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Cookware, according to beginners

Only claims about cookware made by people we have grounds to call beginners. The unrestricted cookware evidence is on the cookware page.

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4 people on record as beginners make 106 quoted claims about cookware across 14 sources. Membership is recorded with its own evidence — for a person by the trait they are on record holding, for a community by the source it was said in — and authority is scoped to cookware rather than to fame.

Which cookware do beginners recommend?

Endorsements and objections about cookware from beginners, together, strongest evidence first.

All-Clad stainless pan

2 voices 13 claims 6 objections

7:03 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

what i said is set your base level at d3 and then go from there kind of as budget and needs dictate and you can't go wrong

recommendation Owns it All-Clad D3: As good as they say?

Cites price

0:30 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

so guess what i tried a d3 and i like it i like it a lot

recommendation Owns it All-Clad D3: As good as they say?

Cites build quality, weight

i really do like this all clad d3 stainless steel frying pan been cooking in it heavily for about six months now so it's part of my go-to frying pan rotation it's easy to move around seems to be well made and most importantly it produces a ton of delicious food it gets a thumbs up

1:30 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

it's a tri-ply pan it has a stainless steel cook surface and underneath is an induction compatible stainless steel exterior in between is a thick layer of aluminum aluminum is almost as good as copper when it comes to heat conductivity

performance Owns it All-Clad D3: As good as they say?

Cites even heating, heat retention, non-stick surface, size and capacity, heat conduction

what this illustrates is that the d3 has good heat conductivity that aluminum core spreads the heat really well here you can see that the okra is sizzling and frying edge to edge

the 12 inch model easily holds four boneless pork chops you could probably get a fifth in there if you wanted to and you see that the pan produces nice even browning

these stainless steel d3 actually produce nice non-stick bacon the way you get non-stick bacon in stainless steel is simply to start the bacon off in a cold pan give it an early flip and then cook it as normal and it's non-stick

i note that these two steaks are over a pound each and they fit in this 12 inch d3 nicely and the pan maintained a sear i give those a good two minutes or so on the first side look at that crust that's a very nice crust

Lodge cast iron skillet

2 voices 5 claims 2 objections

2:31 supports Papa Mau speaking on PapaMau Cooking YouTube

could cook French omelets with minimal fat straight out of the box?

performance Owns it The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Lodge Cast Iron Pans

Cites surface finish (against), non-stick surface

The results were impressive. I made perfect dumplings

dumplings are perfect. No sticking at all.

frozen dumplings in this cheese grater, that means that everyone can.

5:31 objects Papa Mau speaking on PapaMau Cooking YouTube

maybe rough pan are more technical you really need to dial in fine-tune your

use-case fit Owns it The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Lodge Cast Iron Pans

Cites surface finish (against)

2:03 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

not quite as heavy as the lodge 12 inch cast iron but I will say that cast iron is a little bit easier to maneuver when I pick up this cast iron my thumb rests very close to the pan body not very far out on the handle

handling Owns it Worth $300 for a Demeyere Proline Atlantis?

Cites handle

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Field cast iron skillet

1 voice 16 claims 7 objections

3:31 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

It's [music] got three layers of grape seed seasoning on it. So, you can just give it a wash and just start cooking.

performance Tested it Field Cast Iron Review: Egg Problems & Great Gratins

Cites heat retention, maintenance, non-stick surface, searing and crust

the field turned out some nice cornbread, no sticking and a nice crust.

this field cranked out an absolutely delicious [music] grten with no sticking on the potatoes.

Butter potatoes. Those brown up pretty nicely and they did not stick. That's a good thing.

But the field did okay here and I think it helped with the browning that both the potatoes and the okra, they get moved around a little bit.

I think you did an okay job with bacon. Just a little bit of pulling on there, but the um the card says uh bacon can actually stick a little bit early on. So, with that in mind, I think it did uh just fine. I started it out in a room temperature pan, brought it up to heat, some early [music] flips, and mostly…

Um I mentioned that the pan doesn't have as much thermal mass as maybe some other cast irons or carbon steels for that matter, but I am still getting a good sear and browning here.

