Why are false bottoms so expensive??

mmonacel · Feb 12, 2010

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?

dracus · Feb 12, 2010

Greediness perhaps. Allthough many of generic stainless and plastic ones are fairly inexpensive.

kaiser423 · Feb 12, 2010

looooooooooooow volume.

TheCarnie · Feb 12, 2010

Low demand, if everyone bought one they would be cheaper. Also because people are paying that expensive price.

Bobby_M · Feb 12, 2010

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.

northernlad · Feb 12, 2010

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.

jimmywit · Feb 13, 2010

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?)

jppostKW · Feb 13, 2010

jimmywit said:
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?)

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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