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39 people cite price across 59 products — 129 in favour, 68 against.

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Made In is not cheap, but it's significantly less expensive than brands like All-Clad, Demeyere, and Hestan.

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Fortunately, they offer a generous 45-day return policy so if you get it in the mail and you don't like it you can return it.
But the best part about Made In is that the prices are fair. It's not the most affordable brand, but for quality fully-clad stainless steel cookware that's made in the United States and Italy, it's an excellent value.
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It's one of the best values because it performs similarly to All-Clad, but it's less expensive, has a titanium-strengthened cooking surface, and because of the grinding and polishing they do by hand, the edges are noticeably smoother.

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people often look at the price and immediately think about how expensive it is. But, here's the question I always ask: Is it actually expensive if you only have to buy it once?

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when people ask me if a Vitamix is worth it, I don't think about today's price. I think about the fact that I've been using the same machine for almost 16 years. If I had bought three or four cheaper blenders during that same period, I probably would have spent the same amount of money or possibly more.
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overall I'm really really impressed with this Lake cruset Dutch oven it's really durable it's incredibly versatile and honestly I think it's just a great value for how high quality it is

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Ninja NeverStick is an affordable non-stick collection that’s worth buying for one main reason.

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All those things are great, but the main reason to buy these pans is because they come with a 10-year warranty that covers the performance of the non-stick coating.
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The best part is that you can get a Lodge 12-inch cast iron skillet that will last a lifetime for under $30.

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Besides cast iron skillets, they make enameled cast iron Dutch ovens that perform like Le Creuset but cost much less.
Instead of paying over $400 for a Le Creuset Dutch oven, you can get a Lodge that's made of the same materials and is actually thicker for under $100.
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I’m a big fan of both, but for the money, it’s hard to beat Made In.

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If you're looking for the best value, I recommend the Lodge Essential Enamel Dutch oven.

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It has a large knob and handles, a warranty that covers chips and cracks, and a reasonable price.
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so the eater line is meant to be a bit cheaper and easier to make 304 steel surface is less expensive to Source brush surfac is less labor intensive but still offer a really premium quality level of product so the idea in this line was to make the best quality we can for the cheapest practical price all while still…

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we've tried to differentiate ourselves by offering the best value out there for a premium quality option the eater series is a very aggressively priced given the quality of what we're offering
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Both brands have five ply clad. Both are made in the US. Both come with lifetime warranties, but Heritage Steel costs less. and their warranty covers warping from regular use where AllClad doesn't.

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First is the build quality for the price. When I first picked this up, it was like I was using a premium restaurant grade cookware at a price that's actually reasonable.
And the third thing is that this might be the last cookware set I'll ever need. It makes sense to invest in a whole set and it might be a little pricey at first, but because you just buy it once and you have it for life. It's actually cheaper than just replacing Teflon non-stick pans.
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Both are great brands if you’re looking for quality stainless steel cookware at a fair price.

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If you’re looking for a comparable alternative, consider Made In.

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Both are great brands if you’re looking for quality stainless steel cookware at a fair price.
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i love to suggest cast iron to people on stovetop you know versus something like proline because the reality is you can go down to the hardware store and buy a piece of lodge cookware for 40 bucks compared to a you know 270 dollar or more stainless steel pan and the results are amazing

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With Industry, you get the same Silvinox surface treatment, rivet-less handle design, and high-quality steel as Atlantis but at a significantly lower price.

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But you can get similar performance at a lower cost with a carbon steel skillet like Matfer or Made In.

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But if you prefer rounder or flatter handles, Made In, Heritage Steel, and All-Clad D3 Everyday are cheaper and better options.
For home cooks, aluminum-core stainless steel pans like All-Clad D3, Made In, and Heritage Steel are a much better value.
If you don’t want to spend that much, brands like Cuisinart, Tramontina, and Made In are great alternatives.
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I cook a lot with this olive oil. We use it for our Trinity bread. Um it's just we we use much more volume of it than I would want to use with the Capazana. So that's a really good olive oil.

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Testers also chose a best buy, that's the Tramontina enamored cast iron, covered braiser.

