this pan is $145? (Always Pan) 

OH MY GOODNESS! Can you PLEASE give me your expertise on what type of pan you think is best - stainless - carbon steel etc? and what brand do you prefer. My dream is to buy a pan set that I will NEVER have to replace! PLEASE help!?

@@polkadot1963 I think that depends on what you cook, how you cook, and how often.

@@Rose-yt5hi I cook every day. I am known for my cooking. I make all cuisines. I am tired of warping pans, do not want a non-stick coating, want 'professional-grade pans , for an affordable price. May be a unicorn.... I have been a mom for almost 40 years without a break, as I am raising 4 grands due to the death of a daughter... I am also tired of buying new pans. I really want to invest in good pans, as I will be cooking for at least another 10 years as the youngest is 6! I will take any and all advice from the "swollen" :) community. Thanks on advance!

​@@polkadot1963​ No cookware tips from me, but just wanted to comment and say you are amazing!! ♥ Can't imagine raising a child to adulthood, nevermind grandkids. Hope they let you know every day how wonderful and appreciated you are - and hope a break comes your way soon. Good luck on your pan quest!

Seems like it’s the insulated handle probably. Just buy cast iron. If you want an expensive pan you don’t really need, buy a le creuset

Same. What’s the point of getting a pan you can use for everything if you can’t use it for everything?

And to charge that damn much....my god

@@adeer87 Honestly, if I was going spend $145 on a piece of cookware, I would rather just invest in a cast-iron skillet

Yoooo.

@@annasteinhouse5487 Agreed

It's unfortunate. I wouldn't even mind it that much if it weren't as expensive. Like if this was a collection sold with target home goods. Not work hundreds of dollars

that happened to my mom and she bugged them until they gave her a new one

@@liryo_lace same except my replacement had defects too, but it was in better condition than the first so I just kept it. Def not a pan i’d rly recommend tho, I never use it and tbh kinda regret buying it.... it is cute tho lol so idk, at least there’s that I guess? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Probably because everyone is returning them when they find out that it’s not oven safe lol. Trying to get back their costs selling used product at full price.

Fun fact, most of the ”luxury items” are a waste of money.

My pan came with scratched paint

right?? like, what’s it there for then if not to hold?

IKR ?!! This sounds like a liability nightmare. Is this like a scam where they're trying to get sued and then pull a "but we put a disclaimer" and gain settlement money ?

Yep, that is just a terrible design flaw! Especially considering how heavy that thing looks you're naturally going to want to reach for that second handle.

To be fair, most metal pans (like the ones that are all metal with a metal handle as well) also do not have any insulation on the handles & you have to use a pot holder or a towel when you’re touching the handles. I remember a friend growing up had all metal pots & pans while we had nonstick ones with the like, black plastic (I guess?) handles, & every time we cooked anything at her house I’d burn the shit out of my hands because I never remembered their pans had handles that got hot. I have no idea why metal pans are like that but uh, yeah apparently it’s a thing?

Especially since it can’t go in the oven anyway! Usually when they don’t put insulation, the material of the pan makes it able to be put in the oven, but not this pan! There’s no reason they couldn’t put some sort of insulation on the handle and lid top.

and that type of handle is usually on pans that can go in the oven?

I had a similar pan before that had a handle like that which was a godsend when I was pulling it out of the oven. alas, this one isn't oven safe for some reason so

HOW THE FUCK COULD THEY CHARGE THAT MUCH AND ITS NOT OVEN SAFE?!?!

@@herefortheshrimp1469 its purdy, you see

I'm sorry but it's clearly a CULT FAVORITE for a reason. It's been weeks, I can't believe you don't know you're not supposed to touch the handle, it's an Always Pan, like duh! 🙄 /s

What’s the social media version of astroturfing?

Cult favorite = "as seen on TV" but for influencer

@@ShadowlessAsura well at least "as seen on TV" is true

They're technically not. Mostly based on the shape of the side walls. Guess what? No normal person really cares - and, if they did, this pan has a FIXED SHAPE and will only replace one (or, none, because it's mediocre at everything).

A saucepan is very different from a skillet/frying pan tho. the former is for boiling, the latter is for baking/frying/searing. Yes, you can boil something in a skillet, yes you can fry something in a saucepan, but it's not great. Best to have a saucepan and a skillet, to use the right tool for the job.

