All-Clad and Made In are two of the top names in handsome, durable cookware; one’s a legacy brand, and the other’s a hyped (relative) newcomer. But which is better?

The pots Renfroe purchased appear to be a $29.97 set of six pink “stainless steel” pots and matching lids from Temu. The site claims to have sold over 2,500 of the sets, and the item listing has an ...