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I can honestly tell you that the first time my wife and I cooked on the Heritage steel pans there was a flavor component that we had been missing for the last 18 19 months while using hexclad the crust the my art effect the golden brown whatever you want to call it that we are getting out of these pans for our food is…

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so after spending about 2 weeks researching and quite honestly going down a very steep Rabbit Hole the clear winner for us was Heritage steel

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the transparency in their messaging in their marketing and on their website was so clear no marketing terms no crazy claims of what it can and can't do it's just this is good ass cookware okay and we think you'll like it like I like that messaging that's direct to the point and I appreciate that

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I have now that we have these incredible pots and pans we want and quite frankly we know that they will last forever

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Heritage steals lifetime warranty protects lifetime for manufacturer defects and those will be replaced for free if your pans are destroyed by fire flood storm earthquake misuse commercial application this is this is a pretty good one here neglect accidents or or if they're altered in such a way that the performance…

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Heritage steel 100% made in the USA some of the materials may be sourced from outside the USA but they are 100% handmade in the US not made by hand they do use machines but like you know hands are running those machines

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to maximize corrosion resistance properties it's especially Adept at resisting salt pitting and you can avoid salt pitting by warming your water up first and then adding your salt to your pot if you're cooking spaghetti things like that but that metal is also good for resisting leeching and other types of corrosion

durability tested it Our Journey From Hexclad to Stainless Steel

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both of these brands are lightweight but feel very solid when held in your hand

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so if you're a restaurant or if you're a small restaurant or whatever and you want highquality stainless steel cookware you could do this and when they you begin to destroy them like every restaurant does you will get them for half price not bad

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the eater line is meant to be a bit cheaper and easier to make its 304 steel surface is less expensive to source and its brush surface is less labor intensive but these are still five layers thick just like the titanium series

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but for me I don't want to have to replace my pots and pans every 18 to 20 months because the non-stick coating is wearing off on them so I won't be using these anymore I'm going to be switching to like a stainless steel all clad type of pot and pan and I'm not really sure what brand to buy yet

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and in fact the 8 in pan that I always use to cook my eggs in you can see here hopefully um it's missing this is where it's the non-stick coating really started to scrape off and right there my eggs stick there all the time and it's very hard to kind of avoid that section when you're cooking cooking eggs in an 8 in…

durability used to own one I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

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but I don't believe that 18 months is long long enough for a cookware of this class and price

value used to own one I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

Owned 18 months , no longer

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if you're buying these for 100% nonstick you're going to be slight disappointed as America's Test Kitchen pointed out and I'll link to their videos in the description they do this honestly it's kind of a silly little test that they they call the egg test it's not really how to cook how you should cook an egg um most…

performance owns and uses it daily I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

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they do offer a lifetime warranty on their products and they did live up to that warranty so I do appreciate them living up to that with their warranty even though if you have a warranty you should live up to it right

repairability used to own one I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

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now I use butter or avocado oil or olive oil when I'm cooking my eggs and I never really had that issue with the eggs sticking to my pan

performance owns and uses it daily I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

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I've been recommending hexclad pots and pans for almost the last 2 years on my channel I don't anymore now this isn't going to be a bash hexclad kind of video I actually think there a good company and they make a fairly decent product and I did enjoy my time with them until what we're about to discuss

value used to own one I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

so now I first ordered my six-piece set the 8 10 12 in hybrid pans they call it and it they come with lids so they're six pieces and I also got the walk along with it I think they were running a special on February 17th 2022 so almost 2 years ago at the time of recording this video

ownership used to own one I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

Owned 23 months

about a month ago I posted a video called called I can't recommend hexclad cookware anymore and in that video I mentioned how almost all of the claims made by hexclad were pretty much just marketing

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spoiler yes hexclad will eventually fall apart on you whether you use it exactly how it's marketed or even if you baby it with a pair of white gloves

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there was a flavor component that we had been missing for the last 18 19 months while using hexclad

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Owned 18 months , no longer

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that's the misleading part and somewhat dangerous part of it all and when that happens cuz it's not an if it's a when when that happens

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I hope that they replace them for you with their lifetime warranty they did for me

reliability used to own one Our Journey From Hexclad to Stainless Steel

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in this video I'm going to go over my hunt for the perfect cookware that we replac that pesky hexclad cookware with that we bought less than 2 years ago

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It also has a mirror polish finish that looks stunning where the Eater series is more brushed.