@@Treegona just realised reading this that it can really only be marketing at young adults / professionals without kids because it could never replace a saucepan for more than a two person meal. This could never replace a saucepan for me, I make soup which is cooking a lot of veg and liquid at once. They also seemed to focus on the types of different food from around the world you could make, which I guess yeah as a stereotype parents won't have time to cook one specific thing in such a small portion.

There are three I use. Plus one specifically for cooking noodles, so four

I have like six identical pans of different sizes. If I need to make a soup, pasta, or anything else that needs boiled it goes into one of my three small pots or one of my two big pots, depending on the amount. All of my pots and pans work perfectly and they’re cheap. I can’t imagine spending $145 on ONE defective chipped pan that can’t even go into the oven.

Form follows function!

The kardashians of utensils then

Me too lmao

Maybe you're supposed to just buy the pan as an antique and not supposed to cook with it?

@@VVVU2x Do you even know what an antique is?

Literally 😩😩 I felt her speaking directly to me

Amanda hasn't cooked with too many adults then.

@@thekidfromcanada I have a dad who taught me how to cook like his dad from a huge family, so cleaning as you go should be a priority when in a big family because "you don't want to clean all of these dishes after eating because you'll be too tired to move at that point." The task of washing the dishes is usually on whoever cooked, so there's that reason and pressure.

Same, that felt so aggressively personal lol

@@thgritic102 Eh, I've never felt that way when I cook Thanksgiving with my mom, even though the meals aren't too messy and we only serve 5 people.

Yeah just get a cast iron pan for $50. Season it well and you'll be golden.

@@dangerbirb4981 Exactly, for the price I think you can get a proper skillet and even a fucking dutch oven

@@Overlord99762 Absolutely ... if you going to spend that much on cookware, you may a well get your money's worth, and is able to last, even in a professional kitchen ...

@@dangerbirb4981 I have 3 cast irons

The reason it’s not over safe is not the pan interior, it’s the handle !

She doesn't have the upper body strength for cast iron.

a well seasoned cast iron pan is life changing honestly

I though this was along the same realm? Can you put this thing in the oven? For 145 it better cook for me.

Cast irons are a god send, idk why more people don't use them

@@InBetweenMolecules They're like a couple pounds, the fuck are you talking about?

Always PEN

Always Pahn

She’s like a real life Alexis from Schitts Creek when she says Pan

pAHN

I really thought the whole thing might be a joke the first time I saw the commercial because her weird accent sounded so fake and pretentious.

Hell yeah. Thrift stores are great. But, I would skip nonstick at thrift stores, the coating ages poorly and is dangerous to ingest!

I've got some really good pots from thrift stores! The only thing even remotely "wrong" with them is that the inside looks worn, but the coating is perfectly fine~

@@weavery4292 when the inside wears down, it starts to flake nonstick coating into your food, which is considered a health risk by many. But if it's working for you, fantastic!

@@whynot131313 Oh, I'll keep that in mind, thank you! I'd meant to say earlier that the metal inner surface of the pot was in great condition, not the coating. The vast majority of the coating was worn off before I bought the pot.

I got my Visions cookware from flea markets and thrift stores! They don't make glass cookware anymore so you can really only get it if it's vintage. I love them!

It 100% is. Unless you cook all your stuff from those tasty “one pot” videos it’s going to be a long one.

I wish Bon appetite didn't have underlying Equality issues since I would really like some of their chefs opinions on this!! Any ethical cooking Channels I could watch in general that I should watch?

most people who left bon appetit have their own channels now! claire saffitz x dessert person, gabi melian, claudia music, sohla el wally has a show in the babish cinematic universe, etc

@@keving7940 binging with babish💯

Yeah it’s a jack of all trades master of none. Just get a cast iron.

IKR its very suspish 👀🤔

Maybe thats what they mean by cult favorite...

It really comes off as one

Cookware is another product that’s often sold in MLM schemes, that and makeup

Paging illuminatii...

I was thinking the same. 145$ for a regular pan just to get the strainer thingy? How is this all in one when it‘s not even oven-safe. Just market it as an overpriced and pretty pan and no one will complain.

Its blue.

