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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:24:38 PM EDT
[#1]
Naw dawg.
I'll take a nitrided carbon steel pan for a fraction of the price. Not that my $20 Lodges have ever failed me, mind you. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:25:18 PM EDT
[#2]
Quote HistoryQuoted: M Actually, no. It appears that they're being made by Butter Pat Industries: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/241846/IMG_3568_png-2848902.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/241846/IMG_3569_png-2848903.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Made in China? M Actually, no. It appears that they're being made by Butter Pat Industries: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/241846/IMG_3568_png-2848902.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/241846/IMG_3569_png-2848903.JPG |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:25:22 PM EDT
[#3]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I can almost understand their coolers and cups because they do keep stuff colder, longer (Not long enough for me to buy, but my favorite drinking cup is a Yeti that was a gift, and that thing will still have ice in it after 24 hours....).but it's a cast Iron pan. $40 at Walmart. The thing is, the Lodge pan you get for $40 at Walmart isn’t very good. It’s very crude with rough surfaces that aren’t finished well. I prefer to find older stuff from companies like Griswold, Wagner, or BSR, and it’s not that hard to come by. If we’re going to compare new vs new, a Stargazer pan can be had for $115, and those look pretty nice. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:25:44 PM EDT
[#4]
@rougeboss
He gonna tell us how superior this is to my 100 year old Griswold? |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:26:15 PM EDT
[#5]
I just picked up a vintage Griswold skillet off eBay for $56. I think I will pass.
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:28:05 PM EDT
[#6]
I bet they keep sticking their name on overpriced shit until people stop buying it.
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:29:34 PM EDT
[#7]
I found a cool old cast iron pan at a garage sale for $30, after cleaning and seasoning the bottom is smooth as glass and it cooks amazing
A $25 lodge cast iron pan will work just fine when properly seasoned |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:31:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The thing is, the Lodge pan you get for $40 at Walmart isn’t very good. It’s very crude with rough surfaces that aren’t finished well. I prefer to find older stuff from companies like Griswold, Wagner, or BSR, and it’s not that hard to come by. If we’re going to compare new vs new, a Stargazer pan can be had for $115, and those look pretty nice. It's easy enough to polish the cooking surface of a Lodge if it's that big of a deal. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:35:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are people really that stupid? You saw the initial rise of Yeti, didn't you? People will buy the shit out of them. Yeti likely makes a special rack accessory for mounting on the exterior of those $100k overlanding rigs. The rack exposes the embossed bottom logo for all to see on Instagram pics. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:37:05 PM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Mr. Griswold will see you now Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Lodge or GTFO. Mr. Griswold will see you now How about something made since the first professional football game aired on color TV? At Griswold's price compared to Lodge, Griswold better be cast platinum. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:38:46 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryQuoted: M Actually, no. It appears that they’re being made by Butter Pat Industries: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/241846/IMG_3568_png-2848902.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/241846/IMG_3569_png-2848903.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Made in China? M Actually, no. It appears that they’re being made by Butter Pat Industries: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/241846/IMG_3568_png-2848902.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/241846/IMG_3569_png-2848903.JPG Only $55 more for the Yeti logo. That's a steal! 
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:43:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The thing is, the Lodge pan you get for $40 at Walmart isn’t very good. It’s very crude with rough surfaces that aren’t finished well. I prefer to find older stuff from companies like Griswold, Wagner, or BSR, and it’s not that hard to come by. If we’re going to compare new vs new, a Stargazer pan can be had for $115, and those look pretty nice. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I can almost understand their coolers and cups because they do keep stuff colder, longer (Not long enough for me to buy, but my favorite drinking cup is a Yeti that was a gift, and that thing will still have ice in it after 24 hours....).but it's a cast Iron pan. $40 at Walmart. The thing is, the Lodge pan you get for $40 at Walmart isn’t very good. It’s very crude with rough surfaces that aren’t finished well. I prefer to find older stuff from companies like Griswold, Wagner, or BSR, and it’s not that hard to come by. If we’re going to compare new vs new, a Stargazer pan can be had for $115, and those look pretty nice. I have a pile of lodge, it's fine. If it's that much of a deal to people, they can buy a lodge, a da sander, and sandpaper, and still have 300 left over for beer for the price of a yetipans. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:46:53 PM EDT
[#13]
I’m all fairness, that same skillet is $345 from the manufacturer. So “only” a $50 mark-up for the YETI name.
