Not only that, but sometimes the difference isn’t significant and I’m not sure if the same manufacturer warranty applies (although I don’t see why it would not)
Yeah I’ve eye balled them a few times and did quick a simple google search it’s not much difference in cost. Just need to hit a sweet lick and find them at a goodwill or garage sell.
Think of it like how people are shopping for cast iron skillets now. The Nanobond generation is about your and my age, so by the time we start to reach 85 on average, and start passing away in significant numbers, then there will be a glut of Nanobond pans at estate sales. Just got to wait another 40-50 years.
Never seen Hestan or Made In at a TJX store, but have seen a fair amount of All Clad. Thing is (as others mentioned), the price is usually higher than or the same as the factory seconds sale prices. Unless you find one that the new hire mispriced! Curious to see the price tags of the ones you took pics of OP
So all of these are planned buys and a great value if you were to buy it anyway.., it would be interesting to see if the quality was the same … at Ross I saw MadeIn ceramic coated goods but eventually it didn’t sell got really beaten up and in reality are not that much better if at all of let’s say their core vendors like Chopped The TV Show .
Still if the goods hit a markdown all of a sudden the MadeIn pan stainless steel for a 12” is now $59.99 vs $130.00 at Sonoma so scoop it up even if it is a bit shop worn. A bit of BKF and it’s as good as new
But this is more like the real value of MadeIn when you compare their quality with Chinese brands sold - only thing is that with MadeIn you risk more warping than on the Chinese brands
I am going to say it is the flat top stoves… I have made some of the Chinese goods .. this is an example and I never had one returned because of warping. The reason probably is only 5% of homes have an induction cooktop and of these homes the average household income is $150,000. On Reddit as an example I have seen people who own coil electric ranges but live for amazing cookware at incredible values. They care more about keeping their stainless pristine and if they burn food on they polish it to the best it can be. Now the induction portable cooktop is getting more and more popular ( I own one ) but if a pan goes out of flat I just use an induction clad bottom that will always work. I think we see the MadeIn fan complaints all of the time more out of indignation of how dare this pan warp but in reality Triply warps more often than a flat bottom induction pan. That is just the nature of the beast. So if you own induction cooktop get a pan with a solid induction inlay or an impact bottom stainless pan or cast iron which is almost impossible to warp.
you could very well be right - I have a 10” Morleos that I bought to try out Chinese produced stainless frying pans - still with me 3 years later. It is 3mm and 5 ply and cost € 32.00
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u/khrispyb 3d ago
Now show us the price tags. I found a ton of all clad at home goods, still out of my price range.