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RED COPPER PAN VS. COPPER CHEF PAN

irsheyes45 — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:09:07 GMT

Hi ladies, I watched the infomercial on Cathy Mitchell's Red Copper Pan and then the Copper Chef pan on QVC. Cathy uses a fork in her pan to show that it is scratch proof and also uses a hand-mixer to stir some food in it saying that it has anti-scratch technology. I noticed that the QVC pan says to only use plastic or wooden utensils on their's. The sizes are slightly different also. I was wondering if maybe the Red Copper Pan is a little more durable and made of tougher materials than the QVC pan? The Red Copper pan is $59.99 with frre S&H and comes with everything the TSV does. The main thing I'm interested in is the fact that Cathy shows that you can use metal utensils which I like rather than a pan you have to 'baby' and can scratch easier. Any opinions?? Thanks so much

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Mollie — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:17:53 GMT

Just curious why QVC sells the stuff on TV infomericals?

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nomless — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:32:20 GMT

@Mollie wrote:
Just curious why QVC sells the stuff on TV infomericals?

Because people buy it, and it is profitable for Q.

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jaxs mom — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:33:13 GMT

I did a quick google search, because I hadn't heard of it before. They're both just ceramic coated nonstick pans.

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fthunt — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:38:52 GMT

When the TV one first came out I saw them for $12.98 at a local drug store. I looked it over but no buy here. Copper seems to be the new in-thing. Read on here Q's has been known to chip shortly after purchasing.

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Gram W — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:45:48 GMT

Just scroll down your TVs guide and you will see infomercials that show regularly on several channels at the same time and many of the same products are sold on QVC. Depending on the package and what you need the informercials and the products own website can sometimes be a better deal.

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KingstonsMom — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:51:49 GMT

Read the reviews here on Q about the copper pan, not very good at all.

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Mollie — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:51:57 GMT

I don't fry much anymore...I use my cast iron skillet if I fry chicken or fish which I do occasionally. I don't see I need another pan to add to all my other pans.

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Krisken — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:55:18 GMT

The TSV presentation today said you could use metal cooking tools, like prongs with the Copper Chef pan and they demonstrated that.

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Marp — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:41:13 GMT

@irsheyes45, a local TV station recently aired a "does it work" segment that tested the Red Copper Pan against the Gotham pan and a traditional non-stick at a culinary school. The Red Copper Pan did the worst.

This is a link to the piece that was aired: http://www.wyff4.com/news/does-it-work-nonstick-cooking-pans/41667180

Note: The did not test the Copper Chef pan that is the TSV.

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Othereeeen — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 19:13:51 GMT

After my disappointment with the "pressure cooker XL" (Also pushed by Eric Thiess) I only cringe when I think 90,000 people bought this pan....the reviews for that item are TERRIBLE.

Every time I see Eric Thiess I cringe. I know he is just a salesman...he sure didn't invent these things in his garage....so I'm glad he's making money, but not off me.

I ALWAYS check Amazon before I buy...ESPECIALLY if QVC is selling items available on Infomercials as well as QVC.

I hope it works out for the people who bought today....did you notice they NEVER showed the bottom of the pans in the demos?

YMMV.

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Othereeeen — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 19:14:49 GMT

PS..It's NOT copper. Just copper colored.

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bbsr — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 20:11:02 GMT

I just don't get it...It's a ceramic pot with sprayed on copper color! Horrible reviews everywhere you read. Anyone can bake a cake, brownie or smores pie in an ordinary ceramic pan. They all go in the oven! Shocked that QVC would have this as a TSV.

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Andreatoo — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:02:51 GMT

After the demos I've seen I'm more shocked that people continue to buy it!

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chickenbutt — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:07:50 GMT

Tomgirl wrote:
PS..It's NOT copper. Just copper colored.

Seriously! It seems like a lot of people are missing that point.

I just saw a bit of a presentation this morning, on David's show, and it just looked like a very thin, copper-COLORED, aluminum. That's not going to be a proper conductor of heat, IMO. Looked super cheap.

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nomless — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:11:25 GMT

@chickenbutt wrote:
@Othereeeen wrote:
PS..It's NOT copper. Just copper colored.

Seriously! It seems like a lot of people are missing that point.

I just saw a bit of a presentation this morning, on David's show, and it just looked like a very thin, copper-COLORED, aluminum. That's not going to be a proper conductor of heat, IMO. Looked super cheap.

Aluminum conducts heat well. That's why stainless steel pans have a core of aluminum.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:21:14 GMT

nomless wrote:
chickenbutt wrote:
Tomgirl wrote:
PS..It's NOT copper. Just copper colored.

Seriously! It seems like a lot of people are missing that point.

I just saw a bit of a presentation this morning, on David's show, and it just looked like a very thin, copper-COLORED, aluminum. That's not going to be a proper conductor of heat, IMO. Looked super cheap.

Aluminum conducts heat well. That's why stainless steel pans have a core of aluminum.

If it's like that, as a tri-ply type of application, or hard anodized, aluminum does perform well.

But a pan (and I could be wrong about this one, though) that is just thin aluminum will over-conduct to the extent that it will perform very badly.

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irsheyes45 — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:58:39 GMT

Thanks to all of you for your input and advice. I appreciate it and think I'll pass on this one

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Kachina624 — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 22:07:45 GMT

@Mollie wrote:
Just curious why QVC sells the stuff on TV infomericals?

It should be obvious...because they can sell 90,000 in a morning.

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AlexisRose — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 22:13:07 GMT

My thoughts exactly, although I haven't read any reviews. When I saw this demonstrated on the Q, I thought "I must be missing something...where's the beef?" There's nothing with this pot that I can't do already with my cookware.

Oh yes, I bet some people actually think these are made of copper! No way. True copper cookware is a small fortune!! And a pain to maintain...