Paying for quality not for name

UKSBD

There are things I don't mind paying more for to get good quality but don't like to think I am just paying for the name.


Couple of examples.
I have some Le Creuset pots and pans I've had for years, a Kenwood food processor which is over 25 years old.


Is there a reliable way of buying quality products without paying for the name?


i.e.
A nice casserole similar to a Le Creuset but you don't have to spend £150 on.


Are these products out there, or is the reason they have a good name because the products are worth it?


If so, is there a store that specialises in working this way - only selling genuinely good products but without having to pay for the name.

Silvertabby

Have a look at Lakeland's new cast iron range - they look very much like 'you-know-what' but cost a lot less.

Lakeland's customer/after sales service is second to none, so you won't go far wrong shopping with them.

UKSBD

Thanks,


love the way they say;


"Our cast iron pans have bigger handles. So they're easier to lift"


Bigger than what


Are Lakeland good at stocking quality products in general?
I always just associated them with selling plastic products.

anotheruser

The thing that makes me sad is technology.

The 25 year old Kenwood food processor is likely to be awful on power consumption compared with today's models - kettles are a great example of this, where technology moves on hugely in just a few years. It sort of encourages me be a throw away person, which I don't like.

Silvertabby

Thanks,


love the way they say;


"Our cast iron pans have bigger handles. So they're easier to lift"


Bigger than what


Are Lakeland good at stocking quality products in general?
I always just associated them with selling plastic products.

I assume bigger than Le Creuset, although I haven't actually measured them! The days of Lakeland Plastic are long gone - if you don't have a local shop, they have a good website.