@@jyushbox5086 and a lot of other pans are blue too theres no reason for a pan that isnt oven safe, is always too hot to touch among other things should cost so much

@@RhodaPhone98 Strainers and colioners ( I don't know how to spell that) aren't even expensive or hard to use. I use one all the time, and I'm not even a highschooler.

Right? Cast iron is the goat! I use mine everyday!

I agree, but why do you need two pans to make risotto? Its the ultimate one pan meal for me

a pan capable of making a lot of different things and doing what multiple pans/pots do would be hella good for some disabled people but this shit is expensive and heavy as fuck so most disabled people wouldn’t be able to use it. it’s also not oven safe which is hella fucking stupid especially for an ‘everything’ pan

Not just that but it seemed like maybe the other ingredients were getting cold while the others were cooking. Not the product for me.

I was looking for this comment, thank you for spreading the knowledge ♥️

and water and oil don't mix so most of the oil is thrown out when you drain the water. I had to waste so much oil to demonstrate this to my husband. Only use it if you don't plan on putting sauce on the noodles right away

I'm more worried about the amount of water she used and the fact that it was nowhere near bubbling when she put the pasta

Never knew, thank you.

I always add a drop of oil to prevent it from bubbling over.

My two braincells had a baby when I read this

@@mirasand6332 lol

as a young person (22) who cooks for my whole family and asked for this for christmas, it’s bigger than you’d think! it definitely bested my 12 inch stainless skillet for roominess for things like 5 servings of fried rice or chicken marsala! It’s so easy to wipe out with a dry paper towel that if you’re careful you can cook multiple parts of a meal. not a corporate shill just a satisfied always pan user

@@spookylilqueer do you really think it's worth the $145 price point? I've been intrigued by the pan but I don't make a whole lot of one pot/pan meals - I tend to have at least a couple things cooking at once for dinner. So I'm not sure the always pan would be a great option for that kind of cooking, you know? Thanks for your input! ❤️

Nah, it's not worth it. For $145 you can get a pretty good full cookware set. For $200 you can buy a stainless steel or ceramic cookware set that will almost certainly outlast you. Or you can get this adorable Always pan that, going by other reviews, lasts about 6 months before it starts chipping.

@@spookylilqueer you really sound like a shill

Somebody living in an expensive city where you’re paying $1,000 for a shoebox would probably appreciate the space this could save from not needing a stack of pots and pans. I doubt many decent chefs would appreciate this,’especially since they often cook with multiple pans to ensure the components of the meal comes together at the same time.

Are they Le Creuset pans? I have one of my mother’s Le Creuset pans. We each inherited one of her Le Creuset pans.

@@Tina06019 the only hint I have is that they have the word "Queen" on the lid of the pans. pretty sure they are stainless steel but I'll need to ask my mum for specifics -_-'. I reply again when I have more info tho!

@@Tina06019 after asking my mum I can confirm Amway was the company my mom bought them from and the make is Queen. They are, in fact, 27 year old pots and my mum estimates they are probably worth over $1000 (CAD) today!

cast iron is like that too, it's near impossible to ruin cast iron. Even if it rusts you can sand the rust off and reseason it. The only time it is ruined is if it literally cracks.

@@Tina06019 I've been looking into enameled cast iron for braising. Those La Creusets are insanely priced. I do want one. They are like an heirloom. However cooking wise, you are paying for the name and the heirloom status it holds. That being said, that is a nice piece you inherited.

wipe away any chance of ur vegetables tasting nice :(

You wept for all of that lost flavor, did you?

@Liam McNieve Fond in this case refers to the little brown bits that are stuck to the pan after cooking meat. It's really flavorful, so it's great for making things like pan sauces or flavoring other things you're sautéing

I don't have the heart to tell her if the pan got hot enough to cook her chicken to a safe temp, then, uhhh, those delicious brown bits did too. The spong/microfiber whatever she used to "very carefully clean" added bacteria. She is one smart cookie, how does she not understand basic science?