And here, summoning every bit of egg sliding mojo that I could muster, [music] I got a moderately decent sliding egg. It released even did okay on the flip. You know, cast iron skillets are not really known for flipping eggs, so the side walls are too tall, etc., etc., but it's still released on that second side, and…

8:33 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

At one point I would put the uh pan on the Brevel and started heating up and it's supposed to go up to 270. It actually went all the way up to 400 400°.

reliability Tested it Field Cast Iron Review: Egg Problems & Great Gratins

Cites measurement accuracy (against)

2:01 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

I think that lack of heaviness, lack of thermal mass, lack of metal, however you want to um describe that, uh for me anyway, I think it made the pan a little bit more difficult to cook in. It's difficult to get it heated evenly. I feel like um it's responsive, which is great for a uh copper skillet, for example. But…

performance Tested it Field Cast Iron Review: Egg Problems & Great Gratins

Cites base and rim (against), even heating (against), heat retention (against), non-stick surface (against), size and capacity (against), surface finish (against)

And I think one of the reasons I've had so much trouble with eggs in that field is that um those grooves, they uh I think they have not filled in yet and um they're kind of gripping food a little bit when I try and slide it around.

There is [music] a very tiny uh ring around the bottom of the pan which makes it sit up just a little bit. It's barely even noticeable. The Brevel has a temperature sensor in the middle of the cooking surface there and it has to stick up and make contact [music] with the bottom of a pan. Um there's also a logo here in…

Uh, no matter what I tried, I was getting, um, different essentially different cooking zones. I couldn't get the pan heated very evenly and I would put an egg in and sometimes um, part of an egg would stick and part would slide and the egg would come apart. And I think that's because the pan is not heated evenly and…

This uh 10-in pan um I had to work in two batches.

It's [music] um too narrow to lay out strips of supermarket bacon, but it will hold four if you cut them in half.

Let's talk a little bit more about that uneven heating though here. Uh you can really see it with these grilled cheese sandwiches. Give them their first turn there. And you can definitely see where one half of the grilled cheese is toasted and the other uh the butter is melted, but there is no toasting on there. So,…

I've also made some breaded squash and zucchini. And I like these for testing pans because I can lay them out all around the pan. Then when I flip them, I can tell if they're hotter or cooler spots. You can definitely tell that um some of these zucchini are much browner than the others.

And it's just a little bit more uneven and a little bit more difficult to cook in this pan than some others I have reviewed.

And after doing a ton of work on the seasoning and doing a lot of cooking, circling back to eggs, and I got this. And I got to say, I have never seen that [laughter] fried egg before. It's almost like uh orbiting almost like a planet or something. I don't know if that counts as half of a fried egg. never had um a…

And finally, I got to where I found that, uh, just trying different temperatures, if I went really, really low, um, I could get an egg to release, and this is after three or four minutes of setting up very, very slowly. I could get an egg to kind of sort of release and it'll move around, but I still say that egg is…

Lodge enameled cast iron Dutch oven

1 voice 10 claims 4 objections

0:35 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

I'm going to give this guy a 90% thumbs up on the pro side.

recommendation Tested it NEW: Lodge USA Enamel Review with cooking & Staub/Le Creuset comparison!

Cites appearance, country of manufacture

Uncle Scott earns commission on this. Stated in the source: “USK currently has affiliate links and/or influencer links with Amazon, Falk, De Buyer, Thermoworks, Breville, Lodge, Smithey and others.” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

But I am glad I have one of them in my Battery Deuisine now. They crank out a ton of delicious food. I think they have a nice look and design. They're made in America.

Um, I really like mine. I'm giving it a 90% thumbs up.

1:05 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

This lodge is pushing 15 pounds. Holy cow, that is a sturdy piece of cookware.

handling Tested it NEW: Lodge USA Enamel Review with cooking & Staub/Le Creuset comparison!

Cites weight

0:35 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

First is realworld cooking performance. It has turned out a ton of delicious food and that is the most important factor.

performance Tested it NEW: Lodge USA Enamel Review with cooking & Staub/Le Creuset comparison!

Cites heat retention

it is nice to see the Lodge USA made Dutch oven competing nicely with the stove and I think this beef bergen was equally delicious in both.

the oil temperature only dropped down to about 342. So that is not much of a drop in temperature at all. And then of course it rebounded on up.

So there's a lot of heat trapped in that thermal mass of a lodge and I think it did a great job.

It's winter time in Utah at the moment and I've been using these lodges to crank out some shephardd's pies and they've turned out fantastically.

