What's the Best Pan Money Can Buy?

Опубликовано: 04 Июль 2026
на канале: Chris Young
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Can a $4200 frying pan really cook 100X better than my $40 carbon steel pan? This video turned into metal mayhem: stainless steel, carbon steel, cast iron, aluminum, copper, and more in an effort to find my perfect pan.

Along the way, I show how heat really moves through different metals, and the one simple mistake that quietly makes almost every pan perform worse than it should.

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SPECIAL THANKS
Brian Hutson for videography: @blhutson
Canh Nguyen for videography: @cahnsolo
Riccardo Luppi for editing and color grading: @madhatter_color
Tsuriel Eichenstein for effects and graphics: @tsuriel.co
Elliot Lobbel for effects and graphics: @lobelliot
Hans Twite for music and sound design: @hans.twite
Danielle Strain for production: @dyella13

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