@@krexoriginal - Alright, I think you guys are getting a bit specific about things. Like yeah, wiping the pan may have “added bacteria,” but she immediately boiled water in it to make pasta. I think the greater point, and it may disappoint some, is that this gal isn’t a good cook and probably doesn’t cook at home often if she’s really spooked about cooking chicken like this. I mean, I guess it’s all in one and she’s testing that, but who cooks shells like this whether it’s got a steamer/strainer tray? Who cooks the chicken, cleans the pan to make pasta, then cooks the vegetables??? Just because every house has a kitchen doesn’t mean everyone in it can cook: many people just reheat things or cook from the freezer or jars. As Marco Pierre White says, “cooking is a philosophy, unless it’s pastry and then it’s chemistry.” The honest truth is that cooking is an art and a skill that not all have or choose to develop. If you can cook, you’ve got a gift you can share with the people you care for, but don’t think that everyone can do it, you know?

I did buy the plates and glasses too, they’re cute and I have no complaints really about them.

works for Supreme

Cries in gpu market

It's the exclusivity factor. Most sane people don't care but anyone who values being *~trendy would jump on it if it's easily recognizable. It also makes the consumer feel special when they get in so they're more likely to stay dedicated to the brand. Reminds me of clubhouse rn 😢 like just let me listen to the damn talk lol

yeah, it feels like a pan more for trendiness than for practicality. if I'm a young adult in need of a pan, i'll drive down to bb&b and grab one, and if i'm willing to wait months for it then i probably don't actually NEED a pan.

Artificial high demand. What am I missing out on? What could I be enjoying/gaining from this, but not? What if it takes care of a huge thing I need, but I never bothered to get it? I need to get it! And hey, if I don't need it, I know it's high demand and someone else will want it.

Gonna have to Google carbon steel. 😃

I've found really mixed reviews about the nonstick, I'm wondering if it has to do with how often the metal steamer basket is used? I have too many questions for why they would give a metal basket, while being aware enough to send a wood spatula. Metal and nonstick usually don't mix, I'm v curious about that decision

@@irissayshi the Minimalist Baker did a full first impressions and 6 month review of the always pan. I really trust her recommendation.

I use carbon steel as well. Can't recommend it enough. I think we've had our non stick pans for 1 year and a half or 2 years and it's still working amazingly. We recently even bought new ones to have more to use. It's an every day use for me as well. Great purchase.

@@hlolypop that was one of the reviews I checked. I usually trust them as well, I'm just hyper skeptical about this product lol it makes some bold claims for something that can't go in the oven

I thought it was just me. Every time she said PAN, I wanted to throw my phone.

@@crystalpowell8619 every.single.time. 😆

I'm a cranky old man and she managed to mangle a three letter word into sounding horrible.

Quick meals? It's time for me to shill the instapot.

I think this concept is good for people who make those those “one pot” meals that are popular on social media, which makes sense since they heavily market to millennials.

It could also make sense for those times when you need a second of a type of pan, like you can use it as your second skillet or a second pot, for people who don't have a lot of space? That's about the only use case I can think of

Good point but you could also buy a good wok or something more affordable than this GOOP crunchy mom’s dream product. Or at least you can get like a crockpot or something similar since they’re more versatile

@@JasenWilson Get yourself s good sauce pan with a lid, a good skillet, a good saute pan, a flowering steamer basket, and a rubber spatula. Those six pieces won't take up much more space than the four-piece Always Pan set, but will allow you to do a whole lot more. A huge complaint is that you can't sear with this pan, and if a pan can't hold enough heat to sear, you can't really stir fry. Those six pieces would also allow you to have dishes with more than one course to them and have those courses be warm at the same time.

If not for my bf insisting on meat with dinner I would be the same. Meat is pricey and I can get protein somewhere else

Love that college student diet for us

You and several countries’ poorer populations because meat is expensive. Pretty much everyone in Nepal for example mostly eat vegetarian and usually only eat meat for special occasions. It depends on the social class and location but it’s more common than you think. China only recently started demanding more and more meat due to its rising middle class and their extra disposable income. The only reason meat is still somewhat affordable in the US is due to government subsidies and expansive factory farming.

I'm not economically but am a lazy vegetarian- not as much effort. Just easier to cook, easy to clean afterwards, heck, you can even eat raw, no cooking involved. Any type of animal meat, just messy to clean-up afterwards, plus takes longer to prep. Yep, lazy lact-ovo vegetarian and flexitarian when somebody else cooks animal meat and deals with the prep and clean-up.

@@shockwave1126 hehehe, I’ve found a name for my type of people lol

Why is everyone acting like this is supposed to replace every other pan? Was that the ad?