Demeyere Proline

1 voice 10 claims 3 objections

13:15 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

so if you like a thicker heavier stainless steel Skillet one with a lot of thermal mass that produces delicious food and you don't mind getting out your wallet this de Meyer Proline Atlantis is a fantastic choice

Two judgements rest on this sentence:

recommendation Tested it
value Tested it cites price (against)

Worth $300 for a Demeyere Proline Atlantis?

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12:14 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

the demire on the high temp sear test on the flat top it did not warp we got that fan screaming hot smoking and it didn't warp so I really do like that it has a lot of thermal Mass

durability Tested it Worth $300 for a Demeyere Proline Atlantis?

Cites warp resistance

3:34 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

for the anti-ribitous around here people who don't like rivets on frying pans probably like this one the handle and the helper handle are welded so no rivets on the inside

use-case fit Tested it Worth $300 for a Demeyere Proline Atlantis?

Cites handle, heat retention, size and capacity, versatility

I want to show that the pan can hold eight yes eight boneless pork chops at once without any crowding eight pork chops in one pan one reason it's taking me so long to do this review is I don't often need to use a pan that's this big but when we have people coming over for Sunday dinner family coming over you need to…

holds two ribeye steaks that's how big it is and there's still plenty of room in the pan

but I think the stainless steel here if you need one pan that does everything it did a more than adequate really good job on those steaks

Matfer carbon steel pan

1 voice 10 claims 2 objections

10:19 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

it seems that the best way to season a new map for pan is to kind of ignore some of the new seasoning directions and go back to what we know works go back to the old seasoning directions scrub the heck out of the pan make sure there is no no coating left on there then use the peels of two potatoes two thirds cup of…

recommendation Tested it Problems seasoning an UPDATED model Matfer Bourgeat Black Carbon Steel pan?

Cites non-stick surface

2:02 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

the old directions were very precise about that now for the updated pans you still need to use potato peels oil and salt but the directions are a little bit more ambiguous there's a little bit more wiggle room here they're not nearly as precise

reliability Tested it Problems seasoning an UPDATED model Matfer Bourgeat Black Carbon Steel pan?

Cites coating (against), non-stick surface (against)

this video has pretty much gone off the rails at this point uh midway through the seasoning i noticed things looked like they were sticking the potato peels the oil the salt it just seemed to be sticking i didn't know if it had to do with the amounts and i went through that second round of it it was sticking again and…

it looks like these pans are indeed coated coated now i was told by maffer that the reason for these bags is that they protected the pans and there was no need to apply any coating at the factory that's what they told me now i bought my pans myself use my own money i did get to buy early models so i've got an email…

went back to the old way and just scrubbed the heck out of this pan for about 15 minutes i could see what looked like some coating on there and i didn't think there was going to be coating at first but there's coating on there

9:09 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

it came out the oven just fine and we put it on the burner did the fried egg test and it passed the first time so this method absolutely works to get a good seasoning on your pan

reliability Tested it Matfer Carbon Steel Pan Seasoning Problems Solved

Cites non-stick surface

De Buyer carbon steel pan

1 voice 10 claims 3 objections

0:01 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners paid by this brand

I'm here to tell you that it's actually not a very big deal and at a high level all we're going to do is remove that rust reason the pan

durability Tested it Remove Rust from Carbon Steel

Cites maintenance

Uncle Scott paid by this brand. Stated in the source: “This video is sponsored by De Buyer and will eventually end up on their channel as well.” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

3:32 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners paid by this brand

don't let this sit hours don't let it sit overnight 5 10 minutes or so works just fine

use-case fit Tested it Remove Rust from Carbon Steel

1:31 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners paid by this brand

for what they call surface rust or Flash rust uh light rust problem you'll actually often find that you can wipe it out with a paper towel or it washes right out with a scrubby sponge in dish soap

performance Tested it Remove Rust from Carbon Steel

Cites ease of cleaning

what I do is level up a little bit I like to use a mildly abrasive cleaner something like a bar Keeper's Friend

add some water and some white vinegar and let that sit 5 10 minutes or so

Mauviel M'Steel carbon steel frying pan

1 voice 7 claims 2 objections

6:38 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

I gotta say I really like this thing

performance Tested it Mauviel M'Steel Pan Seasoning and Cooking In-Depth

Cites build quality, handle, non-stick surface, searing and crust, seasoning durability

