I need new pots and pans

agreed. bought my wife a set of All-Clad back when we were dating and she'll tell you to this day it's one off the best gifts she's ever received. she loves them as much as i love my cast and Magnalite.

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bought my wife a set of All-Clad

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I like All-Clad, I have a set, and several specialty items. Having said that, I also use several enameled, cast iron skillets, pots, and really like several of the aluminum "professional" pots/pans I have purchased from Hilton's Restaurant Supply in Lafayette...

Copper bimetal from Matfer Bourgeat or Falk. Mauviel has turned to crap.

All-Clad is fair clad. Several makers, including Demeyere, produce objectively superior clad.

Fissler Original Profi and Paderno Grand Gourmet are both excellent thick aluminum disc based designs. I have a good bit of each. Fissler OP is dishwasher safe.

Do you cook on gas or electric?

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Stainless Steel
Hard anodized
Copper

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Functionally, a combination of materials is more versatile.

All-clad stainless steel pots have great heat transfer & retention for boiling water and simmering soups & sauces.

Hard anodized non-stick pots & frying pans for when you don't want to scrub.

And a 10" or 12" carbon steel frying pan for high heat cooking.

FWIW, cutlery and more is having a demeyere sale. Objectively better cookware than All-Clad.

90% of what I cook is in my cast iron skillet or my little non stick pan.

I’d actually avoid sets and find a few solid pieces that you really like using.