Oh my. They really made a graphite cookware? This was discussed even during my time on Chowhound time. I must have left before the G5 discussion really took place on Chowhound.
Yes, graphite is lighter and very good at thermal conductivity. However, unlike aluminum or copper or any metal. Graphite has orientation, so its thermal conductivity changes a lot depending on the orientation. I do not know if All Clad aligned the graphite in a specific direction in the cookware or it just randomize the direction to get an “averaged” effect. Very interested in its application. Do I think it is head and shoulder above all the simple aluminum and copper cookware? Probably not. At the end, even if graphite is better… the All-Clad G5 design has the graphite embedded in layers of stainless steel and aluminum. Again, I am not at all saying it is worse, just saying that is is probably not hugely different. Just my two cents.
