BBQ and Bottles

what i want to point out with the smithy is that the lid actually doubles as a skillet or a griddle and that i think is really really cool so it not only is this a lid so if you're baking bread or any other recipe that you're making that actually needs a lid you've got one but if you want to make smash burgers which…

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Cites versatility

first i want to talk about the finex it has this beautiful coiled steel handle and the reason for that is this coil design not only does it look great

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Cites appearance, handle, shape and form

but for us i actually really like the smithy and the reason for that not just the fact that it's really smooth but i love the extra weight to me it's not a big deal and that's the whole reason that we're cooking with cast iron is to get that thermal capacity and i also love the fact that the lid doubles as a griddle…

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Cites surface finish, versatility, weight

the field company this is 160 and you know those are directionally in and around the same prices for some really nice bespoke cast iron and of course the field and company coming in a little bit cheaper and i think that just has to do with the amount of weight or material of iron actually used in it relative to the…

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but it actually prevents this handle from warming up no matter how long we've cooked for using this skillet this handle won't get hot at all

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Cites heat resistance, lid, shape and form

you rub your finger just along the base of the skillet there that is absolutely smooth just like glass

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Cites heating speed, surface finish

but these are all heirloom pieces that will last for generations to come

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but these are all heirloom pieces that will last for generations to come

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but these are all heirloom pieces that will last for generations to come

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similarly you can see on the back here they pay homage to that right with a stamp on the bottom of your skillet which is pretty cool i like that

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Cites appearance

you're gonna go across the smithy here same you don't feel any bumps at all

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Cites heat retention, surface finish

so for serving mistake if we want to dry these steaks into the cast-iron pan just like that drop in the rosemary the garlic so you can see presentation-wise lay your dinner out in the cast-iron pan serve it on the table like this that's gonna be absolutely beautiful your guests will love it so just look at that who…

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Cites appearance

now it's a beautiful steak you've got the rosemary and the garlic flavor and that rich buttery Ness from the clarified butter even though you clarify it you still get that rich beautiful flavor that was really textbook I'm really really pleased with the outcome here and no complaints at all

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Cites ease of cleaning, searing and crust

my wife loves the field company and that's because she prefers the lightweight and prioritizes that

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Cites weight

now what you'd also expect is that the heavier panes would retain their heat better and that's exactly what happened if we look at the field in the finance they both lost between 180 to 185 degrees fahrenheit over a 15 minute period while the lodge in the smithy only lost 80 to 75 degrees fahrenheit

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when you touch the lodge you can hear the graininess as your finger goes across that cast iron pan that just isn't present in the other skillets here

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Cites heating speed (against), non-stick surface (against), surface finish (against)

field company pretty similar as well very very smooth

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Cites heating speed, surface finish

and who knows these are but spoke really custom-made cast iron pans and they're very very heavy it's almost it feels like it's 25 maybe 50% heavier than the lodge so maybe that plays out that it will actually last longer

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Cites weight

well the overall cook wasn't all that different from the lodge cast iron what is really different is just the design element to this

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Cites appearance

wow that was a great steak as well no complaints and really there wasn't that much of a difference he's still got that rich butteriness the rosemary the garlic beautiful beautiful steak

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Cites searing and crust

now what you'd also expect is that the heavier panes would retain their heat better and that's exactly what happened if we look at the field in the finance they both lost between 180 to 185 degrees fahrenheit over a 15 minute period while the lodge in the smithy only lost 80 to 75 degrees fahrenheit

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Cites heat retention (against)

now what you'd also expect is that the heavier panes would retain their heat better and that's exactly what happened if we look at the field in the finance they both lost between 180 to 185 degrees fahrenheit over a 15 minute period while the lodge in the smithy only lost 80 to 75 degrees fahrenheit

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Cites heat retention (against)

not surprisingly because the field and the finex were actually the lightest pans they heated up the fastest and in that initial three or so minutes on the burner we actually got both of those up to around 320 to 325 degrees while the smithy and the lodge only heated up to 200 in the case of the smithy and 225 in the…

