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Vidute Sep 6, 2012 09:52 PM

What is the most stupid name you've seen for a cookware, kitchenware, etc. product

Stopped into Tuesday Morning, today, and saw Discovery Kid's Self-Serve Frozen Icecream Maker. Really???! Frozen Icecream?? And this from Discovery Channel, a, supposedly, educational company.

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    unprofessional_chef Sep 7, 2012 06:11 AM

    Weight Watchers cookware, which is basically cheaply made nonstick cookware. BB&B used to carry it in their stores.

    http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/Searc...

    Waterless cookware seems silly to me. It's just stainless steel cookware with a better sealing lid that doesn't offer an real benefits.

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    1. re: unprofessional_chef
      dcrb Sep 7, 2012 11:22 AM

      unprofessional_chef,
      "Waterless cookware seems silly to me. It's just stainless steel cookware with a better sealing lid that doesn't offer an real benefits."

      We have used this style for many years with good results( ours is in the neighborhood of 40 years old), as well as other stainless steel and hard anodized cookware. You are right about the lid/rim sealing somewhat better. It is no better and no worse than anything else we have. Like any pot or pan, it has its own strength and weaknesses depending upon the task.

      1. re: unprofessional_chef
        Chemicalkinetics Sep 7, 2012 02:38 PM

        Disregard the funtionality or lack of it, Waterless cookware has a very silly name. The name is silly because in reality it is "trying" to use water vapor/steam to seal the rim and water to cook the foods. Supposively, you won't need to add oil to cook, so why call it water-LESS?

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