@@katc2040 i think so yeah

@@katc2040 yea, they say this one is literally the only one you need

@@katc2040 it basically says it in the name and contents it’s supposed to be the EVERY pan, one for ALL occasions and recipes, it contains a steamer basket and other things, implying that this is all you’ll need for most recipes.

Yeah even for cooking for one, it's way more practical to just have multiple smaller pans. The logistics of cooking everything in the same pan would be a fucking nightmare. The strength of the stove you'd use would differ, the time of cooking would be complicated, if you need to add oil or liquid for one thing but not for the other you would end up with something mashed. It would be a mess.

YES! I probably do this every single time. 👌🏽💯

I just spit into the pan.

@@anarchycastro 🤣🤣🤣 omg I hate u so much for how I just gagged. 👍🏽

Thank you!! This seems like it would make meals take friggin forever to cook

Yeah! I don't use it for everything but you can clean them just fine

Wooden spoons should b switched out every so often I’ve seen termites inside 🤮

@@MePatra I can't see how termites would appear unless it's left in gross conditions

A lot of wooden utensils that shouldn't be used for raw meats especially chicken because they are harder to get bacteria out of if not sealed well. Unless it specifically says it's safe for raw meats.

I use wooden utensils too and haven’t ever had a problem with them... but now I’m worried

As someone who has bought the pan you made the right choice, the non stick goes away after about 6 months now and a cast iron skillet is cheaper and better.

Right!?!? "Idk how I will grab the basket out of the water" Like HMMM if only there were some sort of protective barrier one could put between their hand and the hot handle... Maybe glove shaped????

Oven mitts shouldn't usually be used for work on a pan. If the mitt gets water or oil on it, you're gonna have a really bad time. That and they don't grip heavy pans well. I learned that the hard way. When I was first learning to cook, I used a mitt with my heavy cast iron pan, and when I went to drain the water into the sink, the pan handle slipped in my mitt and the whole thing rotated. I had a large second degree burn on one of my legs from it. They make pan handle covers for hot handles. They're tight to the handle and they don't slip as easily. Oh, and I'd recommend using a pair of tongs and a silicone mitt to grab the basket. Those silicone mitts don't grip handles very well, but they're great to grab baking trays and roasting pans and stuff.

I usually just use a clean, dry dish towel for grabbing onto hot stuff. An oven mitt doesn't give me enough grip and I get scared I'll slip out of it 😂

@@robbiegeegee If you use an oven mitt around water and it gets wet at all, you will badly burn yourself the next time you try to use it. And with a pan this heavy, the last thing I would want would be some sort of badly-fitting, thick cloth material sliding around the handle. That would to me basically guarantee I drop it and I'd for sure burn myself XD

I hate the way the girl in the ad says it. 😅

YES! why tf does she say it that way!!

I make fun of it every time, it's so close to a Kroll show sketch making fun of rich people :p

Also if I'm paying 145 for a single pan you can bet I'm buying le cruest or another company that makes exceptional cookware that is oven safe

@@Kayla_P99 Yas!

And the way she says “pan” drives me bonkers! Her accent doesn’t account for the way she says that word cause the other word she says that would sound similar don’t and it, again, drives me nuts 😂

@@loudrake3913 p han

It’s the way she pronounces “pan”

If you're having trouble with baked-on residue try deglazing the pan after you've removed the food. While the pan is still hot (or heat it back up if you have to) pour a small amount of water over the problem spots and they should release. Honestly has saved me hours of soaking!

Same someone gifted me one before I moved and it’s the only pan I have 😂 I’ve also got a small pot. I thought about getting a secondary skillet or something but my current kitchen space is EXTREMELY limited and I honestly just haven’t had much reason for anything else. I probably wouldn’t buy it for myself but I’m not mad to have it

Empty your wallet! And looks great if you never use it and just have it on your wall for the ~gram~

Cast iron is only a problem if you don't use it

cast iron is one of my favorite things to use as well. it’s not that hard to use/upkeep, so i don’t know why people complain so much..

honestly i would use cast iron but everyone has so many different directions for how to start using them and taking care of them, it's super overwhelming trying to figure it out

It's not oven safe (that alone is a deal breaker for something that expensive), and still has an untouchable second handle. It feels like all the disadvantages of cast iron, but none of the benefits.

