If you're outfitting a vacation home or your teenagers dorm room you don't need to buy the most expensive cookware you can find. This is where you need good discount cookware sets. There are many good sets to choose from.  Places like KMart, Walmart and Target sell many different discount brands.  Look for brands like Essential Home at KMart.  T-Fal, Framontina and Farberware at Walmart. KitchenAid Gourmet Essentials has a very good discount cookware set at $115 for a 10 piece set.  Even Rachel Ray cookware is very affordable.  You can find the Rachel Ray 10 pc. anodized cookware set for $140.