That said, I’d never pay that much for a skillet. My $30 Lodge cooks just fine, and has daily for years now. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:47:01 PM EDT
[#14]
YETI is a status symbol for hicks who are trying impress other hicks
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:47:10 PM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Are people really that stupid? 
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:53:01 PM EDT
[#16]
I'll stick with Smithey
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:53:19 PM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It's easy enough to polish the cooking surface of a Lodge if it's that big of a deal. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The thing is, the Lodge pan you get for $40 at Walmart isn’t very good. It’s very crude with rough surfaces that aren’t finished well. I prefer to find older stuff from companies like Griswold, Wagner, or BSR, and it’s not that hard to come by. If we’re going to compare new vs new, a Stargazer pan can be had for $115, and those look pretty nice. It's easy enough to polish the cooking surface of a Lodge if it's that big of a deal. It's easy to polish it unevenly too, creating hot spots. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:54:19 PM EDT
[#18]
Nothing wrong with stupid people stimulating economy.
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:54:34 PM EDT
[#19]
That's nuts. Yeti stuff is insanely priced.
I'll wait till it hits the outlet store if I want it that bad. I picked up a couple yeti down sleeping bags for 40 bucks a pop from the outlet. They work well and are comfy. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:54:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How about something made since the first professional football game aired on color TV? At Griswold's price compared to Lodge, Griswold better be cast platinum. Griswold has a tighter grain and are lighter for the same size. I once found #5, #8, #12 skillets, Scotch bowl and a round griddle at a garage sale for $30. The #8 is probably half the weight of the same size Wagner and Lodge skillet. The #5 is light enough to throw in a pack for pan fried trout. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:55:27 PM EDT
[#21]
I have always stuck up for Yeti....I think their coolers are superior, AND they drove other manufacturers to up their game.
But this is fucking stupid. It is almost like Yeti said "Let's see if we can get away with it!" I cook on cast iron almost every day, with Lodge and ancient un identified pans. I thought I was being fancy when I bought a Field Company pan 
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:56:37 PM EDT
[#22]
How is it better than my $14 (30 years ago) lodge? Sure I had to break it in and do a little sanding to get it smooth and perfect, but it wasn’t $386 worth.
I say this as a mad with a matching pair of $200 pepper and salt grinders. I have no issue spending good money on things that make sense. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:56:55 PM EDT
[#23]
No Trans yeti spokesperson, no care.
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:58:16 PM EDT
[#24]
Nice. 4,000% margin? Fuck yeah.
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:58:26 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I bet they keep sticking their name on overpriced shit until people stop buying it. Duh. I would too. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 2:59:12 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Are people really that stupid? UM yes they are ! |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:06:52 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Duh. I would too. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I bet they keep sticking their name on overpriced shit until people stop buying it. Duh. I would too. Hey if people want to pay it I hope they laugh all the way to the bank. Not for me but more power to them. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:07:23 PM EDT
[#28]
It's official.
Cast iron pans have reached "Hipster" status. 
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:10:00 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Are people really that stupid? yes |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:11:39 PM EDT
[#30]
I wouldn't pay $200 for it.
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:11:44 PM EDT
[#31]
Waite for it, where is it made?
Could it be China? |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:12:42 PM EDT
[#32]
Does it come pre-seasoned?
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:13:16 PM EDT
[#33]
I thought to myself $300 as I clicked this thread.
And I was fuckin’ low!  Fuck yeti
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:15:45 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Waite for it, where is it made? Could it be China? Nope. It's made for them by Butter Pat Industries who is an American made cast iron cookware manufacturer. Still isn't worth $400 though. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:16:06 PM EDT
[#35]
Post a thread about how good a Lodge skillet works will bring those ignorant people to front and center.
