look just like my pots and pans that they love to play with in my kitchen. Very good quality. We now have big enough pots for their play food can actually fit in! My husband first thought it was a waste of money but now he sees how great it is. Mom win for me!

Excelente calidad del material. Mi hijo encantado. Llega todo lo descrito en el producto. Mi bebé lo ha combinado con otros juguetes. Ha llegado en tiempo y forma.

Meets all expectations, especially those of my grandson

Está divinoLlegó una pieza rayada pero es mínimo realmente solo de ver qué es tan real y dulceMi niña aún no lo disfruta mucho pero yo volví a ser niña con ellaMuy recomendableAunque tal vez deberían ser de un material más difícil de quebrarse