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02-13-2010, 12:22 AM
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Location: Moorestown, NJ
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Why are false bottoms so expensive??
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I just don't get it. Some cost about about as half as much as the pot they're supposed to fit. I don't see the cost justification unless they're really hard to fabricate DIY, but I don't see that either. Can anyone shed some light on this?
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02-13-2010, 01:00 AM
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Location: cincinnati, ohio
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Greediness perhaps. Allthough many of generic stainless and plastic ones are fairly inexpensive.
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02-13-2010, 01:41 AM
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Location: Albuquerque, NM
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looooooooooooow volume.
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02-13-2010, 02:23 AM
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Low demand, if everyone bought one they would be cheaper. Also because people are paying that expensive price.
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02-13-2010, 03:54 AM
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The piece of raw perforated stainless they are made from is pretty expensive by itself. Figure the cost to punch out the circle and form the shape too.
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02-13-2010, 03:58 AM
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Dude, do you know how much they have to pay that little Chinese kid to drill all those holes?
I sell Vollrath commercial 3 ply cookware. If a 4 quart pot is $90 the lid will be $45. Makes no sense. Except low volume as stated previously.
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02-13-2010, 05:07 AM
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A drill bit is only $3.50....My budy took 2 5 gallon buckets, drilled a bunch of holes in one and thier you go. the other one collects all the goodness.(5gallon buckets fit inside each other why would it not work?)
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02-13-2010, 05:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmywit
A drill bit is only $3.50....My budy took 2 5 gallon buckets, drilled a bunch of holes in one and thier you go. the other one collects all the goodness.(5gallon buckets fit inside each other why would it not work?)
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it works but there are quite a few limitations
primarly used as just a lauter tun if you do mash with it no direct fire its a PITA to keep mash temps for an hour if you can even mash in the 2 bucket system, its not shiny, its still not shiny.
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