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The real difference is both the price it's $62 and the handles are a little bit smaller than ideal.
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so we've got Stargazer made in USA

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I got to tell you at priced at 88 bucks I think for unseasoned maybe it was a little more for seasoned um something like $10 shipping or something I mean it's this this this guy doesn't know what he has here because these pans could easily go for 150 bucks
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it's expensive after a year of putting the thing through all sorts of camp cooking I can tell you it is so worth it

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now these don't cost very much I bought this one new in the box many years ago at the thrift store but getting something like this and just dipping your toe in the induction Waters can save you a whole lot of money and headaches and let you kind of test things out before you go full boat and get a whole induction…

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spending more for top performance is a smart investment

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Goldilocks is another low-cost but great-quality stainless steel cookware brand.

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Overall, I'm a big fan of Goldilocks.
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The Tramontina Tri-Ply Clad collection performs like All-Clad, but it's less than half the price.

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But considering that Made In cookware is 5-ply, fully-clad, and made with premium materials, it’s an excellent value.

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The best part is that, with Made In, you get All-Clad durability and performance, at a much lower price.
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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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Since chipped enamel is one of the most common issues with Dutch ovens - knowing you're covered even a decade down the line makes the high price tag easier to justify.

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If price is the one thing holding you back, check out Le Creuset's outlet stores. They have over 60 locations across the US where you can find factory seconds, discontinued colors, and overstocked items at significant discounts.
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for Value titanium gets a two and eer gets a seven

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it's not a game changer but it's decent quality at a more reasonable price point and it genuinely feels better than a lot of the cookware we test
but the eater series pleasantly surprised us and though it doesn't have the ultra low price point of our budget favorite Goldilocks I do think that its nicer construction represents a decent price for performance upgrade
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the price point is also much more competitive outpricing Brands like maiden and all clad for a reasonably similar product

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generally these cheap plates that was like I think this one was like 85 or 100 bucks they're pretty crappy they don't work all that well they don't have all that even heat they kind of either on or off and just kind of how they are

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the induction one is is a little bit hard to get exactly right where the gas you can just regulate it just perfectly
I had it at 250 Fahrenheit previously and it was smoking too hot I went down to 195 and it went too cool
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If you're seriously considering Hestan and have the budget, you should also check out All-Clad, Demeyere, Made In, and Heritage Steel. These brands may not have all the features, but they perform on par and in most cases, cost a lot less.

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If you're seriously considering Hestan and have the budget, you should also check out All-Clad, Demeyere, Made In, and Heritage Steel. These brands may not have all the features, but they perform on par and in most cases, cost a lot less.

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If you're seriously considering Hestan and have the budget, you should also check out All-Clad, Demeyere, Made In, and Heritage Steel. These brands may not have all the features, but they perform on par and in most cases, cost a lot less.

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If you're seriously considering Hestan and have the budget, you should also check out All-Clad, Demeyere, Made In, and Heritage Steel. These brands may not have all the features, but they perform on par and in most cases, cost a lot less.

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Demeyere is a significant investment, but it’s a good value when you consider it could last for decades or longer.

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The final pro I want to mention is the fact that Stargazer skillets are made in the USA. This is a company of skilled craftsmen that's proud to manufacture its products in America using domestically sourced recycled iron. The casting happens in Wisconsin then the Skillets are shipped to Ohio for machining and finally…

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The main reason Stargazer costs more is because of the manual steps involved. This is not a mass-produced skillet; each one is hand finished seasoned and carefully inspected.
It's worth mentioning that they offer a military discount to active service members and veterans.
The main benefit of Stargazer is the design features that enhance the comfort and overall experience.
If those features are appealing to you, it's well worth the investment.
so it's worth spending a little bit more up front to get something you'll love
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This pan is not cheap, but if you want non-stick performance without worrying about the surface wearing out, this is worth buying.

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But if you decide to get one, just know that this is the one that you can spend the absolute [music] least amount of money on.

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So, if you're going to buy one, buy something that's cheap because you're rarely ever going to use it and then [music] when it eventually goes dull, you'll just replace it.
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Now, before I start going into this, I need to preface by saying you do not need an expensive thermometer. [music] Period.