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:17:17 PM EDT
[#36]
Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/241846/IMG_3567_png-2848891.JPG I have a good amount of their stuff, and genuinely do like what they make. This is a bit special, though. Clicked thread expecting laughably stupid price on the product. Was not disappointed. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:17:50 PM EDT
[#37]
If I brought that home, my wife would beat me to death with it for wasting that kinda $. And, rightly so.
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:17:54 PM EDT
[#38]
It does look like it has a nice smooth cooking surface. Maybe $120 nice; not $400 nice.
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:18:59 PM EDT
[#39]
Ouch.
I get why a Stargazer, Field or something similar is $150ish instead of $40 for a Lodge. You can see the quality difference. I'm not sure how a re-branded Yeti is worth 3 times as much. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:20:28 PM EDT
[#40]
Yeti does make decent stuff. I picked up one of their coolers on sale from Dick's for our camping trip to Disney's Fort Wilderness earlier this year and it held ice for our entire weeklong trip. Looking forward to using it tailgating when the Jaguar games start back up.
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:23:23 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Griswold has a tighter grain and are lighter for the same size. I once found #5, #8, #12 skillets, Scotch bowl and a round griddle at a garage sale for $30. The #8 is probably half the weight of the same size Wagner and Lodge skillet. The #5 is light enough to throw in a pack for pan fried trout. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: How about something made since the first professional football game aired on color TV? At Griswold's price compared to Lodge, Griswold better be cast platinum. Griswold has a tighter grain and are lighter for the same size. I once found #5, #8, #12 skillets, Scotch bowl and a round griddle at a garage sale for $30. The #8 is probably half the weight of the same size Wagner and Lodge skillet. The #5 is light enough to throw in a pack for pan fried trout. Good for you, but I am not at the point in my like where I can spend my Saturday mornings yard sale shopping. Lodge is currently employing Americans making cast iron. Griswold nor Wagner are currently doing that. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:24:36 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:27:43 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Griswold has a tighter grain and are lighter for the same size. I once found #5, #8, #12 skillets, Scotch bowl and a round griddle at a garage sale for $30. The #8 is probably half the weight of the same size Wagner and Lodge skillet. The #5 is light enough to throw in a pack for pan fried trout. But Lodge is just as gud! Then again, I don't know shit about cast iron.  |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:29:11 PM EDT
[#44]
Patiently waiting for the 1st yetibutts post featuring the skillet.
https://www.instagram.com/yetibuttsdaily/?hl=en |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:30:40 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Are people really that stupid? If you have to ask, you know the answer. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:31:21 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryOne of the arfbros (what's taterweldings screen name again?) with a fiber laser needs to do this NAO I wanna send in one of my old Lodge's for a Yeeti upgraydd |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:32:39 PM EDT
[#47]
GD gets so mad when free markets happen.
 No I’m not going to purchase it, but I don’t give nearly enough of a shit to tell them to stick it up their ass and treat it like someone just kicked my child. It’s an overpriced skillet. Who gives a fuck? |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:35:06 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Good for you, but I am not at the point in my like where I can spend my Saturday mornings yard sale shopping. Lodge is currently employing Americans making cast iron. Griswold nor Wagner are currently doing that. I found this stuff years ago when I was in my late 30's. I live in well known area for quality garage sales and they only happen on certain weekends. At that time, the oldsters were aging out and getting rid of quality made in the USA shit. I have a ton of vintage Coleman too, going back to the 50's. Sadly those times are past. These days it's junk and plastic baby toys at the sales and people think their crap should sell at new prices. I haven't been to a sale in years. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:36:02 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: So they took an already overpriced skillet, slapped the Yeti name on it and jacked the price up ~15-20% Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Made in China? M Actually, no. It appears that they're being made by Butter Pat Industries: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/241846/IMG_3568_png-2848902.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/241846/IMG_3569_png-2848903.JPG To be fair, the Yeti does come with some scraper and a chain scrubber. I don't know if the Butter Pat comes with that. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 3:37:33 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Waite for it, where is it made? Could it be China? Actually they are made in marylands eastern shore. I’m very impressed with the machined finish on all surfaces. Could give my Smithey a run for the money |
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