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Cites heating speed (against)

and neither of these two skillets do so the field the lodge no lids there this is the number 10 field cast iron the number eight does have a lid option but the number 10 doesn't

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Cites lid (against)

then you go to the field company and you look at this and there's no designated pour spout so that's just something to keep in mind when you're talking about this skillet

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Cites lid (against), shape and form (against)

i don't notice a ton of difference between these three all of them have nice rounded edges so that when you're holding the pan your handle isn't actually digging into your hand that much so i don't notice much of a difference across these skillets but the finex is really a standout in this category

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Cites handle, shape and form

i don't notice a ton of difference between these three all of them have nice rounded edges so that when you're holding the pan your handle isn't actually digging into your hand that much so i don't notice much of a difference across these skillets but the finex is really a standout in this category

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Cites handle, lid, shape and form

so these are all a similar weight with the exception of the field company skillet which is considerably lighter and you can really notice that when you're using it and it makes it frankly a little bit easier to use just because of the weight

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Cites handle, weight

now if you're handy and you're up to it some people will actually take angle grinders or sanders to their lodge cast iron pans and just grind that down themselves now of course that's going to work through the pre-seasoning that lodge puts on these pans at the factory but that's absolutely an option and you just go…

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if you really prioritize design maybe you go with the finex

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Cites appearance

do you want a light pan then you might go with the field

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Cites weight

the field company this is 160 and you know those are directionally in and around the same prices for some really nice bespoke cast iron and of course the field and company coming in a little bit cheaper and i think that just has to do with the amount of weight or material of iron actually used in it relative to the…

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Cites price

now the actual coil piece it starts a little bit back from the pan you'll see you've got this little cast iron nub here and so when you're gripping the part that is cool it does make the pan feel a little bit heavier just because the leverage is back

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Cites weight (against)

the weight of the finax was 7.7 pounds the smithy came in heaviest at 8.6 the field and company was the lightest at 5.6 pounds and the lodge was the second heaviest at 8.1 pounds

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Cites weight

the weight of the finax was 7.7 pounds the smithy came in heaviest at 8.6 the field and company was the lightest at 5.6 pounds and the lodge was the second heaviest at 8.1 pounds

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Cites weight

but again it's going to take you a couple hours to get that done

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Cites maintenance (against)

so it's really up to you 25 bucks for the lodge or two hundred and fifty bucks for this two hundred and forty bucks for this it really in my mind comes down to design piece

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Cites price

well the overall cook wasn't all that different from the lodge cast iron what is really different is just the design element to this

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it's not to say that these other skillets don't look nice they absolutely do

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Cites appearance

it's not to say that these other skillets don't look nice they absolutely do

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Cites appearance

the weight of the finax was 7.7 pounds the smithy came in heaviest at 8.6 the field and company was the lightest at 5.6 pounds and the lodge was the second heaviest at 8.1 pounds

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Cites weight

the weight of the finax was 7.7 pounds the smithy came in heaviest at 8.6 the field and company was the lightest at 5.6 pounds and the lodge was the second heaviest at 8.1 pounds

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Cites weight

and who knows these are but spoke really custom-made cast iron pans and they're very very heavy it's almost it feels like it's 25 maybe 50% heavier than the lodge so maybe that plays out that it will actually last longer

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Cites weight

there's not much of a difference in terms of the appearance neither of these actually formed a really good crust and frankly that's just because we didn't do the 48-hour dry brine that we normally do

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Cites searing and crust (against)

there's not much of a difference in terms of the appearance neither of these actually formed a really good crust and frankly that's just because we didn't do the 48-hour dry brine that we normally do

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Cites searing and crust (against)

we've got one from finex one from smithies we got one from field and company and then we're going to compare it against our regular old 12-inch cast iron pan from lodge

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we're gonna be testing out whether this cast-iron pan by feinex that's $240.00 with the lid for a 12-inch pan is any better then this large cast iron pan that we've been using a lot of on this channel this one 25 bucks on amazon

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