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I think we did a pretty good job on this one

I started out on my big powerful burner and they got good browning on both sides

once I got that beeswax off of there though it could just fine

these pans they're very heavy they're solid you've got strong handles good quality

you can see how much coloration and seasoning has occurred just in that slight amount of cooking just in one day

2:37 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

no I finally removed all the beeswax but it ended up taking an entire roll of paper towels five kettles of boiling water and scalding most of my digital

performance Tested it Mauviel M'Steel Pan Seasoning and Cooking In-Depth

Cites maintenance (against)

the Mafia vote was definitely harder to give the initial cleaning to it had a lot of beeswax on it

4:08 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

the pan is so big and heavy that my wife couldn't do it she had to use two hands

handling Tested it Mauviel M'Steel Pan Seasoning and Cooking In-Depth

Cites weight (against)

Le Creuset 9 quart dutch oven

1 voice 5 claims 2 objections

6:35 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

fully loaded with reita the thing weighed 29 lb and at 29 lb a dutch oven like this goes from a booty pan to an old man grunt pan

handling Owns it Le Creuset and Staub Buying Advice and Comparison

Cites weight (against)

8:06 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

normally $500 $530 there was a a super sale last Black Black Friday where I got that thing for 200 bucks so $300 off6 % off I jumped on it

value Owns it Le Creuset and Staub Buying Advice and Comparison

Cites price

13:35 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

for example these 9qt models normally $450 $500 it just so happens on this this past Black Friday this Green Lake rusay went on sale for $259 I jumped on it

value Owns it The Le Creuset vs. Staub Debate is Officially OVER

Cites price

Staub 9 quart dutch oven

1 voice 3 claims 1 objection

5:02 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

the stove with lid empty over 17 pounds holy cow the lake cruset uh with lid empty right around 16

handling Owns it The Le Creuset vs. Staub Debate is Officially OVER

Cites weight (against)

13:35 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

these stoves for example went on sale at Costco and I saved um about $120 on this model

value Owns it The Le Creuset vs. Staub Debate is Officially OVER

Cites price

3:31 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

here Browning some beef to make a little proposal in a stove and I think the stove did a fine job at Browning that beef

performance Owns it The Le Creuset vs. Staub Debate is Officially OVER

Cites even heating

Staub dutch oven

1 voice 3 claims no objections from beginners

15:16 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

I got to say, I like the rim around the stove. I like the um the distinctive look to it.

handling Tested it NEW: Lodge USA Enamel Review with cooking & Staub/Le Creuset comparison!

Cites lid, shape and form

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That stove also has the baking spike basting spikes under its lid. And as I've shown in a different uh video, those basting spikes actually do work.

15:16 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

Comparing lids, I think the stove has the best lid of the bunch.

best in class Tested it NEW: Lodge USA Enamel Review with cooking & Staub/Le Creuset comparison!

Cites lid

15:47 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

Now, as far as the enamel, I think all of these Dutch ovens are goodlooking.

appearance Tested it NEW: Lodge USA Enamel Review with cooking & Staub/Le Creuset comparison!

Cites appearance, appearance, surface finish

The stoves and the L Crusades may be a scoch smoother, and I can't tell if that's actually true or if that's just what I expect. And um it's reinforcing my expectations.

The stove of course has a darker interior. It will not show stains, but they may be there even if you can't see them.

Smithey cast iron skillet

1 voice 1 claim no objections from beginners

6:33 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

A smiddy. Uh, very smooth on that Smitty.

appearance Tested it Field Cast Iron Review: Egg Problems & Great Gratins

Cites surface finish

Amazon Basics pre-seasoned cast iron Dutch oven

1 voice 1 claim no objections from beginners

3:30 supports Liz speaking on BestReviews Cookware Reviewer

however at $47 the Amazon Basics preseason C iron Dutch oven is the best bang for your buck it's the most budget friendly option out of the four

use-case fit Amazon Basics vs Lodge vs Staub vs Le Creuset Dutch Ovens

Cites learning curve

Le Creuset dutch oven

1 voice 1 claim no objections from beginners

15:47 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners earns commission on this

Quoted earlier on this page. Hear it at 15:47.

appearance Tested it NEW: Lodge USA Enamel Review with cooking & Staub/Le Creuset comparison!

Cites appearance, surface finish

What do beginners say about cookware in general?