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Whether your thermometer is $100 or $10, it doesn't matter as long as it reads an accurate temperature.
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Let's start with the obvious here, which is that they save you money.

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That way, when you go back to clean everything else later, it's not a hard dried-on mess, and you're not using a roll of paper towels [music] every 2 days. Because, trust me, I've been there and it sucks. It's wasteful and it's expensive.
Not to mention that these are far cheaper and far easier to wash than an oven [music] mitt.
And by no [music] means do you need to buy expensive ones. You can simply just buy a pack of 20, 30 pantry towels. [music] These work great.
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the biggest benefit is storing and freezing Meats if you have a lot of expensive proteins that you bought don't you want to like store them free of air and for long periods of time so they don't go bad as quickly this investment will save you money over the long term

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For most people, D3 is the best option. It's less expensive, heats up faster, and has that traditional shiny appearance.

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On top of that, Ninja NeverStick pans are pretty cheap. The 12-inch fry pan is only $50.

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You can find cheaper non-stick pans at TJ Maxx or Home Goods, but none of them come with a 10-year performance warranty.
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And at $60 for the 12-inch skillet, it’s a great value.

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I’ve been testing this brand for a while, and it performs like brands that cost more than double.

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The pans are made of the same materials as All-Clad, and the construction is just as thick, despite costing much less. The average cost per pan is only $45 if you buy a set.
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At $70, the Cuisinart MultiClad Pro 12-inch skillet costs a little bit more than Tramontina Tri-Ply Clad, but it comes with a few upgrades.

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Cuisinart handles have almost the same design as Viking Professional 5-ply, a collection that costs more than twice as much.
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Like every non-stick pan, the coating will eventually fail, but at $40, you get solid performance and great value.

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They're essentially the same thing as HexClad but at a much lower price. The HexClad 12-inch pan is $150, but you can get a Henckels Paradigm 3-pan set for just $89.

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Instead of paying $200 for the All-Clad D3 12-inch pan, you could get a set of Henckels Clad H3 that includes a 10 and 12-inch pan for $80.

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the lodge 6qt enameled cast iron Dutch oven is a budget-friendly choice that doesn't compromise on performance it's perfect for home Cooks seeking a Dutch oven's benefits without the Hefty price tag of Premium Brands

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Lodge's main advantage is affordability delivering Great Value often below $100 making it accessible for many
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the idea is pretty simple good products made by Good People offered at a good price

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Price given as a reason not to buy. Where both lists are long, price is a trade-off rather than a feature.

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In my opinion, All-Clad is well worth the investment for a few reasons. First, they offer more variety than almost every other brand. So you can mix and match collections based on your cooking style and budget. Second, the quality control is in a class of its own. And third, it's one of the few brands that has proven…

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But after using them for 2 years now, I'm returning mine. I hate my Hexclad and I'm going to take it back to the store because I just don't think it's worth it.

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No, this cookware is freaking expensive. It should not be doing that. This is not like a cheap $10 pan that you kind of expect to like fall apart and like scratch and no, this is unacceptable.
Hexclad let me down. It just was not the greatest experience, especially considering the price point. This is like $1,000 worth of cookware and it just has left me more frustrated than happy, which absolutely not.
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they are expensive, right? Especially if you live outside the EU. For example, the price here in New Zealand just for this 24 cm is over $500, right? And that's quite frankly ludicrous.

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with that 20 20 cm model, you are really not getting any value for your money, so I would stay away from that one.
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Although the performance is great, the same could be said for much cheaper Dutch ovens, especially since they’re all made with the materials - cast iron with an enamel coating.

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Le Creuset Dutch ovens are significantly more expensive than brands like Lodge, Tramontina, and many others. And based on my testing, you’re not getting any meaningful advantages in performance.
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The most obvious downside is the high price. There’s no sugarcoating it: Demeyere cookware is expensive. You could buy a 10-piece set of a cheaper brand for the price of one Demeyere pan.

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10:32 objects Ian Fujimoto
But when it comes to purchasing [music and singing] these things, it is so very very important that you do not go off and buy fancy coated ones that are from some brand that are really expensive. Don't do [music] it. It's not worth it. They are literally never worth it.

