On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:45:31 -0700, sf wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:09:19 GMT, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>>
>>i think the brand conveys a fair amount of information. and i don't think
>>people are boasting about owning lodge, which isn't all that expensive.
>>
>>i mean, people aren't giving recipes saying 'sauté an onion in a t-fal
>>triple-ply frying pan' like it was the pillsbury bake-off or something.
>>
> I guess it's all in the perspective.
> http://i34.tinypic.com/5ckety.jpg
>
> I don't mind when someone asks if one brand of enameled cast iron is
> any better than another, but for someone to write I made this dish
> with my brand X pan is completely different. You might as well be
> telling me you went jogging in your Asics yesterday and going to work
> in your Aldos today. TMI!

as i said, i haven't noticed people doing that. they'll name brands they
got a deal on, or give advice when asked. or maybe give a report on the
first use of a pan.

your pal,
blake