Heritage Steel's a pretty interesting brand and its flagship Titanium Series has the company's history written all over it: the 316Ti inner layer is where the line gets its name and it comes from the era when HS sold "waterless cookware" and it has one main benefit - it reduces salt pitting.
When the brand made the move away from waterless, they continued production in the same factory in Tennessee and kept up some of the aesthetic decisions such as the polished finish. It doesn't appeal to me personally, but I'm sure it does to their historical market.
Their price point is pretty high partially due to their American manufacturing and the owners really seem to be focused on doing right by their workers. That's admirable, but the big question is does that expensive manufacturing improve the consumer's experience? In this case, I'd argue that it doesn't. The units we tested had misaligned lids and poorly installed rivets that we really haven't seen in this market segment before. Maybe those are a thing of the past though, because our test units from their new Eater Series didn't have any of those flaws.
When it comes down to it, the Titanium Series tells the history of Heritage Steel, but I'm not so sure it should be part of its future - and a big part of that is because of how good the Eater Series is by comparison.
The Eater Series takes all the standard Heritage Steel forms from their Titanium Series and brings them up-to-date with modern finishes and design touches. It skips the 316Ti inner layer, and that appears to help it compete well on price against brands like Made In and represents a good price-for-performance upgrade over our budget favorites: Goldilocks.
The big question to me is: "how much do you like the idea of having Eater.com in your kitchen?"
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5 окт 2024