Cuisinart Copper 950Heh. If I wanted matching anything, I'd have to start by burning down my house. I tend to...
they currently don't list any such product. Perhaps they have discontinued it.
My guess without seeing it first hand is the copper contributes very little to the responsiveness of the pan, and is only there for looks. The aluminum core is what provides the conductivity. I suspect if you look closely at the edge of the pan, you will see a very thin copper layer over a thick aluminum core, with another thin (good in this case) stainless layer on the inside.
This cookware seems similar to All Clad's "Cop-R-Chef" line, where the outer copper layer is essentially for decoration. All Clad did eventually come out with a line with a true thick copper core, called "Copper Core", which is the most expensive line they sell.
It would seem you would get very little performance benefit from the copper layer this cookware, and you're making a tradeoff in higher maintenance for the look, especially if you chose to keep it polished. I have a fair amount of solid copper cookware, but I like the multicolored look copper gets from age and heat. I don't clean (as in polish) it that often. I also have even more fully clad aluminum core cookware.
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