"Nancy2" > wrote:
> I don't care where it is made. I had an appearance problem with a
> small stock pot and sent it to All-Clad, who replaced it within a
> week. If All-Clad isn't making Emerilware, they wouldn't be replacing
> Emeril's pots and pans. Just making a deal doesn't quite cut it.
>
> My pans are very, very heavy - I don't know if there are different
> grades of E-ware, but I can tell you that the only thing heavier than
> my ss frypan would be a cast iron one.

I've looked at Emerilware, and I agree it's good stuff. I might be wrong on
whether it's made by an All Clad subsidiary in Korea, or contracted to a
Korean company. The example of if All Clad didn't make it, they wouldn't
replace it isn't valid. The best example of that is Sears major appliances
under the Kenmore name. Sears doesn't make any of it, and never has. But
they stand behind it. Lots of companies act as distributors for other
companies products. Often the distributor stands behind the product and
handles all warranty issues.

Brand names are thrown around quite a bit these days. It seems as if some
companies will license the use of their name on almost any product. Some of
the ones I find more humorous are the Jeep and Caterpillar clothing items.
These two don't license condoms under their names yet, but maybe they
should. Jeep and Caterpillar project a virile image, don't they? ;-)

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