[COTD] Raco Twin Pack Premium Frypan Set [$19.95 + $8.95 Shipping]

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  [Deactivated] on 14/09/2010 - 19:46

  Woot. Good timing for me. I went looking at pans today and had decided to get the Raco. Then this bargain comes up. It's like providence.

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    hippocrit on 14/09/2010 - 20:28

    +2

    Great news, you qualify to +ve this deal!

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    nemo1990 on 14/09/2010 - 21:45

    Yes.

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      sarah520 on 14/09/2010 - 21:46

      it's sounds great! thanks!

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  nemo1990 on 14/09/2010 - 21:50

  Just purchased. Thanks!

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  cheekygirl on 14/09/2010 - 22:05

  got mine too, thank you

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  ltwo on 14/09/2010 - 22:11

  is Raco a good brand?

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    [Deactivated] on 14/09/2010 - 22:16

    They make some cheap stuff and some expensive stuff but it's all pretty decent.

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  ruby on 14/09/2010 - 22:38

  was looking for some frypans earlier, thanks :)

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  annoynimous on 14/09/2010 - 23:09

  20 and 28cm pans are pretty small…. can RACO be trusted? lol

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    ltwo on 14/09/2010 - 23:17

    28cm is pretty big. 30cm seems to be the biggest from RACO's range.

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  anthony on 14/09/2010 - 23:38

  Yes it is a brand name but aside from getting a cheap brand name they are expensive.

  You can buy 30cm frying pans from your supermarket for $7
  They are non stick and aluminium.

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    qazwsx on 14/09/2010 - 23:53

    I wouldn't put Raco frypans and You'll Love Coles frypans in the same category…

    That's like saying you should buy Kogan TVs because they have a big dynamic contrast ratio and 100Hz like the big brands.

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      anthony on 14/09/2010 - 23:59

      Aluminium is Aluminium and Teflon is Teflon.
      You are going to be paying for the handle and brand name. Aside from that they will be much the same.

      Consider what they are selling for now, $10 each.
      Raco and catch of the day need to make money from the sale so the cost for each pan will be abut the same as a home brand pan.
      The difference is the mark-up between the two.

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        StewBalls on 15/09/2010 - 00:17

        +4

        Aluminium is Aluminium and Teflon is Teflon.
        You are going to be paying for the handle and brand name. Aside from that they will be much the same.

        Seriously wrong dude! You will know the difference between a good pan & a dodgy one as soon as you pick it up! A good one will feel heavy & solid (yes, even aluminium); whereas a cheapie will feel ridiculously light & flimsy for its size! This is primarily because aluminium alloy comes in various grades & qualities, as well as the better pans having a little more of it!

        Another significant difference it the quality of the non-stick coating, the cheapies will be great for a month before losing their slippery properties & often showing silver patches (even if gently treated); the good ones will last a year or more! I've worked as a commercial cook (not a chef), and I still cook a hell of a lot, so I've got a fair bit of experience in these things! ;)

        Now I'm not saying these particular RACO pans are of good quality, I'm not sure where they're being sourced from; however, if they're anything like those I've encountered in the past, it is highly likely that they are of significantly higher quality than your $7 woolies example! :p

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          ESEMCE on 15/09/2010 - 08:21

          +1

          @StewBalls: The handle isn't an inconsequential component of a pan either…
          Especially this one that can be safely put into an oven!

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          anthony on 15/09/2010 - 10:36

          @StewBalls:

          Seriously wrong dude! You will know the difference between a good pan & a dodgy one as soon as you pick it up! A good one will feel heavy & solid (yes, even aluminium); whereas a cheapie will feel ridiculously light & flimsy for its size!

          Maybe I have just never found or used a good aluminium pan. Not that I would every buy aluminium cooking stuff. Stainless steel for me :)

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            StewBalls on 15/09/2010 - 11:02

            +1

            @anthony: Don't discount a good aluminium pan for usefulness; as we all know from heatsink fun & games; for thermal conductivity aluminium is second only to copper! ;)

            Encapsulated copper or aluminium based SS is excellent (unless you've got inductive elements); but take away that thermal spread effect & you'll get hotspots with SS wherever the heat is applied!

            I'm actually a big terracotta & cast iron cooking fan myself; nothing like going fully old school! ;)

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  Sonyfier on 15/09/2010 - 00:13

  +2

  I joined to warn people off RACO products. I bought a 5 piece and 7 piece set recently and some separate saucepans and Frypans in the Professional series. Anything I could get hold of to give my wife a complete set of something special so she could chuck out all old, odd, and rubbishy stuff most households collect over the years.

  The very first night we used several saucepans to cook our evening meal 2 of the glass lids cracked. Only very fine cracks around the perimeter about 1cm in. I emailed the distributor 'Meyer' 3 times over the course of a week and left my contact info and they never got back to me. Beware they don't care about product defects and warranty issues. Their products should be recalled.

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    ESEMCE on 15/09/2010 - 08:19

    Never buy Glass lids, they're bound to crack at some stage!
    Plus, mould grows in the metal liner around the rim…
    They look nice but aren't for people who cook.

    I have Raco Pans and they're fantastic! Thick, Copper bases, Good Stainless lids and no stupid bits of Metal embedded in the handle to burn you unexpectedly.
    I had a nice Raco Frying pan that came with the set, had a slight ripple pattern in the base which made it an even better non-stick surface than my Circulons (which have been disappointing). That was until a housemate burned something in it and decided to scrape it out with a fork!

    EDIT: Having said that, it doesn't look like these pans have the rippled base… :-(

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  jg3374 on 15/09/2010 - 07:29

  I wasn't sold on this deal sorry Catch, I'll keep using my Circulon like the lady with the tattoo on the TV ad.

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  thorpef1 on 15/09/2010 - 08:09

  Really wish they would do combined postage (or atleast discounted postage)

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  wfdTamar on 15/09/2010 - 09:21

  These look like the ordinary type of non stick, which always starts getting burnt and scratched no matter how careful you are. They always say they can take any temperature, but they can't. I have a theory that it's sudden changes in temperature that really does damage (like suddenly plunging a hot pan under the cold tap).

  Got a twin set this size of Circulon for $65 (sticker price mistake during a 30% of sale) from Myer a few years ago and they are great. Any of the 'hard' anodised ones seem better than this type.

  Still a good price, but I wonder about the envirinmentalisticalnessism of all these cheapo, crappy pans being thrown out.

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  sarahwang on 15/09/2010 - 09:33

  sold out

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  Cubic on 15/09/2010 - 10:17

  +1

  I purchased, better than the Tefal's.

  End of the day, that's still cheap for 2 brand name pans regardless of the quality level

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    AntMan76 on 15/09/2010 - 11:55

    You obviously aren't comparing them to the Jamie Oliver series, but then they aren't anywhere near the same price. :)

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  donkey_punch on 15/09/2010 - 11:26

  -1

  RACO is a cheapy brand, dont see this as a bargin