Not a recommendation for a specific product: technique, materials and what to look for in cookware. Citable on its own terms.

2:32 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

I don't worry about it at all because carbon steel is incredibly tough it would be very difficult to actually damage one of these pans in any type of normal kitchen situation

durability Owns it Remove Rust from Carbon Steel

Cites durability, scratch resistance

19:54 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

here is a brand new carbon steel skillet. Um straight out of the package, I seasoned it on the stove top. Took less than 15 minutes. And here's the very first egg. It released and slid. Got a nice flip. Um, and that thing is skating around like a hockey puck in there.

performance Tested it Field Cast Iron Review: Egg Problems & Great Gratins

Cites non-stick surface, seasoning durability

4:31 objects Papa Mau speaking on PapaMau Cooking YouTube

This is one of the trickiest dish to attempt on any iron cookware.

use-case fit Owns it The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Lodge Cast Iron Pans

Cites maintenance (against), non-stick surface (against)

are you willing to dedicate time to the craft of cooking?

It may not be for everyone

6:08 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

make sure you don't use cold water you could warp it

performance Tested it Mauviel M'Steel Pan Seasoning and Cooking In-Depth

Cites warp resistance (against)

12:44 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

one of these high temperature tests I still prefer a good cast iron or a carbon steel for that task

performance Owns it Worth $300 for a Demeyere Proline Atlantis?

Cites searing and crust

2:36 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

if you have an electric flattop stove it makes it more difficult to get your pan seasoned now i season my pan regularly when our gas stove top if you're cooking on a gas stove top the flame hits the bottom moves outward enough around the sides of the pan so you get a good even distribution of heat all over the pan…

use-case fit Owns it Matfer Carbon Steel Pan Seasoning Problems Solved

Cites heat conduction (against)

7:38 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

put it on a burner 30 45 seconds evaporate that remaining moisture off of there so you don't get any rust

durability Five Carbon Steel Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Cites rust resistance (against)

3:02 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

if you get some micro scratches on the surface of your carbon steel pan no big deal um those will fill in with seasoning the next time you season the pan and lots of people think that those little micro scratches give that seasoning something to grip to and it lasts a little bit longer the next time

performance Tested it Remove Rust from Carbon Steel

Cites seasoning durability

25:57 objects Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

cast iron skillets are not really known for flipping eggs, so the side walls are too tall, etc., etc.

use-case fit Tested it Field Cast Iron Review: Egg Problems & Great Gratins

Cites shape and form (against)

1:35 supports Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

you do not have to season your pan 11 times to get it to work correctly that's just crazy that's like a new hobby or lifestyle commitment you don't have to do that what you need to do is season your pan correctly one time once you've done that it'll pass the fried egg test

performance Matfer Carbon Steel Pan Seasoning Problems Solved

Cites speed and efficiency

9:39 notes Uncle Scott speaking on Uncle Scott's Kitchen Beginners

she's one of these good old southern traditional cooks she's been using 70 80 year old cast-iron skillets that were handed down from her mother she's been using these for 40 or 50 years

ownership Passing on someone else's experience Matfer Carbon Steel Pan Seasoning Problems Solved

How do cookware score among beginners?

Computed only from claims about cookware by people we have grounds to call beginners, so the axes answer “according to beginners” rather than “according to everyone”.

Domain authority

1 recommender, weighted by demonstrated expertise in cookware. Weighted by expertise in this category, never by audience size.

Independent consensus

1 independent voice across 3 sources. How many independent voices converge, unweighted.

Long-term ownership

no dated ownership reports yet. Volume and length of dated first-hand ownership reports.

Performance

3 performance claims. Claims about how well it does the job.

Value

no value claims yet. Claims about what it costs relative to what it does.

Repairability

no repairability claims yet. Claims about whether it can be maintained or rebuilt.

Community breadth

all evidence from a single community so far. How many distinct communities converge, rather than one echo chamber.

Recency of evidence

most recent evidence from 2022. How recent the evidence is. Old evidence is not wrong, just older.

Objections raised

2 negative claims, mostly reliability. How much complaint is on the record. A high figure means the drawbacks have been stated and quoted, not that the thing is worse.

These are separate measurements, not components of a score. They are never added together, and there is no overall rating, because which of them matters depends on what you are buying the thing for. An axis that says no evidence means nobody has spoken about it, not that the answer is low.