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a couple more reasons not to buy these Atlantis pots. So, the first two reasons are the same, so they are thick and they are sorry, they are heavy, and they are expensive. So, those are valid reasons to not buy these pots.

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for these type of pots, most of the time you don't need something this expensive and this premium, right? So, if all you're going to do is to do things like making stock, soup, boiling pasta, boiling cooking a bit of oatmeal, boiling some eggs, you can get a cheap IKEA pot, and it'll do the job just fine
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for Value titanium gets a two and eer gets a seven

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the titanium series is putting all of its metaphorical eggs in the 316 TI basket and I'm not sure if that one upgrade is enough to overcome it's greater cost or its flaws
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The other collections are expensive too. The CopperBond pan is $420, ProBond TITUM is $270, and ProBond without the non-stick coating is $250.

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I love the design and performance of this pan, but regardless of how durable the coating might be, you should never spend that much money on a non-stick pan that will eventually need to be replaced.
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This NanoBond 12.5-inch frying pan is currently listed on Hestan's website for $450. For comparison, Demeyere's most expensive pan, the 12.5-inch pan in the Atlantis collection, is $350, and All-Clad's most expensive pan, the 12-inch Copper Core frying pan, is $365, but it's often on sale for much less.

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You could buy seven Goldilocks or Tramontina 12-inch pans for the price of one Hestan NanoBond.
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I can’t talk about Hestan without addressing the elephant in the room, and that is the incredibly high prices.

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So after all that, should you buy Hestan cookware? Is it worth the high price? If you want cookware to get you from point A to point B without spending more than you need to, Hestan is not the brand for you.
A $60 pan can cook the same meals as a Hestan pan that costs five times as much.
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The number one downside to Stargazer is the high price. Lodge, which is arguably the most well-known cast iron brand, sells its skillets for less than half the price of Stargazer.

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but you pay a premium for it
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I was going to complain about it afterwards and how I don't like the pan and how it hasn't been worth it so far.

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This is the most expensive pan I've ever had in my life. And I've done technique after technique after technique that I found on the internet, and nothing works.
I've got a $55 frying pan that my mama gave me for Christmas that is useless. I would have rather had something else that cost $55.
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When you're buying cookware in a big set that's like, hey, here's every single piece. You're not going to use 60% of that, maybe more. you end up saving some money on the pieces that you want, but then spending money on stuff that you're never going to use.

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They're still a standard size. You have a 32 oz and a 16 oz.

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But they are more expensive than these. The way that I see it, the way that I justify it is over the time I'm going to have to replace these and buy these over and over again versus I could buy these once and they'll last me four, five, six times longer than these will.
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I did and it lasted about 20 months 18 to 20 months until my cookwar started to Chip and all of the non-stick coating started to come off of it so now that's not very long considering the price tag for the price that they charge for their cookware it should last a little bit more than 18 to 20 months using it how they…

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Atlantis is Demeyere's most premium cookware collection and it's priced accordingly. The cost varies by piece and where you buy, but prices for Atlantis cookware typically range between 30 and 50 percent more expensive than Industry.

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That said, both collections are expensive their prices are comparable to brands like All-Clad, Hestan, and Le Creuset.
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from my perspective it's really hard to make an argument that it makes a difference to Consumers that more expensive labor increases costs and means that the company is had to run a pretty limited Factory which is just going to mean production issues

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now field company sent me this it's not something i probably would have bought uh i'm not in the market for bespoke i heard that word you know custom premium cast iron i didn't know what bespoke was i had to look it up right

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i will say they are selling raw cast iron like at enameled cast iron prices
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This is the knife that you're going to use until it is dull in the face and then you're just going to throw it away and buy a new one because it really is simply not cost- effective to [music] spend a ton of money on a really nice bread knife and then have to sharpen it and spend the money again and again and again…

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Both collections are a hefty upfront investment, but the D5 collection is even more expensive than D3.

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Expect to pay between 10 and 30% more for D5.
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Aside from Le Creuset, Staub is one of the most expensive enameled cast iron brands on the market. In fact, you could buy multiple Lodge or Great Jones Dutch ovens for the cost of one Staub.

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