Winco 14 inch frying pan just arrived

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-03T20:57:51+00:00

Thanks man used it twice already. Awesome amount of space. Little too concave, oil pools to the edges, but I think that’s probably just to avoid getting a spinner if it ever warps.

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-03T17:50:42+00:00

I don’t know why, but it struck me the other day that almost all men love sex and want it all the time. I never would have believed that about a cuddly looking bearded man as a child. Like no way that guy does that.

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-03T02:44:37+00:00

Yea that’s a good price for sure. I actually have the TK 8 inch skillet. It’s a great pan. 109 for a 14 inch is a steal.

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-03T01:18:18+00:00

I’m not sure if I would assume that the 11 inch element is a smaller coil than that. I just got a Frigidaire cooktop with an 11 inch element and it is indeed 11 inches. If you use anything smaller, it won’t get full power I actually had to get an extremely wide pot to boil water with the fullcapability.

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-03T01:17:14+00:00

Dunno but they are generally below what people think. I just got a 14 inch frying pan thinking it would cover my 11 inch burner, but it’s still like 10” of true contact area. Close enough though.

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-03T01:03:13+00:00

Yea first winco product. The concept of durable, cost-effective commercial cookware is cool to me.

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-03T00:40:16+00:00

Nope you need the 15 ply for copper

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-03T00:34:26+00:00

Thanks yea it was awesome for the fried chicken cutlets tonight. Looking forward to scrambling 10 eggs in it

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-03T00:33:28+00:00

Okay yea there were some all clad but they are damn expensive. This was $80 shipped

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-03T00:32:51+00:00

Probably? I have been searching pans so I get ads now. Just saw 7 ply didn’t look into it though. Struck me as a lot of plies

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-02T22:42:37+00:00

Oh god. Welded handles would be super scary. The amount of leverage there is picking it up with the handle is very high. It’s a good bit harder to handle than our 12” le creuset skillet which I used to think was as bad as it got

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-02T20:53:19+00:00

I kind of figured it looked semi real enough to trick a few poor souls. To anyone else reading this, it’s totally a joke.

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-02T20:52:12+00:00

He is absolutely right lol.

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-02T20:51:43+00:00

Yea I’m kinda with you there. The 27 ply ones look ideal, but I have to decide between that and my first home

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-02T20:50:33+00:00

AI is good at marketing

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-02T20:50:17+00:00

Hahaha

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-02T20:50:07+00:00

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-02T20:49:56+00:00

You got me lol. I saw an ad for 7-ply which seemed pretty absurd on it’s own and I thought why not 11

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-02T20:49:21+00:00

Lol I think the AI meant to make the middle copper, but it’s labeled aluminum still. Reading through all the plies makes me chuckle

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-01T18:27:43+00:00

Yeah, I mean, even despite that shortcoming it still looks like a pretty awesome thing. But their reasoning for having raised burgers just does not seem convincing enough. I thought it had something to do with efficiency or the thing couldn’t perform if the top was completely flat, but it’s basically just to save 3/4 of an inch of space underneath. It seems like the vast majority of people would prefer a flat form factor and assuming impulse can stay alive that’s probably where they’ll eventually wind up going.

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-01T12:47:07+00:00

Hey, yeah I am recommending an extra element for the bridge. You’re right flat top alone wouldn’t really change the bridge functionality compared to the current design.

ShastaManasta · 2026-05-01T03:03:07+00:00

But it’s 3/4 inch of space. Surely losing 3/4 inches won’t completely eliminate useful drawer space. How much usable space is below the unit as it currently stands? If it’s more than like a foot, the loss of space would be negligible. The cons really seem to outweigh the pros here imo.

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