While at the County Fair,
I sat in front of a demo booth to rest my weary bones.

They were hawking "Stainless Steel Waterless Cookware"
Little by little, the crowd trickled away,
but the last two couples actually signed the contract
for a set of cookware.... at $1200 a pop !

I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.


<rj>

In > " <baranick@localnet.
com> wrote:
> While at the County Fair,
> I sat in front of a demo booth to rest my weary bones.
>
> They were hawking "Stainless Steel Waterless Cookware"
> Little by little, the crowd trickled away,
> but the last two couples actually signed the contract
> for a set of cookware.... at $1200 a pop !
>
> I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.


What was the demo which sealed the deal?

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Cheers

Dennis

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wrote:
> While at the County Fair,
> I sat in front of a demo booth to rest my weary bones.
>
> They were hawking "Stainless Steel Waterless Cookware"
> Little by little, the crowd trickled away,
> but the last two couples actually signed the contract
> for a set of cookware.... at $1200 a pop !
>
> I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.
>
>
> <rj>
I went to the Pima County fair last week, there was at least two booths
selling that over priced cookware. They seemed to have all the chairs
filled during the demos. What they should do is offer a set of Cutco
knives with the cookware and get it up to say $2400 a pop. -RP

Randy wrote:
> wrote:
> > While at the County Fair,
> > I sat in front of a demo booth to rest my weary bones.
> >
> > They were hawking "Stainless Steel Waterless Cookware"
> > Little by little, the crowd trickled away,
> > but the last two couples actually signed the contract
> > for a set of cookware.... at $1200 a pop !
> >
> > I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.
> >
> >
> > <rj>
> I went to the Pima County fair last week, there was at least two
booths
> selling that over priced cookware. They seemed to have all the
chairs
> filled during the demos. What they should do is offer a set of Cutco

> knives with the cookware and get it up to say $2400 a pop. -RP

Say what you will about the modern Cutco, but the originals were
terrific - I bought mine in 1957, and am still using them.

N.

I saw a similar demo not too long ago. What I was interested in was the
mechanical grinder/slicer. It looked like a fairly simple mechincal
device (handle to turn, a top section to put a slicer cone in, a metal
bar connecting it to the clamp for the table, and a few different cones
to put on it. They wanted $200. Wow, for that price, I'll get a good
cuisinart and a massive down payment on a dishwaser. I would have
popped for it a $50, and it can probably be produced in China for under
$5. It can probably be produced in the good ole US of A for under $10.

I wondered if the first person in line was a stooge. Don't get me
wrong, the product(s) looked fine, it is just that much of this can be
done in a set of pressure cookers that would cost less (!) Most of it
could even be done with a cheap pot with a lid and $5 steaming basket.
Many of the veggies could even be cooked in plain old cookware without
water, and certainly with far less water than they used in the demo.
The carrots were like carrots cooked in a nuker. No better, no worse.
Yes, they were much better than boiled (to h***) carrots cooked in 3x
their volume of water. Duh.

However, If one of you did get the whole shebang, I'll still pop $50
for the slicer.<g>

Dean G.
Maybe I should go into sales. The few such jobs I had paid well, and
didn't even require being a price gouger.

"<RJ>" > wrote:

>While at the County Fair,
>I sat in front of a demo booth to rest my weary bones.
>
>They were hawking "Stainless Steel Waterless Cookware"
>Little by little, the crowd trickled away,
>but the last two couples actually signed the contract
>for a set of cookware.... at $1200 a pop !
>
>I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.
>

I guess it's the cooking equivalent of small-penis syndrome. Hoping
expensive, magical cookware will make them a cook.

One time on Usenet, x-no-archive: yes said:
> "<RJ>" > wrote:

> >While at the County Fair,
> >I sat in front of a demo booth to rest my weary bones.

> >They were hawking "Stainless Steel Waterless Cookware"
> >Little by little, the crowd trickled away,
> >but the last two couples actually signed the contract
> >for a set of cookware.... at $1200 a pop !

> >I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.

> I guess it's the cooking equivalent of small-penis syndrome. Hoping
> expensive, magical cookware will make them a cook.

Heh, good one! I watched one of those demos at a food service expo
once -- it was very interesting, but I'm happy with my Reverware and
cast iron...

