Yeti Selling Rebranded Butter Pat CI

[Old Glory]

Yeti selling BP 12" CI Skillets. Marked up $55 to an even $400.

12 inch direct from BP is $355. From Yeti $400. Same pan just has Yeti logo.

https://www.yeti.com/outdoor-living/cookware/22030000049.html?lid=nle6ryucfvrd&utm_source=braze &utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20230612_email_f f_p roduct-new-launch_cast-iron_outdoor-living_base-launch&undefined=utm_term=&braze_id=5f51d81eb5ec7b 49a60ac4f7&utm_content=cast-iron-collection-cta&jobid=272eda67-d202-41a9-8fa3-ab8e3488b26a

[Spinaker]

LOL, I love Yeti and Butter Pat. However, this is ridiculous. Sorry to both parties involved.

[Old Glory]

Spinaker they are nice but the handle sucks. I have Finnex, Smithy, Star Gazer, Field, and Lodge. If I had to rank them: Smithy, Stargazer, Butter Pat, Finnex, Field, then Lodge. I do use BP the most though.

[Spinaker]

Really?Iinteresting. See I find the handle on my Smithey to be too small and short. I have big hands, so I love the beefy handle of the Finex skillet. I also love the Stargazer handle as well. Old Glory

[Old Glory]

The Finnex handle is fine except I always burn my hand on the end. The coils are cool but that end gets me every time. The underside of the BP just digs into my hand.

[ofelles]

that's more than Finex. But it is branded Yeti so that is worth the extra $345 right!

[Spinaker]

I will say. My Finex pans are my favorite pans and for sure the most used. They have been well worth it for me over the 7-8 years I have owned them. Pricey, no doubt.

[Old Glory]

It costs $345 on Butter Pat and $400 on Yeti. That is the $55 dollars for the Yeti Brand.

[ofelles]

Old Glory opps! I miss read that, thanks. A whole lot less ridiculous then.

[Panhead John]

But it has YETI stamped on it! Guaranteed to produce 5 X better cooks! 🙄

[Skinsfan1311]

The reviews on the Yeti site are priceless!

[Panhead John]

I just read all 44 of them….😂….Here’s what they all basically say….

Yeti! Have you lost your %t+i$# ing minds?!?! No way in hell I’d pay $400. for an otherwise $25. skillet!

[Mosca]

It’s cast iron.

I’m not immune to the allure of designer cast iron; I have two Stargazers.

However, if you bought both my Stargazers today, right now, a 10.5” and a 12”, you would also have $140 left over from your $400.

That’s right. You would have TWO high end cast iron skillets, AND $140.

And of course my Lodge cast iron skillet works just as well as either of my Stargazers. EXACTLY as well. If you scoff at the idea of spending stupid money on cast iron, you would have TWO cast iron skillets, 10.5” and 12”, AND $345.

Or maybe you don’t think anything manufactured today is as good as it was when it was made 100 years ago.(You Luddite, you.) A quick look on eBay says you can get a 10.5” Griswold for $100, and a 12” Griswold for $150. So you could have TWO VINTAGE cast iron skillets, AND $150.

Sorry. No.

[fzxdoc]

I like the way you think.

K.

[Huskee]

Just wait until Apple releases their CI skillet. Handle sold separately, only $1,119.00 + $99.00 for the handle.

[Old Glory]

Upgrade every two years and just toss the old pans.

[Huskee]

Old Glory Apple CI Skillet 7. Forget what you thought you knew about CI. "CSkil7, Coming Fall 2023".

[tenphases]

Only compatible with their spatulas and you have to their sponges to clean but the sponges will change every 2 month so you will have to buy a new ones on a regular basis

[JoeSousa]

Those came through on an email earlier and thought I misread the price. $400 for a cast iron pan that looks pretty cool but functionally isn't much different than a $25 Lodge. Shows the power of marketing and branding.

[Mosca]

“Functionally not much different….” Functionally not different at all from a $25 Lodge. Lodge cast iron cookware is the best value in cookware today.

[JoeSousa]

I have Field, Finex, and Stargazer skillets but 99% of the time I end up reaching for my Lodge skillets.

[Spinaker]

To play the DA on this thing.......I mean they could have just out sourced this to a cheapo thrid-party brand that makes them in China. Camp Chef, Traeger, Cabela's and countless other brands have their own skillets made by a third party in China. At the very least, they kept the production of this skillet in the US. And Butter Pat makes a fine pan that is hand finished, there is no denying that. The price is crazy, I get it, but at the very least at least it is made here and it is a very good pan. Over priced or not.

They could have paired up with Lodge, but they went this route so they could charge more, I suppose.

[Spinaker]

I am not sure MAK's target market shops at Wal-Mart very much. And those that do shop at Wal-Mart are probably not inclined to spend that much on a smoker.

[Old Glory]

It is the highest cost pan (Butter Pat) and the highest cost cooler. Both very high quality.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

Spinaker I shop at wally world regularly, sadly it's one of the more reliably stocked options in my area

[jfmorris]

WOW!

I'll stick with the Lodge 12" I probably paid $20 for. I "rediscovered it" when cleaning out and painting cabinets a few years back, and started using it a lot as my cooking has ramped up since 2015 or so. Before that it spent 10 to 15 years sitting dusty in the back of a base cabinet - one of those deep blind corner ones - as my wife didn't want to deal with the weight and cleaning it, and it was my impulse buy at a Cracker Barrel store on the interstate about 20 years ago.

[fzxdoc]

Oh those Cracker Barrel impulse buys. Do I really need another dishtowel with a funny saying on it?

K.

[barelfly]

So when does RTIC come out with one that is 50% cheaper????

[Angryfish]

What’s wrong with you people???
this is what you need!

[barelfly]

I have a 12” Pioneer Woman CI skillet - it’s the one I use the most. But, I did take a sander to it years back and that made the pan perfect! I also have an Emeril pan that is not that great, but usable for most things. I thinks I was gifted both before I knew anything about CI. Now…I want a Smithy or Finex pan

[Spinaker]

Or buy Lodge. Similar price and Made in USA. I think Rip would agree.

[Mosca]

That looks like a great value!

I’m a fan. Behind the down-home manner, this woman knows her stuff. She’s earned every bit of her credibility with me. She gets fancy when the dish demands it, cuts a couple corners when it doesn’t matter, and explains why in each instance. She’s a great teacher.

[texastweeter]

I'm a BSR fan for my workhorses, but or family being a Yeti distributor and all, I'm sure I'll eventually end up with one.

[RonB]

If I buy another 12" skillet, it will probably be the OXO carbon steel similar to the outdoor skillet I just bought.

[JLR]

I didn't even know designer cast iron skillets existed. Most of my lodge skillets/griddles/dutch ovens, etc are over 40 years old. I bought most of them in my 20s. I'm not exactly sure what a $400 cast iron skillet would offer that is better than what I currently have.

[Angryfish]

My thoughts exactly

[Mosca]

Nothing. But they look great. I had no illusions, I got mine because I wanted them, that’s all.