Copper Chef 3D Matrix Nonstick Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware Set
- They’ve got a cross-hatched design that’s supposed to make their nonstick surface even nonstickier
- No copper involved; it’s just a brand name
- 3 pans, 2 lids, a steaming & crisping basket, a Santoku knife, a slotted spoon, a spatula, and a cookbook
- Are they Mac compatible: Oh, 100%, your iPhone will definitely not stick to these pans
Fry Hard
Okay, so, let’s get something straight right off the top. The brand name is Copper Chef, but there’s nothing copper about these things. They’re just some pans.
Or are they?
In the most literal sense, the answer would appear to be no. As in, they’re not just some pans. They’re just some pans, a couple lids, a colander, a spatula, a slotted spoon, a knife, and a cookbook.
But, more to the point, are the pans just some pans that can be summed up with the phrase ‘just some pans’? As in: are they just some totally basic pans?
Not according to the product’s marketing, they’re not.
Seriously, when you’ve read about as many vacuums, earbuds, and kitchen appliances as the Meh writers, you get pretty numb to hyperbolic copy. But every now and then, something manages to puncture the membrane of tired cynicism and leave us saying, “Wait, what the fuck?”
For example, the bit about how the pan’s “3D matrix nonstick coating” can create “tiny micro-pockets of air on the surface for smooth, easy food release without sticking.”
Huh?
Elsewhere, they discuss how the pans’ aluminum core “delivers optimal heat conductivity and retention.” Which, to us, sorta sounds like how Bud Light sometimes makes a big deal about how their use of rice in the brewing process adds to the crisp flavor, thus reframing a cost-cutting measure as a totally rad feature.
What we’re getting at is: color us suspicious that the cross-hatch design on these things impacts the cooking at all. But also, who cares?
As is always the case, a product’s over-the-top marketing copy is there to justify a high asking price. So, when we lower the price, we can also lower the expectations.
In conclusion: maybe these pans are amazing. Maybe they’re just some pans (and other stuff). But we feel certain they’ll be able to fry and egg and sauté some vegetables. And for our price, that’s all that matters.
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