--
Jani in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
"The ships hung in the sky in much the same
way that bricks don't" - D. Adams, HGTTG

(Gal Called Jani) wrote:

>Heh, good one! I watched one of those demos at a food service expo
>once -- it was very interesting, but I'm happy with my Reverware and
>cast iron...
>

We have the most extensive non-matching collection of cookware in US
history. Some of it is absolutely frightening. Yet my wife still
manages to occasionally find a use for everything at one time or
another. I sink some cash into a decent, functional but not too
expensive pan or stockpot now and then, a decent knife or whatnot now
and then, maybe an occasional gadget that we get rooked into buying
because my wife goes to a friend's party and can't say no <G>. The
best purchase I made in the last few years was a decent Kitchenaid
mixer. While a hand mixer is more useful most of the time
(considering lost time scraping and messing around because the KA
paddles don't touch sides or bottom), the main use it gets is making
bread, and it's a lifesaver now that we're both getting a little stiff
with age. The best cost per benefit purchase I ever made in my life
was a decent plain old carbon-steel wok, many years ago.

<RJ> wrote:
> While at the County Fair,
> I sat in front of a demo booth to rest my weary bones.
>
> They were hawking "Stainless Steel Waterless Cookware"
> Little by little, the crowd trickled away,
> but the last two couples actually signed the contract
> for a set of cookware.... at $1200 a pop !
>
> I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.
>
>
> <rj>


There's evidently MORE than one born every minute....

gloria p

"<RJ>" > wrote in message

> While at the County Fair,
> I sat in front of a demo booth to rest my weary bones.
>
> They were hawking "Stainless Steel Waterless Cookware"
> Little by little, the crowd trickled away,
> but the last two couples actually signed the contract
> for a set of cookware.... at $1200 a pop !
>
> I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.
>
>
> <rj>

P. T. Barnum was correct.

BOB

"Puester" > wrote in message

> <RJ> wrote:
>> While at the County Fair,
>> I sat in front of a demo booth to rest my weary bones.
>>
>> They were hawking "Stainless Steel Waterless Cookware"
>> Little by little, the crowd trickled away,
>> but the last two couples actually signed the contract
>> for a set of cookware.... at $1200 a pop !
>>
>> I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.
>>
>>
>> <rj>
>
>
> There's evidently MORE than one born every minute....
>
> gloria p

Ya beat me to it!
;-)

BOB

AlleyGator wrote:

> We have the most extensive non-matching collection of cookware in US
> history. Some of it is absolutely frightening. Yet my wife still
> manages to occasionally find a use for everything at one time or
> another. I sink some cash into a decent, functional but not too
> expensive pan or stockpot now and then, a decent knife or whatnot now
> and then, maybe an occasional gadget that we get rooked into buying
> because my wife goes to a friend's party and can't say no <G>. The
> best purchase I made in the last few years was a decent Kitchenaid
> mixer. While a hand mixer is more useful most of the time
> (considering lost time scraping and messing around because the KA
> paddles don't touch sides or bottom), the main use it gets is making
> bread, and it's a lifesaver now that we're both getting a little stiff
> with age. The best cost per benefit purchase I ever made in my life
> was a decent plain old carbon-steel wok, many years ago.

I totally agree. We also have a rather mixed set of cookware in our
kitchen. We buy the odd decent pot/pan when necessary and the mil still
has a genuine wok from Indonesia. I have an electric wok that I use
almost every day and find that great for anything from curries to
stir-fry. Those expensive sets of cookware are also available in this
part of the world, but they *only* go for about $500. Still a rip off,
if you ask me.

"Dog3" wrote
>
> What really ticks me off, is on the rare occasion, when I decide to follow
> a recipe, the measuring cups/spoons have disappeared ;0)
>
I have a hook by my sink for measuring cups/spoons. Once they get washed
they get hung, at least that is what I "try" to do.

Kelly

"Dog3" wrote
> "Kelly" > wrote in
>> "Dog3" wrote
>>>
>>> What really ticks me off, is on the rare occasion, when I decide to
>>> follow a recipe, the measuring cups/spoons have disappeared ;0)
>>>
>> I have a hook by my sink for measuring cups/spoons. Once they get
>> washed they get hung, at least that is what I "try" to do.
>>
>> Kelly
>
> Hmmm... thanks for the idea. I may use it with a variation. I may use
> those
> suction hooks on the splash guard above the sink and hang the spoons on
> them
>
> Michael
>
Now you just gave me a great idea. I can use those 3M hooks I have to hang
my pot holders closer to my oven. They are either in a drawer or hanging on
the fridge. Keeping them closer to where they are used will free up some
space for other things.

Kelly

Dog3 wrote:
>
> What really ticks me off, is on the rare occasion, when I decide to
follow
> a recipe, the measuring cups/spoons have disappeared ;0)
>
> Michael

After all these years, you still need them?

-L.