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Between you and me, I think the Titanium series is beautiful and the quality is slightly better than the Eater, but you're probably better off just saving a buck and getting the Eater series cookware as the performance is pretty much the same.

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The Eater series feels more comfortable and is less likely to slip versus the titanium series, especially when your hands are wet.

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Both handles are hollow and they have this bump underneath that prevents you from burning your hand.

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The reinforced titanium makes it even more resistant to corrosion and pitting. If you cook with a lot of acidic foods like tomatoes, wine, or citrus, the titanium series is supposed to handle it better over decades of use.

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This means that of these three, the traditional mass produced lodge model is the most durable. It's basically indestructible

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We'll first look at our traditional winner from lodge. This is by far the least expensive of the bunch and it is a really great bargain.

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but it's also the heaviest of the three options at eight pounds

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You will need to use a little bit of fat in these pans to get that non-stick ability.

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all I know is that these are both things that are going to last you pretty much forever until you drop it and break a hole through your floor

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the finish on the lodge is definitely a more uh bargain finish I would say it has lots and lots of orange peel it's not polished there are definitely little pin marks and pin holes everywhere uh it's just sort of a you you can tell they're trying to save money and make it a bit more budget conscious the same is very…

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so in my mind and I'll give you my opinion in my mind I would much rather buy a l cruset knowing that if I ever wanted to sell it I could get 75% of what I paid for it back without any hassle then try to save some money and get this have a subpar product and at the end of the day never be able to sell it and get my…

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a nice little thing of note is that the lodge comes with a stainless steel handle on the top the L Crusade does not however this is good up to about 500 a little bit over 500° that's good for an infinite amount of temperature but when you think about it you really shouldn't be using this above 500° anyway so I feel…

handling tested it Le Creuset vs. Lodge Enamel — Compare and Contrast.

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all clad started off in Canonsburg Pennsylvania and which is just south of Pittsburgh now they started off as a family own company but then were sold to a French conglomerate called group SE I don't know now it's still a great company still have a good reputation still make incredible products

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now all clad and made in are pretty much the same in this in this category they both offer a lifetime warranty on manufacturer's defects but if your cookware changes in appearance damage or is stained as a result of normal wear and tear use of metal utensils so scratched up or the use of a dishwasher this one is kind…

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all clad is made in the USA however their lids and handles are made in China

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now why did I say that the dishwasher safe thing was kind of interesting is because both of these companies say that their cookware is dishwasher safe so it's interesting that they won't replace it if it's discolored or altered from being used in the dishwasher

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Heritage steel and made in are both family-owned that's important to me because my parents have owned their business for the last 45 years I own my own business

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both of these brands are lightweight but feel very solid when held in your hand

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now all clad and made in are pretty much the same in this in this category they both offer a lifetime warranty on manufacturer's defects but if your cookware changes in appearance damage or is stained as a result of normal wear and tear use of metal utensils so scratched up or the use of a dishwasher this one is kind…

repairability Our Journey From Hexclad to Stainless Steel

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now why did I say that the dishwasher safe thing was kind of interesting is because both of these companies say that their cookware is dishwasher safe so it's interesting that they won't replace it if it's discolored or altered from being used in the dishwasher

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I now own a hundred of them and we've had them for over 15 20 years which they look like we've had them 15 20 years but yeah they're they're a brilliant pan

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Owned 15 years

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I just felt they were like the perfect size to make a one pot dish and they the the heat retention was brilliant in them.

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Adam Byatt was given the product. Stated in the source: “they gave me these pans to cook on and I really loved cooking in them” Kept and labelled rather than dropped — a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

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I guess actually one of the most important pans in our armory are these these little um cast iron solid heavyweight Arga pans. These are actually Arga pans.

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I like the heat coverage I get. I like the heat retention in the pan. I like the triple layer of the cooking. And I just think that they look right, they feel right, the weight is right, and the cooking retention in the pan is perfect for my style.

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I use mainly Hestan pans. That's the pan of choice for me. Uh, and the copper bond is the choice of the pan that I like the most.

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This is good for for soups. It's good for cooking whole pieces of nice chicken thighs and things like that. So, it's got nice flat area, nice wide base, good heavy weight to it, and it will retain that heat as well brilliantly.

