imo, Wearever has one up on T-Fal. At one time T-Fal was top of the line in non-stick cookware. Then other companies started coming out with non-stick that was metal utensil safe. To this day T-Fal still hasn't done this. The Wearever set is every bit as good, if not better than T-Fal. As for never hearing of them before, Wearever has been around forever. When they 1st started they made very inexpensive if not down right cheap (quality) cookware. Over the years the quality of their product has improved vastly.
Yes, I ordered the T-fal but it wasn't for me. I bought a set of the Wearever at Target b&m went it went clearance and kept that one for myself.
NauTika, tell me about it. But you know how some people are, they won't read a whole thread just the last few posts.