@@thearchitect8135 honestly, I don't have a dishwasher and I just treat my cast iron pans like the rest of my pans

Probably forgot they were a thing and didn't think to get one when she moved but I hope she does have them :(

you really shouldnt need to use one. especially not for an 145$ pan

@@000AnnA000D I disagree, a lot of nice pans get hot like that, its meant to keep your food warmer for longer. If you look at most dutch ovens or cast iron skillets, they don't really have any kind of heat proof gripping, you have to handle them with mitts/a towel

@@commakazee cast iron skillets and dutch ovens dont have that. you are right. why not take a second to think about why tehy dont have that. because that would melt in the oven. so for a pan that gets this hot and that isnt even supposed to go in the oven its really stupid to not have that

@@000AnnA000D I can see your point, but I still don't think it's all that necessary personally. Beyond cast iron and dutch ovens, a lot of expensive cookingware don't have grips. If you go to a professional kitchen, the pans probably won't have grips. That being said, if you're just cooking scrambled eggs and a grilled cheese, you probably won't need a $145 pan anyway (plus the fact that the nonstick scratches so easily is kind of concerning)

I"m looking at the granite stone one myself. I like my cast iron, but sometimes just don't want to handle it.

Also you can use cast iron in the oven

i'm so glad to see someone else who also didn't like the way the ad says pAhn

Ikrr

i feel validated

Omg it drives me insane

thank god im not the only one!! it makes me so angry for no reason

So...I own the pan and it is amazing! Seriously the best pan I have ever purchased. Use it daily for most meal prep.

"As seen on Insta" is the new "As seen on TV" bleh

I have foodnetwork on the tv at work and they run ads for this pan at least 4 times an hour

The typo here sent my brain into the matrix

@@johnvanhorn770 HAHAHA

I would love to see more cooking episodes ngl

Those spice racks usually have old herbs in them. But everyone buys one when they get their first place.

it's not an issue if all you do is add butter...

Different pastas have different instructions. I always follow whatever they say! Some pastas call for oil and not salt. Some call for salt water and no oil. I will say that as far as I know, even when just using cheapo barilla dry pasta, you wanna just salt the water a bit, as the general rule, but don't add oil unless instructed. No pasta cooks well in plain water. (And save a tiny bit of the pasta water to add in if necessary to make your pasta stick to your sauce)

@@talloncusack whaaaat?? i always add salt to my water but i didn't know some need oil. what types use it?

@@talloncusack All pasta cooks fine in plain water. I've been an adult probably longer than you've been alive, and cooking pasta for longer. Cheap pasta, gourmet pasta, it all cooks just fine without salt. Salt does nothing more than make a home-cook feel like they're doing something more than they are, just like how cake mixes can put in dry egg and an oil (like Bisquik), but they found decades ago that housewives were more likely to buy a boxed mix if they felt they were doing something more than opening a box and adding water. The same goes for pasta. I guarantee you if I made you pasta using oil, using salt, and using plain water, you wouldn't know which is which unless you used sauce and it slipped off a bit from the oil.

@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria Are you somehow forgetting that salt makes things...salty? And thats why we salt the pasta water? I'd rather have my pasta be thoroughly and evenly salted than sprinkling on salt at the end. Not to mention if you use the pasta water in your sauce or whatever.

Hah, same. I’ve only been using the name basil for a few years so I’m not used to it yet

Buy now and get 12 free sachets of mystery flavour Kool-aid!!

Lmaoo or David Koresh

Oh boy 😅

Joseph smith

Endorsed by Jim Jones himself

Certainly 😂

What a missed cross promotional opportunity 😂

They don't sound very compatible.

extremely gay person here... wtf is a gay burger??? Kinda scared to ask

@@FlorianEagox same

Thrifted a brand-new Le Creuset Dutch oven for $30 and it is the only claim to bragging rights in my life, so I am obligated to tell you about it.

@@nooneinparticular469 I'm jealous! My local thrift stores only have romance novels 🥲

@@tropezando What?! They don’t even have a 2-foot-tall crystal statue of an angel or a rack of used lingerie no one would ever purchase?

That’s what I thought too!

This Pahn is perfect for the preparation of food teases such as an oat wedge or a seaweed lozenge.

@@larissatom6910 precisely!

😂😂

I second that!

Hell yea

I think she's figuring out how to be an adult, like her lack of oven mitts, and it's kinda cute.