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so in my mind and I'll give you my opinion in my mind I would much rather buy a l cruset knowing that if I ever wanted to sell it I could get 75% of what I paid for it back without any hassle then try to save some money and get this have a subpar product and at the end of the day never be able to sell it and get my…

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all I know is that these are both things that are going to last you pretty much forever until you drop it and break a hole through your floor

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a nice little thing of note is that the lodge comes with a stainless steel handle on the top the L Crusade does not however this is good up to about 500 a little bit over 500° that's good for an infinite amount of temperature but when you think about it you really shouldn't be using this above 500° anyway so I feel…

handling tested it Le Creuset vs. Lodge Enamel — Compare and Contrast.

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this is a titanium lined pan. So, it is a fantastic pan. The heat disperse on this pan is brilliant.

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we don't work with them anymore so much because they're you can't buy them anymore, unfortunately. But these are great pans if you can buy them.

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It's done its years. Probably had that about eight years.

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Owned 8 years

the other reason that I really like the brazers and that I think that if you're going to get one or the other maybe a brazer might be a good choice is because you can also sort of use it as a sauté pan or a pan on your stove top if you ever want to use you know a little cast IR in enamel pan so that's pretty exciting…

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the other reason that I really like the brazers and that I think that if you're going to get one or the other maybe a brazer might be a good choice is because you can also sort of use it as a sauté pan or a pan on your stove top if you ever want to use you know a little cast IR in enamel pan so that's pretty exciting…

recommendation tested it Le Creuset — Braiser vs. Dutch Oven.

you can easily fit two of these little guys inside of your oven one on top of the other on two different racks if you're trying to do two of the same food or you know you have a large party

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it doesn't affect the performance of the pan and I can attest we use that pot quite a lot over the last year it performs just fine every single time we go to use it

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I did run it through the dishwasher on their website it says it was dishwasher safe blah blah blah blah blah blah and it just changed in color and they said yes that can happen absolutely

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now I will say I have a ma in pot and I did run it through the dishwasher and it changed a bit and so I messaged them this was about a year ago

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now demire like I mentioned earlier with the knives they are owned by The Zing group hles is one of those other brands I still use those knives today not as much anymore since I have my mess knives totally different topic for a whole another video though but good company with a very good reputation and long history

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dem's warranty is a bit harder to find since it's lumped in with Zing company's main warranty for almost all of their products

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Dem is all made in Belgium which is definitely on my list of travel plans

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actually the heat retention and the evenness of cooking in this pan if you keep it at a low to moderate temperature this is a beautiful pan to use um and it does provide non-stick for me as well so I use it a lot and I'm big fan of that pan

performance uses it professionally, daily 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

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That's a Hestan frying pan. doesn't look it looks a bit odd

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'Cause I got a similar All-Clad set for my wedding 13 years ago and I have to say, it looks brand new and I've used it for all those 13 years.

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Owned 13 years

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This is restaurant performance gear right here.

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Now let's talk about our winning enamel cast iron option from Le Creuset, another gorgeous pan.

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Enamel pans also tend to be more expensive. Our winner from Le Creuset is about $250.

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hon culinary which is beautiful beautiful cookware incredible company

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they were more than I wanted to spend on the cookware that I'm comparing here

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Between you and me, I think the Titanium series is beautiful and the quality is slightly better than the Eater, but you're probably better off just saving a buck and getting the Eater series cookware as the performance is pretty much the same.

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Both handles are hollow and they have this bump underneath that prevents you from burning your hand.

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This pan by Smithey is around $200 compared to the Lodge's, $44 a quarter of the price.

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You can see right here this pan is really smooth to the touch, whereas this one is a little rougher.

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I think that honestly having one of each just because they're used for such different types of cooking is really a smart choice

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this is a much taller vessel than this is so a lot of times you can't really fit two of these one on top of the other inside of your oven if you're trying to cook a lot

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Said he had a field and he had trouble with eggs early on and he resolved to just quit cooking eggs for a while. He went and cooked a bunch of other stuff and said he circled back around to eggs later on and then they were non-stick.

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Now, Chris also said later that uh all that cooking he did, he was in some sort of um hurricane relief situation, and I don't know if he was cooking for first responders or for people in a shelter or what have you, but when one of the hurricanes hit, he was doing a ton of cooking and used his field.

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We also tested a bunch more and found a best buy from Viking, which was around $110.

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and I kind of forgot about it until about the beginning of this past November November 2023 when I noticed that my 8 in and the 10-in and the 12-in and even the walk in some places and we barely ever used the walk was actually missing the non-stick Coating in some pretty big large areas and the walk we very seldom…

durability used to own one I Can't Recommend HEXCLAD Pots & Pans Anymore :(

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