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For more than a decade neutral domestic and foreign test institutes have confirmed the high quality standards of the Berndes products. In order to safeguard this level and to further improve it, we carry out quality tests in support of production in our own laboratory.

This is how the world judges Berndes quality
STIFTUNG WARENTEST STIFTUNG WARENTEST
Germany, January 2003

Tested: 18 sets by various manufacturers.
Quotation: "Best cast aluminium pot"
STIFTUNG WARENTEST STIFTUNG WARENTEST
Germany, October 1998

Tested: 19 non-stick surfaced pans of various manufacturers.
Overall assessment: 1 x "very good", 13 x "good", 5 x "satisfactory"
BERNDES' result: 2 x "good" (Granit, Prima) type of material: Spun Aluminium
1 x "very good" (TRADITIONŽ) type of material: cast aluminium
Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI) Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI)
London, November 1997

Tested: 20 non-stick surfaced pans of various manufacturers.
BERNDES result: Best result ahead of all other manufacturers with particular emphasis on non-stick qualities and optimum heat-conductivity.
Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI) Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI)
London, October 1993

Tested: 10 non-stick surfaced pans of various manufacturers.
BERNDES' result: BERNDES was the only company to be given the mark "Special recommendation" for BONANZAŽ as well as
"excellent product characteristics and durability".
STIFTUNG WARENTEST STIFTUNG WARENTEST
Germany, September 1993

Tested: 24 non-stick surfaced pans of different manufacturers.
Overall assessment: 12x "very good", 7 x "good", 5 x "satisfactory".
BERNDES' result: 3 pans in the test = 3 x "very good " for the types of material
Cast aluminium (BONANZAŽ series), Spun aluminium (PRIMA series), Stainless steel 18/10 (PREMIERE series)

Clear test winner = BERNDES
STIFTUNG WARENTEST STIFTUNG WARENTEST
Germany, September 1992

Tested: 24 stainless steel pots of various manufacturers.
Overall assessment: 24 x "good"
BERNDES' individual result: pot structure: 2 x "very good"
(GALANT; ROMANTICA series)
Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI) Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI)
London, March 1990

Tested: 8 non-stick surfaced aluminium pots of various manufacturers.
BERNDES' result: special recommendation for BONANZAŽ "robust, stable, well balanced, good non-stick characteristics"
STIFTUNG WARENTEST STIFTUNG WARENTEST
Germany, May 1987

Tested: 21 non-stick surfaced pans of various manufacturers.
Overall assessment: 6 x "good", 12 x "satisfactory", 3 x "unsatisfactory".
BERNDES' result: 3 pans in the test = 3 x "good" (BONANZAŽ; GRANIT; SAPHIR)

Clear winner of the test = BERNDES.
Conclusion

Berndes' quality is acknowledged world-wide, or, as the Good
Housekeeping Institute says:

TRIED - TESTED - TRUSTED