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I recently purchased a set of heavy copper cookware that was supposedly lined in nickel. However, a friend of mine told me that he thinks that it is stainless steel and not a nickel lining as it looks stamped into place and not wiped on. Further, he said that nickel is more shiny than steel.

I know that nickel is one component of stainless, but is there a way to tell whether these linings are pure nickel or are stainless? Is there a test that I can perform to be sure?

I heard that nickel won't draw a magnet and these linings definitely do draw a magnet.

Any advice is a appreciated. Todd